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God of the Abandoned

Lent II
Mark 1:41
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 07, 1993
Religious Authority, God of Grace, Community of Compassion, Inclusive
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Suffering: Is There A Reason For It?

Midweek Lent
Job 3:1-26; Psalm 88:1-18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 03, 1993
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Table Fellowship: A Sign of God's Nearness

Lent I
Mark 2:15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 28, 1993
Faith, Lent, God of Grace, Inclusive, Table Fellowship, Presence of God
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Mission: Passion Unleashed

Epiphany V
Isaiah 58:12; Luke 4:17-18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 07, 1993
Followers of Jesus, Transforming Love, Inclusive, Grace
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Credo

Epiphany IV
Acts 17:27-28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 31, 1993
Belief, Paul, Spiritual Quest, Inclusive, Diversity
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Marks of Leadership

Epiphany III
I Chronicles 12:32; Romans 12:6; Mark 10:43
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 24, 1993
Holy Spirit, Community of Faith, Church, Servanthood
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Light of the World

Epiphany I
II Corinthians 4:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 10, 1993
Creation, Light, Divine Mystery, Insight, Transformation, Nature of God, Face of Jesus
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What a Line!

Christmastide II
Matthew 1:1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 03, 1993
Jesus' Birth, Mary, Mother of Jesus, Inclusive
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The Promise of Chaos

New Years Eve
Lamentations 3:22-23; Romans 11:33-36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 31, 1992
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Joy!

Christmastide I
Isaiah 9:3; Luke 2:10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 27, 1992
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What Are You Afraid Of?

Advent IV
I John 4:18; Luke 1:30
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 20, 1992
Fear, Way of Love, Judgment, Trust
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Hell?

Advent III
Isaiah 66:24; Luke 1:51-52
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 13, 1992
Hell, Justice, Forgiveness, Grace
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Life After Life?

Advent II
Psalm 16:11; I Thessalonians 4:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 06, 1992
Messiah, Anointed One, Eschatology, Jesus, Nature of Scriptures
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Do You Really Think He Is Going To Come?

Advent I
Acts 3: 11-21; Revelation 22:8-12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 29, 1992
Advent, Revelation, Spirit of God, Community of Faith, Grace
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Worship: Therapy for the Soul

Thanksgiving Day
Psalm 73:16-17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 26, 1992
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John the Baptist: Wrath - Sometimes Necessary: Never the Solution

Pentecost XXIV
Matthew 11:3, 14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 22, 1992
John the Baptist, Prophetic, Judgment, God's Grace, Transforming Love
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Samuel: Culture Wars - Does God Take Sides?

Pentecost XXIII
I Samuel 8: 19-20; Matthew 5:45
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 15, 1992
Samuel, History of Israel, Community, Diversity, Justice
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Moses: Somebody Has To Believe!

Pentecost XXII
Exodus 3:11; Hebrews 11:1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 08, 1992
Moses, Community of Faith, Interfaith, Institutional Religion, Trust
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Future Edge - Tradition: Instrument of Continuity and Change

Pentecost XX
Isaiah 43:18-19; Luke 2:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 25, 1992
Tradition, Reformation, History of the Church, Re-imagining the Faith
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Weaving Our Way Into God's Story

Pentecost XIX
Isaiah 55:11; Acts 11:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 18, 1992
Scripture, Word of God, Prophetic, Divine Intention, Trust
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God Loves People: To Be Human Is Enough

Pentecost XVIII
Psalm 103:14; Romans 5:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 11, 1992
Love of God, Forgiveness, Non-exclusive, Compassion
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One Church, One World - Always in Transition

Pentecost XVII
Jeremiah 1:9-10; Acts 5: 39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 04, 1992
Ritual, Sacrament, Church, Tradition, All Will Be Well
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Worship: The Medium of Traditioning

Pentecost XVI
Psalm 137:4; I Corinthians 11:26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 27, 1992
Worship, Traditioning, Nature of Scripture History of Israel, Ritual
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Faith-Full Generations

Pentecost XV
Psalm 78: 5-7; II Timothy 1:5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 20, 1992
Community of Faith, Meaning, Bible, Unconditional Love, Nature of Faith
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All is Grace

Pentecost XIII
Jonah 4:2, 4, 11; Matthew 20: 15-16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 06, 1992
Jonah, Forgiveness, God of Grace, Sin, Unconditional Love
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God's Mercy for the Asking

Pentecost XII
Psalm 130:3-4; Luke 18:13-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 30, 1992
Parable, Nature of God, Mercy, Sin, Forgiveness, Human Nature
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Nothing to Pay

Pentecost XI
Luke 7:42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 23, 1992
Nature of God, Parable, Transforming Love, Inclusive, Forgiveness
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Prodigal Love

Pentecost X
Luke 15:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 16, 1992
Nature of God, Parable, Unconditional Love, Transforming Grace
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Abba

Pentecost IX
Psalm 103:1-22; Gal. 4:6; Mark 1:35
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 09, 1992
Parable, Mystery, Nature of God, Trust, Compassion
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Spinner of Chaos

Pentecost VIII
Isaiah 43: 18-19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 02, 1992
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The Church: Sign of the Kingdom: Community of Shalom

Pentecost VII
Isaiah 65:25; Ephesians 3:9-10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 26, 1992
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Observing Sabbath; Celebrating Grace and Freedom

Pentecost VI
Deuteronomy 5:15; Colossians 2:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 19, 1992
Sabbath, Creation, Immanence, Worship, Easter, Sacrament, Love
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Observing Sabbath: Sanctifying Creation

Pentecost V
Exodus 20:8; Hebrews 4:9-10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 12, 1992
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The Word: A Means of Grace: Story as Sacrament

Pentecost IV
Isaiah 55:11; Acts 10:44
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 05, 1992
Creation, Panentheism, Sacramental Model of Reality, Wonder
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Eucharist: A Means of Grace; A Sign of Presence

Pentecost III
Exodus 13:8; Mark 14:23-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 28, 1992
Passover, Jesus' Death, Eucharist, Grace, Sacrament, Worship
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A Means of Grace; A Sign of Belonging

Pentecost II
Genesis 17:11; Acts 2:38-39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 21, 1992
Sacrament, Baptism, Universal Grace, Community of Faith
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Doxology

Trinity Sunday
John 20:21-22; Rev. 5:6; Rev. 5:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 14, 1992
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The Wind Beneath Your Wings

Pentecost
Gen. 1:2; Rom. 8:26-27; John 14:2-3, 12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 07, 1992
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Someone To Watch Over You

EastertideVII
Romans 8:31-34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 31, 1992
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Out of This World - Dwelling In You

Eastertide VI
John 20:17; Col. 1:19-20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 24, 1992
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Truly Human and Truly God?

Eastertide V
John 1:1, 14; Hebrews 1:3, 5:8-9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 17, 1992
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E.T.?

Eastertide IV
Acts 3:19-22; Phil. 2:6-7, 9-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 10, 1992
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Awestruck and Stammering

Eastertide III
Mark 16:8; Acts 2:36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 03, 1992
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How a Man Became God

Eastertide II
Romans 1:1-17; John 20:24-31
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 26, 1992
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The Dawn of a New World

Easter Sunday
Ps. 16:11; Matt. 28:7; Col. 1:19-20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 19, 1992
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Night

Maundy Thursday.
John 13:30
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 16, 1992
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Forsaken

Palm Sunday
Matthew 27:46
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 12, 1992
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Portrait of the Crucified Painted In His Words: "Into Thy Hands"

Midweek Lent
Luke 23:46
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 08, 1992
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No Exit

Lent V
Matthew 6:42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 05, 1992
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Portrait of the Crucified Painted in His Words: "It Is Finished"

Midweek Lent
John 19:30; Romans 5:19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 01, 1992
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