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Religion: Binding or Setting Free?

Pentecost IX
Isaiah 46:3-4; Ephesians 1:17-19; Matthew 23:15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 18, 1999
Religion as a Human Construct, Ritual, Presence
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The Heart Cannot Rest Where the Mind Cannot Follow

Pentecost VIII
Isaish 44:18: Ephesians 4:13; Matthew 5:48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 11, 1999
Orthodoxy, Critical Thinking, Inclusive Grace
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All Are Welcome Here

Pentecost VI
Isaiah 42:1-4; Luke 15:1-2, 25-32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 27, 1999
Theology of Grace, Inclusive, Compassion
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Jesus: The Grain of the Universe

Pentecost V
Genesis 1:2, 15-19; John 1:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 20, 1999
Mystery, Divine Intention, Way of Jesus, Compassion
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Paul: A Larger God and a Grander Vision

Pentecost IV
Ephesians 2:14-16; 4:4-6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 13, 1999
Theology of Grace, Inclusive, Compassion
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The Experience of God is Salvation

Trinity Sunday; Pentecost II
Acts 10:34-48; I John 4:7-16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 30, 1999
Mystery of God, Trinitarian Nature of Religion, Trinity Sunday
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James: The Best of Conservatism

Eastertide VII; Ascension Sunday
Acts 15:1-21; James 2:14-26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 16, 1999
Conservative, Progressive, Inclusive, Grace
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Peter: A Rocky Road

Eastertide VI; Mother's Day
Acts 10:9-16, 34-35; Galatians 2:11-14; Matthew 16:13-23; 26:69-75
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 09, 1999
Inclusive, Community of Faith, Mother's Day
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Paul: Simply Wrong About History?

Eastertide IV
I Thessalonians 4:16-17; I Corinthians 15:22-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 25, 1999
Eschatology, Resurrection, Justice, Compassion
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Paul: Civil War; The Human Dilemma

Eastertide III
Acts 8:1, ;9:14; Romans 7:19, 24-25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 18, 1999
Inclusive, Transcendence, Forgiveness, Grace
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Jesus: Episode or Epiphany?

Eastertide II
John 1:1, 14, 17; II Corinthians 4:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 11, 1999
Cosmic evolution, Divine Intention, Epiphany, Incarnation
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If That's How It Is, I Can Live With That

Easter Sunday
Psalm 82:3-4; Micah 5:8; Acts 2:44; John 20:21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 04, 1999
Easter, Non-violent Justice, Way of Jesus, Community of Grace
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Night Light

Maundy Thursday
"The Light of the World" by Jean Pasquet
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 01, 1999
Maunday Thursday, Light, Darkness
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Jerusalem and Jesus: Deja Vu Forever?

Palm Sunday
Luke 19:42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 28, 1999
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Father, forgive them...

Midweek Lent
Luke 23:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 24, 1999
Grace, Lent, Forgiveness
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I Really Can't (Choose Not To) Follow

Lent V
Mark 8:34; I Peter 2:21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 21, 1999
Non-violence, Justice, Grace, Divine Intention
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God, Can't You Do Something?

Lent IV
Mark 14:36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 14, 1999
Divine Intention, Justice, compassion, Nature of God, Way of Jesus
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Brazen to the End

Midweek Lent
Luke 23:39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 10, 1999
Lent, Forgiveness, Purgatory
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If God Is...That Means...But...

Lent III
Luke 7:28; 6:27; 35-36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 07, 1999
Lent,Non-violent Justice, Nature of God, Historical Jesus
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Action and Attitude Have Consequences

Midweek Lent
Luke 19:42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 03, 1999
Lent Forgiveness, Nature of God, Compassion
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Then God Is...And That Can't Be

Lent II
Revelation 14:20; Matthew 3:12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 28, 1999
Lent, Nature of God, Non-violent Justice
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Forgiveness: Possible? Moral?

Midweek Lent
Luke 7:36-50
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 24, 1999
Lent, Nature of God, Forgiveness, Grace
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The Quest for the Historical Jesus

Epiphany IV
Mark 3:20-21; Luke 4:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 24, 1999
Historical Jesus, Nature of God
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The Question: Q & Q, Not Q & A

Epiphany III
John 23:1-10, Luke 4:1-13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 17, 1999
Nature of Religion, Religious Quest, Mystery
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The Quest

Epiphany II
Micah 4:5; Matthew 2:1-2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 10, 1999
Epiphany, Religious Quest, Meaning, Mystery of God
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The Self-Emptying of God: A Crib and a Cross

Christmastide
Phillippians 2:8; Luke 2:12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 27, 1998
Nature of God, Love, Way of Jesus
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Welcome the Child

Christmas Eve
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 24, 1998

Incarnation Here and Now

Advent IV
John 1:14; I John 4:12,16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 20, 1998
Advent, Spirit, Presence, Emergence, Love
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The Threatened Present in the Presence of the Future

Advent III
Matthew 2:3; 2:18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 13, 1998
Advent, Incarnation, Inclusive Grace
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Spirit: The Now of the Future

Advent II
Isaiah 61:1; John 14:18-19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 06, 1998
Advent, Incarnation, Emergence
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Gratitude, Generosity, and the Good Life

Thanksgiving Sunday
Psalm 116:12; I Timothy 6:17-19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 26, 1998
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Mutuality in Mission

Pentecost XXV
II Corinthians 8:2-3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 22, 1998
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The Awe of Worship

Pentecost XXIV
Isaiah 6:1,3; Revelation 5:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 15, 1998
Community of Faith, Worship, Awe, Divine Mystery
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Carrying Coals to Newcastle

Pentecost XXIII
Luke 9:51-56; 19:41-48
Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI
November 08, 1998
Religious Quest, Inclusive, Way of Jesus
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The Church: The Celebration of Life and Death

Pentecost XXII
Ecclesiastes 3:2; 3:22; Romans 14:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 01, 1998
Community of Faith, Mystery, Worship
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The Church: Has It a Place in the Spiritual Life?

Pentecost XIX
Mark 7:8; I Corinthians 12:7; 12:27; 13:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 11, 1998
Community of Faith, Prophetic Voice, Nature of Religion, Spiritual Quest
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The Church: Has It a Future?

Pentecost XVIII
Jeremiah 7:4; 31:31; Matthew 23:37-38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 04, 1998
Nature of Religion, Protestant, Religious Quest, Prophetic Voice
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Journey With Us Toward New Horizons

Pentecost XV
Genesis 12:1; Hebrews 11;8,10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 13, 1998
Authority, History of Church, Modernity Journey of Faith
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The Biblical Vision and Karl Marx: A 150th Retrospective

Labor Day Sunday; Pentecost XIV
Liviticus 25:1-17; Acts 2:43-47;Matthew 25:31-40
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 06, 1998
Prophetic Voice, Consciousness, Justice
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Is It Enough To Be Human?

Pentecost XI
Luke 15:20; Psalm 103:14; Genesis 2;17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 16, 1998
Emergence of Human, Consciousness
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Religion and Science: Can We Talk?

Pentecost X
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19:1,7; John 1:1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 09, 1998
Religion as a Human Construct, Cosmic evolution; Emergence
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How Can I Pray?

Pentecost VIII
Genesis 32:24; Psalm 139:23; Luke 11:1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 26, 1998
Prayer, Natue of God, Religion as a Human Construct
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A-Theism?

Pentecost VII
Isaiah 43:18-19; Psalm 137:4; Acts 17:28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 19, 1998
Nature of God, Religion as a Human Construct, Response to Mystery
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Do I Need Religion?

Pentecost VI
Psalm 8:1; Psalm 42:2; Acts 17:22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 12, 1998
Nature of Religion, Critical Thinking, Religious Quest
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A Declaration of Inter-dependence

Pentecost V
Psalm 33:16-17; Romans 12:21; Matthew 5:44
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 05, 1998
Global Community, Inclusive, Justice, Peace, Consciousness
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Mystery Embodied

Trinity Sunday; Pentecost III
Exodus 25:8; I John 4:16; John 1:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 21, 1998
Divine Intention; Embodiment of Love, Love, Mystery
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Mystery Experienced

Pentecost II
Exodus 33:23; Hebrews 1:2-3; John 25: 16-17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 14, 1998
Nature of Religion, Trinitarian, Mystery
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The Story Without End

Pentecost celebration
Acts 2:16; Ezekiel 37:14; John 25:12-13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 07, 1998
Emergence, Global Community,Spirit, Non-Exclusive
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The End of the Story

Memorial Day Weekend; Eastertide VII
Micah 4:4-5; I Corinthians 15:28; John 20:21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 24, 1998
Prophetic Vision, Shalom,cWay of Jesus
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What Will You Do With the Story?

Confirmation Sunday; Eastertide VI
Luke 24:31; Romans 8:38-39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 17, 1998
Journey of Faith, Community of Faith
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