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Every Family Has a Story

Mother's Day; Eastertide V
Deuteronomy 6:6-7, 20; Mark 3:19b; Acts 1:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 10, 1998
Community of Faith, Traditioning, Story of Faith
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You Can't Fight It, Paul

Eastertide III
Acts 9:4; Acts 26:14, 19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 26, 1998
Nature of Religion, Transformation, Paradigm Shift
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You Can't Go Home, Peter!

Eastertide II
Acts 10:36; John 21:19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 19, 1998
Nature of Religion, Easter Experience, Resurrection, Inclusive
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Authentication

Easter
Luke 24:5; Philippians 2:11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 12, 1998
Easter, Transformation, Way of Jesus, Non-violence, Grain of the Universe
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Grace

Maundy Thursday
Luke 22:19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 09, 1998
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Freedom

Palm Sunday
Luke 23:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 05, 1998
Way of Peace, Palm Sunday, Forgiveness, Freedom
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When Forsakenness Overwhelms

Midweek Lent
Psalm 22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 01, 1998
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For the Salvation of the World

Lent V
Isaiah 53:5; Luke 22:42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 29, 1998
Suffering Servant, Way of Love, Inclusive, Transforming the World, Non-violence
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When the End is Near

Midweek Lent
Psalm 31
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 25, 1998
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Firm Resolve

Lent IV
Isaiah 50:7; Luke 9:51
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 22, 1998
Suffering Servant, Grace, Followers of Jesus
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When the Soul is Freed From Fear

Midweek Lent
Psalm 34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 18, 1998
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When the Soul is Serene

Midweek Lent
Psalm 23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 11, 1998
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Identity Crisis

Lent II
Isaiah 42:3; Luke 4:1,2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 08, 1998
Way of Jesus, Suffering Servant, Inclusive Grace
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When the Soul Is Cast Down

Midweek Lent
Psalm 42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 04, 1998
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Baptized, Claimed and Called

Lent I
Isaiah 41:8-10; Luke 3:1-9, 21-22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 01, 1998
Way of Jesus, Sacrifice, Spiritual Journey
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Dust to Dust Plus

Ash Wednesday
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13, 18-22; I Corinthians 15:35-58
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 25, 1998
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Hope

Epiphany III
Jeremiah 32: 1-17; Romans 8: 18-31, 35-39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 25, 1998
Prophetic Voice, Hope, Divine Intention, Emergent Evolution
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Confidence

Epiphany II
Isaiah 54:2-3; Philippians 1:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 18, 1998
Fundamental Trust, Grace, Love at the Core of the Universe, All Will Be Well
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It is So Simple, Once You See It

Epiphany I
Ephesians 3; Matthew 2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 11, 1998
Inclusive Grace, Transformation, Theology of Grace
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The Fairy Tale Is True

Christmastide I
Luke 2:7; Revelation 12:5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 28, 1997
Story, Apocalyptic, Trust, All Will Be Well
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Too Good to Be True

Advent IV
Luke 1:47; Isaiah 7:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 21, 1997
Community of Grace, Shalom, Justice
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When Hope is Almost Gone

Advent III
Malachi 3:1; 4:2; Luke 1:78-79
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 14, 1997
Prophetic Voice, Justice, Inclusive Grace, Divine Intention
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An Ancient Dreamer

Advent II
Isaiah 1:9; John 1:1-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 07, 1997
Prophetic Voice, Shalom, Way of Jesus, Transformation
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Advent Prayer 1997

Advent I
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 30, 1997
Advent, Prayer, Eucharist

The Irony of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Sunday
Deuteronomy 8:12-14; Psalm 115:6, 7, 17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 27, 1997
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Living Before the Face of God: Healed and Whole

Pentecost XXVII
Habakkuk 3:18; Luke 19:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 23, 1997
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Living Before the Face of God: The Social Dimension

Pentecost XXVI
Micah 6:8; Matthew 6:10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 16, 1997
Prophetic Voice, Nature of Religion, Inclusive, Compassion
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Living Before the Face of God: The Personal Dimension

Pentecost XXV
Genesis 3:10; Psalm 130:1, 4; Psalm 132:1; Phil. 3:12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 09, 1997
Faith Journey, Grace, History of Church, Re-imagining the Faith
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Re-Imagining God: Why?

Pentecost XXIII
Isaiah 49:15; Matthew 7:10-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 26, 1997
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The God We Never Knew

Pentecost XXI
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 139:7; Acts 17:28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 12, 1997
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A Simpler Way

Pentecost XX
John 4:23-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 05, 1997
Inclusive, Follower of Jesus, Nature of Religion, Spirit, Awareness
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Religion: Has It a Future?

Pentecost XIX
Jeremiah 7: 1-7;, 11-15; Mark 13:1-2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 28, 1997
Nature of Religion, Compassion, Wonder, Awareness, Story
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Shall the Fundamentalists Win?

Pentecost XVIII
Acts 5:38-39; Matthew 5:17-21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 21, 1997
Inclusive, Worldview, Fundamentalism, Re-imagining the Faith, Community of Faith
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The Church: Who Needs It?

Pentecost XIV
Matthew 15:13-23; Ephesians 4:1-7; 11-16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 24, 1997
Religion as a Human Construct, Myster, Way of Jesus, Servanthood
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Is Christianity Dying?

Pentecost XII
Habakkuk 1:1-5; 3:17-19; Luke 3:1-9; 19:37-38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 10, 1997
Nature of Religion, Religion as a Human Construct, Pluralism, Mystery
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Why Is There So Much Anger in Religion?

Pentecost XI
Jonah 3,4; James 1:17-27; Luke 15:25-32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 03, 1997
Nature of Religion, Inclusive, Transforming Love, Meaning
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Is Religion Really Escape from Life?

Pentecost X
Jeremiah 45:5; John 12:20-28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 27, 1997
Nature of Religion, Suffering, Transformative Love
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What Lies Beyond Death's Veil?

Pentecost IX
Romans 8:19; Luke 20:38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 20, 1997
Nature of Religion, Consciousness, Emergence
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The Providence of God: Is It Wishful Thinking?

Pentecost VIII
Genesis 50:15-21; Romans 8:28-39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 13, 1997
Mystery, Nature of Religion, Nature of God, Shalom
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Divine Improvisation - Human Wonder

Pentecost V
Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 8; John 1:1-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 22, 1997
Re-imagining the Faith, Compassion, Nature of God
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The End of Religion

Pentecost IV
Isaiah 58:6-7; Luke 10:25; Jeremiah 22:16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 15, 1997
Nature of Religion, Compassion
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Love Enfleshed

Pentecost III
Hosea 11:8; I John 4:16; Luke 10:27
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 08, 1997
Mystery, Nature of God, Transforming Love
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Prayer for the World

Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 01, 1997
Prayer, World
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Mystery's Face and Flow

Trinity Sunday
Job 23:3; II Corinthians 4:6; John 14:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 25, 1997
Nature of God, Religious Quest, Mystery, Justice, Love
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Spirit, Spirit: A Cosmic Drama

Pentecost
Genesis 1:2; John 3:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 18, 1997
Spirit of God, Consciousness, Cosmic Evolution, Community, Trust
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What Defines a Family?

Mother's Day; Ascension Sunday; Eastertide VII
Mark 3:35; Acts 1:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 11, 1997
Mother's Day, Community of Faith
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Re-Tell Me the Old, Old Story

Eastertide VI
Acts 17:16-34; Mark 2:18-28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 04, 1997
Meaning, Re-Imagining the Faith, Divine Intention, Global Community
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That's the Answer; What's the Question?

Eastertide III
Acts 3:12, 16; Acts 4:12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 13, 1997
Inclusive Grace, Pluralism, Compassion
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Good News of Cosmic Dimension

Eastertide II
I Corinthians 15:22; Matthew 28:19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 06, 1997
Inclusive, Universal Grace, Global Community, Eastertide
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Disciples at Second Hand

Easter Sunday
Luke 24:30-31
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 30, 1997
Easter, Presence of Spirit of God, Grace, All Will Be Well
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