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Hope Beyond All Circumstance

New Years Eve
Psalm 42:11; Romans 8:25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 31, 1986
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Joy: As Far as the Curse is Found

Christmastide I
Luke 2:10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 28, 1986
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The Child - A Sign of the Kingdom

Advent IV
Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:7; Mark 10:15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 21, 1986
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The Hopes and Fears of All the Years

Advent III
Isaiah 7: 14; Matthew 1:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 14, 1986
Advent, Birth of Jesus, History of Israel, War, Prophet, Presence of God, Hope, Meaning
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Advent Hope: Jesus Will Bring Us All Together Again

Advent II
I Thessalonians 4:14; 5:9, 10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 07, 1986
Advent, Eschatology, Hope, Presence of God, Communion of the Saints
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The Healing Presence of the Coming One

Advent I
Matthew 11:3; Luke 4:21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 30, 1986
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Living a Wow!

Thanksgiving Day
II Corinthians 9:11-12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 27, 1986
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Paul: The Mellowing of a Fanatic

Pentecost XXVII
I Corinthians 9:22-23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 23, 1986
Apostle Paul, Grace of God, Freedom, Gospel of Grace, Ritual
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Peter: Rocky

Pentecost XXVI
Matthew 16:18, 23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 16, 1986
Apostle Peter, Church, Followers of Jesus, Transforming Grace
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Mary Magdalene: Bedeviled

Pentecost XXV
Luke 8:2; John 20:16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 09, 1986
Mary Magdalene, Transforming Love, Hope, Followers of Jesus, Freedom
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David: This Was a Man After God's Own Heart

Pentecost XXIV
I Chronicles 29:14; Acts 13:22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 02, 1986
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Moses: Short-Fused Freedom Fighter With a Song

Pentecost XXII
Exodus 4:13; Hebrews 11:27
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 19, 1986
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Jacob: The Conquest of a Wheeler-Dealer

Pentecost XXI
Genesis 32:24, 28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 12, 1986
Jacob, Hebrew Scriptures, Covenant, God of Grace
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Abraham: Shaky Faith in a Faithful God

World Wide Communion; Pentecost XX
Romans 4:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 05, 1986
Abraham, Hebrew Scriptures, Covenant, God of Grace, Nature of God, Faithful God
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Praying to an Absent God

Pentecost XVIII
Psalm 88:13-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 21, 1986
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Our Life in His Light

Pentecost XVII
Psalms 139; 51; 40; 116
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 14, 1986
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What Do These Stones Mean?

Christian Education Sunday; Pentecost XVI
Joshua 4:6-7; 24:15; Psalm 78:6-7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 07, 1986
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God is Easy to Live With

Pentecost XV
Psalm 103:13-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 31, 1986
Psalms, Praise, Nature of God, Covenant, God of Grace, Human Nature, Worship, Forgiveness, Unconditional Grace
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With Hope In Your Heart

Pentecost XIV
Psalm 42:11b
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 24, 1986
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I Can't Believe the Love I've Found

Pentecost XIII
Luke 15:20-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 17, 1986
Parable, Prodigal Son, Nature of God's Love, Transforming Love, Unconditional Love
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I Wish I Could Start Over

Pentecost XII
II Corinthians 15:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 10, 1986
Parable, Prodigal Son, Forgiveness, Nature of God, Sin, Unconditional Love
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Is This All There Is?

Pentecost XI
Ecclesiastes 2:11; Luke 15:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 03, 1986
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I Want to Make it On My Own

Pentecost X
Luke 15: 13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 27, 1986
Parable, Prodigal Son, Nature of God, Freedom, Inclusive Grace,
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Where Can One Find a True Word?

Pentecost IX
Jeremiah 37:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 20, 1986
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A Vision of Reality - The Impossible Dream Man of LaMancha

Pentecost VIII
John 18:37-38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 13, 1986
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A Vision of Liberty - a celebration of dialogue, music and word

Liberty Weekend Celebration
Isaiah 65:17-25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 06, 1986
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Leadership for Greatness

Pentecost VI Ordination, Installation
II Timothy 1:7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 29, 1986
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Christ Community: A People Who Belong

Pentecost IV
I Corinthians 3:21-23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 15, 1986
Reformed Church, Community of Faith, Ecumenical, Pluralism, Diversity
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Social Security???

Baccalaureate Sunday Pentecost III
Ecclesiastes 11:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 08, 1986
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The God Who Blesses Us

Trinity Sunday
Isaiah 11:1-2; II Corinthians 13:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 25, 1986
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The Feeling That Remains When the Concept Fails

Pentecost
Acts 2:28, 32-33
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 18, 1986
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Healthy Families - Grace Across the Generations

Ascension Sunday
Exodus 34:6-7; Psalms 78:5-7; Romans 8:34-35, 39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 11, 1986
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Exaltation and Exultation

Psalm 118:24, 28; Revelations 19:6-7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 04, 1986
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Habits of the Heart

Eastertide V
II Corinthians 9:7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 27, 1986
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The Church: God's Emergency Ward

Eastertide IV
Matthew 11:4-5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 20, 1986
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It is An Easter World

Eastertide III
I Corinthians 15:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 13, 1986
Eastertide, Resurrection, Eschatology, Sin, Forgiveness, Freedom, Hope, Shalom, Community of Faith
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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Eastertide II
II Corinthians 5:17; 6:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 06, 1986
Eastertide, Transformation, Resurrection, Grace, Unconditional Love, Inclusive, Salvation
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Easter Faith: Beyond All Human Potential

Easter Sunday
Romans 4:17, 21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 30, 1986
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Night

Maundy Thurs.
John 13:30
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 27, 1986
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The Clash of Two Kingdoms

Palm Sunday
John 11:50
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 23, 1986
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The Love That Overcomes Estrangement

Passion Sunday
Hosea 11:8-9; Romans 5:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 16, 1986
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The Freedom That Issues in Commitment

Lent IV
Galatians 5:13; John 10:15, 18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 09, 1986
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Life Turned Upside Right

Lent III
Philippians 3:10-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 02, 1986
Lent, Transformation, Divine Intention, Covenant of Grace, Community of Faith
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A Nation at Its Best

Epiphany IV
No Scripture texts listed
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 02, 1986
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You are Something Wonderful

Epiphany III
Luke 19:9-10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 26, 1986
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God's Cure for Anxiety

Epiphany II
Philippians 4:6-7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 19, 1986
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The Heart's Yearning: The Quest for God

Epiphany I
Psalm 42:1-2; Matthew 2:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 12, 1986
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His Light, Our Life

Christmastide II
John 1:4-5, 9; Isaiah 9:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 05, 1986
Light, Christmastide, Mystery, Divine Intention, Creator, Jesus
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