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Remember...Remember Not

New Years Eve
John 1:12-13; John 3:3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 31, 1994
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Birth the Way Home

Christmas Day
Micah 5:5; Luke 2:15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 25, 1994
Christmas, Transforming Grace, Mystery, Incarnation, Spiritual Quest
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The Dream of Peace

Christmas Eve
Isaiah 54:1; Luke 1:35, 37
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 24, 1994
Christmas Eve, Peae, Prophetic Voice, Justice, Way of Jesus, Community
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Home Is Not a Human Possibility

Advent IV
Isaiah 40:1, 11; I Thessalonians 4:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 18, 1994
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Going Home

Advent III
Jeremiah 29:11-13; Matthew 1:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 11, 1994
Advent, Prophetic Voice, Hope, Grace, Liberation, Shalom
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Longing for Home and Home Away From Home

Advent II
Revelation 22:8-13; 16-21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 04, 1994
Advent, Exile, Shalom, God
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Advent Eucharist Prayer 1994

Advent
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 01, 1994
Advent, Prayer, Eucharist
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Come Lord Jesus

Advent I
Deuteronomy 6:5, 20; 7:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 27, 1994
Advent, Hope, Shalom, Grace
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Traditioning: Memory, Humility, Gratitude and Generosity

Thanksgiving Day
Habakkuk 3:17-19; Psalm 137:1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 24, 1994
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Trust That Survives Tragedy

Pentecost XXVI
Amos 7: 15-16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 20, 1994
Mystery, Faith, History of Israel ,Trust, Tradition
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Speaking Truth to Power

Pentecost XXV
I Samuel 8:7; 9:16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 13, 1994
Hebrew Scriptures, Prophetic Voice, History of Israel, Justice
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Culture Wars: Battling For the Soul of the Nation

Pentecost XXIII
Exodus 16:18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 30, 1994
Hebrew Scriptures, History of Israel, Justice, Covenant of Grace, Liberation
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The Test of Trust

Reformation Sunday; Pentecost XXII
Exodus 1:8; 3:2, 6-7, 14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 23, 1994
Hebrew Scriptures, History of Israel, Reformation, Pluralism, Reconciliation
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A Founding Story - A Visionary Leader and a People Set Free

Pentecost XXI
Genesis 27: 38; 32:9-10, 28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 16, 1994
History of Israel, Freedom, Trust, Hebrew Scriptures Spiritual Journey, Sabbath
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Israel: God Wrestler - A Tale of Providence and Grace

Pentecost XX
Genesis 17:18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 09, 1994
Mystery, Grace of God, Transforming Grace
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Why No Ishmael? - Election: Exclusive or Inclusive?

Pentecost XIX
Genesis 9:8-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 02, 1994
History of Israel, Pluralism, Inclusive, Covenant
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Creation: God's Risky Decision - Dream or Nightmare?

Pentecost XVIII
Lamentations 3: 21-23; Romans 5: 4-5; 8:24-25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 25, 1994
History of Israel, Creator, Covenant, Forgiveness, Faith
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The Hope That Heals The Human Hurt

Pentecost XV
Ecclesiastes 3: 12-13, 20; I Corinthians 15:54, 57
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 04, 1994
Mystery, Hope, Love of God, Grace of God Wisdom Literature
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A Healthy Perspective - But Is This All There Is?

Pentecost XIV
Proverbs 8: 35-36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 28, 1994
Pentecost, Hebrew Scriptures, Wisdom Literature, Spiritual Quest, Meaning
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Wisdom For Life

Pentecost XIII
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 21, 1994
Wisdom, Authority of Huma Experience, Consciousness, Maturity, PostModern
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The Mystery of Suffering: Trust in the Darkness

Pentecost XII
Job 13:15; Romans 8:39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 14, 1994
Pentecost, Trust, Shalom, Nature of God, Hebrew Scriptures, Meaning, Presence
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God Beyond All Human Conceiving

Pentecost XI
Job 38: 1,4; 40:3-4, 6-14; 42:3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 07, 1994
Pentecost, Nature of God, Transformation Hebrew Scriptures, Creation
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Retribution is Not God's Idea

Pentecost IX
Job 20: 4-5; Job 21:7; Job 42:7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 24, 1994
Nature of God, Justice, Community, Wisdom Literature
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A Compelling Question: Does Sin Reap Suffering and Virtue Reap Reward?

Pentecost VIII
Job 6: 26-30; Job 8:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 17, 1994
Suffering, Wisdom, Morality, Open Mind
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What It Takes To Make a Heretic

Pentecost VII
Job 6: 25-26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 10, 1994
Wisdom Literature, Hebrew Scriptures, God of Compassion, Nature of God
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The Spirit and History - A New World Dawning

Independence Day Celebration; Pentecost VI
Psalm 148; Acts 4:23-31
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 03, 1994
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Eucharist: Memory, Presence, Hope

Pentecost V
Deuteronomy 16:1; I Corinthians 11:24; Mark 14:22, 24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 26, 1994
Pentecost, Presence of God, Awareness, Grace, Ritual
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Baptism: A Sign of Belonging

Pentecost IV
Genesis 17:7, 13; Acts 2:39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 19, 1994
Pentecost, Baptism, Ritual, Worship, Community of Faith, Faithful God
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Profile of a Christian

Pentecost III
Acts 11:24-26; II Corinthians 3:17-18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 12, 1994
Christian Life, Jesus Movement, Grace, Open Mind
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The Spirit and a World to Love

Baccalaureate Sunday; Pentecost II
Isaiah 58:12; Acts 1:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 05, 1994
Way of Jesus, Shalom, Justice, Peace, Transforming the World
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God in Human Experience

Trinity Sunday
Ezekiel 37:5-6; Acts 10:38, 44, 48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 29, 1994
Nature of Religion, Trinity Sunday, Trinitarian Experience
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The Breath of God - The Life of the World

Pentecost
Genesis 1:2; Ezekiel 37:5; John 3:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 22, 1994
Pentecost, Sacred, Panentheism, Wonder, Presence of God, Awareness
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Christian Hope: Life Now and Forever

Eastertide VII
Romans 8: 34, 35, 39; John 14: 18-19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 15, 1994
Eastertide, Hope, Resurrection, Life, Resurrection, Creeds
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The Communion of Saints - Love, Forgiveness, and Freedom

Mother's Day; Eastertide VI
Genesis 21:9; I John 4: 12, 18; Matt. 20: 25-26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 08, 1994
Mother's Day, Eastertide, Community of Faith, Inclusive, Grace of God
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God With A Human Face

Eastertide IV
John 14: 18-20; II Corinthians 4:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 24, 1994
Eastertide, Resuretion, Spirit, Worship, Nature of God, Grace
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Jesus in A Reverse Angle Lens

Eastertide III
Acts 2:32, 36; Mark 10: 18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 17, 1994
Eastertide, Trinitarian, Presence of God, Historical Jesus, Trust, Spirit
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Embraced by the Light

Easter Sunday
I Corinthians 15:54, 57; Psalms 116:8; Mark 16:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 03, 1994
Easter, Spiritual Quest, Love at the Core of Reality, Transformation
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?Father, into Thy Hands...

Maundy Thursday
Luke 23:46
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 31, 1994
Maundy Thursday, Trust, Historical Jesus, Community of Faith
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?It Is Finished

Palm Sunday
John 19:30
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 27, 1994
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?I Thirst

Lent V
John 19:28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 20, 1994
Lent, Passover, Liberation, Inclusive, Way of Jesus
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?My God, ...Why?

Lent IV
Mark 15:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 13, 1994
Lent, Nature of God, Creeds, Trust, Reimagining the Faith
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?Woman, behold, thy Son...

Lent III
John 19: 26-27
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 06, 1994
Lent, Inclusive, Jesus' Ministry, Community
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?Today...Paradise...

Lent II
Luke 23:32-43
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 27, 1994
Apocalyptic, Forgiveness, Transforming Love
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?Father, Forgive Them

Lent I
Luke 23:32-38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 20, 1994
Forgiveness, Grace, Compassion of God, Transforming Love
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Fear Not; Let Go: The New is Dawning

Epiphany IV
Lamentations 3:21-23; John 9:5, 25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 30, 1994
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Our Hearts Are Restless Until...

Epiphany III
Acts 17:27; John 1:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 23, 1994
Epiphany, Love at the core of reality, Spiritual Quest, Grace of God
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Seeing is Believing

Epiphany II
II Kings 6:17; John 14:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 16, 1994
Epiphany, Spiritual Quest, Historical Jesus, Critical Thinking, Spiritual Dimension,Grace
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The Secret's Out

Epiphany I
Isaiah 49:6; Ephesians 3:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 09, 1994
Epiphany, Revelation, Transformation, Light, Inclusive, Pluralism, Grace
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The Grace To Recognize the Future

Christmastide II
Luke 2:32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 02, 1994
Grace, Presence of God, Prophetic Voice, Liberation Theology, Justice, Transformation of the World
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