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Hope Embodied in the Human

Christmastide
John 1:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 26, 1999
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A Larger Hope

Advent IV
Micah 5:1-5; Luke 4:16-30
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 20, 1999
Advent, Transformation, Inclusive grace, Community of Grace
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A Hope Too Narrow

Advent III
Isaiah 35:4; Matthew 3:12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 12, 1999
Advent, Grace, Inclusive
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Solidarity in The Way, The Truth, and The Life

Advent I
John 14:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 28, 1999
Historical Jesus, Way of Jesus
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The Freedom and Joy of Generosity

Thanksgiving Day
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 25, 1999
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Awareness and Gratitude

Pentecost XXVII
Psalm 100:3; Psalm 65:11; Psalm 8:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 21, 1999
Awareness, Gratitude, Intentional, Pluralism
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Fundamental Trust

Reformation Day and All Saints' Day; Pentecost XXIV
Genesis 1:2; Psalm 104:29-30; John 20:22; Acts 2:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 31, 1999
Presence of God, Fundamental Trust, Mystery
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Love, Not Fear

Pentecost XXIII
I John 4:18; Luke 7:47
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 24, 1999
Community of Grace, God is Love
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Keep Caring - It Matters

Pentecost XXII
Jeremiah 22:15-16; James 1:27; Matthew 25:40
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 17, 1999
Community of Faith, Compassion, Theology of Grace
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You Can Never Go Home

Pentecost XXI
Jeremiah 23:23-32; Hebrews 4:12-13; John 1:1-5, 10-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 10, 1999
Church, Revelation, Critical Thinking, Modernity
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Living By Yesterday's Truths

Pentecost XX
Acts 21:21; Mark 2:22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 03, 1999
Re-Imagining the Faith, History of Religion
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Scheduled to Death With Good Things,

Education Sunday; Pentecost XVII
Joshua 4:6; 24:15; Psalm 78:4-7; Matthew 18:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 12, 1999
Consciousness, Intentional, Community of faith
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Where Do I Stand When the Foundation Gives Way?

Pentecost XV
Jeremiah 7:4; Luke 20:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 29, 1999
Authority,History of Christian Dogma, Modernity, Critical Thinking
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Religion and Power: A Deadly Combination

Pentecost XIII
Amos 7:13; Romans 13:1; Matthew 15:18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 15, 1999
History of church, truth to power, authority
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When God Fails Our Expectations

Pentecost XII
Isaiah 2:4; Matthew 24:34; II Peter 3:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 08, 1999
History of church, Re-imagining the faith
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The Church Must Die or Die

Pentecost XI
Ezekiel 37:14; John 12:24, 43; 13:5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 01, 1999
Authority, Spirit, Compassion
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The Word That Wounds and Heals

Pentecost X
Hosea 10:12; 11:8; 14:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 25, 1999
Prophetic Voice, Justice
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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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