Blessed to Be a Blessing
Genesis 12:1-9 On this Worldwide Communion Sunday, the highlight of our worship will be our celebration of the Lord’s Supper. But in order to prepare us for that, I want […]
Tag: Genesis
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Why We Need to be “Saved”
Genesis 4, 6, & 8 In the late 1800s and early 1900s there was a sense among people in the US especially that humanity was on a great trajectory. The […]
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Sin & The Original Lie
Genesis 3:1-13 This is our third week in a yearlong series following Brian McLaren’s book We Make the Road by Walking. The first two weeks we read the two creation […]
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The Second Creation Story
Genesis 2:4-25 This is our second week in a yearlong series following Brian McLaren’s book We Make the Road by Walking. If you haven’t yet gotten a copy of this, […]
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The First Creation Story
Genesis 1:1–2:3 Today we begin a year-long series based on the book We Make the Road by Walking, by Brian McLaren. If you haven’t already purchased a copy, I encourage […]
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A Covenant Is Not A Contract
Genesis 39 Last summer we studied together the United Church of Christ’s Statement of Faith, which includes the affirmation that God promises to all who trust forgiveness of sins and […]
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Belonging Shapes Behavior
Genesis 11:27-12:9 Each year in September as we study the Bible together on Sunday mornings, we go all the way back to the beginning, to the book of Genesis, and […]
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Violence Never Fixes Violence
Noah and the Flood, Genesis 6–9 This morning we are beginning a new journey in studying the Bible. For most of the year I follow the Narrative Lectionary, which is […]
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The GenerUSity of Attendance
Genesis 28:10-22 I am the kind of person who likes to underline and make notes in books. Some people don’t like to do that, especially in the Bible, but I […]
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Facing Our Heritage of Biblical Violence
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Jon R. Powers Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore […]