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Sermon notes: All peoples Greg: demon Words are powerful. Can trap someone into self hate. Fcco: we used to have doctors… Words are powerful. Can trap a people in amber. Mother is Scottish Presbyterian; father is Hindu. Shiva danced the world into existence. Whereas in genesis, God speaks the world into existence. One similarity: Many…
Scripture: Acts 1:6-14 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN May 28, 2017 There is a true story about a 33 year old truck driver, Larry Walters, who made national news. Larry had a habit of spending his weekends in his Los Angeles backyard, drinking…Pepsi…and eating peanut butter sandwiches. He would sit in his favorite aw chair…
Music Sunday Meditation Road Home – Stephen Paulus Ride On – Alice Parker Prayer – Morten Lauridsen
Scripture: Mark 16: 1-8 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN April 16, 2017 The last time we gathered together was Good Friday. It is a day when we remember Jesus crucified. A day when despair is profound. Pain is abundant. Death has the final word. There are a few occasions in my life when I have…
Scripture: Mark 11: 1 – 11 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN April 9, 2017 I once had a professor read today’s scripture passage to the class aloud and invite us to imagine ourselves in this story. “With whom do we identify?” she asked. Some people imagined themselves as Jesus riding into town; others imagined themselves…
Scripture: Mark 15:25-34 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV DMIN April 2, 2017 The first time I was introduced to the concept of a non-white Jesus was when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I was watching an episode of “Good Times”. (Show “Good Times” episode of black Jesus.) Like Florida, “Mama”, the only image…
Sermon notes: My talk is divided into _3_ parts. First I will talk about the basic tenets of Islam, what are the challenges facing Muslims and our common American values in general, and what can we do about it on a united front. I am going to start by greeting you all – Assalamo alikum…
Scripture: John 12: 1-8 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN March 19, 2017 Since one of our service projects this morning is the children’s bake sale, I thought I would share you a story about a bake sale. Alice Grayson was to bake a cake for the Baptist Church Ladies’ group bake sale but she forgot…
Scripture: Mark 12: 13 -17, 28-31 March 12, 2017 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN In the Middle Ages, according to legend, there was a time of discord in Jerusalem. At that time, in the Holy City, Christians asked the Pope to banish all Jews from Jerusalem. And so the Pope went to Jerusalem to hold…
Scripture: Mark 11: 12 – 21 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN March 5, 2017 During my teenage years, I played a lot of tennis. At sixteen, I prepared for a major tennis tournament in which I had it into the finals. I practiced several hours a day; I ran miles and jump-roped – I did…