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The Greatness of God
“Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight…
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The Joy of Trusting in God
While sitting in the dentist’s office in December I was perusing a magazine and saw the following statistic: “Percentage of Roman Catholics who knew Genesis was the first book in the Bible: 41%. Percentage of Atheists and Agnostics who knew: 72 %.” I don’t mean to pick on our Roman Catholic friends in relaying that…
Read MoreNew Day, New You
Happy New Year’s. There’s always something wonderful about the first new day of the year. So many people celebrate New Year’s Eve with parties and by going places like time square…we usually watch the count down on TV if we manage to stay awake. Readers Digest & Better Homes and Gardens Columnist, Bill Vaughan said,…
Read MoreLight in the Darkness
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from…
Read MoreGod Is Still Moving
The passage I’m going to read from 2 Samuel 7 is one of the most important in the Old Testament for Christian faith yet it is not familiar to many people. In 2 Samuel 5 David becomes king of all Israel and Judah. He captures the city of Jerusalem from the Jebusites and makes it…
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Bearing Witness to the Light
Did you see any of the beautiful sunsets we had earlier this past week or even yesterday? Living on Cape Cod we are blessed to be able to see the sun rise and set over the water if we choose. Seeing the beauty of a sunrise or sunset, recognizing the warmth and light the sun…
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Congregational Prayer 12-4
Dear Lord Jesus, As we come to worship you this morning, we have thoughts of waiting for advent in our hearts. The Israelites waited so long for their Messiah to come– and then you came. We have waited so long for you to come again, and still we wait. [powerpress] So much of our lives…
Read MoreTaking the Long View
I want to begin today by talking about waiting. Many of us are like Inigo Montoya in the movie The Princess Bride, we hate waiting. Christmas is three weeks from today and for young children waiting for Christmas can feel like a long time. For those of us who are older, we may not associate…
Read MoreCongregational Prayer 11-27
Oh Lord of hosts, who hears our prayers, restore us according to your glory. As we begin the journey of Advent, help us to grow in our faith. [powerpress] We pray for people everywhere that you will help those who believe to believe even more, that you will help those who do not believe to…
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