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Learning from a Clever Woman – Abigail
The Call to Worship today from Romans 12:19 states, “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord (which comes from Deuteronomy 32:35).” That is really a hard thing to do isn’t it? If someone tried to hurt my…
Let Go of Small Living
Our guest preacher today is Pastor Doug’s father, Rev Dr. Vic Scalise. Vic attended Mount Hermon School in Northfield and Colby College in Waterville, Maine. After graduating with a BA in History he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and served for three years in the Air Force during the Korean…
We Are One
The last two Sundays we heard from Acts 9 how God kept pushing the first believers to step out in faith. Saul and Ananias, Tabitha and Peter – all were pushed by the Spirit of God to do things and pray with people in ways that stretched their faith and enlarged their understanding of who…
Stepping Out in Faith: Tabitha and Peter
Last Sunday I spoke about the story in Acts 9 of the conversion of Saul, better known as Paul, and the crucial role that Ananias played in praying with Saul and speaking God’s word to him. The Book of Acts describes how the movement bearing the name of Jesus spread out from Jerusalem to the…
When We Know Better than God – Ananias
Saul of Tarsus is such an important character in the New Testament and in church history that we wish we knew more about him. Still there’s a significant amount of information we can learn from a close reading of Acts and the letters that are attributed to him. We see in Acts 22:3 and 26:4…
Being A Refreshing Presence
Today I’m beginning a summer series on the theme Stepping Out in Faith. That’s something we need to do both as individuals and as a church. Throughout the next few months we’ll be looking at people in the Bible and in our own time who demonstrate faith and courage in circumstances that are often challenging…