Alamo Heights United Methodist Church

"Do You Have a Home?" Often we live as if we don not have a home; we are tempted to live in fear, anxiety and worry. But we do belong. We do have a home.

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"Missing Fathers" Fatherlessness is a problem in our spiritual life and in our physical world.

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"Our Loving Father" The most helpful way to picture God is as a "Loving Father"

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Dinah Shelly preaching

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David McNitzky preaching

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Matt Scott preaching on John 14:6

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Gratitude is the key to being healthy and whole.

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Reed McNitzky preaching

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Michael Crocker preaching on "Rahab"

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Pastor Donna Strieb preaching on Luke 13:10-17

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By turning pain into healing, Jesus further diminishes Satan's kingdom and rule.

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Sometimes healing causes as many problems as it solves.

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Unbelief can be a starting point for healing.

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Matt Scott preaching on Mark 5:21-43

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True healing should bring us closer to community.

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Healing is not based on merit, but on Jesus.

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Darrell Smith preaching on Mark 3:1-6

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The systems of healing we set up for ourselves are not as effective or as compassionate as Jesus is.

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Community can play a role in healing.

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The Israelites were to drive out the inhabitants because of the constant temptation they would place in front of the people to worship false gods.

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God's glory is such that we can only see a portion Further, that glory consists in goodness, mercy and compassion

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Pastor Dinah Shelly preaching on Exodus 32

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We rest because God is in charge, not us. Sabbath involves yielding control and practicing trust.

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The ark is made of precious metals. God's presence was contained in a very special vessel; the same is true today.

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Matt Scott preaching

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The God who knows us, shows us through the ten commandments, how best to live.

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We cannot cling to where we experience Jesus in the past, but look to where he will be in our future.

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Jesus dies as he lived; trusting in the care of the Father.

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Moses is humbled enough to listen to his father-in-law's advice on delegation.

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The Israelites win the battle over the Amalekites through prayer and teamwork.

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God provides enough for the Israelites to live on, but not enough to hoard.

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Lois Tverberg is the guest speaker

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Miriam remembered to bring her tambourine on the escape from Egypt. It displayed her confidence in the victory God had promised.

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God miraculously delivers the Israelites; watching over them each step of the way.

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God takes the Israelites on the long road, but it turns out to be the right road

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Did Israel take advantage of the Egyptians? Or is this a matter of compensation? Or is it a matter of relocation?

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The blood serves as a sign for the Israelites, for God and for the Egyptian as well. It symbolizes both their obedience to God and their witness for God in the midst of Egypt.

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Like Jesus, our baptism reminds us that we are sons and daughters of God.

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We need to be about the things that our Heavenly Father is about.

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Joy results from a combination of the Holy Spirit's and belief in God's promises.

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Our specific expectations of Jesus can actually cause us to miss His presence.

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We repent because Jesus is coming and in order for Jesus to come.

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The signs of the end are unmistakable. Better to spend our time in active faith than in speculation and prediction.

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The plagues took place so that the Egyptians might know that "I am the Lord."

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Our best technology and magic tricks are nothing in comparison to the power of God.

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Pharaoh's heart is hardened both to God and His people.

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David McNitzky preaching on Exodus 4:24-26

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The call of God often comes at the intersection of our passion, the world's need and God's gifts.

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The Quarry, October 18, 2012 Part 1

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Quarry, October 11

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Moses wants to free his people his way. His plan has serious limitations.

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Pharaoh forgets Joseph and his God; great suffering follows.

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Joseph comes to understand that God had used Joseph's painful journey to bless the world.

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David McNitzky

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Joseph is betrayed by his own family. Immaturity and jealousy play a role...maybe even God is involved.

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Joseph is betrayed by his own family. Immaturity and jealousy play a role...maybe even God is involved.

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Acts begins with Jesus preaching the Kingdom of God and ends with Paul doing it.

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Those who serve God's purposes shall expect opposition - from people and nature!

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The Roman who arrested Paul actually protects him on his journey to Caesarea.

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Acts 20:17-27

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Paul teaches us how to engage non-believers. He uses a positive approach and does not condemn them.

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Paul chooses an unlikely candidate to be his disciple; Timothy was an outcast and young. He became pastor of the largest Christian community, Ephesus.

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The early church handles its greatest challenge -- the inclusion of Gentiles -- by a wise compromise. The Gentiles do not have to become Jews, but they are not to follow the ways of pagan worship.

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The Spirit calls Paul and Barnabas to risk their lives and calls on the community to part with two of their leaders.

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Michael Crocker preaching

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Saul's life is redirected by an encounter with Jesus; it is possible Saul was meditating on Scripture when the encounter occurred.

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The Spirit leads Philip to open the doors to a man who would normally be excluded from worship. Philip breaks race and legal boundaries.

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The early church finds difficulty blending Jewish and Greek Christians. The apostles keep the Gospel as a priority yet find a way to resolve conflict.

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The disciples responded to opposition with prayers for greater boldness. Their prayer can find its root in both the Scripture (Psalm 2. 72 & 79) and the Spirit.

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The lame man got more than he bargained for when he approached Peter and John for money. God often does that for us.

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Sharing with those in need is a sign of The Spirit's presence.

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Dinah Shelly preaching

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Living with Disappointment: the story of Issac, Rachel and Leah.

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Troy Dunn speaking on Genesis 28:10-22

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David McNitzky preaching on Genesis

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David McNitzky preaching on "Love After Marriage"

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David McNitzky preaching on "The Rebekah Principle"

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Easter worship, 2012. David McNitzky preaching on "Deal of the Century."

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David McNitzky preaching on "Sodom's Mistake"

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David McNitzky preaching on "Stuggling for Sodom"

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David McNitzky preaching on Genesis 15:9-21

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David McNitzky preaching on Blessing

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David McNitzky preaching on Genesis 13:1-8

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David McNitzky preaching

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David McNitzky preaching on "Making a Name" Text: Genesis 11:1-9

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The story of Noah's Ark

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The story of the Flood

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David McNitzky preaching

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New Year's Day, 2012. David McNitzky preaching.

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Christmas Day, 2011

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Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

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David McNitzky preaching

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God's final victory is not in our "going up," but in heaven "coming down."

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Judgment is non-negotiable in God's plan. Since all of us are judged, all of our lives are significant.

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Over the years, people have made too much of the chronology of the "1,000 years." The idea is that evil is pretty resilient, but will be ultimately eradicated.

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God destroys the evil empire for us.

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Heaven has enough room for all of God's people

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Likely the "666" stood for the Roman Emperor, but it could include anyone trying to put themselves in the place of God.

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One interpretation of Revelation 6 is that the effort to conquer sets off a reaction that results in death and destruction. It could be that God uses the Roman's own method of violent conquest to undo their empire.

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Sanctuary Sermon

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Christians who rest on their laurels are like lukewarm, polluted water in the mouth of Jesus.

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Being alive to God involves a constant effort to live according to God's will.

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We are called to remember our "first love", which is the love of our community.

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As the "revelation of Jesus Christ," we need to make a serious attempt to understand the book of Revelation.

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It is important to remember. The Biblical concept of memory invites us to act in love toward others as a way of remembering God.

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The Parable of the Talents

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The Parable of the Bridesmaids

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Donna Strieb preaching on the parable of uninvited guests at the wedding.

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The parable of the bad tenants

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The parable of two disobedient brothers

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The parable of the workers in the vineyard

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The parable of the unforgiving servant

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The parable of the lost sheep

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The Parable of the Net

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed

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David McNitzky preaching on the parable of weeds

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Pastor Dinah Shelly speaking on the parable of the sower.

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Dinah Shelly preaching on the parable of the good Samaritan

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Moses' burial place was unknown so that people would worship God and not a special place. We need to be able to move forward in life and stay settled in some place on our journey.

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Joshua's courage qualifies him to lead God's people into the Promised Land.

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God graciously narrows our choices down to two: life or death. Choosing life involves a passionate commitment to our God.

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We live in faith not only for ourselves, but for the sake of future generations.

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We are God's stones; God's Word is written on our lives for all to see.

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David McNitzky preaching on Easter, 2011

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Because Jesus was committed to God in life, he was able to commit to God in death.

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We reap blessings by sowing generously.

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We live and give with eternity in mind.

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Jesus is our example and motivation for generosity.

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God does not forget the weak and needy as well as those who take advantage of them.

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Moses limits remarriage and excuses the newly married man from military service as a means of encouraging stronger marriages

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We are to honor and respect God's creation in our midst.

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The execution of a rebellious son is a last resort aimed at protecting the community against the irresponsible and destructive use of freedom.

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Real prophets speak only what God puts into their mouths. The words of all prophets should be tested.

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A King it to not be about his well-being, but is to be about people's welfare and God's will.

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A King is not to not be about his well-being, but is to be about people's welfare and God's will.

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Dinah Shelly preaching on "Mindful Generosity."

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Scott Heare preaching on Deuteronomy

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As they entered the Promised Land, the Israelites are to be reminded of the reward for obedience and the cost of disobedience.

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Moses builds the Ark of the Covenant out of very precious resources.

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Moses intercedes with God on behalf of the very people who oppose his leadership.

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God does not prevent our pain, but responds to our pain.

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Hope involves a difficult choice to trust in God, rather than in ourselves.

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The annual service of Christmas Music

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God brings surprising life from the dead areas of our lives

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We live today in the light of the coming rule of God.

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Prosperity may provide the greatest test of our faith.

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The "Shema" represents our total commitment to God.

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The Ten Commandments tie love of God and neighbor together. They set apart God's people as those who love God enough to live in God's ways.

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Never before has a god behaved the way our God acted with Israel. There is no one like God.

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Israel will be known by the wise laws they have received and their willingness to live by them.

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The trives who already have land are to fight with their brothers until every tribe has its assigned land.

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Strangely, God makes Edom, Moab and Ammon off limits to Israel's invasion forces, thus teaching them about the nature of their identity as God's people. They are only to go where God sends and to do what God says.

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One important thing to realize is that God is not only with us, God goes before us on our journeys.

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Conclusion of the series on the next century

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Centennial Celebration Sunday. David McNitzky preaches on "The Posture" Theme: We are to receive the kindom, mot manufacture it. God sets the agenda and we follow.

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God's goal for us is to assist in the repairing of a broken world (restoring the kingdom).

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This sermon concludes the series on The Sermon on the Mount. We are building a life. I t is best to build on the foundation of Jesus.

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We either follow the way of Jesus or the way of the world.

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Through prayer, we work with God to help the world.

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Mark Williams preaching on John 4:1-14

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Troy Dunn preaching on Matthew

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Michael Crocker preaching on The Lord's Prayer

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Pastor Dinah Shelly preaching on Matthew 6:1-4

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While we cannot control what others do to us, we can control our response.

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Jesus expects his followers to prioritize and protect their marriages

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Jesus calls us to a higher level of living in relationships.

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God intends for us to live in trust and dependence

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The main purpose of Jesus was to advance the Kingdom of God.

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We live in a way that shows concern for God's reputation.

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Our great need is to know God as Father and ourselves as sons and daughters.

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Jesus promises to dry our tears. Can we dry his as well by exhibiting life in the face of death?

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New vision brings new challenges. When we see Jesus as we really was, it is the world that will look out of focus.

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Maundy Thursday Service, March 25, 2010

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Guest Preacher Dr. Gareth Lloyd Jones, Emeritus Professor at Bangor University, Bangor Wales, is an Anglican priest of the Church in Wales who was educated at the Universities of Wales, Cambridge, Dublin, Jerusalem, and the Yale Divinity School.

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David McNitzky preaching

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Donna Strieb preaching on "The Bread of Life"

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Our health and wholeness is found in Jesus alone.

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We can trust in the promises of Jesus

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HOw Much Is Enough? Part 4 of Loving God, Loving Others

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We should invest our lives in things that last longer than wealth.

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Loving God, Loving Others Part 2 David McNitzky

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Jesus invites us to taste the best he has to offer and in so doing, we find we are also changed into the best for him.

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Jesus's baptism tells us about his identity and about our identity

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Jesus can be found among the community of faithful in the worship of God and in the study of the Scripture.

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God moves to save us in surprising ways. From small beginnings can come great development.

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Annual "Lessons and Carols" service

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December 13, 2009 Memory Moment. Remembering the Music Ministry through the years.

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We who want God to set things right in this world need to realize that God will start with us.

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Linda Marceau, Pastoral Intern at Riverside Community, speaks on "Hope"

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God's grand plan invovles moving us from slaves to children whose primary identity is the "Beloved of God."

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Being the church involves loving God and others more than planning and programming.

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Michael Crocker preaching

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We are to be more than believers; we are to be disciples who live as Jesus would live.

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Our faith is not a set of beliefs, but a way of life which others have lived before us,

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Our life as disciples and as a community is a life lived on a journey. We never "arrive" in our faith, and we never stop moving.

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Jesus lived out of the Scriptures; those who would follow him must live them as well.

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The Holy Spirit sets the agenda for our mission and ministry as we listen to and obey the Spirit's leadings.

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Jesus desires that we live in comunity above everything else.

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For Jesus, the main thing was the advancing of the Kingdom of God; not waiting for heaven, but bringing heaven to earth.

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The culture of Egypt was both impressive and oppressive. It was hard to get Egypt out of the Isarelites even though the Israelites got out of Egypt.

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We honor the past not by living in it, but by carrying it into the future; focusing on its spirit more than its methods.

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The Essenes were passionate about preparing the way for the Messiah through dedication to God's Word.

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We must dive into life, not just stick our toes in.

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Moses behaves like Pharaoh at the rock using his staff in threatening power, not sacrificing love.

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Herod and Jesus are both shaped by the desert, but chose different paths. Herod looks for security; Jesus trusts in provision

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Hospitality is vital for survival in the desert; it is no less important to us.

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When God's people hungered in the desert, God provided bread from heaven. When we hunger for God, He provides us with the Life-giving Bread of Jesus Christ.

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We all sometimes live in the past, but God encourages.

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Jesus satisfies our search for living water

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God leads us to life; God does not drive us.

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God intends for us to take in nourishment today for the days ahead.

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The Desert Experience, part 4

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The Desert Experience, Part 3

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God takes a bride at Sinai, and then gets gilted on the honeymoon!

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The experience of Israel in the desert is similar to our own experience of life.

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A sign of the Holy Spirit's presence is the willingness to share with those in need.

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Christians are known by their love for one another.

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Real Christianity involves moving from having faith in Jesus to having faith of Jesus (doing what Jusus did); from believing in Jesus to behaving like Jesus.

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We can live as beloved children in God's house rather than as orphans fearing rejection

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Commitment Living

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Jesus saves us, freeing us from imprisonment and fear.

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Mary mistakes Jesus for the gardener; maybe she is more right than she realizes. Jesus cultivates our life and ultimately raises us from the ground.

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Jesus was killed because he threatened the political, economic, and religious power structures of the day.

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The kingdom of God does not come through violence and aggression.

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Herod used political power, pragmatism, and wealth to influence the world. Jesus chose another way.

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Our job is not so much to eradicate or deny the ugliness of sin or suffering, but to point to the God News of God in the midst of it.

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Holiness is non-negotiable; the people of God need to reflect God. Holiness can be contagious.

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Elijah possesses an nitense passion to live God's way, not the way of the kings of the world.

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David recognizes his own imperfection. It does not disqualify him from walking the Way

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The story and language of God help form our community and are to be shared and discussed.

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Abraham's willingness to "sacrifice" Isaac can only be grasped within the context of a lifelong willing obedience to God.

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To achieve Jesus' ends, we must use Jesus' means. We must follow His way.

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A visit to Sardis

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Sr. Pastor David McNitzky preaching on discipleship

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Troy Dunn, Dirctor of Community Life, speaks on the Baptism of Jesus

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Jesus created disciples in community

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David McNitzky

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Jesus's birth was a direct challenge to the world's way of living that was epitomized by Caesar Augustus.

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Mary took the child home to live with her. Her "Christmas" lasted all her life.

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The shepherds were wiling to both respond to the angel's message and share it with others

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The Magi were willing to give up their time and treasure to pursue the revelation of a new king.

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Joseph's obedience to God gave Jesus a home and family.

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We are to help people carry what they cannot.

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We gather with one another in order to be provoked into deeper discipleship.

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David McNitzky explains that encouragement is the fuel that keeps people going.

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We comfort others in the same way that we have received comfort

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Encouragement is the fuel that keeps people going.

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We are called to care for people in their time of need.

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We need to give others room to be who they are as well as room to become who God intended.

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Confessing to one another and praying for one another opens the way for healing.

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Forgiveness is the key that releases people to begin anew.

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For us to be a real church, we must follow Jesus' example of giving up our rights for the good of others.

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We are to welcome others as Christ welcomes us. We do this by acknowledging and accepting them.

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Jesus's whole teaching is summed up in the command to "love one another."

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David McNitzky shares his view of where our church should be heading

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Dinah Shelly preaches on "The Power of a Woman"

Proverbs 26

Training a Child

Using Words Wisely

The Reward for Generosity

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The Power of Platoons

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David McNitzky continues the series on Proverbs with "On Giving Advice" based on Proverbs 9:7-12

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Protecting Your Marriage

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Proverbs provide the key to life

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Key to wisdom

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The beginning of wisdom

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Rahab the prostitute

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Pastor David McNitzky

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Moses, part 9

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Moses's angry responses to his people's faithlessness causes him to miss the Promised Land

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Moses shows his greatness in his love for the people who have abandoned and betrayed him.

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Life is based on loving God iwth all our heart, soul and strength

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Robert Ray's "Gospel Mas" composed in 1978.

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God stays up all night to watch the Hebrews escape from Egypt

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Moses has plenty of small reasons to not answer God's call and two large reasons to answer: God's power and the people's pain.

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A look at how three cries were heard: the criy of baby Moses by Pharaoh's daughter; the cry of Moses' kinsmen by Moses; and the cry of the Hebrew slaves by God.

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Like Abraham, we don not inherit everything God has promised in this life. We do, however, receive a down payment

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It is God's sacrifice that makes the journey possible and meaningful

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Our desire for justice should be based on compassion and God's character, not our ideas of justice.

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The basis for faith in God is the Word of God, not current evidences.

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Egypt tempted Abraham to opt for the known path over God's unknown path involving trust.

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Pastor David McNitkzy interviews Pastor Scott Heare

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Influx or Influence

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We must give up outcomes and control to God and focus on a faithful process and bold trust.

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Jesus is our way to life now and eternally.

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Contentment is more important and valuable than happiness in our lives.

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Pastors' reports to the Annual Church Conference

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The object of the game of life is to be rich toward God

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Pastor David McNitzky's address to the 2006 Annual Church Conference

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