Category archives: Sermons
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1 week ago
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Grace Lindvall
(Luke 17:11-19)
Leprosy in first century Israel was both a physical ailment and a social one. Having leprosy meant a life lived outside of community – outside of the tender touch of a spouse, conversations with friends, the love of a community – leprosy meant living life outsi... [read more]
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2 weeks ago
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Steve Lindsley
(Exodus 35: 4-22, 36:2-7; 2 Corinthians 9: 1-15)
Perhaps you’ve been lucky enough in your life to know someone like Oseola McCarty. Ms. McCarty was a Mississippi washerwoman, born in the early 1900’s. She had to drop out of school in 6th grade to help take care of her family... [read more]
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3 weeks ago
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Grace Lindvall
(Colossians 2:6-7; Luke 10:1-12)
Most mission trips I have been on come with an extensive, detailed packing list – gloves for the work, long pants, boots, bug spray, sunscreen, journal, a Bible, so on. But not this mission trip. This mission they are sent out and explicitly to... [read more]
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4 weeks ago
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Steve Lindsley
(Deuteronomy 10:12-21; Luke 14:12-14)
Her name was Ashley. She was in my 5th grade class in elementary school. Her seat, if I remember right, was about three up from mine on the left, just under the chalkboard. I remember if our teacher got a little over-zealous with the ch... [read more]
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1 month ago
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Steve Lindsley
(1 John 4: 7-21)
Abraham Lincoln was once criticized by an associate of his for his generally congenial attitude toward political rivals. The associate asked, “Why do you always make friends with your rivals? You should destroy them!” To which Lincoln replied: “Am I not destro... [read more]
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2 months ago
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Steve Lindsley
(John 8: 2-11)
Last week, you will recall, I read as part of our sermon an excerpt from this book: The Year of Living Biblically, by A.J. Jacobs, editor of Esquire magazine. The book’s subtitle explains it all: one man’s humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possib... [read more]
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2 months ago
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Steve Lindsley
(Leviticus 19:27; 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21)
Summer is just about over, literally a few hours left of it; so we’re probably well beyond the summer reading suggestion season. But if you’re looking for one last book to dive into before the school year resumes, may I suggest this:
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2 months ago
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Psalm 139, 1 Corinthians 12: 12-22, Galatians 3: 23-29, Matthew 5: 1-16
Prayer Stations are an interactive way to engage in prayer. Each station is focused on a certain aspect of prayer, perhaps a reflection on scripture, a certain prayer concern, or a part of our lives of faith. Several stat... [read more]
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2 months ago
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Steve Lindsley
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
For four weeks, we’ve been digging deep into this letter to the Ephesian church; a letter written to a thriving group of Christians that nevertheless were wrestling, as groups of Christians often do, with various challenges and obstacles. We’ve talked about... [read more]
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3 months ago
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Grace Lindvall
(Ephesians 4: 1-16)
That word in the first verse grabs my attention. The one that was repeated in our call to worship several times. We’ve heard it before, probably a lot in our culture and time. Worthy. It stings me a little bit to be honest; for we have all wondered - am I w... [read more]
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3 months ago
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Steve Lindsley
(Ephesians 2: 11-22)
Last week, as we kicked off this “No Longer Strangers” sermon series, you may recall that we talked about a table. A family table, where “there’s room for everyone,” where we’re “held up through the best of times and when times get tough.” A table where ... [read more]
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3 months ago
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Steve Lindsley
(Ephesians 1: 3-14, Isaiah 43: 1-4)
There is a song by the Zac Brown Band that I wonder if you’ve heard before. Now it is not your stereotypical country song - there’s nothing about losing your wife, losing your truck, that sort of thing. It’s called “Family Table,” and that... [read more]
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