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Actions Speak Louder than Words

September 6, 2021
Having concluded our study of the great prayers in the Old Testament last week, we now turn back to the New Testament; to the gospels and the writings of the […]
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Job: Is This Your Final Answer?

August 30, 2021
Our summer series on Great Prayers of the Old Testament comes to a conclusion today with a look at the book of Job.  While I would guess that many of […]
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Daniel’s Prayer for the Community

August 23, 2021
After exploring the somewhat-forgotten books (and characters) of Ezra and Nehemiah, we now turn to Daniel, whose exploits have entered into our communal folklore.  Daniel in the lion’s den. The […]
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Great Prayers of the Old Testament: Nehemiah

August 15, 2021
In his introduction to the book of Nehemiah, Eugene Peterson makes the statement that “Separating life in to distinct categories of ‘sacred’ and ‘secular’ damages, sometimes irreparably, any attempt to […]
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Ezra: Prayers For Redemption and Restoration

August 8, 2021
Last week, we explored the prayer of Hezekiah, carrying the weight of his kingdom’s safety on his shoulders.  This week, we move along in history, to hear the prayer of […]
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Hezekiah, A Prayer for Deliverance

August 1, 2021
So, I don’t watch a lot of television.  I’m also not much of an armchair athlete – except- when the Olympics are broadcast.  I enjoy watching these elite athletes accomplish […]
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Jeremiah – Prayers of hope amid despair

July 25, 2021
We begin this morning’s sermon with an introduction to Jeremiah by Fredrich Buechner, who has a superb way of describing the characters (term used intentionally) that fill our Biblical narratives.  […]
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Jonah: Prayers for a Foxhole Faith

July 18, 2021
There is an old adage that goes, “There are no atheists in foxholes”.  Likewise, we might also say that there are no disobedient prophets in the belly of a fish.  […]
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Solomon- Praying the Dream or Dreamin’ the Prayer

July 11, 2021
If God told you that you could ask for anything you wanted, what would you choose? As we continue our study of the “Great Prayers of the Old Testament”, we […]
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