1-19-25 “From Empty to Overflowing”

Click here for worship material “From Empty to Overflowing” I want to start with something funny that I found on an internet site: Father O’Malley was driving down to Boston on Christmas Eve when got stopped for speeding in Medford. The highway patrol officer smelled alcohol on the priest’s breath and then saw an empty…

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1-12-25 “You Have Been Baptized to Serve: God’s Calling”

Click here for worship material  “You Have Been Baptized to Serve: God’s Calling” I want to start with something funny that I found an internet site:  A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short on time and couldn’t find a space with a meter. He left…

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1-5-25 “The Best GPS”

Click here for worship material  “The Best GPS”             I want to start with something funny I found an internet site: One Saturday, a pastor was walking down the street on his way to visit a parishioner. He needed to urgently post a package, so he asked a young boy where he could find the…

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12-29-24 “Finding Where You Belong”

Click here for worship material  “Finding Where You Belong” I’d like to start with something funny I found on an internet site. A dad asked his son why he kept getting lost playing outside. The son replied, “I was just trying to act out the prodigal son in the Bible, but I forgot the way…

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12-22-24 “When Faith Moves Us”

Click here for worship material    “When Faith Moves Us” I’d like to start with something funny I found on an internet site. A couple was driving down the road when they came across a sign that said, “Nacogdoches, forty miles ahead.” They began arguing about how to correctly pronounce “Nacogdoches.” The husband got so…

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12-15-24 “What Should We Do?”

Click here for worship material  “What Should We Do?” I want to start with something funny. At a Christmas Eve service, a pastor, quizzing some children about the nativity, asked, “What gifts did the three wise men give the Christ child?” “Gold!” one child yelled. “Frankincense!” shouted another. After a pause, a third asked, “Gift…

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12-8-24 “You Are the Messenger God Has Sent”

12-8-24 Worship Material Rev   “You Are the Messenger God Has Sent” I want to start with something funny I found online: Two men were walking through a game park when they came across a lion that hadn’t eaten for days. The lion started chasing them. They ran as fast as they could, but one…

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11-24-24 “Don’t Worry, but Give Thanks!”

Click here for worship materials   “Don’t Worry, but Give Thanks!” I want to start with something funny: A farmer was preparing for Thanksgiving and noticed his turkey strutting around the yard with a bit too much confidence. Every day, the farmer would feed him and say, “You’re going to make a fine Thanksgiving dinner.”…

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11-17-24 “The Signs of A New Life”

Click here for worship material  “The Signs of A New Life” I’d like to start with something funny. A Wisconsin couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they had spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Due to their hectic…

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11-10-24 “All In: Living as a Christian”

Click here for worship materials “All In: Living as a Christian” I’d like to start with something funny. I heard a story about a six-year-old boy standing in the church lobby, staring at a large wall filled with names and small American flags beside them. He asked the pastor what the names meant. The pastor…

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