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The last sermon in the Discipleship in 3G series is "Gather." What does it mean to gather? In what ways do we gather together? Have we answered the call to fish for people? Do we proclaim the good news? What path do we choose? We make disciples by being disciples. Our scripture reading comes from Mark 1:14-20.

The second part of our Discipleship in 3G series is today's message, "Give." What did the poor widow teach us about giving? Do we really think about giving? How much time and love do we actually put into our gifts? Can we give in a way that makes our discipleship clear? That makes disciples of Christ? We make disciples by being disciples. Our scripture reading comes from Mark 12:41-44.

Today is the first in a 3 part series, Discipleship in 3G. Today's message is "Go Out" and in it we discuss the need to go out into the world to do God's work. But do we always recognize Christ when we're out? Do we always do what we are called to do? What does Christ's love in action look like? We make disciples by being disciples. Our scripture reading comes from Matthew 25:31-46.

So, though the series is over and I took this week off, I had a short after thought on the series. A little bit of the "how" and "why" behind the 7 Deadly Sins series. I hope you enjoy!

Today marks the final of the 7 Deadly Sins as we end with "Sloth." Is sloth really just being lazy? Or is there something more to it? What happens when we don't go out and do what we are supposed to do? And do we get slothful by being too busy? Do our words match our actions? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from Luke 10:25-37. Transcript information will be available later. There will be no message August 12th.

We come closer to the end of our 7 Deadly Sins series with today's message, "Lust." We hear about David and his giving in to lust, bit what is lust? What makes it so deadly? What does honesty have to do with it? How do we avoid dangerous desires? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from 2 Samuel 11:2-16. Transcript information will be updated later.

The last half of the 7 Deadly Sins focuses on three that seem trickiest to understand. We begin with "Gluttony" and explore what gluttony really is. Is it simply over eating? Or is it about how we consume? What can we be gluttonous about? How do we avoid it? And where does love come into play? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture readings come from Amos 6:1-7 and Ezekiel 16:48-50. Transcript information will be updated later.

We reach a midpoint in the 7 Deadly Sins with today's sermon, "Wrath." What is wrath? How does it destroy us? Our relationships? What can we do to fight it? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from Daniel 3:10-27. Transcript information will be available at a later date.

This week our 7 Deadly Sins series brings us to "Envy" our 3rd sin. Is envy always bad? Who can we be envious of? What's the danger of envy? Do we ever get envy wrong? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from 1 Samuel 18:6-16. The transcript can be downloaded from the link above or viewed online.

Week 2 of our 7 Deadly Sins series brings us to "Greed." What is greed? How does greed impact our lives? Our community? Our nation? How do we fight greed?  We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from Acts 4:32-5:11. A transcript of this sermon may be downloaded above or you can read it online here.

This week starts our 7 Deadly Sins series, and we begin with "Pride." Is pride always a bad thing? What happens with pride? How can we keep pride in check? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from Luke 18:9-14. A transcript of this sermon may be downloaded using the provided link, or can be read online here.

The last message in this run of The Word in Song is "My Back Pages", inspired by the time by Bob Dylan. This Father's Day message reflects on what it means to be like a child. Do we still ask questions like a child? Be humble like a child? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! Our scripture reading comes from Matthew 18:1-5, 10-14. The musical inspiration comes from "My Back Pages" by Bob Dylan.

The latest in The Word in Song is "I Knew You Were Waiting," inspired by the duet by George Michael and Aretha Franklin. How do we handle feeling alone in times of great difficulty? Do we lose sight of God? Will Christ ever not be there for us? Is God faithfully waiting? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! Our scripture reading comes from Lamentations 3:19-33. The musical inspiration comes from “I Knew You Were Waiting” by George Michael and Aretha Franklin.

Continuing in The Word in Song, today's message is "Always Something There To Remind Me." The music interpretation was from the song of the same title by Naked Eyes. We hear about the Israelites making a monument to remember crossing the Jordan. What is it in our lives that reminds us of God? Is it that inspiration always obvious? What might we be overlooking? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! Our scripture reading comes from Joshua 4:1-7. The musical inspiration comes from "Always Something There To Remind Me" written by Hal David & Burt Bacharach. Though my inspiration was from the version by Naked Eyes, the Dione Warwick version is also superb.

Today marks the beginning of The Word in Song II, the second installment of the series. We begin with "Man In The Mirror" and it was inspired by the song of the same title by Michael Jackson. In it, we explore how we change ourselves to change the world. What examples does the Bible give us? Can we change others? Can we see how to change ourselves? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! Our scripture reading comes from James 1:19-27. The musical inspiration comes from Michael Jackson's "Man In The Mirror."

Pentecost draws us to the end of our series, Led by the Spirit. The last message is "Feel the Fire" and explores our relationship with the Holy Spirit . What does it mean to be baptized in the Holy Spirit? Do wet hesitate to act on the Spirit? Live a life led by the Spirit! Our scripture readings come from Acts 2:1-21 and Romans 8:22-27.

This week's installment of Led by the Spirit is "Testify." We look at Mary on this Mother's Day. What does Jesus' mother show us about testifying to our faith? What does it show us about speaking up? Speaking out? Live a life led by the Spirit! Our scripture readings come from 1 John 5:9-13 and John 2:1-12.

Moving ahead in our series, Led by the Spirit, we come to "Conquer the World." What does it take to conquer the world? An army? Force? Power? What does that even mean? And how can our faith change the world? Live a life led by the Spirit! Our scripture readings come from Acts 10:44-48 and 1 John 5:1-6.

We begin our new Pentecost series today, Led by the Spirit. Today's message is "Bear Fruit" and in it we discuss what it takes to beat fruit. What is the link between all the things we do that are good? Can we really have perfected love? Who should we love? Who shouldn't we love? Live a life led by the Spirit! Our scripture readings come from 1 John 4:7-21 and John 15:1-8.

As we finish our Risen in Christ series, we reach "Know the Shepherd." What is the difference between knowing of someone and really knowing someone? How does that change our relationship with Christ? With others? Let us walk as those risen in Christ. Our scripture readings come from Acts 4:5-12 and John 10:11-18.