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First Christian Church of St. Paul, MN is an open and affirming, multicultural Disciples of Christ congregation united in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ for the sake of the world.
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This Treasure (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and Matthew 25:14-30) from 2023-11-21T03:18:39
| 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and Matthew 25:14-30 | November 19, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Christians believe, as that old song goes, that Jesus is the answer for the world today. Je...
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What Is Our Purpose? (Amos 5:18-24 and Matthew 25:1-13) from 2023-11-14T03:04
| Amos 5:18-24 and Matthew 25:1-13 | November 12, 2023 | Michael LeBuhn, preaching
"What is our purpose? What is our reason for being? For these bridesmaids, they were to light the way. T...
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More Equal Than Others (Matthew 23:1-12 and Micah 3:5-12) from 2023-11-07T02:37
Matthew 23:1-12 and Micah 3:5-12 | November 5, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
He [Jesus] calls on the disciples and the crowd that is listening to follow a very different way.
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Are We Who We Say We Are? (Matthew 22:15-22) from 2023-10-25T19:40:45
Matthew 22:15-22 | Twenty First Sunday After Pentecost | October 22, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
What is our ultimate loyalty? There is the rub. Jesus challenged his questioners whe...
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Dressed for the Occasion (Matthew 22:1-14) from 2023-10-17T17:27
Isaiah 25:1-9 and Matthew 22:1-14 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost | October 15, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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What If We're the Bad Guys? (Matthew 21:33-46) from 2023-10-11T20:44:05
How are we living? How are we tending God’s vineyard?
Philippians 3:4b-14 and Matthew 21:33-46 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | October 8, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preachin...
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The Servant King (Matthew 21:23-32 and Philippians 2:1-13) from 2023-10-03T03:05:27
"On this World Communion Sunday we are reminded that Jesus was a servant who died for us, all the while doing the will of God. We are called to walk in the way of Jesus, to live lives of ju...
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Grace Isn't Fair (Jonah 3:10—4:11 and Matthew 20:1-16) from 2023-09-25T15:01:37
The story of Frank Grimes is a cautionary tale for all of us. See the grace and love of God in our lives.
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To Forgive (Matthew 18:21-35) from 2023-09-20T16:45:55
Forgiveness is at the heart of God's character. It is God who came in the form of a human being to live among us and die for us, canceling the debt that we have as we have sinned against God...
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Sermon: Love Is the Law from 2023-09-13T14:59:49
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost |Romans 13:1-14 | September 10, 2023 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
Romans 13 can be misunderstood to justify oppression, but it's about ...
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I'm Moving On from 2023-09-06T15:21:44
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 16:21-28 | September 3, 2023 |Robert Hamilton, preaching
Guest Preacher Rob Hamilton expresses gratitude for the grace that sustains us through ...
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No True Scotsman from 2023-08-30T14:29:47
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 16:13-20 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-19 | August 27, 2023 |Robert Hamilton, preaching
In this sermon, Robert Hamilton explores biblical passages on P...
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The Lived Confession from 2023-08-24T02:24:25
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 15:10-28 | August 20, 2023 |Robert Hamilton, preaching
Rev. Robert Hamilton preaches on the importance of confession and living ou...
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Give Them Something to Eat from 2023-08-08T03:28:19
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 14:13-21 | August 6, 2023 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
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A Louder Message from 2023-08-04T14:01:26
Ninth Sunday After Pentecost |Romans 8:26-39 | July 30, 2023 | Michael LeBuhn, preaching
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The Urge to Purge from 2023-07-26T14:27
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost |Romans 8:12-25 and Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 | July 23, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Overburdened from 2023-07-12T15:51:35
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost |Romans 7:15-25 and Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 | July 9, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"We all carry the burdens of life and sometimes they can be too mu...
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Sermon: All That Sparkles from 2023-07-05T14:14:24
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 10:40-42 and Romans 6:12-23 | July 2, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/ First Christian Chu...
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Sermon: Real Housewives of Canaan from 2023-06-30T01:51:13
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 10:24-39 and Genesis 21:8-21 | June 25, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Sermon: Emancipation! from 2023-06-23T14:28:53
Third Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 9:35-10:8 and Romans 5:1-8 | June 18, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Sermon: You Are Called Because You Are Loved from 2023-06-14T19:03:06
Second Sunday After Pentecost |Genesis 12:1-9 and Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 | June 11, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Sermon: Faith in the Midst of Doubt from 2023-06-05T18:55:20
Trinity Sunday |Matthew 28:16-20 | June 4, 2023 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
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The Great Disruption | First Christian Church - St. Paul from 2023-05-31T00:58:35
Pentecost Sunday | Acts 2:1-21 | May 28, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Wind and fire are powerful. When we think about what that Pentecost found in Acts we might want to think of wha...
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An Anxious Ascension | First Christian Church - St. Paul from 2023-05-24T01:57:24
Ascension Sunday | Acts 1:6-14 | May 21, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Jesus doesn’t remove our anxiety. Jesus didn’t remove the disciples' anxiety, so don’t think Jesus is going to m...
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The Secret is Butter (or Love) | First Christian Church - St. Paul from 2023-05-17T16:55:04
Sixth Sunday of Easter | John 14:15-21 | May 14, 2023 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
In the gospel reading today, John is trying to make something abundantly clear. All Jesus asks all he...
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Aim for Heaven | First Christian Church - St. Paul from 2023-05-08T16:46:16
Fifth Sunday of Easter | John 14:1-14 and Acts 7:54-60 | May 7, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching " ...we worship the Risen Christ that defeated death and has created space for us heart of ...
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The Bonds of Affection from 2023-05-03T03:34:44
Fourth Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:42-47 | April 30, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "Churches are places where those “bonds of affection” can be built up. That is the social benefit of chu...
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We Are Not Alone from 2023-04-26T16:21:13
Third Sunday of Easter | Luke 24:13-35 | April 23, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "Jesus gathers us and the scriptures are opened to us. We are reminded of the work of God in the world. ...
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Sermon: Resurrection Means Hope from 2023-04-10T03:17
Easter Sunday | Matthew 28:1-10 | April 9, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "The resurrection is about a sense of hope. Remember I talked about the Iron Curtain and apartheid and Jim Crow?...
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The Gospel Is Inclusive from 2023-03-16T00:19:34
Third Sunday in Lent | John 4:5-42 | March 12, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"We are called by God to go out of the walls of the church and connect with the wo...
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Sermon: The Gospel Order from 2023-03-07T01:50:30
Second Sunday in Lent | John 3:1-17 | March 5, 2023 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
"Ultimately, at the end of the day, as we go through Lent, that is the journey that we must be a...
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The Other Mother from 2023-03-01T03:59:25
First Sunday in Lent | Matthew 4:1-11 | February 26, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"In our day-to-day lives, we are called to live out our values as Christians which ...
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The End of All Jackalopes from 2023-02-21T03:55:06
Transfiguration Sunday | Exodus 24:12-18; Matthew 17:1-9 | February 19, 2023 | Michael LeBuhn, preaching
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The Non-Curated Life from 2023-01-31T02:41:23
Fourth Sunday After Epiphany | Micah 6:1-18 and Matthew 5:1-12 | January 29, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"When Jesus tells the disciples and the crowd what God favors he is sa...
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Lectionary Q for January 29, 2023 from 2023-01-27T03:27:41
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Fishing in Low Tide from 2023-01-24T04:09:30
Third Sunday After Epiphany | Isaiah 9:1-4 and Matthew 4:12-23 | January 22, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"So even in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali, we continue to gath...
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Come and See. from 2023-01-17T03:50:19
Second Sunday After Epiphany | John 1:29-42 and Isaiah 49:1-7 | January 15, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"People have written the epitaph of this congregation for a long time. W...
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Sermon: Remember Your Baptism. from 2023-01-09T02:37:12
Baptism of Jesus Sunday | Matthew 3:13-17 | January 8, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Baptism reminds us that no matter what we do, we are loved by God and there is nothing we can do a...
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My Savior Was An Undocumented Refugee from 2023-01-02T18:00:49
January 1, 2023 | First Sunday of Christmas | Matthew 2:13-23 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
"We should not expect God to be we expect God to be."
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Immanuel is Another Name for Advent from 2022-12-19T05:02:55
Fourth Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 7:10-16 and Matthew 1:18-25 | December 18, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Paitent Endurance from 2022-12-13T04:03:18
December 11, 2022 | Third Sunday Of Advent| Isaiah 35:1-10 and James 5:7-10 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
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The Unnatural Order of Things from 2022-12-06T02:40:24
December 4, 2022 | Second Sunday Of Advent | Isaiah 11:1-11 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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What Are You Waiting For? from 2022-11-29T01:55:16
November 27, 2022 | First Sunday Of Pentecost | Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 24:36-44 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Jesus calls us into a state of watchfulness, not just in Advent, but in ever...
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God Save the King? from 2022-11-21T16:01:59
Luke 23:33-43 | Christ the King Sunday | November 20, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"This is the upside-down kingdom of Jesus. Jesus wins by losing. He saves b...
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September 4, 1989 from 2022-11-15T04:14:11
November 13, 2022 | Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 21:5-19 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
This passage is for us today as we see a world that seems out of control and as we long ...
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The Rest Stop from 2022-11-08T01:55:28
November 6, 2022 | All Saints Sunday | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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The Tallest Man In Town from 2022-10-31T02:59:04
October 30, 2022 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 19:1-10 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Getting Out of the Way from 2022-10-26T01:27:33
October 23, 2022 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 18:9-14 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Who Are You, Anyway? from 2022-10-19T02:32:33
October 16, 2022 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 4:21-30 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
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The Overview Effect from 2022-10-10T01:45:39
October 9, 2022 | Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 17:11-19 and Jeremiah 29:1-4-7| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Shadows and Faith from 2022-10-04T02:34:12
October 2, 2022 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 17:5-10| Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Trading Places from 2022-09-27T01:38
September 25, 2022 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 16:19-31| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Jesus Gives an Odd Stewardship Sermon from 2022-09-19T02:38:41
September 18, 2022 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 16:1-13| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Lost and Found and Lost and Found from 2022-09-14T03:27:53
September 11, 2022 | Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 15:1-10| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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What Are You Willing to Sacrifice? from 2022-09-06T03:25:54
September 4, 2022 | Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 14:25-33| Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Where Are Your Manners? from 2022-09-01T23:04:47
August 28, 2022 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 14:1, 7-14 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
Stop. Rest. Listen. from 2022-08-22T03:01:17
August 21, 2022 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 13:10-17 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"This sabbath is a time to remember we are connected to each other and we are con...
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Words of Faith from 2022-08-16T02:43:13
August 14, 2022 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Trying to follow Jesus, to live by faith is going to be something that bothers and rankles people."
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Strange New Worlds from 2022-07-29T19:51:06
Mark 4:35-5:20 | Decommissioning Service | July 24, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
As we enter a new phase that is still murky, let’s do what we are called to do: preac...
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Distracted from 2022-07-17T18:28:33
Luke 10:38-42 | Sixth Sunday After Pentecost | July 17, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Won't You Be A Neighbor? from 2022-07-11T02:47:06
Luke 10:25-37 | Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | July 10, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
The lawyer comes and asks Jesus what he has to do to inherit eternal life. ...
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Setting Our Face Towards Jerusalem from 2022-06-27T15:05:58
Luke 9:51-62 and Galatians 5:1,13-25 | Third Sunday After Pentecost | June 26, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
In light of the recent decision from the Supreme Court on ...
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The Worst that Could Happen from 2022-06-22T16:15:41
June 19, 2022 | Second Sunday After Pentecost | Galatians 3:23-29 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
What's the worst that could happen? You could die, but then you get to se...
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The Power of Three from 2022-06-22T16:00:33
June 12, 2022 | Trinity Sunday | Romans 5:1-5 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Carried By the Wind from 2022-06-07T02:36:19
Acts 2:1-21 (22-47) | Pentecost Sunday | June 5, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Protection from 2022-06-03T01:10:49
John 17:20-26 | Seventh Sunday of Easter | May 29, 2022 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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When the Spirit Moves from 2022-05-27T14:15:11
John 14:23-29 and Acts 16:9-15 |Sixth Sunday of Easter | May 22, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Unlike-Minded from 2022-05-16T21:24:03
Fifth Sunday After Easter | John 13:31-35 and Acts 11:1-18 | May 15, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Beyond the Dots from 2022-05-09T01:06:23
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Feed My Sheep from 2022-05-03T01:28:03
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While It Was Still Dark from 2022-04-18T03:41:02
John 20:1-18 | Easter Sunday | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Foot Fight! from 2022-04-15T19:55:35
Maundy Thursday | John 13:1-17 and 31-35 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Love, In the Time of Nuclear War from 2022-03-27T19:36
This Sunday: March 27, 2022 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)
Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 and 1 John 4:7-12
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The Bible Tells Me So? from 2022-03-08T02:31:06
Luke 4:1-13 | First Sunday in Lent | March 6, 2022 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Preparing for Sunday | March 6, 2022 from 2022-03-04T17:13:15
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The Revelation from 2022-03-01T02:00
Luke 9:28-36 (37-43) | Transfiguration Sunday | February 27, 2022 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
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Preparing for Sunday | February 27, 2022 from 2022-02-25T16:29:27
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Get What You Give from 2022-02-21T18:00
“Get What You Give” | Luke 6:27-38 | Seventh Sunday After Epiphany | February 20, 2022 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Preparing for Sunday | February 20, 2022 from 2022-02-17T20:15:51
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The Next Right Thing from 2022-02-14T03:00:28
We live in an age where people say trust in institutions and leaders is at an all-time low. If it's so hard to trust others in our day and age, what does it mean to trust God?
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Preparing for Sunday | February 13, 2022 from 2022-02-11T18:33:20
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Traveling On from 2022-02-07T02:36:35
What does it mean that Jesus wants Peter and his friends will now go and fish for people? What does leaving their nets behind mean?
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Preparing for Sunday | February 6, 2022 from 2022-02-05T21:00:44
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Good News for Bastards from 2022-02-01T01:39:39
How would you respond if someone told you good news? Would you jump for joy? Would you shout in sheer happiness? How about throwing someone off the cliff? Why in the world would the ...
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Centrifugal Spirit from 2022-01-23T22:24
Jesus tells the synagogue in his hometown that the Spirit of the Lord is upon him. Again and again, in Luke, Jesus is told that the Spirit is with him and at times even directing him. &nbs...
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The Madness of King Herod from 2022-01-11T01:18:48
This past Thursday, January 6 was Epiphany, the day we remember the arrival of the Wise Men to meet Jesus. We focus a lot on those strangers from a distant land, but there was another character:...
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Living in Fear, Living in Hope from 2021-12-27T17:00
Living in Fear, Living in Hope | Christmas Eve |December 24, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Counting Our Blessings from 2021-12-14T03:00
Zephaniah 3:14-20 | Third Sunday of Advent | December 12, 2021 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Few Are Guilty, But All are Responsible. from 2021-12-06T03:58:30
Few Are Guilty, But All are Responsible. | Luke 3:1-6 | Second Sunday of Advent | December 5, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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...And I Feel Fine from 2021-11-29T02:12:21
Luke 21:25-36 | First Sunday of Advent | November 28, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Fascists to the Left of Me, Communists to the Right... from 2021-11-22T03:07:01
John 18:33-37 | Christ the King Sunday | November 21, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Keep On Meeting On from 2021-11-16T04:00
1 Samuel 1:4-20 and Hebrews 10:11-25 | Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | November 14, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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We Might Be the Church for You. from 2021-10-27T19:43:45
Pastor Dennis Sanders invites people living in the Twin Cities to visit First Christian Church on Sunday morning at 10:00.
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The Parable of the Blind Cat from 2021-10-26T03:26:45
Mark 10:46-52 | Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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What's In It for Me? from 2021-10-19T04:00
Mark 10:35-45 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | October 17, 2021 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
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But It's Mine! from 2021-10-12T02:00
Mark 10:17-31 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost | October 10, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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When A Marriage is Sundered from 2021-10-05T02:00
Mark 10:2:16 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | October 3, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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The Greatest from 2021-09-21T02:00
Mark 9:30-37 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 19, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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We Are Still Here from 2021-09-14T03:00
Mark 8:27-38 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 12, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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The Soup Kitchen from 2021-08-15T18:00
John 6:51-58 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost | August 15, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Never Be Hungry from 2021-08-08T18:00
John 6:35-51 and Ephesians 4:25-5:2 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | August 8, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Earn This. from 2021-08-01T18:00
Ephesians 4:1-16 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | August 1, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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When the Walls Come A Tumbling Down from 2021-07-18T18:00
Ephesians 2:11-22 | Eighth Sunday After Pentecost | July 18, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Gratitude Through Mission from 2021-07-14T19:09:25
Ephesians 1:3-14 | Seventh Sunday After Pentecost | July 11, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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The Reject from 2021-07-04T18:50:35
Isaiah 53:1-6 and Mark 6:1-13 | Sixth Sunday After Pentecost | July 4, 2021 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Where There is Faith, There is Resurrection from 2021-06-28T01:42:16
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | Mark 5:21-43 | June 27, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Crash Helmet Worship from 2021-06-21T02:00
Mark 4:35-41| Fourth Sunday After Pentecost | June 20, 2021| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Gathered to Worship from 2021-06-14T03:00
2 Corinthians 5:6-17 | Third Sunday After Pentecost | June 13, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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We Are Truly Fragile Beings from 2021-06-07T03:00
2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1 | Second Sunday After Pentecost | June 6, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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The Gimli Glider Effect from 2021-05-25T01:57:43
How can a church be like a passenger plane that runs out of fuel 8 miles in the air?
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Jesus Is On the Mainline from 2021-05-16T18:49:41
Just before he is arrested, Jesus offers a prayer to God for his disciples. What does it mean that the Son of God prays for the disciples? What does that mean for us in the modern-day?
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The Church Abides from 2021-05-11T04:00
Jesus called the disciples to abide in him. What does that mean? Is God calling us to abide. Pastor Dennis will preach from John 15 about abiding and about a "galloping" bridge...
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The Good Belgian Shepherd from 2021-04-27T04:00
Are you a dog person or cat person? I'm not really a dog person, but I if were to have a dog, it would be a German Shepherd. I love these majestic dogs and I love the fact that they are ha...
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On the Road from 2021-04-19T15:00
An encounter by two disciples teaches us how God can show up anywhere anytime.
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Of God and Spaceships from 2021-04-12T18:00
Welcome to the weekly online worship service of First Christian Church of St. Paul a congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). During the coronavirus pandemic, join us ea...
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Where Were You on Maundy Thursday? from 2021-03-29T18:00
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A Thankful Life from 2021-03-26T16:51:23
Have you ever heard of the phrase "get right with God?" It seems to connote that we have to do something in order to get back into God's good graces. But in the texts for this comi...
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A Shot of Grace from 2021-03-19T21:51:29
We look to vaccines to save us from the dangers of COVID-19. Just like vaccines bring healing or salvation, Jesus explains in John 3 how God's love will bring healing to all of creation through ...
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Where Does God Live? from 2021-03-13T04:23:02
Third Sunday of Lent: We go to John chapter 2 where we see that Jesus is just a bit angry. What does it mean that Jesus got angry? What was Jesus angry about? What does it have to do with hope? ...
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Thoughts and Prayers from 2021-02-27T16:00
Second Sunday in Lent: "Thoughts and Prayers." That can be a phrase of caring, but it can also be just mere words. Jesus calls the disciples and the larger crowd to put wo...
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What A Beautiful World This Will Be from 2021-02-22T02:25:41
First Sunday in Lent: What is hope? How is it different from optimism? This is the First Sunday in the Season of Lent. We start our worship Series, Unafraid: Courage and H...
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Listen With Your Eyes from 2021-02-14T16:30:06
Transfiguration Sunday: This is the last Sunday before the Season of Lent. Jesus goes up on a mountain with three of his closest disciples and is transformed. A voice from heaven tells the disci...
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What Freedom Really Is from 2021-02-07T17:06:26
We hear a lot about freedom in our culture. The freedom of speech, the freedom to express ourselves, the freedom to choose. But what does that mean if we are Christians? What d...
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God Is A Concept (Not). from 2021-01-31T16:30:23
January 31, 2021 (Fourth Sunday of Epiphany): Do we believe in God? Really, do we believe that God is real, that God makes a difference in the world, in our lives? In Mark 1 we encou...
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Klan We Talk? from 2021-01-24T16:00
Jonah 3:1-10 | Third Sunday of Epiphany | For the Sake of the World Series | January 24, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
This Sunday (Third Sunday of Epiphany): If you f...
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A Prayer for the Nation from 2021-01-19T03:07:25
This is a special evening prayer time for the nation on Martin Luther King Day 2021. We come together to pray for the upcoming Inauguration, for justice, for peace and for healing in a tim...
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Set A Course for Adventure! from 2021-01-18T17:35:02
John 1:35-51 | Second Sunday of Epiphany | January 17, 2021 | For the Sake of the World Series | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Come and See. The sentence sounds like someone inviting yo...
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This Is Who We Are from 2021-01-10T16:00
Mark 1:4-13 | Baptism of Our Lord | January 10, 2021 | For the Sake of the World Series | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"This is not who we are." It's hard to admit that we a...
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Radical Dogma from 2021-01-03T17:53:28
John 1:1-18 | Second Sunday of Christmas | January 3, 2021 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
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Midnight Is Where the Day Begins. from 2020-12-24T18:00
John 1:1-14 | Christmas Eve | December 24, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Most Highly Favored Lady from 2020-12-21T01:00
Luke 1:26-38 | Fourth Sunday in Advent | The World Is About to Turn Series | December 20, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Mary is just a normal girl from a normal town, ...
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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? from 2020-12-15T04:30:12
Isaiah 61:1-11 | Third Sunday in Advent | The World Is About to Turn Worship Series | December 13, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?" I...
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My City Was Gone from 2020-11-30T05:00
Isaiah 64:1-11 | First Sunday in Advent | World Is About to Turn Series | November 29, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
From today's sermon: "Every year we sing O Come, O Come Emmanuel an...
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Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of from 2020-11-24T05:00
Matthew 25:31-46 | Christ the King Sunday | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 22, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
We look at the Parable of the Sheep an...
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Starving at the Banquet from 2020-11-17T05:00
Matthew 25:14-30 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 15, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
During the COVID-19 pand...
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Planting Trees from 2020-11-10T04:00
Matthew 25:1-13 | Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 8, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Jesus will return, we just ...
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I Can’t Drive 55 from 2020-10-29T03:47:09
“I Can’t Drive 55” | Matthew 22:33-46 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 25, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Divided Loyalties from 2020-10-20T04:00
Divided Loyalties | Matthew 22:15-22 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost |The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 18, 2020
Today's Service: Jesus is faced with a...
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Out of Context from 2020-10-13T04:00
“Out of Context” | Matthew 22:1-14 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 11, 2020 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
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And Like A Good Neighbor… from 2020-09-28T17:30:49
“And Like A Good Neighbor…” | Matthew 21:23-32 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | September 27, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Working 5 to 6 from 2020-09-21T18:00
“Working 5 to 6” | Matthew 20:1-16 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | September 20, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Who among us wouldn...
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Swimming in Gratitude from 2020-09-14T18:00
"Swimming in Gratitude" | Matthew 18:21-35| Pentecost 15 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is one where the protagonist takes the mercy he is shown for gr...
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Ms. Puddleglum's Faith from 2020-09-03T03:02:12
Ms. Puddleglum's Faith | Matthew 15:21-28 | September 2, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
The woman at the center of this story believed Jesus could heal her daughter. It...
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And Yet the Gospel Is Proclaimed from 2020-09-01T04:00
“And Yet the Gospel Is Proclaimed” | Matthew 16:21-28 | Pentecost 13 | August 30, 2020 |Rob Hamilton, preaching
Damage Report! That's what 2020 feels like, doesn't it? In today's se...
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The Worship Continues from 2020-08-26T03:01:43
“The Worship Continues” | Romans 12:1-8 | Pentecost 12 | Romans Preaching Series | August 23, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Icons, Alcoholics and a Divided Heart from 2020-08-17T05:00
“Icons, Alcoholics and a Divided Heart” | Romans 11:1-2 and 29-32 | Romans Preaching Series | Pentecost 11 | August 16, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Keeping Relationship Through Empathy from 2020-08-03T15:00
"Keeping Relationship Through Empathy" | Romans 9:1-5 | August 2, 2020 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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The Big Idea from 2020-07-27T15:00
"The Big Idea" | Romans 8:26-39 | July 26, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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This Is America from 2020-07-06T03:27:51
Romans 7:14-25 | Romans Sermon Series | Pentecost 5 | July 5, 2020 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
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What Grace Demands from 2020-07-02T14:50:48
Romans 6:12-23 | Pentecost 4 | Romans Sermon Series | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Citizens of a New Nation from 2020-06-22T15:00
Romans 6:1-11 | Pentecost 3 | Romans Sermon Series | June 21, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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While We Were Yet Sinners from 2020-06-15T15:00
Romans 5:1-11| Pentecost 2 | June 14, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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On the Road to Emmaus from 2020-06-08T15:00
Luke 24:13-25 | Trinity Sunday | June 7, 2020 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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The Plague Doctor from 2020-05-27T04:18:26
1 Corinthians 15:1-26 and 51-58, Ascension Sunday, May 24, 2020
Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Love Will Keep Us Together from 2020-05-18T05:00
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2020.
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Let This Be Your Last Battlefield from 2020-05-11T05:00
Acts 18:1-4 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 10, 2020
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Where the Church Is from 2020-05-04T05:00
Acts 17:1-9 and 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2020
Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Remember My Name from 2020-04-27T05:00
Acts 3:1-10, Third Sunday of Easter, April 26, 2020
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Waiting and Witnessing from 2020-04-20T04:00
Acts 1:1-11 | Second Sunday of Easter | April 19, 2020 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Ain’t No Grave from 2020-04-13T04:00
Mark 16:1-8 | Easter Sunday | April 12, 2020 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Seeing Christ As Messiah from 2020-04-06T04:00
Psalm 23, Mark 11:1-11, Romans 8:31-39 | Palm Sunday | April 5, 2020 | First Christian Church | Rob Hamilton, Preaching
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Jesus Wasn’t An Architect from 2020-03-30T04:00
Mark 13:1-8 and 24-37 | Fifth Sunday in Lent | March 29, 2020 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Nor Things Present Nor Things to Come from 2020-03-16T04:00
Romans 8:26-39 | Third Sunday in Lent | March 15, 2020 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Looking for Loopholes from 2020-03-03T05:00
Mark 10:17-31 | The Color Purple Series | First Sunday in Lent | March 1, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
A young man asks Jesus a question, but he doesn't like the answ...
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Virtue Signal from 2020-02-17T05:00
Mark 7:1-23 | Sixth Sunday After Epiphany | FOCUSED: Worship Series | February 16, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Jesus faces down the religious leaders and criti...
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This Is Hope from 2020-02-04T05:00
Mark 5:21-43 | Fourth Sunday After Epiphany | FOCUSED Worship Series | February 2, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
A woman who spent everything to be healed ...
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God Will Provide and We Are Enough from 2020-01-29T17:51:30
Mark 5:1-20 | Third Sunday After Epiphany | FOCUSED: Worship Series | January 26, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
In the power of Jesus, a small church can do what...
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The Music of the Mysterion from 2020-01-22T04:02:15
Mark 4:1-34 | Second Sunday After Epiphany | FOCUSED Worship Series | January 19, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Jesus explains the Kingdom of God in parables and Pasto...
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A Little Bit More Forgiveness from 2020-01-14T03:36:34
Mark 2:1-22 | FOCUSED: Worship Series | Baptism of Jesus | January 12, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
A young paralytic is brought face to face with Jesus. Jesus ...
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Blind Spots from 2020-01-08T03:05:52
“Blind Spots” | Mark 1:21-45 | Epiphany Sunday | FOCUSED Worship Series | January 5, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
On the first Sunday of the new year and the new deca...
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This Christmas from 2019-12-16T04:20:27
Isaiah 35:1-10 | Verge of a Miracle Series | Third Sunday of Advent | December 15, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Advent is a time when we know things aren’t right in t...
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The Course of the Events from 2019-12-12T04:58:16
Isaiah 40:1-11 | Second Sunday of Advent | Verge of Miracle Series | December 8, 2019 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
Isaiah preaches for comfort for a weary people...
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Better Than the UN from 2019-12-03T03:58:52
Isaiah 2:1-5 | Verge of a Miracle Series | First Sunday of Advent | December 1, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Pastor Dennis thinks the United Nations tries to establis...
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The Main Thing from 2019-11-26T04:31:10
Christ the King Sunday | Ubuntu Worship Series | 2 Kings 22:1-10, [14-20]; 23:1-3 | November 24, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
On the Sunday before Ad...
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The Mailbox from 2019-11-22T18:12:53
Isaiah 5:1-17 and 11:1-10 | Twenty Third Sunday After Pentecost | November 17, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Dennis remembers a mailbox during his childhood and we are...
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Speaking from the Chorus from 2019-11-12T04:02:35
God is angry at a wayward child and the church is called to follow Hosea's lead and speak from God's heart.
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You Have Heard It Said... from 2019-11-12T03:56:34
A thankful heart casts out fear. Jesus calls for a different way of being in the world.
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The Last King of Israel from 2019-10-29T03:48:41
King David's grandson becomes king, gets bad advice and sees the kingdom split in two. Service is a better way to lead than it is to lord it over others.
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Just Dance. from 2019-10-23T03:16:41
Just as King David danced before God, the church should be about dancing in our lives. We need to be able to express the joy of our faith in a public way in all that we do.
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...And Their Eyes Were Opened from 2019-10-15T03:36:04
You never know what happens when the bread is broken.
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The Fear Factor from 2019-10-02T03:25:11
Exodus 1: 8-20, 2:1-10 and 3:1-15 | Ubuntu Sermon Series | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 29, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Two women are able to thwart the evil plans of a king. ...
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My Name Is... from 2019-09-23T17:51:02
A conman comes face-to-face with God and gets a new name.
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Company's Coming! from 2019-09-18T03:59:28
Abraham becomes the host with the most, Sarah laughs out of frustration and we are reminded to be open to where God might lead us.
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Something About Us from 2019-09-11T03:23:01
In the first of the fall sermon series, we hear about the second creation story, God as Trinity and we learn a new word: Ubuntu.
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Baptize. Teach. Remember. from 2019-09-11T03:08:15
We look at Jesus final words to his disciples and seek to learn what it means to bring the gospel in a world of mass shootings.
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Do You Hear the People Sing? from 2019-08-21T19:50:09
“Do You Hear the People Sing?” | Luke 12:49-56 and Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | August 18, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
What matters more: so...
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A Long Obedience In the Same Direction from 2019-08-15T02:49:18
Hebrews 11 is a gallery of Old Testament figures who were faithful to God. We learn about Abraham who was faithful to God, which didn't mean that he never doubted. We also learn about the link bet...
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What Will I Do? from 2019-08-05T03:59:36
What do we do with all of our stuff? We learn about a rich farmer whose bountiful harvest "sparked joy" but did not help the poor or please God.
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Rooted and Fruited from 2019-07-29T03:32:13
Grace comes first and then comes acts of justice. Paul tells the church to be rooted in Christ and to live a life that speaks to the crucified and risen Lord.
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A Legend In Our Own Mind from 2019-07-17T03:13:10
We all like to think we would be the Good Samaritan in the parable with the same name, but Pastor Dennis shares that most of us would probably walk on by like the other two characters in this famou...
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For the Sake of the World from 2019-07-11T04:16:35
Pastor Dennis shares his memories of vacations when he was a young kid, Paul's closing words to the church in Galatia and what is the role of the church in the wider world.
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By Their Tweets Ye Shall Know Them from 2019-07-02T03:06:04
Third Sunday After Pentecost | Galatians 5:1,13-25 | June 30, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Paul tells the church in Galatia that we are made in free in Christ in order to serve. Paul then talk...
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Neither Master Nor Slave from 2019-06-24T06:06
Paul says in Galatians 3 that there is no male or female, slave or free, Jew or Gentile, but all are one in Christ. Pastor Dennis talks about the holiday of Juneteenth to explain that in Christ we...
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