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October 27, 2013 - Fans of the Superstar?

Luke 14:25-35(NRSV)

Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions. “Salt is good; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; they throw it away. Let anyone with ears to hear listen!”

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September 29, 2013 Luke 14:7-14

Luke 14:7-14(NRSV)

When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give this person your place,’ and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” He said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

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May 26, 2013 Acts 2:29-37 When God's Way Gets in the Way

Acts 2:29-37

Pastor Paul Ogne



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May 26, 2013 Sermon - Luke 2:14-36: Connecting the Dots

Acts 2:14-36

Pastor Paul Ogne



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April 7, 2013 Sermon - Faith and Doubt

Acts 2:1-13

Pastor Paul Ogne



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May 19, 2013 Sermon - What Does it All Mean?

Acts 2:1-13

Pastor Paul Ogne



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2012, January 15 Sermon - New Beginnings

Mark 1:1-11

Pastor Paul Ogne



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2011, December 18 Sermon - Christmas Pageant

This sermon was preached after the reading of the following scripture and a wonderful Christmas pageant presented by the children and youth.

A very grateful shout-out to Miss Stacey, the children and youth, and all who assisted with the pageant!

Reflecting on the Scripture after the Children's Christmas Pageant

Pastor Paul Ogne



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