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Hebrews 2:9-18 - Christmas in different places

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  Another annual Ladies' Christmas Brunch in the books and Stephanie had the opportunity to share about the glory of God at Christmas.  Not all of the ladies above are part of our church but our church puts this event on each year to gather ladies from around the county.  A new lady organized the event this year and all of the women of our church pitched in to help.    We have returned from our trip to Florida and Illinois.  The mobile is washed and made repairs to for another year.  We were able to catch a grands Christmas program on the way back and also give gifts to the grands in Illinois.  We were so thankful for the good driving weather we had both ways and that our van now with 257,000+ miles got us there and back.  We hit the ground running when we got back with the ladies' brunch being the next day and Sunday service the following day.  The explosion of our stuff back into our living quarters is getting back into their places. O...

Matthew 20:1-16 - The Kingdom of Heaven is like...The good news of Jesus in a story

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  The switch over has begun.  This Sunday marked our last passage in Matthew until the first of the year.  A few Sunday offs and then a couple Sundays covering advent and then a special sermon for the final Sunday of the year.  I am praying that I will be preaching on our new mission and identity statements.  It would be a great way to end 2025 and keep moving on this quest to have our church documents reflect who we are and where we are at as a local church family. Matthew 20:1-16 contains a parable that I just love.  It could be my favorite and I love how it dovetails with the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15.  This is a Matthew only passage and that makes me wonder why.  Matthew being a tax collector and this parable dealing with wages might give us a clue but always leaving the final reason being the inspiration of the Holy Spirit given to him.  The parable is also a tremendous picture of the gospel.  I know that you can't attr...

Matthew 19:23-30 - What do we get? Who are you with? - A few pictures too...

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  This is a blast from the past of myself and my sister Rhoda in the kitchen of our home on 2138 N. Lehman Road.  I see the snow through the window and it was probably a Sunday morning because of our clothes.  What a wonderful childhood we had with the parents who provided a loving environment for us to grow up in. No mule deer last week but some beautiful sunrises and sunsets I took in.  A little break and then I am out again on Wednesday for the 4th season on the hunt for some elk.  I am thankful that I can take my work up into the hills and study the Scriptures at 9000 ft. and above.  Long days and a lot of wind at times but thankful for the opportunity to do this. This is one of my hunting spots I found with great cover and also observation in all directions.  Enough of that, what did I study and serve up this Sunday from the pulpit? We finished up Matthew 19 this Sunday.  Onto Matthew 20 next Sunday and probably the last sermon from Matthew u...