INTRODUCTION This morning is Thanksgiving Sunday, a day that we set aside every year to give thanks for all that we are and all that we have. To be honest, […]
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SCRIPTURE READING Reading from Exodus 17:1-7: The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim,
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WE ALL HAVE NEEDS All of us have needs that must be met if we are to survive. Maybe you’ve heard of a something called Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy. I’ve used
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BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE THE RED SEA Last week, we used the Passover to talk about how the Church needs to prepare itself to follow God; how
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THE STORY OF MOSES We’ve been having some fun with the Old Testament readings from the lectionary. We’re going to continue that today as we move from the first book
JOSEPH REVEALS HIMSELF TO HIS BROTHERS We come today to the end of our story of Jacob and his family. If you recall from last week, Joseph was the favoured
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JOSEPH THE SPOILED BRAT We continue this morning with the Old Testament story of Jacob. Over the past few weeks, we’ve learned about Jacob’s checkered past. He deceived his father
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WAITING BY THE RIVER We continue this morning with he story of Jacob. If you recall, two weeks ago he had deceived his father and taken the paternal blessing that
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JACOB FINDS A WIFE… OR TWO As I mentioned last week, over the course of the rest of the summer, we are going to be looking at some of the
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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Over the next few weeks, actually for the rest of the summer, we’re going to be focusing on some of the great Bible stories in the Old
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REMEMBERING THE PARABLE The scripture that we are going to be studying this morning is a rather odd one. It’s a parable. The fact that it’s a parable isn’t odd.
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