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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: August 2014
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Sunday, August 31, 2014. Ministry of the Faithful: John the Baptist and the Gift of Prophecy. Sermon was preceded by “Heaven Help Us All,” written by Ron Miller and originally recorded by Stevie Wonder. Https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? For instance, one verse of the song goes,. The biblical prophet was not. Chapter three of the Gospel According to Luke says that the word of God came to John the ...
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: Advent Peace
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Sunday, December 7, 2014. Isn’t it ironic that our celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace has become one of the most consistently stressful seasons of the year? It’s a stressful season for many. And the stress can go on into the next year. One man defined Christmas as. Micah saw destruction for his nation and injustice within its people. The rich were taking advantage of the poor&...
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: Advent Joy
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Sunday, December 14, 2014. That should have been a time of amazing joy and celebration, and at first I’m sure it was. But then a new reality set in. Was in rubble. Homes had to be rebuilt, the wall around. Had to be restored. And under great leadership of people like Ezra and Nehemiah, the work was completed even as there were attacks and trouble from enemies around them. That is what the ange...
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: November 2014
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Sunday, November 30, 2014. I heard someone define a pessimist as a person who feels bad, especially when he feels good. Why? Because he knows he’ll feel worse when the good passes. The scary thing is, I’ve known people exactly like that, so they can’t even enjoy the good when it comes. It is always couched in some dark cloud of pessimistic gloom. Now, that’s extreme pessimism! Hope looks throu...
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: October 2014
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Sunday, October 26, 2014. Stewardship of LIfe: Resources. I’m reading from Matthew 14:16 . 8220;Jesus said to them, ‘They need not go away; you give them something to eat.’. They replied, ‘We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.’. And he said, ‘Bring them here to me.’”. We’re in a series of sermons on stewardship, the biblical understanding that all belongs to God, who gives t...
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: June 2014
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Sunday, June 29, 2014. Two preachers were discussing theology and slipped into a heated argument. Finally one put his hand up and said, “Wait a minute. There’s no reason we can’t disagree on this and still be friends. I say you go your way and I’ll go God’s way.”. But the Christian faith at its very heart is built on paradox. For instance . . . Jesus is fully God; Jesus is fully man. Rabbi Sim...
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: Giving Thanks
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Sunday, November 23, 2014. On the way to Jerusalem Jesus. Was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers. Approached him. Keeping their distance,. They called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us! When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were made clean. This is the missing piece i...
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: Moving Past Halfway
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Sunday, November 16, 2014. How many of you have seen the animated movie, Shrek. Donkey wants no part of it. But Shrek insists: “I’m right with you. Just keep moving . . . and don’t look down.”. 8220;Okay, don’t look down. Don’t look down. Don’t look down.” But Donkey’s foot goes through a rotting board and he looks straight. I’m looking down! I can’t do this! Let me off, please! Fear can cause...
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: God Gives the Growth
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Monday, December 29, 2014. God Gives the Growth. The text for today is from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. The scripture at chapter 3 verse 5 begins , “What then is Apollos? What then is Paul? Well, if you talked to some of the members of the First Christian Church of Corinth, they would likely say something like “What is Apollos? He is wonderful, that’s what he is! And he baptized me!
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog: January 2014
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Pastor Ed's Sermon Blog. Sharing of sermon series from First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fulton, MO. Monday, January 27, 2014. Thank you for the time away last weekend. As most of you know,. And I took our daughter, Nautica, to. To audition for NBC’s The Voice. Nautica and I settled into conversation in our hotel room, we talked about that and things got pretty philosophical. What is it that is most important? How do I choose the best from all the good, knowing this is it above all else?
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