This week’s carol is one of the most popular that we sing during the Christmas season. It came about by accident. The words were written in 1816 by Franz Xaver Gruber . The organ in the Church of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, Austria was broken, so he was asked to put a melody to a Read more
December 19, 2011 in Messages by Kitty
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What a great morning! I’ve been thinking about speaking on Psalm 103 for a while now. This week we started with the first five verses. Since the verses contain a simple list of five reasons to “bless the Lord”, I thought it would be appropriate to share it at the beginning, saving the song service Read more
June 27, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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I find it difficult to run Easter Sunday service like it’s any other Sunday—it isn’t! This is the single most important Sunday in the church year. This is our Superbowl, our Stanley Cup final, our . . . well, you get the picture. This past week I was overwhelmed during my times of prayer and Read more
April 26, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Last fall we looked at the stories Jesus told about discipleship. This week we started looking at the first of two stories Jesus told about grace: the parable of the unmerciful servant. We tackled this text in four parts: Why did Peter ask Jesus if seven times was Read more
September 8, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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