By Mark Loder on 4/29/2009 3:46 PM

2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Embracing Impossibilities

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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By Paster Larry Griffin on 4/26/2009 12:37 PM

Times of Refreshing
Third Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2009
Acts 3: 11-21 – And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets that his Christ would suffer, be thus fulfilled. Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord…

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By Paster Larry Griffin on 4/22/2009 12:40 PM

THE MUSICIANS
April 22, 2009

Read I Chronicles 23: 1-6

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By Paster Larry Griffin on 4/18/2009 12:55 PM

Funeral Sermon for Jill Berry

April 18, 2009

“Never Will I Leave You”

Hebrews 13:5-9 - Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear, and what can man do to me?’ Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace…”

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By Paster Larry Griffin on 4/12/2009 4:40 PM

FIRST THINGS FIRST
Easter Sunday, 2009
I Corinthians 15: 1-11- Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you- unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles Last of all, as to a dead fetus, he appeared to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and h is grace toward me was not in vain. On t Read More »

By Mark Loder on 4/10/2009 4:45 PM

John 19:16-30

A Purpose for What Christ Did

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Here we stand; on this sacred and solemn day, we stand in awe at the foot of the cross. The world may have its constant noise and motion, may be blind to the things of God. But today/tonight, we gather together and open our eyes, our ears, and all our senses to the one great reality of what we’ve sung in the Good Friday hymn:
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree!
‘Tis the Christ, by man rejected; Yes, my soul, ‘tis He, ‘tis He!
‘Tis the long-expected Prophet, David’s Son, yet David’s Lord;
Proofs I see sufficient of it: ‘Tis the true and faithful Word.
 

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By Paster Larry Griffin on 4/9/2009 4:47 PM

Maundy Thursday, 2009
DON’T FORGET ME, NOW!
I Corinthians 11: 23-27 – For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you. The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”

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By Paster Larry Griffin on 4/5/2009 5:20 PM

Return To Your Stronghold!
Palm Sunday, April 5, 2009
The Rite of Confirmation for Georgia Blaisdell, Kolton Christenson, Tyler Cowdin, Dylan DeMarce, Alexa Dusek, Darian Engel, Miranda Gardiner, Erin Guse, Ashley Hanson, Cody Ingle, Brandi Johnson, Matt Kopischke, Madison Krautbauer, Megan Maas, Ronald Menze, Kenzie Schuch, William Steinhauer, Amyber Stickley, Alexander Struck, Jacob Trahms, Jenna Vogelsang
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you, righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted ona donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. As for you also, because of the blo Read More »

By Paster Larry Griffin on 4/4/2009 5:23 PM

Wedding Sermon for Ryan and Angela
April 4, 2009
RETURN TO YOUR STRONGHOLD!
Zechariah 9: 9-12 – Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.

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By Mark Loder on 4/1/2009 3:58 PM

Matthew 2:13-20

The King Who Couldn’t Kill Jesus

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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