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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Oct. 31--Anniversary Sunday at Morgan's Point--IT'S RENEWAL TIME!

The Covenant Renewal led by Joshua at the end of his tenure as leader is the basis of this message preached on the occasion of the 170th Anniversary of Morgan's Point United Church. The message ends with an opportunity for everyone to join in these words of Covenant Renewal (adapted from a service by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism).
I am no longer my own, but yours.
Put me to what you will, place me with whom you will.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be put to work for you or set aside for you,
praised for you or criticized for you.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and fully surrender all things to your hope and service.
And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
you are mine, and I am yours.
So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth,
let it be made also in heaven.
Amen
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The rest of the service is found here. Be blessed!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Oct. 24, 2010--SIMPLE OBEDIENCE LEADS TO SIMPLY AMAZING RESULTS

Using the ancient story of Naaman's cleansing from leprosy in II Kings 5:1-14 and a contemporary example of a group working on losing belly fat, this message illustrates the powerful consequences of simple obedience.
Be blessed by the rest of the service, which includes the baptism of Keith Sidey.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Oct. 17, 2010--DIGGING DITCHES

We begin a series of messages on the life and ministry of Elisha as we look at this incident in II Kings 3, where he advises the three kings to dig ditches in the valley. The message seeks the wisdom of the Holy Spirit to discern where we are called to do the same today.
Be blessed by the message and the rest of the service too!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Oct. 10, 2010--CANADIAN THANKSGIVING--THE POWER OF GIVING THANKS

On this Canadian Thanksgiving Sunday, the familiar story of Jesus and the ten lepers from Luke 17:11-19 is the focus of this message.
Be blessed by the rest of the service as well!
Here is the forwarded e-mail that is read at the end of the sermon:
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, ' This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.

I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.

Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section. The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them." I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.

Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section, my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed." How is it that there is no work going on here? ' I asked. "So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments"

"How does one acknowledge God's blessings? " I asked.

"Simple," the angel answered. Just say, "Thank you, Lord."

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Oct. 03, 2010--For God so loved the WORLD

On this Worldwide Communion Sunday, our message, based partly on John 3:14-18, focuses on God's concern for the WORLD. The message is in two parts, with a video in-between.
Please listen to part 1, watch the video and then listen to part 2.
You may also read about the incident on the Ocean City Beach here.
Be blessed by the rest of the service as well.