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Sharing the Heart of the King — 370 episodes

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2026.05.10 The Gift of Mother's Day

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The Way, the Truth, and the Life

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The Fourth Sunday of Easter

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2026.04.19 Walking the Road with Jesus

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2026.04.12 A Rational Disciple

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2026.04.05 Easter, His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

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2026.04.03 Good Friday, Rejection

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2026.04.02 Maundy Thursday, WOW

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2026.03.29 Humiliation

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2026.03.25 Lent: Supplication

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2026.03.22 Waiting on the Lord

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2026.03.18 Lent: Fortification

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2026.03.15 The Silence of God

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2026.03.11 Lent, A Prayer of One Afflicted

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2026.03.08 Invitation

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2026.03.04 Lent, How Bad Can It Get?

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2026.03.01 A Spiritual Power Pill

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2026.02.25 Lent, The Vindication of Our God

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2026.02.22 Jubilation: From Silence to Singing

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2026.02.18 Ash Wednesday, Create in Me a Clean Heart

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2026.02.15 Unexpected Encounters

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2026.02.08 Sharing

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2025.02.01 Spiritual Nutrition

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2026.01.25 How Connected Are You?

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2026.01.18 The Heart of the King

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2026.01.11 Greasy Grace

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2026.01.04 The Riches of His Grace

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2025.12.28 "362"

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2025.12.25 Christmas: Jesus Camped Out Among Us

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2025.12.24 Christmas Eve: God Showed Up

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2025.12.21 Born in My Heart

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2025.12.17 Advent: Mighty to Save

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2025.12.14 See and Hear the Here and Now

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2025.12.10 Advent: A Song for God's People

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2025.12.07 Living Out Your Purpose

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2025.12.03 Advent: Be Born in Us Today: Hope

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2025.11.30 What's Christmas Coming To?

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2025.11.26 Thanksgiving Eve: The Enduring Faithfulness of Our God

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2025.11.23 At the Foot of the Cross

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2025.11.16 Faith Filled Giving

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2025.11.09 Generosity: Walking Humbly

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2025.11.02 Our Glorious Future

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2025.10.26 It's All About God's Grace

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2025.10.19 Thy Kingdom Come

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2025.10.12 Lessons from Lepers

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2025.10.05 Encouragement to be Faithful

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2025.09.28 Prioritize Properly

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2025.09.21 Meaningful Relationships

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2025.09.14 Serving Challenge: Ambition

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2025.09.07 God-Given Ability

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2025.08.31 And...What Did We Do?

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2025.08.24 Serving Challenge: Availability

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2025.08.17 Attitude Check

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2025.08.10 G.O.A.T.

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2025.08.03 A King Becomes a Repentant and Forgiven Sinner

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2025.07.27 A Fugitive Becomes a King

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2025.07.20 A Man After the Heart of God

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2025.07.13 From Zero to Hero

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2025.07.06 Freedom that Gives Us Life

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2025.06.29 “What’s Worth Living For?”

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2025.06.22 How Do We Hear Jesus' Voice, When Life Seems To Be So Busy?

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2025.06.15 The Mystery of God

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2025.06.08 The Flame Lights the Way

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2025.06.01 Why Do You Stand Looking Into Heaven?

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2025.05.25 A Vision of the Future

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2025.05.18 Christ the Victor!

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2025.05.11 Safe with the Shepherd

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2025.05.04 What Happens After Easter?

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2025.04.27 What to Do with Doubt

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2025.04.20 Easter, Following Jesus' Footsteps - Outside the Empty Tomb

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2025.04.18 Good Friday, Following the Footsteps of Jesus to the Cross

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2025.04.17 Maundy Thursday, Eat. Drink. Be Forgiven.

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2025.04.13 The Glory of the Humble King

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2025.04.09 Lent, Jesus is Turned Over to be Crucified at Pilate’s Judgment Hall

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2025.04.06 Christ is Our Cornerstone

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2025.04.02 Lent, Jesus is on Trial in the Courtyard

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2025.03.30 Return of the Prodigal Son

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2025.03.26 Lent, Jesus is Betrayed and Arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane

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2025.03.23 Why Do ___ Things Happen To ___ People?

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2025.03.19 Lent, Praying in Gethsemane

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2025.03.16 Heaven Is Our Home

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2025.03.12 Lent, Beautiful Things

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2025.03.09 It's Satan Sunday

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2025.03.05 Ash Wednesday, Following the Footsteps of Jesus to the Mount of Beatitudes

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2025.03.02 The Transfiguration of Our Lord

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2025.02.23 Love Your Enemies

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2025.02.16 Let's Talk Lutheran Guilt

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2025.02.09 Completely Different

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2025.02.02 Jesus Speaks with Authority

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2025.01.26 Going Home

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2025.01.19 Come Lord Jesus, Be Our Guest

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2025.01.12 Baptized into God's Family

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2025.01.04 Going Home Another Way

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2024.12.31 New Year's Eve, God's Everlasting Love

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2024.12.29 Your Brain on Christ

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2024.12.25 Christmas, Saying Yes

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2024.12.24 Christmas Eve, The Light of God's Glory

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2024.12.22 A Body You Prepared

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2024.12.18 Advent, The Light of God's Presence

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2024.12.15 Good News of Great Joy

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2024.12.11 Advent, Is Advent Relevant?

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2024.12.08 Before the Manger

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2024.12.04 Advent, The Light of Hope

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2024.12.01 Why Advent

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2024.11.27 A Thanksgiving Scandal

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2024.11.24 Call Waiting ...

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2024.11.17 Having the Heart of Jesus

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2024.11.10 Thine or Mine

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2024.11.03 To the Saints - Living and Triumphant

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2024.10.27 “The Faithful God in a Hostile World”

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2024.10.20 The God of Enough

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2024.10.13 Joy, Junk, Jesus

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2024.10.06 The Superpower of God's Love

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2024.09.29 Never Stop Loving

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2024.09.22 Intentional Family

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2024.09.15 The Greatest in God's Kingdom

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2024.09.08 The Last Red Letter

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2024.09.01 Seeking Solitude

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2024.08.25 Thoughts on Prayer

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2024.08.18 Study Scripture

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2024.08.11 Committed to Community

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2024.08.04 The BEING Challenge

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2024.07.28 Unity in Trinity

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2024.07.21 Now Here

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2024.07.14 United in Christ

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2024.07.07 I Love to Tell the Story

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2024.06.30 God Is Always Hiring

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2024.06.23 Purpose: Why Am I Alive?

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2024.06.16 Belonging: Who Wants Me?

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2024.06.09 A Real ID

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2024.06.02 Security: Who Can I Trust?

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2024.05.19 Pentecost: When the Spirit Speaks

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2024.05.12 Telling the Story

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2024.05.05 Easter People Abide in Jesus

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2024.04.28 Affirmed in Faith

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2024.04.21 I Am the Good Shepherd

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2024.04.14 Putting the Pieces Back Together

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2024.04.07 What's the Difference

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2024.03.31 Easter, The Eternal Feast

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2024.03.29 Good Friday, The Feast of the Unleavened Bread

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2024.03.28 Maundy Thursday; Holy Feasts: Past, Present, and Future

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2024.03.20 Lent, Invitations and Excuses

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2024.03.24 Hard Questions

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2024.03.17 Don't Change the Subject

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2024.03.13 Lent, The Guest List

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2024.03.10 The Snakes in Your Life

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2024.03.06 Lent, Forgiven Much?

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2024.03.03 On the Third Day

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2024.02.28 Lent, The Big Picnic

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2024.02.25 Trust in God's Promises

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2024.02.21 Lent, The First Miracle

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2024.02.18 God Will Provide the Lamb

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2024.02.14 Ash Wednesday, The Welcome Table

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2024.02.11 God Doesn't Make Things Up

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2024.02.04 The Healing Jesus Brings

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2024.01.28 Jesus Is Calling You

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2024.01.21 Come and See

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2024.01.14 Water and the Word

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2024.01.07 It's All in the Gift

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2023.12.31 Waiting On A New Year

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2023.12.25 Christmas

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2023.12.24 Christmas Eve: The Greatest Gift of All

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2023.12.20 Advent: We Belong to Him

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2023.12.17 God's Witnesses

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2023.12.13 Advent: Jesus' Coming Brings Us Joy

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2023.12.10 The Song the Angels Sing

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2023.12.06 Advent: Peace When There Is No Peace

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2023.12.03 Wonder, Anticipation, and Hope

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2023.11.26 Christ: Over All

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2023.11.22 Thanksgiving Eve, Four Thoughts for a Happy Thanksgiving

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2023.11.19 Where Do We Get Directions for Stewarding God's Stuff?

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2023.11.12 What is Your Relationship with Your Stuff?

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2023.11.05 I Want to Be in That Number

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2023.10.29 God's Reforming Work

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2023.10.22 The Great Do Over

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2023.10.15 Brother Against Brother

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2023.10.08 Our Family of Faith

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2023.10.01 Directions

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2023.09.24 The First Family

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2023.09.17 Lost and Found

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2023.09.10 Going

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2023.09.03 Giving

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2023.08.27 Serving in God's Kingdom

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2023.08.20 Living Forgiveness

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2023.08.13 Just Being

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2023.08.06 The Red Letter Challenge

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2023.07.30 Sharing the Good Book

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2023.07.23 Trust the Evidence

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2023.07.16 The Bible

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2023.07.09 Jesus Loves Me, This I Know, for the Bible Tells Me So

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2023.07.02 Do Thou Our Country Save

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2023.06.25 Why?

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2023.06.18 Our Father's Blessing

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2023.06.11 No Other Name, No Other Way

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2023.06.04 Living Trinity

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2023.05.28 Pentecost: Yesterday and Today

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2023.05.21 Seventh Sunday of Easter: Where is Jesus?

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2023.05.14 Mother's Day: This is Love

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2023.05.07 Cantata: The Song of the Redeemed

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2023.04.30 Pictures of Our Life with the Good Shepherd

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2023.04.23 On the Road to Recognition

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2023.04.16 Easter Monopoly

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2023.04.09 Easter: Jesus and the Tree of Life

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2023.04.07 Good Friday: The Tree of the Cross

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2023.04.06 Maundy Thursday: Taste and See, the Lord is Good

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2023.04.02 Palm Sunday

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2023.03.29 Lent: Trees Bearing Fruit

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2023.03.26 Stay Tuned

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2023.03.22 Lent: God's People Are Like Trees

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2023.03.19 Live and Walk as Children of Light

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2023.03.15 Lent: The Stump of Jesse

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2023.03.12 Sir, Give Me this Water

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2023.03.08 Lent: The Burning Bush

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2023.03.05 Here Comes the Son

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2023.03.01 Lent: The Family Tree

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2023.02.26 Life in the Wilderness

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2023.02.22 Ash Wednesday: The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

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2023.02.19 This is My Son

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2023.02.12 It's Your Choice

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2023.02.05 Let Your Light Shine

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2023.01.29 We are Connected to Jesus and His Blessings

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2023.01.22 Embrace Foolishness

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2023.01.15 Do You Hear God's Voice?

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2023.01.08 Let's Talk Baptism

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2023.01.01 Gifts Fit for a King

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2022.12.25 Christmas Day: The Work of Christmas

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2022.12.24 Christmas Eve: Gather 'Round the Manger

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2022.12.18 How God Shows His Love for You

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2022.12.14 Advent: Gather 'Round in Song

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2022.12.11 Our King Has Come and He Shall Reign Forevermore

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2022.11.30 Advent: Gather Round the Tree (with Hope)

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2022.11.27 An Ordinary Advent

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2022.11.23 Thanksgiving Eve: In All Circumstances

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2022.11.20 Stewarding Our Worldview

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2022.11.13 A Grace-Filled Friendship

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2022.11.06 For All the Saints

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2022.10.30 Standing on the Word of God

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2022.10.23 Bringing Babies to Jesus

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2022.10.16 Your Story

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2022.10.09 Loss, Loyalty, and Love

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2022.10.02 You are the People of God

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2022.09.25 Prisoners of Hope

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2022.09.11 A Covert Conversation

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2022.09.04 More Than a Happy Meal

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2022.08.28 Simply Be a Servant

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2022.08.21 Blessed to Be a Blessing

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2022.08.14 A Divisive Peace

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2022.08.07 Gathered and Sent to Share

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2022.07.31 Worship Will Change You

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2022.07.24 My Life with Jesus

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2022.07.17 Created to Worship

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2022.07.10 Redeemed to Live and Love

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2022.07.03 Freedom's Just Another Word

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2022.06.26 Won't You Be My Neighbor?

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2022.06.19 The Power of an Underdog

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2022.06.12 Do You Believe God?

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2022.06.05 God's Story - Pentecost

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2022.05.22 Pick It Up and Get Moving

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2022.05.15 United with Him

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2022.05.08 Listening to and Following the Good Shepherd

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2022.05.01 Dusting Off Peter

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2022.04.24 Believe It or Not

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2022.04.17 Easter, The Open Tomb Door Changes Everything

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2022.04.15 Good Friday, The Curtain is Torn in Two

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2022.04.14 Maundy Thursday, The Blood of the Lamb

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2022.04.10 What’s In It for Me?

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2022.04.06 Lent, The Knock at the Door

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2022.04.03 The Stone Which Breaks or Crushes

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2022.03.30 Lent, Behind Closed Doors

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2022.03.27 Broken Hearts and Healed Hearts

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2022.03.23 Lent, The Narrow Gate

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2022.03.20 Another Repentance Sermon

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2022.03.16 Lent, The Security Door

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2022.03.13 From Lament to Joy

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2022.03.09 Lent, The Watertight Door

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2022.03.06 Wilderness Wanderings

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2022.03.02 Ash Wednesday, The Guarded Doorway

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2022.02.27 Go the Distance

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2022.02.20 The Impossible Imperative

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2022.02.13 God Reveals His Instruction for Being His Disciple

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2022.01.23 "Body of Christ"

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2022.02.06 How’s the Fishing?

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2022.01.30 Jesus Reveals His Power and His Love

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2022.01.16 It was a Dark and Stormy Night

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2022.01.09 God’s Family Plan

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2022.01.02 Your Light has Come

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2021.12.31 New Year's Eve: Remember, Refocus, Be Ready

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2021.12.25 Christmas Day, Shepherds

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2021.12.24 Christmas Eve, Seeing Christ in Christmas - Gifts

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2021.12.15 Advent, Seeing Christ in Christmas - Christmas Angels

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2021.12.08 Advent, Seeing Christ in Christmas - Christmas Carols

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2021.12.01 Advent, Seeing Christ in Christmas (Lights)

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2021.11.24 Thanksgiving Eve, The Greatest Miracle

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2021.12.19 Miracles in the Mundane

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2021.12.12 For All Who Wait

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2021.12.05 Prepare the Way of the Lord

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2021.11.21 The Truth About Money

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2021.11.14 God’s Mission: Seek & Save

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When the Saints Go Marching In; November 7, 2021

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Abiding in His Word, Proclaiming His Freedom, Oct 31, 2021

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When the Savior is Near October 24th, 2021

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The Path to Prosperity October 17th, 2021

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Jesus is Greater Than... October 10th, 2021

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Open Hands, Trusting Hearts October 3rd, 2021

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Grace Upon Grace September 26th, 2021

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This Day the Din of Battle September 19th, 2021

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Show Me Teachers of the Truth

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Show Me Difficult September 5th, 2021

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Show Me Hospitality August 29th, 2021

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Show Me Service August 22nd, 2021

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Show Me Prayer August 15th, 2021

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Show Me Encouragement August 8th, 2021

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Sharing Our Faith August 1st, 2021

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Grow by Serving July 25th, 2021

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Growing Like Christ July 18th, 2021

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Connecting with God and Others July 11th, 2021

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"In God..." July 4th, 2021

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Re:turn "Restore and Rejoice" June 27th, 2021

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Re:turn "Refuse to Relent" June 20th, 2021

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Re:turn "Rebuild the Wall" June 13th, 2021

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Re:turn "Remember" June 6th, 2021

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The Three-fold Love of Our God Trinity Sunday, May 30th, 2021

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Testify to the Truth Pentecost Sunday May 23rd, 2021

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Happy Ending May 16th, 2021

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A Story of Love Mother's Day May 9th, 2021

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Connected to Christ May 2nd, 2021

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Jesus is Our Good Shepherd April 25th, 2021

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Child of God April 18th, 2021

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Take My Word for It April 11th, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Death and Life Easter Sunday April 4th, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Life and Death Good Friday April 2nd, 2021

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Real Presence Maundy Thursday April 1st, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Suffering and Turning Back Palm Sunday March 28th, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Judgement and Release March 24th, 2021

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Jesus Led the Way March 21st, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Denial and Declaration March 17th, 2021

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Living in the Son March 14th, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Compassion and Anger March 10th, 2021

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Foolish Wisdom March 7th, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Obedience and Defiance March 3rd, 2021

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Life's Biggest Questions February 28th, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Betrayal and Faithfulness February 24th, 2021

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"Temptation Times" February 21st, 2021

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At the Crossroads of Confession and Cover-Up February 17th, 2021

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Time to Shine February 14th, 2021

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Jesus is our Gentle Healer February 7th, 2021

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Who is this Guy? Pastor Al Erdman January 31st, 2021

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Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazaereth? January 17th, 2021

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Baptismal Identity January 10th, 2021

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Home by Another Way January 3rd, 2021

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A Year of God's Grace December 31st, 2020

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In the Nick of Time December 27th, 2020

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More Than a Story December 25th, 2020

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God is With Us in Jesus December 24th, 2020

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God With Us Brings Peace December 20th, 2020

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Road to Bethlehem - Station 6

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Road to Bethlehem - Station 5

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Road to Bethlehem - Station 4

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Road to Bethlehem - Station 3

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Road to Bethlehem - Station 2

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Road to Bethlehem - Station 1

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Good News of Great Joy December 16th, 2020

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God With Us December 13th, 2020

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Rejoice, O Highly Favored December 9th, 2020

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Prepare the Way December 6th, 2020

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God With Us Brings Hope: What are You Waiting For? December 2nd, 2020

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Ready and Waiting with Joyful Hope November 29th, 2020

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A Different Kind of Thanksgiving November 25th, 2020

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Freedom in Christ November 22nd, 2020

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Generous Giving November 15th, 2020