Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Discarding Images of an Angry God

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Restore us again, O God of our salvation,      and put away your indignation toward us.  Will you be angry with us forever?      Will...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

Sermon: Wishes, Hopes, and Dreams

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Luke 1:67-79 (Isaiah 2:1-4) Wishes, Hopes, and Dreams James Sledge                                                                No...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Offering Thanks for the Impossible

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"How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years." So asks Zechariah. "How can thi...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Ferguson, Advent, and God's Dream

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In the aftermath of last night's rioting in Ferguson, Jeff Krehbiel, a friend and colleague, posted this quote on his Facebook page. I...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Preaching Thoughts on a Non-Preaching Sunday (Ezekiel 34:11-24)

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Some of you likely recall the old Beatles song from The White Album entitled, “Piggies.” The four, short verses were set to a fun, bo...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Retrieving Jesus

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A church member recently shared with me a Nov. 9th NY Times opinion piece by James Carroll entitled "Jesus and the Modern Man." ...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Faith, Works, and an Advent Swallowed by Christmas

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Supposedly the great church reformer, Martin Luther, lobbied for removing several books from the New Testament. He thought they ran counte...

Sermon video: Doing the Impossible

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Audios of sermons and worship available on the FCPC website .
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Sermon: Doing the Impossible

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Matthew 25:14-30 Doing the Impossible James Sledge                                                                               Novemb...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Sermon: Forsaking All Others

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Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 Forsaking All Others James Sledge                                                                                ...
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Post-Election Theology

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As on who can be labeled a "progressive Christian," I'm not among those celebrating yesterday's election results. I'...
Monday, November 3, 2014

Sermon video: On Being Children and Saints

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Audios of sermons and worship available on the FCPC website.