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Sermon: "Praying for Donkeys and Wolves"
Preacher: Rev. David Kalas
Scripture: Numbers 22:22-35
As soon as we come to know the Lord for ourselves, we immediately inherit a heartache. For not everyone we love loves Him, too. And what can we do about that?
Special music by the Bell Choir.
Runtime: 1811.14
Views: 46
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Sermon: "The Math of Prayer"
Preacher: Rev. David Kalas
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18
We don't typically come to church for math lessons, but it will be important for us this Sunday to discover just what equals what.
Runtime: 1237.34
Views: 48
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Sermon: "Christianity is a Rel..."
Preacher: Rev. David Kalas
Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40
To categorize is to understand. As soon as something has been identified as a virus rather than bacteria, for example, we instantly know important things about it. But then to miscategorize is to misunderstand. And that is just what has happened to Christianity.
Runtime: 1505.37
Views: 55
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Sermon: "Our Three Basic Food Groups"
Preacher: Rev. David Kalas
Scripture: Acts 2:41-47
Our parents used to tell us that, in order to grow up big and strong, we needed to finish our vegetables. Our teachers, meanwhile, taught us about "The Four Basic Food Groups." But that's only about a physical diet. What does it take to grow spiritually? What does a well-balanced diet look like for the human soul?
Special music by the Bell Choir.
Runtime: 1531.80
Views: 71
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Sermon: "But God..."
Preacher: Rev. Dave Wilkinson
Scripture: Acts 2:22-32
We find ourselves sometimes in pretty difficult situations. Situations that look like there is no hope, no way out, no possibilities for a solution. It's in times like that when our resurrection faith needs to kick in. On the cross Jesus was crucified and killed. His body placed in a tomb. His followers thought that was the end. Peter describes what happened next, "But God raised Him up, having freed Him from death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its power." Where in your life do you need a "But God…"?
Special music by Angela Kalas & Jonathan Kresin.
Runtime: 1092.32
Views: 82
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This music video was shared in the Fresh Bread worship service on April 14, 2013 at the end of Deacon Dave's message "But God..."
Runtime: 203.85
Views: 70
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Series: What God Wants to Know
Sermon: "The Most Important Question of All"
Preacher: David Kalas
Scripture: John 21:15-19
Of all the questions that the Lord asks in Scripture, one stands out above the rest. It is the most important question about the most important thing. And He still asks us the question today.
Special music by the Bell Choir
Runtime: 1582.91
Views: 85
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Sermon: "What God Wants to Know: Shopping in the Wrong Aisle"
Scripture: Luke 24: 1-12
Perhaps you've had the experience yourself. Maybe in a grocery store, a hardware store, or one of the "big box" stores. It's the experience of looking for something in the wrong place. And it's just what some people do with Jesus.
Special music by the Sanctuary Choir
Runtime: 1302.80
Views: 102
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Pastor David invites us to hear special messages in worship this Spring about the essence of the Christian faith and life, as well as to take part in opportunities to join small groups with an emphasis on prayer.
Runtime: 129.23
Views: 223
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Pastor David shares an invitation to take part in our Holy Week and Easter services.
Runtime: 452.30
Views: 254
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Series: What God Wants to Know
Sermon: "Drowsy Discipleship"
Preacher: David Kalas
Scripture: Mark 14:32-42
Some questions we answer with our words. Some we answer with our lives. Those may be the most difficult sort of question, and that was the sort that Jesus asked His disciples that night in the garden.
Runtime: 1032.97
Views: 107
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Series: What God Wants to Know
Sermon: "The Future of Dead Things"
Preacher: David Kalas
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10
The encouraging teacher says, "There's no such thing as a stupid question." That's a nice sentiment. But the question that God asked Ezekiel might make the teacher think twice, for it seems like a ridiculous question to us.
Special music by the Salvation Army Chicago Staff Band.
Runtime: 1743.01
Views: 95
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Sermon Title: What God Wants to
Know: The Buddy System
Preacher: Rev. David Kalas
Scripture: Genesis 4: 1-9
Communion
"No man is an island." That was
the famous conclusion of Elizabethan
poet John Donne. And it is also Cain's
unhappy discovery in "The Buddy
System."
Runtime: 1521.02
Views: 179
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Series: What God Wants to Know
Sermon: "The Great Hypothetical"
Preacher: David Kalas
Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15
Here is a question that is worth writing down. The question that God asked Sarah is not only one that He asks us, but also one we should ask ourselves. It is "The Great Hypothetical."
Special music by the Bell Choir.
Runtime: 1431.86
Views: 150
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Series: What God Wants to Know.
Sermon: "It's Always the Cover-Up"
Preacher: David Kalas
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13
From a very early age, we demonstrate our reluctance to admit our wrongs. We prefer to deny or to blame. And we human beings have been doing that from the very beginning! Yet the Lord continually comes to us and asks us a question that would set us free.
Runtime: 1344.74
Views: 179
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Sermon: "Lent Begins with Good News"
Preacher: Dave Wilkinson
Scripture: Romans 10:8-15
When it comes to sharing the Good News of Christ, how are we doing? Deacon Dave will begin Lent with an exploration of just what that good news is, and who that good news is for.
Special music by the choir.
Runtime: 1638.27
Views: 181
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Sermon: "Illuminated Dust"
Preacher: David Kalas
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-10
The old song says, "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam." We have known some sunbeams along the way in our lives. And they give us a sense both for how God works and what He wants us to be.
Special music by John Plier.
Runtime: 1669.00
Views: 165
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Church Knows Church talks about Lent in this video.
Runtime: 156.46
Views: 117
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An ecumenical service of Prayer for Christian Unity was held at First Church on January 23, 2013. UM Bishop Hee-Soo Jung was the preacher.
Runtime: 3272.34
Views: 111
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This video was shown at Fresh Bread worship on 1/20/13.
Runtime: 128.01
Views: 121
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