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Catch Fire Day 45
Catch Fire Day 45 “Vital Congregation” Acts 11:19-30 I read the passage and found out some interesting facts. 1. The church in Antioch was started not by an intentional planting team. People were scattered because of the persecution after the martyrdom of Stephen (v. 19). 2. Some of them spoke to the Hellenists, not Jews…
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Catch Fire Day 44
Catch Fire Day 44 “Reaching out” Acts 11:1-18 Elma is her name. She lives in Clayton. Because our church is used as a voting place people come from everywhere. She came to vote one day and met our church custodian, Luis. She asked whether we have Spanish fellowship. Yes! Luis replied. It started couple weeks…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 15:29-39
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 15:29-39 Miracles do happen! Look at the graduates! They are miracles in two senses! First, we feel that we have not done anything for them but they turned out great! One of our church members said to me when he introduced her daughter to me, “I do not know how…
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Catch Fire Day 43
Catch Fire Day 43 Our sister Virginia Sincich passed away. When she decided to stay home and waited for God’s call it was expected. When I visited her she wanted to have some friends and church members to come over to her house. We announced her wish at choir and UMW circles. Then we had…
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Catch Fire Day 42
Catch Fire Day 42 “Repay with Blessing” 1 Peter 3 Here again! Peter encourages us to bless our enemies: “Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but , on the contrary, repay with a blessing.” Peter emphasizes that it is our calling! “It is for this that you were called—that you might…
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Catch Fire Day 41
Catch Fire Day 41 Surprise, surprise! Acts 10:34-48 This year our annual conference invited the Rev. Adam Hamilton from the UM Church of the Resurrection. It is not surprising. He is a well known pastor and we love him. Today, however, I have received a card from one of the church members. He wrote to…
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Catch Fire Day 40
Catch Fire Day 40 Boundary Crossing Acts 10:1-33 Our church custodian is Luis Pena. He speaks Spanish. When I was first appointed one year ago, I could not talk with him much because I could not speak Spanish. So, when I saw him, I just said, “Good Morning!” and when he finished his work and…
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Catch Fire Day 39
Catch Fire Day 39 “Godly Interruptions” Acts 9:32-42 Phone rang. I was in the middle of violin practice. I sweat and toil with the songs that I have to perform in our church orchestra on July 4th at the Todos Santos Park in Concord. I tried to concentrate on the songs, ignoring the phone ringing.…
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Catch Fire Day 38
Catch Fire Day 38 “Mediator” Acts 9:23-31 In v. 31 we find that the church was growing rapidly. “Meanwhile the church throughout Judas, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the control of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.” How did…
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Catch Fire Day 37
Catch Fire Day 37 “A Spiritual Leader in the Making” Acts 9:1-22 From time to time I talked to my children asking if they wanted to be pastors. My son and daughter said “yes!” when they were 5-6 years old but “no!” when they were in junior high schools. They still say “NO!” to the…
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