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#190. This Thing Called Church - Episode 13 - November 17 Nov 18, 2021

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Sunday is Christ the King Sunday and David, Kevin, and Karen discuss its meaning as well as its significance. Kevin brings something for show and tell which helps explain the discussion around the liturgy calendar and how the church calendar year works.

#189. Rev. David Hockett - November 14 Nov 14, 2021

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In this week’s reading from the Gospel of Mark, Jesus and his disciples are in the Temple in Jerusalem. The disciples took all of what they could see before them, the grand and ornate Temple complex, as a sign and symbol of the presence of God’s Kingdom – a Kingdom they believed would be grand and powerful – much like the Kingdoms we build. But Jesus was unimpressed saying, “Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.” Jesus is not anti-building per se. Rather, he understands and wants us to remember that our facilities, our programs, our ministries, all the institutional stuff of Church, they are a means to an end and never the end itself. The signs of the Kingdom Jesus is looking for are not grand buildings or flashy programs but lives transformed by love. Jesus calls you and me to follow him closely and to be living signs that point to God’s Kingdom of love, righteousness, and peace.

#188. Rev. Brad Hinton - November 7 Nov 07, 2021

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This week we will be discussing missions. We will reflect on Psalm 127, a theology of missions, how our church lives out missions, next steps for missions, and where God may be calling us to serve. Missions is part of the framework of our church and this Sunday we will reflect on how we live out missions and where we are going.

#187. This Thing Called Church - Episode 12 - November 3 Nov 04, 2021

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David, Kevin, and Karen start with a conversation about Halloween candy and Karen shares how much candy people purchase and consume. They move on to discuss this past Sunday's All Saints' worship service. Kevin talks about what goes into the beautiful music that was performed by the choirs and orchestra and David explains the meaning behind All Saints' and why we celebrate it and the differences between All Hallows, All Saints', and All Souls.

#186. Rev. Jim Humphries - October 24 Oct 24, 2021

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Completing our sermon series last week on The Five Practices of Fruitful Living, we now return this Sunday to the Revised Common Lectionary, looking specifically at Mark 10:46-52; a familiar and beloved story to many readers of the Bible. Jesus' years of ministry are drawing to a close as he and his disciples begin leaving Jericho, making their way to Jesus' last stop in Jerusalem. But before they can depart Jericho, a beggar named Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus, seeking healing of his blindness. This would be Jesus' final healing in Mark's gospel, as he restores the blind man's sight. But we will hear on Sunday that Bartimaeus wasn't the only one who regained vision that day. Hymn writer Clara H. Scott gives us wonderful words to pray as we prepare for worship this Sunday: Open my eyes that I may see, glimpses of truth thou hast for me...Open my eyes illumine me, Spirit divine. Amen.

#185. This Thing Called Church - Episode 11 - October 20 Oct 24, 2021

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Today may be the oddest National Day "item" as David, Kevin, and Karen get off track on that discussion. "The sacraments" are the real topic for today's episode and David and Kevin do an extraordinary job of explaining why baptism and communion are significant and what they mean on a deeper level. They also share some comical stories of baptisms gone awry. David gives a brief highlight of the Lands of Bible Cruise he will be co-leading next year which is open to everyone to join and Kevin gives a preview of what the upcoming All Saints' worship service will sound like.

#184. Rev. David Hockett - October 17 Oct 18, 2021

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We’ve come to the final week in our series on Bishop Robert Shnase’s book, Five Practices of Fruitful Living. Radical hospitality, passionate worship, intentional faith development, risk-taking mission and service, and extravagant generosity represent a wholistic way of life, a way of experiencing God’s love, and living a life that matters, a life of meaning and purpose that makes a difference in the world. This week we’ll focus on John 15:1-11 and how abiding in Christ, through the practices, leads to fruitful living.

#183. Rev. David Hockett - October 10 Oct 12, 2021

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This Sunday we’ll explore extravagant generosity or the fifth practice in our series on Five Practices of Fruitful Living. Bishop Robert Schnase defines extravagant generosity as “…our un-selfish willingness to share and give from all of our resources in a way that exceeds all expectations. Extravagant generosity describes lavish sharing, sacrifice, and giving in service to God and our neighbor.” Being extravagantly generous people and an extravagantly generous church is one of the ways we are the body of Christ in and for our community. The truth about us is that we have a deep-seated need to be generous, because, we are made in God’s image and God is generous. In fact, all of Creation, all there is, ever was, and ever will be is the product of the overflow of the extravagant love that exists within the community of the Trinity. Generosity is a part of the fabric of Creation. We’ll focus our time on John 3:11-17 and the invitation to mirror the generosity of God through the offering of all that we have and all that we are in response to the gift of God’s love poured out for us in Christ.

#182. This Thing Called Church - Episode 10 - October 6 Oct 07, 2021

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David, Kevin, and Karen record in-person in a new location! During the weekend recap, learn how Kevin saved the day during the Fernando Ortega concert. The topic for this episode is The Way of Salvation. David and Kevin break down what it means, how is it that God saves us, and how can we continue working on salvation.

#181. Rev. Dianne Lawhorn - October 3 Oct 03, 2021

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As we move along in our Church-Wide Study on Bishop Schnase’s Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, this week we will be looking at the fourth practice: Risk Taking Mission and Service. We will learn from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 16 verses 24-27, what it really means to be a disciple. Jesus says, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world , yet forfeit their soul?” This scripture lesson challenges us to move beyond a tentative commitment, as we reconsider our loyalties. It calls us to make a commitment that requires a sacrifice. It reminds us that sacrificing for the Lord is what it means to be a disciple. When we take this call to discipleship seriously, we begin to follow Christ in a way that can transform the world around us!

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