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#118. December 6 - Rev. Shane Page Dec 06, 2020

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This Sunday we will reencounter one of the primary figures of Advent, John the Baptist. He is a strange, enigmatic figure and yet the Church finds him and his message essential ingredients for a proper preparation for Christmas. All the gospels relate John’s preaching before they relate Jesus’s preaching. This Sunday let’s hear the gospel according to John the Baptist (Mark 1:1-8) and thereby make ourselves ready to prepare our Savior room.

#117. Page-Turner Episode 28/December 2 Dec 06, 2020

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After three weeks, Shane, Kevin, and Karen are back together! They catch up on what they did over the Thanksgiving holiday, talk about Christmas trees and then discuss reclaiming the real meaning of Advent. Advent is much more than only preparing for the birth of Jesus.

#116. November 29 - Rev. Shane Page Nov 29, 2020

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This Sunday marks the first Sunday of the season of Advent. Every first Sunday of Advent, the church appoints the gospel reading to be one in which Jesus goes apocalyptic. Look, our Lord will say this week, for the sun to darken, for the moon to stop giving its light, and for the stars to fall. Why this reading, why this sermon from Jesus, as we begin decking the halls with our festive ornamentation? Let’s think about it this Sunday.

#115. November 22 - Rev. Dianne Lawhorn Nov 22, 2020

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Thanksgiving has been understood as a day to humbly reflect on the abundant gifts that saturate our lives. It inspires us to think about what it means to be truly thankful and to consider the impact that gratitude can have. Some have described gratitude as “ the practice of making space for appreciation.” Embracing gratitude as a practice is about acknowledging the goodness in our lives and acknowledging the source of that goodness. The Apostle Paul reveals just this kind of grateful heart in his letter to the church at Ephesus. Despite his difficult circumstances, He constantly gives credit to Christ for the work of transformation. It is obvious that giving thanks had become a way of life for Paul. Giving thanks can become a way of life for us as well. It can become a kind of oxygen that wakes us up to really living. Let’s be intentional about remembering and being thankful in this season. Especially, as we celebrate Christ the King Sunday, let’s acknowledge the source of goodness in our lives, as we confess that Christ is deserving of our gratitude. Let’s celebrate the one who not only transforms us, but who can transform the world through us.

#114. Page-Turner Episode 27/November 18 Nov 19, 2020

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Kevin and Karen have another guest on today's show, Brittany Viehmann, who has started her job this week as the DUMC Youth Program Coordinator. Brittany shares how she and her family came to DUMC and what she is looking forward to with our youth program now and in the future.

#113. November 15 - Rev. Jim Humphries Nov 15, 2020

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If you grew up going to Christian camps or youth groups, you may have sung: “Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning, burning, burning…” This Sunday in worship, we will hear Jesus’ parable of the ten bridesmaids, which is where this little song gets its theme. Join us as we reflect upon the meaning of this story, and see that keeping oil in our lamps isn’t just a message for kids, but for Christians of all ages and stages of life. Read Matthew 25:1-13 to prepare for this Sunday’s worship.

#111. November 8 - Rev. Shane Page Nov 15, 2020

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This Sunday we will spend time reflecting on a popular parable of Jesus in the gospel of Matthew, the parable of the talents. A rich man entrusts his servants with a certain number of talents, which was a huge sum of money, and then asks for a reckoning for how they invested it. A parable with many stewardship themes, it nevertheless has a curious wrinkle in it, which says more about us than about God. Let’s think about it this Sunday.

#112. Page-Turner Episode 26/November 11 Nov 12, 2020

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Kevin and Karen have a special guest on today's show, DUMC member Ashley Nydish. Kevin and Karen initiate Ashley to the show by discussing fall, the holidays, and of course space. Ashley shares how Bags of Hope got started and explains how the program provides meals for students in the Lake Norman area and how you can help.

#110. Page-Turner Episode 25/November 4 Nov 08, 2020

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We survived Halloween, the time change, and a full moon all in the same week. Now as voting is over and as we are waiting on the results of the president-elect, Shane, Kevin, and Karen discuss religion and politics and how they coexist. Click on the video link below to watch this week's episode.

#109. November 1 - Rev. Shane Page Nov 01, 2020

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This Sunday we will experience again one of the high Sundays of the year, All Saints Day. A day set aside for the commemoration of all the faithful who have died in the Lord—in particular those in our own church community who, within the last year, died in hope of eternal life in Christ—All Saints Day is a Christian pedagogy, that is, it teaches us why we exist and for whom we exist. For all the saints who from their labors rest, let us this Sunday give thanks.

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