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Sermons preached at Fries Memorial Moravian Church.

Wonderful Words of Life: Faith (4th in a Series)

“Rationalism and doctrinairism are the diseases of our time; they pretend to have all the answers.  But a great deal will be discovered which our present limited view would have ruled out as impossible.”  Carl Jung Continue reading

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Meditation World-Wide Communion Sunday

This Communion Meditation is a 3rd Installment in the series, “Wonderful Words of Life: Faith.” For the last two weeks we have been talking about faith.  We have seen that faith is not a luxury but a universal necessity.  It … Continue reading

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Wonderful Words of Life: Faith (2nd in a Series)

Back in the summer of 1981, I was at Princeton Seminary chasing a degree in New Testament.  I finished my 7th course and realized I was just one course short of graduation. I called down to the chairman of the … Continue reading

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Wonderful Words of Life: Faith (1st in a Series)

Faith is multi-dimensional and different people possess it in varying degrees. For instance, in the gospels, Jesus praised the Roman Centurion who understood the authority and power of a word spoken by Jesus, saying,  “Not even in Israel have I … Continue reading

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Wonderful Words of Life: Hope (3 of 3)

We are talking about hope for the third time. I believe that we who have hope have the right to be hopeful for others.  Let me give you a few examples: In 1st Corinthians 7, Paul tells us that the … Continue reading

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