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“Time for a Spiritual Audit”

February 21, 2010 Sunday after Ash Wednesday

I want tell the story of the little boy who went to church with his parents and listened to the sermon. It was an Ash Wednesday service.  When they got home, he went to his room for a while, and then came to his mother. "Mom," he asked, "is it true what the preacher said, that we came from dust and to dust we shall return?"
The mom was amazed that her son had listened so well to the message. "Why, son, you really listened tonight. Yes, it is true that we came from dust and to dust we return." ??"Well," the little boy said, "you'd better come up and look under my bed. There's a whole lot of people coming and going!"?? :>)
    

“The Sign of the Covenant”

February 14, 2010

     My sister had just picked me up from the Great Falls airport (Great Falls, Montana) and we were driving the two hour ride north to her home in Chester, population 900.  This was back when I was still in seminary.  It is rare as adults that we had spent much time together so we were chatting away when all of a sudden out of the cloudy drizzle I saw the most incredible rainbow.  It was the first time I had seen in one panorama, a rainbow from end to end – not hard to see on these Montana prairies!  I could not stop exclaiming “Look,” “Look!”

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Recent and Archived Sermons

“Trusting in Troubled Times”                             

January 31, 2010
The Rev. Dr. Beth Braxton

Intro
to scripture: Daniel is a “hero story” of faith at the time of the
Exile. Daniel 6 is a story of conflict between the successful Jewish
courtier to the Persian King Darius–that would be Daniel, and his
detractors and rivals in the court. Also it is a story of contest
between immutable laws: “the law of the Medes and the Persians, which
cannot be revoked” (v. 8) and the law of Daniel’s God. It is an example
story of God’s wondrous working through his chosen servant against
great odds ...

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“Isn't Being Good, Good Enough?”

Rev. Dr. Beth Braxton
January 24, 2010

Okay I have been bought again! This time my sermon auctioned off last April in the Kibwezi Auction was bought by Cindy and Richard Pratt. “Isn’t Being Good, Good Enough” was their topic. Here are their questions and comments for me ...

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“Do We Need King’s Spirit Today?”

Elder Rudy Cohen
January 17, 2010

Like Rev. Beth, I grew up in Atlanta during the era of the civil rights movements. I went to school with the kids of the movements’ key figures–Dr. King, Ambassador Young, and lived a few blocks from Rev. Abernathy. I still remember the symbols and struggles of that day, those representing the status quo and the actions attempting to force change ...

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“State of the Church 2010”:  Sermon Power Point (sans photos)

Rev. Dr. Beth Braxton
January 10, 2010

From its beginning our church logo has been – “Behold I am doing a new thing, do you not perceive it?” Sometimes we do perceive it and sometimes not. But this year God has definitely been doing new things through you! Visuals help us to see some things and other things we have to see with our hearts.
Winter, spring, summer, fall – much happens in the life of our church in one calendar year! And 2009 was no exception! ...

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Previous Sermons:

2010    January 03 “Comfort, Comfort My People”
2009    December 26         "Christianity 101:  Sermon for College Sunday"
2009    December 06         "Baptism:  A Way to Prepare!"
2009    December 05         "Joy to the World"
2009    November 29         "Heads Up"
2009    November 22         "The Truth of Christ"
2009    November 08         “A Surprising Role Model"
2009    November 01         “Which Tent Will You Live In?”