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Creating a Community of Christ: Reflection and Care Can Lead to a Better World

May 3, 2020 by ReverendAmanda

Our Acts reading gets to the point of what the early church and those earliest believers were to look like. It is almost a utopian society for those of the early church. They shared all possessions, all things, they did not act in mere human ways, but always with the Spirit. This was the hope … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: actions, Acts, Care, Change, Christ, Community, compassion, Faith, God, Hope, Love, New Testament, Peace, prayer, Strength, Wholeness

A New Perspective: Can You Hear God Talking?

November 3, 2019 by ReverendAmanda

This week I was sitting at home one evening watching the Nationals play the Braves in game 6 of the World Series, and I was playing around with a Facebook quiz. The quiz said they could determine my generation based on my pet peeves and then proceeded to ask me a series of questions. One … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: Acceptance, actions, Answered Prayers, Care, Change, Christ, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Hope, Luke, Old Testament, perspective, prayer

Come with Humility: Authenticity of Prayer and Life

October 27, 2019 by ReverendAmanda

Have you ever met someone who thinks very highly of themselves? I certainly have. When I was in seminary, I took at class on the book of Matthew. Part of this class required that we work in groups on certain passages and then present our findings in 3 weeks time. I no longer remember what … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: actions, Care, compassion, Faith, God, Hope, identity, inspiration, Jesus, Love, Luke, New Testament, prayer, Wholeness, worship

Christian Spiritual Practice: Prayer

September 15, 2019 by ReverendAmanda

In graduate school, many years ago now, I was home visiting my parents. I loved running out by my parent’s house. It is so rural out there and just so beautiful and peaceful.  Running was where I could lose the world around me, listen to some music, and talk to God. Having not grown up … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: actions, Christ, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Healing, Jesus, Matthew, New Testament, Old Testament, prayer, Psalms, Trust

Unanswered Prayers

July 7, 2019 by ReverendAmanda

One of the hardest things about maintaining faith in God is the seemingly unanswered prayers. We all have what seems like unanswered prayers. And it only gets harder as those unanswered prayers seem to come when we are praying for dire things. When I was young, I was bullied quite a bit in school. I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: 1 Kings, Care, Faith, God, Hope, Old Testament, prayer, Psalms, Trust

From Conflict to Life Giving Forgiveness Part 2: The Meaning of Grace

March 17, 2019 by ReverendAmanda

The earliest known written record of laws was the Code of Hammurabi in 1754 BC. Amongst their many laws is a very familiar one: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. This generally means that whatever actions are taken against you then legally you can act out the same actions in retaliation. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: actions, Change, Christ, Community, compassion, Conflict, Faith, God, Healing, Hope, inspiration, Jesus, Lent, Love, Matthew, New Testament, Peace, prayer, restoration, retaliation, Strength

Living into God’s Wisdom

August 19, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

Have you ever found yourself seemingly lost when it comes to making the appropriate decision in life? Some decisions we are expected to make have no clear right or wrong answer. We all come across life questions that don’t necessarily have clear answers to them. So, knowing what to do and how to react at … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: 1 Kings, Care, direction, Ephesians, Faith, God, guidance, New Testament, Old Testament, prayer, wisdom

Be Careful What You Wish For: Prayer is not about Wishing

June 10, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

When I was a child, I really wanted to get the toy in the Fruity Pebble’s box. It was a silly little ink stamp in the shape of a dinosaur. So I very publicly announced “Dibs” on the stamp, which with my brothers had always been their way of laying claim to something they want. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: 1 Samuel, Christ, Faith, God, inspiration, Jesus, Mark, New Testament, Old Testament, prayer, Strength, Wishes

What Do I Do Now: Listen and Observe for God Answers Prayers

November 5, 2017 by ReverendAmanda

Sometimes it feels like life has just way too many options and not enough information to make informed decisions. It’s easy when trying to decide which shirt you like best. But when it comes to major life decisions it can be hard. My older cousin had this problem when he was in college. What should … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: Faith, God, inspiration, Old Testament, prayer, Presence, Promise

A Time for Prayer; A Time for Love

November 1, 2017 by ReverendAmanda

This autumn has been a tough one for our country and friends throughout the world. We’ve been hit with hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, floods, and the violence of humanity. I think to myself if there were ever a time for prayer it would be now. This week Manhattan lost 8 individuals in a horrible act of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Community, current events, God's help, Love, prayer
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