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Let There Be Transformation

18 Dec 2017

As we discussed last week, in the sixth century B.C.E., Jerusalem was utterly destroyed. Hardly one stone was left upon another. All the leaders were carried off into captivity in today’s Baghdad. Though times and conditions have changed dramatically, human needs are very much...

Let There Be Comfort

11 Dec 2017

In the sixth century BCE, during the Babylonian captivity, the people of Judah faced dire circumstances, far worse than anything we can imagine. Jerusalem, the beloved and holy city, had been utterly destroyed, burned and flattened. Not one stone left upon another, as the...

Let There Be a Turning

03 Dec 2017

Prayer of illumination: As fire kindles brushwood, God ignite our spirits this day through the reading of your word. Speak to us in these Advent days- in the waiting and watching, in the sighing and rejoicing- that we might gain a deeper awareness of the Word made flesh coming to...

The Humble King

26 Nov 2017

When the most powerful shows concern to least powerful, hope is engendered among all. Did you know that today is the last Sunday of the year? In the liturgical calendar shared by many Christian denominations, today is the last Sunday of the worship year. Today is what we call...

The Parable of the Big Bucks

25 Nov 2017

Our text today is a challenging one. It’s one of the parables we find in the gospel according Matthew and it’s placed between another challenging parable…the one about the bridesmaids…and a section called the judgement of the nations. In chapter 26 the lead up to the...

Pray for a Door to Open

13 Nov 2017

Today is Commitment Sunday, and on your 2018 Commitment Card, there is a box that we encourage all members and friends of the church to check. The box says: I commit to pray regularly for Decatur Presbyterian Church. The Apostle Paul never wrote one of his letters without...

A View Through the Open Door

06 Nov 2017

Today is All Saints’ Sunday, a day on which we remember and give thanks to God for the members of our congregation who have died in the past year. We remember and give thanks today for all those family members and friends who have gone before us, who have run their race and now...

Jesus is the Door

30 Oct 2017

500 years ago, on October 31, 1517, a young Catholic monk named Martin Luther tacked 95 theses or disputes or statements or protests about the practices of the Catholic Church to the door of Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany. This rather small and quiet act of protest started...

Let My Love Open the Door

25 Oct 2017

Scene 1 (Cue music: “Let My Love Open the door” chorus by Pete Townshend chorus plays) (Host walks through the door on stage) Host: Good morning and welcome to “Be My Guest!” the show where we try to link one lucky contestant with the best possible guests for their...

Knock and the Door Will Open

17 Oct 2017

The theme of our Stewardship season is “Wide-Open Doors.” The inspiration for this theme comes from Paul’s first letter to the Church in Corinth, in which Paul speaks of a “wide open doors to a great work”. The image of the door, or of the gate, which is very similar in Hebrew,...

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