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Theresa Ratliff
Contributing sermons since Mar 25, 2013
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Doomsday Preppers
Contributed on Mar 26, 2013
This sermon reflects on what the John the Baptist says about Christ's coming and how we should prepare, and what Jesus says about when the end of the world will occur.
Well, according to my count, we have about 12 days left until the world ends. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve probably heard all about the Mayan calendar and how some say it predicts the world will end on December 21, 2012. Apparently, a stone tablet discovered in the ...read more
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Big Faith In Little Things
Contributed on Mar 26, 2013
It's often easier for Christians to have faith in the big, amazing things God does than it is to have faith that he is acting in small ways in our lives every day.
“To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see.” Most Christians are familiar with some version of this verse. It’s been used as a definition for faith even in the secular world. It’s something we say to people to give ...read more
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Praise The Lord Anyway
Contributed on Mar 26, 2013
Life is messy. PRAISE THE LORD!
I want to spend a little bit of time talking about just a small piece of Habakkuk 3 this morning. Let me reread verses 16-18 before we go any further: 16 I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait ...read more
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It's Time To Get Serious About Mercy
Contributed on Mar 26, 2013
We are poor witnesses when we fail to model God's love, mercy, and grace.
In the book of John, Jesus often uses words and phrases that have more than one meaning to make a point. For example, when he discusses being “born again” with Nicodemus, he uses a word which means both “again” and “from above”. In today’s scripture lesson, ...read more
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Unexpected Jesus
Contributed on Mar 25, 2013
Do our expectations of who Jesus should be keep us from seeing who he really is?
Maybe it’s just me, but there’s something about this story that has always bothered me. How on earth could Mary Magdeline, who has been one of Jesus’s closest friends, look right at him and doesn’t recognize him? Isn’t that like…the president of the George ...read more