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A POEM FOR PALM SUNDAY

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Palm Sunday
Sermon
April 5, 2009

A Poem for Palm Sunday

Rejoice, O Daughter of Zion! Your King comes to you,
Righteous and having salvation; He is your King, it's true.
He comes to you in splendor, perched on the foal of an ass,
He comes to you in triumph; He i

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Added by Steven S. Billings on April 5, 2009 at 7:43pm — No Comments

FORGIVE OUR MISPLACED SORROWS!

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Lent 5 Mid-Week
Sermon
4-1-2009

St. Luke 23:26-31

26 And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to

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NEW TESTAMENT IN MY BLOOD

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Lent 5
Sermon
3-29-2009

Jeremiah 31:31-34

31 “Behold, days are coming,” says Yahweh, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house

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FORGIVE US FOR DESPISING OUR SAVIOR'S CLAIM!

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Lent 4 Mid-Week
Sermon
3-25-2009

St. Mark 15:16-20


16 And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. 17

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CONCERT, MARCH 20TH, 2009

Concert March 20, 2009

As some of you might know, we had a concert scheduled for Friday, March 20th, featuring John Schlitt of Petra. Sadly, John couldn’t make it due to a family situation. But, we decided to go ahead with it anyway. I p

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Added by Steven S. Billings on March 23, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

ASHES, ASHES

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Lent 4
Sermon
3-22-2009

Numbers 21:4-9

4 Then they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient because of the journey. 5

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Added by Steven S. Billings on March 23, 2009 at 10:11pm — No Comments

FORGIVE US WHEN WE ABANDON YOUR TRUTH!

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Lent 3 Mid-Week
Sermon
3-18-2009


St. John 18:33-38


33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you s

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Added by Steven S. Billings on March 23, 2009 at 10:02pm — No Comments

TEN COMMANDMENTS

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Lent 3
Sermon
3-15-2009

Exodus 20:1-17


1 Then God spoke all these words, saying, 2 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3

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Added by Steven S. Billings on March 23, 2009 at 9:49pm — No Comments

HIS BLOOD BE ON US

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Lent 2 Mid-Week
Sermon
3-11-2009

St. Matthew 27:15-26

15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And they had then a not

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Added by Steven S. Billings on March 23, 2009 at 9:26pm — No Comments

PIOUS OPINIONS

Rev. Steven S. Billings
Lent 2
Sermon
3-8-2009

Mark 8:27-38

27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 An

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Added by Steven S. Billings on March 9, 2009 at 11:24am — No Comments

FORGIVE OUR DESIRE TO DEFY YOUR DIVINE AUTHORITY!

Rev. Steven S. Billings Lent 1 MW Sermon 2-4-2009 St. Mark 14:60-65 60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, "Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?" 61 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" 62 "I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." 63 T… Continue

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RAM IN THE THICKET

Rev. Steven S. Billings Lent 1 Sermon 3-1-2009 Genesis 22:1-18 1 Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." 2 And He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you." 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; an… Continue

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FORGIVE OUR FEARFUL LACK OF TRUST!

Rev. Steven S. Billings Ash Wednesday Sermon 2-25-2009 St. Mark 14:48-52 48 "Am I leading a rebellion," said Jesus, "that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? 49 Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled." 50 Then everyone deserted him and fled. 51 A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, 52 he fled naked, leaving his garment behind. "Even if I h… Continue

Added by Steven S. Billings on March 9, 2009 at 10:50am — No Comments

FUNERAL SERMON

Rev. Steven S. Billings Funeral Sermon Mary Hovey 2-23-2009 St. Luke 2:25-32 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the cu… Continue

Added by Steven S. Billings on March 9, 2009 at 10:26am — No Comments

GLIMPSE OF GLORY

Rev. Steven S. Billings Transfiguration Sermon 2-21-2009 St. Mark 9:2-9 2 And six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and brought them up to a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; 3 and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let… Continue

Added by Steven S. Billings on March 8, 2009 at 5:26pm — No Comments

DEATH AND BAPTISM

Rev. Steven S. Billings Epiphany 6 Sermon 2-15-2009 2 Kings 5:1-14 1 Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man with his master, and highly respected, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper. 2 Now the Arameans had gone out in bands, and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she waited on Naaman's wife. 3 And she said to her mistress, "I wish that my master were with the prophet w… Continue

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SICKNESS IN LIGHT OF THE CROSS

Rev. Steven S. Billings Epiphany 5 Sermon 2-8-2009 St. Mark 1:29-39 29And immediately [Jesus] left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. 31And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them. 32That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. 33And the whole city was gather… Continue

Added by Steven S. Billings on March 8, 2009 at 5:06pm — No Comments

HANSEL & GRETEL & TED & ALICE

Steve & Liz

A little silliness preceded this photo after church recently, as I participated in a P.D.Q. Bach opera. It was a lot of fun!

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Added by Steven S. Billings on March 7, 2009 at 2:06pm — No Comments

THE GREATEST PROPHET

Rev. Steven S. Billings Epiphany 4 Sermon 2-1-2009 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 15 "The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him. 16 "This is according to all that you asked of the Lord your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, let me not see this great fire anymore, lest I die.' 17 "And the Lord said to me, 'They have spoken well. 18 'I will raise up a prophet fr… Continue

Added by Steven S. Billings on March 7, 2009 at 1:45pm — No Comments

CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL

Rev. Steven S. Billings Conversion of St. Paul Sermon 1-25-2009 St. Matthew 19:27-30 27 Then Peter answered and said to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?" 28 So Jesus said to them, "Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mot… Continue

Added by Steven S. Billings on March 7, 2009 at 1:28pm — No Comments

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