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A new Christian, Chris sought... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A -- 1999
A new Christian, Chris sought to live a life that would honor a God who sent his only son to die for
It is not true that... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A -- 1999
It is not true that these who are so heavenly minded are no earthly good.
An old Hagar the... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A -- 1999
An old Hagar the Horrible comic strip has the family dog listening to the howl of the wolves
Paul describes a whole new... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A -- 1999
Paul describes a whole new way to live!
Examine the history of God... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A -- 1996
Examine the history of God with man:
Families have traditions, values that... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A -- 1996
Families have traditions, values that set them apart from other families.
At Easter we celebrate the... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C -- 1995
At Easter we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The desire to climb mountains... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C -- 1995
The desire to climb mountains is one that many people find incomprehensible.
There was a famous college... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C -- 1995
There was a famous college professor and people were honored to be students in one of his classes.
When I was in seminary... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C -- 1995
When I was in seminary, I lived on West 121st Street, in New York City between Broadway and Amsterda
Since Christians have been raised... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
Since Christians have been raised with Christ, the life of the resurrection is their actual conditio
Keep your eye on the... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
"Keep your eye on the ball." It is the advice given to batters, golfers and placekickers.
Have you ever thought about... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
Have you ever thought about how much the Christian life is like a glider airplane?
A group of boys was... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
A group of boys was playing a pick-up game of baseball one summer.
The Sunday school teacher looked... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
The Sunday school teacher looked at Colossians 3:1-2 and wondered how she was going to explain this
The individual's relationship with God... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
The individual's relationship with God is often a very visible one.
Ministers in that part of... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
Ministers in that part of the state tell the story of the Onion Creek Church.
Have you even wanted to... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
Have you even wanted to hide away? To sink down in your seat and cover your face and disappear?
Charles Colson's death and resurrection... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Good Friday - B
Charles Colson's "death and resurrection" after Watergate are evidenced by an entirely new direction
Dietrich Bonhoeffer walked to the... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Good Friday - B
Dietrich Bonhoeffer walked to the execution yard in April 1945 saying, "This is the end.
Regularly we are far too... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
Regularly we are far too mechanical about the Resurrection.
The model of how a... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
The model of how a person becomes chief or ruler among the Bantu people of Africa provides an intere
A trainer of seeing eye... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
A trainer of seeing eye dogs was being interviewed by a reporter to learn about his work.
They call it imaging. Whether... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
They call it "imaging." Whether it is the golfer putting into his mind exactly what his swing will f

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Our Lead Story -- Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6, Colossians 3:1-4, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 -- George L. Murphy -- Easter Day - A
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I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. (v. 24)

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One of Martha's earliest memories was of her little sister Mary singing and dancing in the middle of an admiring crowd of friends. Mary had always been a dancer, from the time she could walk. Privately, Martha thought she'd always been something of a show-off and ought to go on the stage, for Mary loved an audience.

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Our God is both wise and caring: afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.

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God, we bow before you this morning, knowing that you hear every prayer. We know that in all of Creation, you are the source of life. You are the one who set the light swirling between the galaxies. The breath of your Spirit pulses through all life. You have even become flesh among us. We praise you, Lord, that in all your wonder, you have not forgotten us.

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