Oh how He yearns to gather us…

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He grieves over our rebellion, yet persists in His great love and desire to make us His own;

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click> How He yearns to gather us as a hen gathers her chicks

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and piratetuba, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Freedom from having to worry about yourself where God is concerned

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Freedom from all of that inward stuff…and then free to love and live life outward.

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 click > What the freedom of the Christian life results in 

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and lindes, for the photo. 

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Satan attacks Jesus’ identity…and now…

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… he is going after us.

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Pastor Mark’s sermon for the 1st Sunday in Lent, 2013:

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 click > The devil attacks Jesus’ identity

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and A.Currell, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The meaning of Lent, to us… and ‘cat theology’

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Listen in to Pastor Mark’s Ash Wednesday sermon for 2013:

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 > The meaning of Lent, for us… and cat theology

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Eleanor Bricetti, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Transfiguration of our Lord reveals Jesus as God…and us as…well…’us’.

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This one is not easy to listen to.

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It exposes me and my desire to avoid certain things and my desire to not enter into the areas where I was meant to go.

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> The Transfiguration shows us Jesus…Peter shows us…us.

 

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Thank you, Pastor Mark, for your sermon for Transfiguration Sunday 2013.

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And thanks to flickr and drewmaust, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“The Ten Commandments Do Not Apply to Christians”

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That statement might pique somebody’s interest. 

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Pastor Mark comments on portions of Gerhard Forde’s book, “Where God Meets Man”

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click here >  What the law intends

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Connie Sue2, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jesus has chosen us to be His friends

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Jesus has chosen us to be His friends.

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That’s pretty good news. No…that’s VERY GOOD NEWS!

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Listen in to Pastor Mark’s sermon fior the 4th Sunday after the Epiphany, 2013:

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click > He no longer calls us servants…but friends.

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Shell777, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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So much for Jesus cultivating your bit of goodness…

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He takes what you already have and improves upon it.

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Right?

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click here > If you would gain your life…  (11 min. mp3 audio)

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Albion Europe ApS, for the photo.

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We are NOT a “faith based community”

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This (announcement) shook them up. It shakes us up, too;

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click > We are NOT a faith based community

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and CatholicInfo, for the photo. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Some choices to make because of your Baptism

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The Lord gives us permission, and freedom.

We can either be gracious…or grumpy.

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click > Choices to make because of your Baptism

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Thank you, Pastor Mark Anderson, for your sermon for the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, 2013.

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And thanks to flickr and Philip Dehm, for the photo.

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If someone could make a CD from this audio file and send it to me, I’d be very grateful.

I haven’t figured that one out yet on my computer.

Please e-mail me for my address            sma9231961@aol.com

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