Posts by Jim C (Page 23)
Holy Week Schedule
Come join us for our Holy Week activities. March 24, Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday Worship, 10:30AM – Sermon title: Hear the Rooster Crow March 28, Maundy Thursday Worship, 7:00PM March 31, Easter Sunday Sunrise Service, 7:30AM Breakfast, 8:30AM Easter Egg Hunt, 9:30AM Worship, 10:30AM
Pastor’s Pen – March 2013
Often my friends joke and say as I enter a room, “Here he comes, watch the sparks fly.†I appreciate the humor relating my name to my work and calling. Part of my job is to guide the church into identifying the existing sparks and the new ways to make them fly for the ministry of Christ. As your interim pastor, I am looking forward to beginning the next phase of our time to together, looking into the community and…
From a Troubled Soul to Glory
Pastor Dennis’ sermon from 17 Mar. The last in the series “Temptation Does Not Mess Around”. http://www.graceucclancaster.org/sermons/2013-03-17.mp3
When Love Wins
“Love is what God is. Love is why Jesus came. And love is why He continues to come.” Pastor Dennis’ sermon for the 4th Sunday of Lent. Reflections on John 3:14-21. http://www.graceucclancaster.org/sermons/2013-03-10.mp3
Consumed by Zeal
Pastor Dennis’ sermon from 3 Mar based on John 2:13-25. In this sermon he wants us to begin thinking about what it means to be a church in Fairfield County, OH in 2013. http://www.graceucclancaster.org/sermons/2013-03-03.mp3
From Praise to Rebuke
Pastor Dennis’ sermon from 24 Feb 2013. Reflections on Mark 8:27-38. http://www.graceucclancaster.org/sermons/2013-02-24.mp3
Temptation Does Not Mess Around
Pastor Dennis’ sermon from the first Sunday of Lent. Reflection on the temptation of Christ from Luke 4:1-13. http://www.graceucclancaster.org/sermons/2013-02-17.mp3
Ash Wednesday service
Ash Wednesday service 2013 – edited to shorten sequences during communion and imposition of ashes. http://www.graceucclancaster.org/sermons/2013-02-13.mp3
Ecumenical Carbon Fast
This evening at the Ash Wednesday Service, Pastor Dennis invited us as members of Grace UCC to participate in the Ecumenical Carbon Fast as a Lenten discipline. The Ecumenical Carbon Fast was started by the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ in 2011 and has been joined by many thousands of Christians around the world. A few words borrowed from their web page: Ash Wednesday (February 13, 2013) invites us into the season of Lent – a time…
Visions of Transformation for A New Day
Pastor Dennis’ sermon for Transfiguration Sunday. How can we be transformed to be a blessing to our community. http://www.graceucclancaster.org/sermons/2013-02-10.mp3