Tag Archives: Faith
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Witnessing
Leave a commentJanuary 14, 2016 by Pastor Ben McIntire
So when the disciples had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the …
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Reformation Reminder
Leave a commentOctober 24, 2015 by Pastor Ben McIntire
This is the center of Lutheran theology, “We are saved by God’s grace alone, through faith, which comes from the hearing of God’s promises in the Word.”
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Why I Am Religious, Not Just Spiritual
3June 17, 2015 by Pastor Ben McIntire
I did not go to church last Sunday.
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The Truth About an Unusual God
Leave a commentMarch 1, 2015 by Pastor Ben McIntire
It is March, a month named after the Roman god of war: Mars. In the Greco-Roman pantheon, Mars (or Aries in Greek) was the fiercest warrior that a nation could call on for divine assistance when going into battle.
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The Day Is Near
1September 10, 2014 by Pastor Ben McIntire
“The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than …
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Questions of Faith: A Sermon Series with Barbara Brown Taylor
Leave a commentAugust 20, 2014 by Pastor Ben McIntire
We have just finished a three-week sermon series called “Questions of Faith” at St. Mark Lutheran Church. Each week I introduced the topic, read a selection from one of Barbara Brown Taylor’s books, and showed a video clip…
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Matter Matters to God
Leave a commentJuly 16, 2014 by Pastor Ben McIntire
“Matter matters to God.” This nugget of wisdom came from the lips of one my latest favorite theologians, Barbara Brown …
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Hellfire and Brimstone
Leave a commentSeptember 25, 2013 by Pastor Ben McIntire
“THROUGH ME THE WAY INTO THE SUFFERING CITY, THROUGH ME THE WAY TO THE ETERNAL PAIN, THROUGH ME THE WAY …
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Ironman: Part 2
Leave a commentJuly 19, 2013 by Pastor Ben McIntire
It is done! “I have run the race,” as Paul says in 2 Timothy 4:7, though he and I are …
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Ironman: Part 1
Leave a commentJuly 12, 2013 by Pastor Ben McIntire
As the Wright brothers and others were experimenting with the possibilities of flight in the early 1900’s, scientists discovered that …
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