God is born into the world

God is born in love, not in a palace, but in a hay trough. God is born, not into safety and power, but almost immediately into running for his life.

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Jesus, the missing years

It’s quite a story. It’s your story, my story too. No matter where our stories might take us, God will redeem.

A sermon about missed chances, things undone, and the grace in it all.

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Merry Christmas!

Why is this time so hallow’d, so gracious? Because the bird of dawning singeth all night long; because the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it!

A sermon about traditions and the light shining on us all.

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God Makes a Home

Everything is all over the place, and God is right in the middle of it!

a sermon about the confusion of a COVID Advent and how God fits right in

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Joy to the World

Living in the middle is hard. God is with us all the way.

a sermon about Advent, Christmas, and all the space in between.

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God chooses to be born

Sermon for the 2nd Sunday after Christmas, Year A

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the grace of God appearing

Sermon for Christmas Eve, Year B

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Longing for Light in the Darkness

The two meditations were offered by Allen Pruitt, rector of St. Mark’s and Blake Trent, associate pastor of First United Methodist, LaGrange

The Very Rev. R. Allen Pruitt – Isaiah 35:1-10

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The Rev. Blake Trent – Revelation 21:1-7, 22-25

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God’s story…our story

Sermon for Christmas Eve, Year A

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Isn’t it impossible?

Sermon for the 4th Sunday of Advent, Year A

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