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SERMONS
Sermon
September 27, 2009 on Stewardship
Sermon Easter V May 10, 2009
Sermon March 1 2009 Lent I
Annual Meeting Address
Sermon Epiphany IV February 1, 2009
Sermon Epiphany II January 18, 2009
Sermon Epiphany I January 11, 2009
OTHER INFORMATION:
Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright
explains what is wrong with "Left Behind"
theology and with the concept of the "rapture":
http://www.ntwrightpage.com/Wright_BR_Farewell_Rapture.htm#_edn2
Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright critiques the
Da Vinci Code...
http://www.spu.edu/depts/uc/response/summer2k5/features/davincicode.asp
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MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
In the summer of 2006 the General
Convention of the Episcopal Church endorsed The Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs ). They are drawn from the actions and
targets contained in the
Millennium Declaration that was adopted by 190
nations (including the USA) and signed by 147 heads of state and governments during the
UN Millennium
Summit
in September 2000. The
eight Millennium Development Goals – which range from reducing
extreme poverty by half to providing universal primary education,
all by the target date of 2015 – form a practical, realistic plan
agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading
development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented
efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.
Goal 1:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve
universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote
gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce
child mortality
Goal 5: Improve
maternal health
Goal 6: Combat
HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure
environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop
a Global Partnership for Development
In February and March of 2007 there
were weekly bulletin inserts giving more details about each goal.
You can read these by following this link:
http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/3577_11775_ENG_HTM.htm
You can also learn more from the United
Nations at this address:
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
THE SIX MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP
Lutheran pastor, Michael W. Foss, in his book
Power Surge: Six Marks of Discipleship for a Changing Church
tells us that Jesus calls all believers to become strong disciples.
To live into this challenge Foss lists six disciplines:
1. Daily Prayer (with intercession for others,
for the world, for ourselves and with thanksgivings for all God’s
blessings and for all things which draw us nearer to the love of
God.
2. Weekly Worship (in community with other
members of the Church)
3. Bible reading (disciplined reading and
study)
4. Service (as the prophet Micah said: “What
does the Lord require of us but to do justice, to love kindness and
to walk humbly with our God?”)
5. Spiritual Friendships (people with whom we
can share our faith and who can hold us accountable)
6. Giving (principled giving of ourselves and
our resources)
AT GRACE AND HOLY TRINITY
CHURCH WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO EMBRACE THE “6 MARKS” AS A PART
OF OUR JOURNEY IN FAITH
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Evangelism
Never forget...you are the only gospel
that many people may see. So, as you are out and about, seeking to share the faith with
those you meet and to invite people to be part of our church you
might find the following link helpful:
http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/visitors_16976_ENG_HTM.htm?menupage=49678
It is from the newly redesigned web site of the general (national)
Episcopal Church.
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