Mission or Escapism

6/11/17

Sermon preached by Rev Chuck Coblentz at New Dover UMC in Edison, NJ, based on I Thessalonians 5:1-24. What role does Jesus "Second Coming" have on our Christian ethics? How is the afterlife thought of by individuals at different stages and states of their life?

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Trish Boyce2017, june
What Happens When Gifts Are Wasted

4/23/17

Jesus' parable of the talents contains all the wisdom we need in order to live out our faith. Our God expects us to be bold, to take risks, and not to act out of fear. Perhaps the greatest Sin is the failure to live out our calling by burying our God-given gifts in the ground.

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Trish Boyceapril, 2017
He Lights a Fire

4/16/17

In the original ending to Mark's story of the first Easter the women flee the empty tomb in fear and don't tell anyone about what they saw and heard! Is that any way to end a gospel? What does such an ending say about our own experience of Easter?

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Trish Boyceapril, 2017