Saving the Church

Every so often, I've heard someone at some point say something to the following: "We are not suppose to keep the (state the name) church going. We are suppose to be the church." Maybe the say they aren't suppose to save the church,or that said denomination's survival doesn't matter. For a long time, such statements... Continue Reading →

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Broken for You

Start Play John 6:56-69 | Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost | August 23, 2015First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"Whenever I’ve served communion, I usually say two phrases.  I hand out the bread and tell someone, “The bread of Christ broken for you.”  And then as the person dip the bread in the... Continue Reading →

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Cat’s In the Cradle

Start Play Ecclesiastes 2:18--3:8 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | August 16, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"Even though life can seem pointless, we are to find joy in this life.  Joy in our eating and drinking, joy in our work and joy in our downtime.  We are... Continue Reading →

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The Curious Case of the Atheist Pastor

A controversy is brewing in the United Church of Canada over a minister who doesn't believe in a God or in the Bible.  There are those in the denomination that believe she should be defrocked since she is an atheist.  She is demanding to stay ordained, believing that she is preaching a truer form of... Continue Reading →

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More Than Zero

Start Play Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 and Luke 12:23-23 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | August 9, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"The purpose of this passage is not that life is pointless, but it is there to make us think about life.  What are we living for?  Who are... Continue Reading →

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The Abortion Debate Christians Should Be Having

It's been interesting seeing the debate rage on about Planned Parenthood and a number of videos that seem to put the organization in a very bad light.  As I read some of the articles condemning the practice retrieving organs from aborted fetuses, I felt a sense of unease.  Like many, I was alarmed by the... Continue Reading →

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Here I Am. Send Someone Else.

I came back from the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) a week ago.  I got some great ideas about revitalizing First Christian of St. Paul, but there is still this desire to be part of planting a new church. I tend to believe that the Twin Cities and Rochester are poised... Continue Reading →

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The Good Earth

Start Play “The Good Earth” | Proverbs 8:22-36 and Luke 8:22-25 | Ninth Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | July 26, 2015 | Dennis Sanders Preaching----more----"Wisdom is not something we defend or have to hold on for dear life because that’s all there is, it is something that should... Continue Reading →

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