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ACTS 2:37-42 Rev. C. Dan Brand – JULY 31, 2016 Baptism is the symbol for our initiation into the Christian faith and church life. It is one of God’s means of Grace. This morning we had planned to be baptizing Kennedy Gail Dilks as you as a church make a commitment to help rear this child […]

MATTHEW 20:1 I’m sure that all of you here this morning have heard of LaGuardia airport in New York. Well, you may not know it is named after a New York city Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia from the 30’s. A story is told about Fiorello LaGuardia, who, when he was mayor of New York City during the worst […]

Ephesians 6:10-17Rev. C. Dan Brand I was channel surfing one night recently when an image came on the screen that surprised me. The author Salmon Rushdie was being interviewed. Do you I was channel surfing one night recently when an image came on the screen that remember Salmon Rushdie? He is the one who wrote […]

Ephesians 6:10-17 and Psalm 118:1-14Rev. C. Dan Brand Over the past few weeks, we have been considering this equipment which God provides us in our spiritual excellence—the armor of God; the belt of Truth, God’s Truth that God loves this world and sent Jesus Christ to redeem it. Then the Breastplate of Righteousness, God’s righteousness, […]

Ephesians 6:10-17, Lamentations 3:22-24Rev. C. Dan Brand Our search for Christian Spiritual Excellence continues as we focus on the equipment the Lord has given us to succeed in that quest—the armor of God.  We began with the Belt of Truth, Divine truth that God loves this world and sent Jesus to redeem it.  Then the […]

Ephesians 6:10-17 & Phil. 4:4-9 Rev. C. Dan Brand We continue this morning our series on the Paul’s “full Armor of God” We have examined two pieces: (1) The Belt of Truth and (2) the Breastplate of Righteousness. This morning, Paul asks us to put on shoes that will help us proclaim the gospel of […]

Ephesians 6:10-17Rev. C. Dan Brand We are once again searching for Christian spiritual excellence. Last week we began our focus on the Apostle Paul’s metaphor about equipment Christians need for faithful discipleship, the “Whole armor of God.”  We talked about the belt of truth; this week we consider the breastplate of righteousness.  Of the six […]

Ephesians 6:10-17Rev. C. Dan Brand Today is Sept. 11, 2005, not THE 9/11 of 2001. Do you remember where you were and what you were doing on that day? It seems that most people do remember. I recall that a minister friend of mine & I were putting shingles on a house. In many ways, […]