Zion Arendtsville United Church of Christ
"Embodying The Love of God in Word and Action"
John 14 1-14 Our Home, Our Joy, Our Place May 14, 2017 (In the children’s time we looked at the print that hangs in the church office, depicting a stylized view of Arendtsville. It is entitled “Our Home, Our Joy,…
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Moses on Holy Ground: A Meditation for World Communion Sunday Chapter four of The Story October 2, 2016 Our choir’s anthem this morning was “Holy Ground.” And that is the theme of this section of The Story. Any place that…
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Chapter Three of The Story: Joseph God’s great nation building project almost tanks! September 25, 2016 It is a bit of a truism that one’s greatest asset can also be one’s greatest liability. Maybe someone who is very smart uses…
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An Open-Ended Promise Chapter Two of The Story: Abraham and Sarah help God build a nation Genesis 17: 1-10 Even a quick glance at this chapter in The Story points toward a theme of Covenant. Several years ago I did…
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Chapter One: The Story, “Two Big Bangs” September 11, 2016 Pastor Kim Blocher, Zion UCC In the beginning, God. God, always an overachiever, trendsetter, and first on the scene—came to a place that was formless, void of life, dark, and…
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Mark 13 1-8 Impossible Choices November 15, 2015 Veteran’s Day Observance By Kim Blocher In Book Club this week we discussed The Nightingale, by Kristin Hanna. It was a fascinating book about occupied France in WWII. Synopsis- FRANCE, 1939: In…
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The Widow’s Mite, The Preacher’s Plight Mark 12 38-44 November 8, 2015 What a beautiful little story. A plucky widow whose two tiny coins represent all her worldly goods, and yet she is willing to toss it all into the…
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Genesis One: 1-25 (and John 1: 1-14) Caught Up in Contradictions Sep 6, 2015 Just back from our vacation, I brought with me something for show and tell! This is a piece of pink granite we found on an island…
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Mark 6:1-13 You are the Equipment July 5, 2015 Tomorrow Vacation Bible School begins. The theme this year is Everest, as you heard in our opening time. I have not seen the materials but I imagine the theme focuses…
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Fully Clothed in Glory II Corinthians 4:13-5:1 June 7, 2015 The gospel passage just didn’t grab me this week. That happens sometimes! But the epistle reading did grab me, and in fact, it wouldn’t let me go! Possibly, it attracted…
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