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Sermon 051312 True Love

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:46:07 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – True Love
“Love” is clearly the theme of worship this day, the word mentioned thirteen times in the appointed Epistle and Gospel lessons. “Love” is a powerful Biblical word, occurring over 300 times…

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Sermon 050612 Abiding

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:48:35 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Abiding
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches…

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Sermon 042912 It’s Personal

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:41:41 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – It’s Personal
They are called personal pronouns. They can be singular or plural and take on different forms: “I, Me, My, Mine, Myself/We, Us” and “Ours.” One of my favorite little poems, which I…

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Sermon 042212 An Astounding Sermon

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:32:19 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – An Astounding Sermon
You will note in the weeks following Easter that the first Scripture lesson comes from the Book of Acts instead of the traditional Old Testament reading The crafters of the three year lectionary
series that we follow in our worship…

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Sermon 041512 Live a Little

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:55:38 +0000

Vicar Lew Upchurch – Live a Little
It has been said that the core of a person’s spirit comes from new experiences. Simply put we should all just “live a little” in order to gain the fullness this life offers. The phrase certainly rings
true with me. I can’t count how many times I have uttered…

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Sermon 040812 Easter-The Big Gulp

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:30:12 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Easter – The Big Gulp
It’s something we take for granted: Swallowing!” It happens instinctively when we’re stressed or afraid, that “big gulp” which steels our nerves…

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Sermon 040712 Waiting

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:27:12 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Waiting
The Town of Wake Forest has a lot of rich history and is known for many things, but I bet you didn’t know that Wake Forest is known for something really peculiar and frustrating—at least I think so.
It is has the longest stop-light in NC and possibly…

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Sermon 040612 Good Friday – The Three Crosses

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:17:15 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Good Friday – The Three Crosses
I can’t remember when it was exactly but I had to be in my late teens or When I survey the
wondrous Cross on which the prince of glory died.” “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?”
“On a hill far away stood an old rugged Cross, the emblem of suffering and shame…

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Sermon040512 For You

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:49:28 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – For You
I can’t remember when it was exactly but I had to be in my late teens or early 20’s and a friend of mine who was a big baseball fan like me approached me and handed me a Bobby Murcer
autographed baseball. The friend said to me “Here is a Bobby Murcer signed ball.” Being a big Yankee fan…

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Sermon 040112 Mixed Messages

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:47:01 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Sermon 040112 Mixed Messages
A “mixed message” is defined in the urban dictionary as “a situation in which a person receives verbal or nonverbal cues from another person that seem to contradict each other.” One might say…

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Sermon 032512 Servanthood

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:55:08 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Servanthood
In the Gospel lesson for today there was an option to include verses 32-34 with the 10 verses posted on the back of the bulletin. But because that option wasn’t picked up by the
publisher of the bulletin…

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Sermon 032112 The Ultimate Goal of Jesus’ Prayers

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:26:38 +0000

Vicar Lew Upchurch – The Ultimate Goal of Jesus’ Prayers
We often hear people take the Lord’s name in vain. Have you ever heard people use “Glory” as an expression? I hear that expression from a certain segment of our population, but I am not really
sure just what is meant by them when…

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Sermon 031812 Freedom from the Past

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:42:39 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Freedom from the Past
A few weeks ago I received an invitation to attend the 40th Anniversary Reunion of the Concordia Theological Seminary Class of 1972. It’s hard to believe I’ve been in the pastoral ministry…

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Sermon 031412 Jesus Prayer of Surrender

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:22:58 +0000

Pastor Larry Lineberger – Jesus Prayer of Surrender
The church has often been compared to a mighty army, reflected in the familiar hymn, “Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before.”…

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Sermon 031112 Cross Living

admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:17:01 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Cross Living
I think for any of us to answer that question honestly, we must first comprehend the meaning of the cross as God intends. In looking at what Paul wrote to the Church in Corinth it was obvious that the cross …

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Sermon 030712 Jesus’ Prayer for Our Spiritual Healing

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:36:44 +0000

Vicar Lew Upchurch – Jesus’ Prayer for Our Spiritual Healing
The church has often been compared to a mighty army, reflected in the familiar hymn, “Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before.” It’s an uplifting verse, …

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Sermon 030412 Laughing at the Promises of God

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:37:36 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Laughing at the Promises of God?
I would like to ask you a very personal faith question this morning: “Have you ever laughed
at God?” Have you ever doubted His promises to the extent that cynicism resulted in a big
guffaw, “Ha, right…

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Sermon 022912 How Jesus Began His Task

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:52:04 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – How Jesus Began His Task
When I went to Arizona three weeks ago, I had a two hour layover in Dallas. So I decided kill some time and stop in a Barbeque eatery that was near my gate for some lunch. As I sat down to
eat I proceeded to say the napkin prayer. Do you know…

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Sermon 022612 Overcoming the Three

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:40:01 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Overcoming the Three “T’s!”
There is no way to avoid today’s Lenten confrontation with the words “test,” “trial” and “temptation.” They are three powerful “T’s” – God “testing”…

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Sermon 022212 Ash Wednesday 2012

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:48:46 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Meditations on Jesus’ Prayers on the Way to the Cross
As we gather for Ash Wednesday worship tonight, each and every one of us has “something” on your minds. It may be trivial, or very important. You might call them fears and worries, “things” which …

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Sermon 021912 Light of the Gospel

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:27:12 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Light of the Gospel
I want to play this commercial for you from Becel, a Canadian manufacturer of heart healthy margarine. (2:04). I actually received this YouTube link back in November and when I was
looking over this text for today, especially verse 4…

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Sermon 021212 When Someone’s Watching

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:16:05 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – When Someone’s Watching!
I must have music on my mind, because this week’s sermon, as last week’s, was triggered by a song. Last week the song was “He,” and today it’s a Country and Western tune by Rodney Atkins,
called “Watching You.”…

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Sermon 020512 He

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:35:52 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – HE!
It was an extremely popular religious song, written back in 1954, making its way to the popular music charts the following year. I remember it well, the tune ever so familiar, made popular
by the likes of Al Hibbler…

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Sermon 012912 Sticks and Stones

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:48:36 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Sticks and Stones
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. A lanky, somewhat athletic, 12 year old boy was trying desperately to fit in at middle school; to find his place, his identity, like
most hormonally challenged youth at that age. He had some friends but he wasn’t friends with the “cool” …

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Sermon012212

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:47:05 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – CALLED OUT!
Most of us, I suspect, know what it means to be “called out!” It can either be good, or not so good, positive or negative. It has to do with being identified or selected, chosen or challenged,
recognized for special accomplishment…

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Sermon011512

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:13:08 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – In Pursuit
Recently a good friend of mine sent me a link to a New York Times article dated December 29th of 2011. The title of the article, written by Pico Iyer, was “The Joy of Quiet.” In this article he talks…

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Sermon010812

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:25:07 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – There’s Something in the Water!
It is mentioned 719 times in Bible; less often than “God” or “Jesus;” a little less often than
“heaven” or “love;” but more often than “faith, hope” or “prayer.” The word is connected…

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Sermon121125

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:46:53 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – The Best Christmas Presence Ever
One of the most profound Christmas memories of my life comes from the early 50’s, when
I was around 6 years old. My father had been hospitalized at the VA Medical
Center in Richmond, Virginia for several months…

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Sermon121118

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:40:30 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – The Faith Factor!
It’s an obvious understatement to say that we live in a time when “fear” dominates the headlines. A recent list of America’s Top 10 Biggest Fears included the “economy, jobs, personal finances,
relationships, health, children, terrorist attack, divorce, death, and insignificance.”

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Sermon121111

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:56:15 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Lead Me Back to Bethlehem
Rediscovering the Joy, Peace, and Love of Christmas.
“Come, Emmanuel!”
Ready, waiting, God is with us. Ready, waiting for Emmanuel.
God is with us, come, Emmanuel.

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Sermon121011

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:47:01 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Always, Unceasingly and in All
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing and give thanks in all circumstances.” You may have heard this before. This is supposedly an actual case. I found it on the internet so it must be true!! A man
was working on his motorcycle on the patio and his wife was nearby in the kitchen.

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Sermon120411

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:24:06 +0000

The Rev. Dr. Jon Diefenthaler, President, The Southeastern District, Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
It’s all about Jesus!! – 15th Anniversary

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Sermon120311

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:19:35 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Ready?
The principal of a large school was concerned about the untidiness and disorder he found in so many of the classrooms he visited. Papers were often thrown on the floor and the students’
desks were surrounded by clutter so he decided to take action…

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Sermon113011

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:09:28 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Midweek Advent Service – The Broom
These are the brooms that I have in my garage (show the two push brooms, dust broom and whisk broom). The two push brooms are ok, but they are bulky and cumbersome to work with. They
don’t do well in corners and often leave residue of whatever you are sweeping behind so that you have to go over
the same spot two or three times…

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Sermon112711

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:02:02 +0000

Vicar Lew Upchurch – Anticipation
After reading the title of today’s sermon, perhaps you found yourself humming the 1971 hit song by Carly Simon, “Anticipation?” If you weren’t, I’ll bet you are now The song was made even more
popular in 1979 when Heinz ..

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