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Sermon + Obey God

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Pastor Brian Campbell's sermon for February 14's Church at Home service on Deuteronomy 30:9-20, Moses' farewell address. Moses told the people of Israel to choose God. Pastor Brian connected this command to Bonhoeffer's call for costly grace. Both views mean that we need to put God first in our lives. Grace, peace, & mercy to you from our God, our Creator, our Christ, & our Counselor. AMEN.   ·   If you could give younger you advice, what would you say? o   Would you warn yourself who or what to avoid, or what to pursue? §   Maybe suggest buying some stock in some funny sounding computer companies? o   That is what some Biblical scholars believe is happening in this part of the book of Deuteronomy. §   The Hebrew Bible, what we have referred to as the Old Testament only began to appear in written form while the people of Israel were in exile in Babylon. They wrote it down to preserve it. They were afraid they and their culture were on the edge of extinction, a

Sermon + No They're Yours

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 This is my sermon outline, video from my February 7 sermon on Exodus 32, the story of when both God and Moses wanted to disavow the people of Israel for making the Golden Calf. It addressed some issues the Covenant Lutheran OKC Churches are dealing with.  Pastor Brian's Church at Home sermon Grace, peace, & mercy to you from our God, our Creator, our Christ, & our Counselor. AMEN.   ·   I try to plan ahead, and add little flourishes here and there in what I do. o   I hoped this sermon series on the Exodus, on the people of Israel moving from slavery to the Promised Land illuminates our work of becoming One Church Together. o   As a part of that, I changed the banner in the Clicks from “We Are One Church Together” to ask the question, “Are We One Church Together?” §   I meant that as a challenge, Are We One Church Together? §   But now I seriously ask the question, Can We Be One Church Together? ·   At annual meetings, you were asked questions about coming together to j