This week, Pastor Paul connects the theme from each of the readings (choices) and invites us to think about the choices we make. Good news! God chooses YOU!

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Pastor Paul talks about the neighborhood kids who played hard and often showed up for lunch for the pbj's he'd make them. What follows is a great reminder that God welcomes all of us to the table (even if we don't deserve it).

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Assistant to the Bishop, The Rev. Dr. Derek Hoven, is our guest preacher this week. Pastor Derek got some new glasses, and that got him thinking about the lenses we use every day to view the world around us and the people we meet. How is God's work of grace, freely given, understood through our lenses? This and more in this week's episode.

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One of the most prevalent themes in scripture is God telling God's people "do not be afraid." 365 times this theme is addressed in the Bible! What does that mean for us and how does it apply today? Pastor Paul talks about fear and our response in this week's message.

Does Jesus not want us to have any stuff? Well, that's an oversimplification of the parable. In this week's message, Pastor Paul talks about stuff and about how the attitudes we have about stuff affect our relationship with God. The ultimate goal, put God first and in doing so we are called to build longer tables to feed the ones how are hungry, instead of building a bigger barn to store our excess.

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Jesus sends out the 70 to let people know that the Kingdom of God has come near. We are called to do the same by the witness of our lives. Psalm 66 invites us to "come and see the works that God has done" and our gift is to share that experience with the world. But we are afraid, right? In this week's message, Pastor Paul tries to provide some context and perhaps some motivation, to share our story and invite others.

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This week we celebrate the 4th of July and the freedoms won over time. In this week's message, Pastor Paul talks about true freedom, a more important freedom, that informs everything else about how we live.

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Jesus casts demons out of a man. The demons beg for mercy and are sent into a herd of pigs and drown. But what about the man after he is made whole? There's a lot going on in this week's gospel text and Pastor Paul walks us through the meaning then and now. Thanks for listening!

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It's easy to rush past what we think we know about God, or to assign our own beliefs to who God is because we like to have all the answers. In the message for this week, Pastor Paul talks about the mysteries of God and much more. Thanks for subscribing and sharing the podcast!

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On this Day of Pentecost celebration, Pastor Paul talks about the many ways the Spirit has been revealed and is at work throughout scripture. Then, he takes a look at why the Spirit matters to us today.

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.