Take Off Your Shoes Sermon Podcast By Marie Duquette

God always equips the called. God never calls the equipped.

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Today we hear how God's word to the reluctant prophet, Jeremiah, gives us an encouraging word that answers the question, what do we do in times like these?

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In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives his inaugural sermon, quoting from the prophet, Isaiah, and calling all those who heard him then, and hear him today, into action. 

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Don't listen to Herod.  Listen to James Taylor instead.  (no transcript)

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Is it with much sadness to leave Detroit to accept another call, but Detroit has been there for me from the start and never turned it's back on this minister.  Detroit is a City of Redemption and I'm an example of it....grit and all.

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Today we consider some of the apocalyptic prophecies of Jesus and what they might mean in the world today. Then we look at what to do now, and how to find our way forward. 

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All Saints Sunday is a day in the church in which we remember all those we have loved who have died -- all the saints. Today's Gospel reading tells the story of Jesus, when he wept because Lazarus had died, and when he resurrected Lazarus, even though he had been dead four days. The reading from Revelation gives us glimpses into what eternal life might look like. Today, Pastor Marie shares a vision of heaven taken from her own theological imagination. It is not Gospel in and of itself; parts of it though, were inspired by the book of Revelation. 

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“…You will know the truth and the truth will make you free.” So says Jesus in one of his most well-known quotes, so much so that even non-believers say it, especially when trying to convince someone who is resistant to hear the truth from which they turn away. Today’s sermon explains the truth and the freedom that Jesus was referring to when he said this and looks at how we might apply that meaning to discerning the truth today, in a turbulent time that is marked by blatant lies being peddled as truth. Lies that are costing people their lives. When it is God’s desire that we might have life. Abundantly. 

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A rare type of atonement that repeats itself in history.

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Today's Gospel is a version of "be careful what you wish for." Jesus challenges us about whether we still consider him 'good' when we realize exactly what he requires of us, his followers.

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