This is my Easter 2022 sermon. Thanks to Leonard Sweet and Sheila Walsh for the imagery. 

Next week I am starting a sermon series on the Great Prayers of the Bible, but before I do, I decided to do a crash course in prayer. This sermon is a primer on prayer--what is it, what is it for, what are the types of prayer, what is the purpose of prayer, how do you get started with prayer...? 

For this sermon, I had a handout with blanks. You can download one with blanks at https://www.dropbox.com/s/ji2x4q9z01ytj3m/CRASH%20COURSE%20IN%20PRAYER%20SERMON%20WITH%20BLANKS.pdf?dl=0 and you can get one filled in at https://www.dropbox.com/s/adhb9skr7bzetjn/CRASH%20COURSE%20IN%20PRAYER%20WITH%20ANSWERS.pdf?dl=0. 

This sermon was done dressed up as a shepherd, which doesn't come across in the audio.

Preached on December 5, 2021 at the Northminster Gala to celebrate 170 years of ministry and 70 years at our current location as well as serving as our church Christmas party and a dedication of the renovated social hall.

The text of the sermon

https://www.dropbox.com/s/spa3l4dc4t4z40b/12%20Days%20of%20Christmas%20at%20Northminster.pdf?dl=0

Gala Bulletin

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6ud2u6q7gz0g7e/Northminster%20Gala%20Bulletin.pdf?dl=0

Church History

https://www.dropbox.com/s/i49k2wy8qgurzs8/Northminster%20Church%20History%202021.pdf?dl=0

Gala Placemat

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4h8rz4mcwvunlor/Gala%20Placemat%202021.pdf?dl=0

Here I look at why change is so hard and how to think about change as a Christians. My scriptures are Romans 5:3–5, Hebrews 13:8, Lamentations 3:22-23, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-21, and 2 Corinthians 4:16-18​.

This sermon was an introduction to a communion experience using my father's Army communion kits from Operation Desert Storm. You can read about the kit and grasp part of the experience at https://www.dropbox.com/s/ay06la2u8wwvnup/Chaplains%20Communion%20Kits.pdf?dl=0.

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