Pastor Hogan

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In The Kingdom, Seeing is Doing

What to Expect in the End        The end of the world has been a fascination among Christians for most of the history of the Church.  Passages like our text this Sunday (Mark 13) are among those that excite the speculation of many readers.  Of course, the sun being darkened and the moon …

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In The Kingdom, Seeing Is Doing

Mark 12:28-34      Those of us trained in the mindset of the Reformation have an aversion any kind of works or even ritual tied to our faith.  It is right to affirm the Apostle Paul’s words in Romans 3:28, “For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.”  …

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Lent and Self Image

Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips,and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”(Isaiah 6:5)      It seems in some circles that feeling bad about yourself is one of the greatest sins.  …

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Baptized Dust

for out of it you were taken; you are dust,    and to dust you shall return.”(Genesis 3:19) We begin Lent with the solemn reminder of the words of our Creator, “you are from dust and you are going to dust.”  This reminder is not to make us feel worthless, but to remind us how transient …

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