Sermons About Park
Neighborhoods in the Network / Letchworth Summer Farewell Festival
Starting at noon on Sunday, September 6, 2009, Western New York’s Letchworth State Park will be celebrating the end of August with its annual Summer Farewell Festival at the Highbanks Recreation Area in the park.
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Neighborhoods in the Network / Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Join Martha Manikas-Foster for this Neighborhoods in the Network report to learn about Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Buffalo, NY’s free outdoor Shakespeare festival that draws an average of 50,000 patrons each summer.
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Noah's Floating Cross
The waters of the flood were a sign of the fires of the final judgment, and the wood of the ark was a sign of the cross that saves from the judgment.
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Neighborhoods in the Network / Fire on the Genesee (Castile, NY)
Salt pork and hardtack, open fires and military drilling will all be part of Letchworth State Park’s “Fire on the Genesee” Civil War Encampment, where Union and Confederate reenactors will engage in battle demonstrations.
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Neighborhoods in the Network / Valley Forge National Historical Park
Many consider it the turning point of the Revolutionary War: the winter General George Washington’s Continental Army lived and trained at Valley Forge, just two hours south of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Martha Manikas-Foster interviews Supervisory Ranger Bill Troppman of the Valley Forge National Historical Park in this feature report. He says you can use your cell phone to learn about the park as you tour the grounds.
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A look at Forest Park Southeast
Jesse Korns discusses the NightRangers program with Esabio Robinson, a resident of Forest Park Southeast. They talk about obstacles, current outreach, and what is still needed to serve the neighborhood.
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A Well-Oiled Ministry Machine
The most powerful engines in the world are useless without the lubricating effect of high-quality oils, grease, or synthetic polymers. They would literally burn themselves up as the internal friction of the engine heated the motor to dangerous temperatures, and the engine seizes -- so too with the engine of ministry. Key Passage: 1 Peter 4:10
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A Peculiar People
Robert Munger has said, "In our time it may well be that the greatest single bottleneck to the renewal and outreach of the church is the division of roles between clergy and laity that results in a hesitancy of the clergy to trust the laity with significant responsibility, and in turn a reluctance on the part of the laity to trust themselves as authentic ministers of Christ, either in the church or outside the church." Key Passage: 1 Peter 2:4-5, 9-10
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A Cause Worth Living For
Writing about climate change, Al Gore says: “The climate crisis also offers us the chance to experience what very few generations in history have had the privilege of knowing: a generational mission; the exhilarations of a compelling moral purpose; a shared and unifying cause; the thrill of being forced by circumstances to put aside the pettiness and conflict that so often stifle the restless human need for transcendence; the opportunity to rise...When we rise, we will experience and epiphany as we discover that this crisis is not really about politics at all. It is a moral and spiritual challenge.†Lofty words....inspirational....visionary... Question: Should we not be even MORE passionate about matters that will impact eternity? Do we have a compelling moral purpose, cause, or generational mission that we will give our all to fulfill? Key Passage: 2 Timothy 2:3-4
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Risky Faith
When was the last time you took a risk for Jesus? I mean something that you could’ve totally failed at and made a fool out of yourself? To be honest, it’s probably been a long time when I did something that fit that category. So what is keeping us from taking more risks for Jesus? How can we address our fears and lack of faith in such a way that we become the kind of risk-taking, faith-stretching followers He’s looking for? Today, we will look at a woman in scripture who set aside her fears and embraced her faith in such a way that her life was dramatically changed. And you will be challenged to step out of your comfort zone to experience what risky faith is all about! Key Passage: 2 Kings 4:1-7
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