Category: Pastor Cheryl’s Blog
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“Looking Out for Others, Too.” – Jan. 20, 2026
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The psalmist tells us that God’s mercies are new every morning. God gives us is grace and love to share with this world. We are loved to pass that love on. Mercy is not always valued in our culture. We live in a world that demands “me first”. But God…
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“Contemplating Christmas: Why Christ Came” – Dec. 23, 2025
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God uses mere people to bring about miraculous events. That is the unfolding story of the bible. In the Old and New Testament, we read stories of flawed people carrying out God’s will. This is best illustrated in the Christmas Story. Please listen to my talk on “Contemplating Christmas: Why…
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“Fourth Lesson of Advent” – Dec. 16, 2025
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There have been some tough news stories this week. It seems that our world is at war with itself. What has touched me most strongly was the innocents that have suffered because of arbitrary violence. This week is also the Advent Lesson of Joy, which may be hard to contemplate…
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Advent Devotionals 2025
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WEEK ONE: HOPE We light this candle to remember all the prophets of old that God sent to tell us of Christ coming.We light this candle to remind ourselves that many people are still waiting for the coming of Christ in their lives.We light this candle to remind ourselves that…
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“Second Sunday of Advent” – Dec. 10, 2025
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In Advent we prepare for Christ’s coming in our lives. Just as we clean our homes for an expected guest, we prepare ourselves for Jesus to be born anew in our lives by dusting out dark corners of doubt and unbelief. Last week’s lesson was the lesson of hope, where…
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“Thanksgiving Proclamation of Harry Truman” – Nov. 18, 2025
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During the month of November, I like a read one of the many thanksgiving Proclamations from one of our presidents. Today I will be reading from President Harry Truman, and it is written right after Roosevelt’s Death and the end of World War Two. In this proclamation President Truman not…
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“The Value of Human Life” – Nov. 11, 2025
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The scripture has much to say about His love for us. In Psalm 56:8, the Psalmist says “You have kept count of my troubles; you have put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?” Other scriptures tell us that God has numbered the hairs on our…
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“Thankful that God is my Father” – Nov. 4, 2025
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I love that we set aside a day each year to thank God for His gifts. It is a beautiful sentiment that serves a very practical purpose. It is a lot easier to dwell on negative things as opposed to blessings because negative things annoy us and we may just…
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“Giving Out Your Heart” – Oct. 28, 2025
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I am always amazed at Christians who live their lives in the gentleness of Christ. I want to share with you a story I read this week about woman who lived her life graciously, her name was Oseola McCarty. I think her life teaches us about how to live with…
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“The Story of the Widow’s Mite” – Oct. 23, 2025
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I have two coins on my desk that I keep close to my keyboard so I can look at them while I prepare my sermon each week. These coins are called “Widow’s Mites.” Although they were originally called just a “mite”, both secular and Christian scholars alike call them “Widow’s…