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Archive for November, 2009
On Alert
Nov 29th
Sermon for Sunday, November 29, 2009
Riverside United Methodist Church
Rev. Douglas Asbury
Jeremiah 33.14-16: The prophet speaks a promise of God that Israel and Jerusalem, now under oppression and destruction by the Babylonian enemy, will be restored, and God will thereafter be sovereign, working through the Davidic ruler, and protector.
Psalm 25.1-10: The More >
Living Thanks
Nov 22nd
Sermon for Sunday, November 22, 2009
Riverside United Methodist Church
Rev. Douglas Asbury
Joel 2.21-27: The prophet speaks to all creation, calling on it to rejoice in its renewal, so that God’s people might once again enjoy the fruits of the earth after a long drought.
Psalm 126: The psalmist reflects on the restoration More >
An Early New Year
Nov 15th
Sermon for Sunday, November 15, 2009
Riverside United Methodist Church
Rev. Douglas Asbury
1 Samuel 1.4-20: A barren woman named Hannah, whose husband has two wives, prays for a child while the other wife despises her. Hannah’s prayer is answered in the end.
Psalm 113: Praise the God of all peoples, who does good More >
An Act of Trust
Nov 8th
Sermon for Sunday, November 8, 2009
Riverside United Methodist Church
Rev. Douglas Asbury
Ruth 3.1-5; 4.13-17: Naomi guides Ruth through the customs of Hebrew culture to enable her to find a husband, home, and children. In this way, Ruth becomes the great grandmother of Israel’s future king, David.
Psalm 127: The image of “house” More >
Reunited
Nov 1st
Sermon for Sunday, November 1, 2009
Riverside United Methodist Church
Rev. Douglas Asbury
Isaiah 25:6-9: A vision of salvation — On Mount Zion, God prepares a feast for all the peoples of the earth, destroys death, wipes every tear from all faces, and removes the disgrace of the people Israel.
Psalm 24: Though God More >