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Waiting Together
December 1st, 2024
December 1, 2024 First Sunday of Advent Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchJohn 1:1-142 Corinthians 5:16-21“Waiting Together”Melissa K. Smith Advent means “to come” – we know and celebrate it as the cele... Read More
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A Powerful Reversal
November 24th, 2024
November 24, 2024 Christ the King/Commitment SundayLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchLuke 4:1-13 and Luke 23:32-43“A Powerful Reversal”Douglas T. King “Every tree was in full flower. Every fruit was r... Read More
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Rooted in the Faithfulness of God
November 17th, 2024
November 17, 2024 Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchLuke 1:46-551 Samuel 2:1-10“Rooted in the Faithfulness of God”Melissa K. Smith I don’t like platitudes. Their opti... Read More
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A Resource Worth Cultivating
November 10th, 2024
November 10th 2024 Twenty-Fifth Sunday After PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 20 and Psalm 91:1-6“A Resource Worth Cultivating”Douglas T. King We have a dwindling resource in this count... Read More
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Party Invitations for Everyone
November 4th, 2024
November 3rd 2024 All Saints’ SundayLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchExodus 17:1-7 and Revelation 21:1-4“Party Invitations for Everyone”Douglas T. King There is an old Jewish folktale that I am going ... Read More
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Reformed and Always Reforming by the Word of God
October 27th, 2024
October 27, 2024 Reformation Sunday Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 34:1-8Mark 10:46-52“Reformed and Always Reforming by the Word of God”Melissa K. Smith 507 years ago, the Church changed foreve... Read More
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Small Beginnings and Unexpected Destinations of Abundance
October 20th, 2024
October 20, 2024 Twenty-Second Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchMark 4:30-32“Small Beginnings and Unexpected Destinations of Abundance”Douglas T. King “One summer I wrestled a be... Read More
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Stepping Out
October 13th, 2024
October 13, 2024 Twenty-First Day after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchHebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31“Stepping Out” “Your first assignment for this class is to volunteer 10 hours a week somew... Read More
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Breath and Bread: Providence and Presumption
October 6th, 2024
October 6, 2024 World Communion SundayLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchGenesis 2:4-7 John 6:25-35“Breath and Bread: Providence and Presumption”Douglas T. KingWords on bread. An excerpt from Thomas P... Read More
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Prayer of Faith
September 29th, 2024
September 29, 2024 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church1 Kings 17:1, 18:41-45James 5:13-18“Prayer of Faith”Melissa K. Smith A few weeks ago, I was on a hospital visit to ... Read More
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Growing in Faith: Being Nourished
September 22nd, 2024
September 22, 2024 Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 1 and John 15:1-11“Growing in Faith: Being Nourished”Douglas T. King When I was an exchange student in German... Read More
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Growing in Faith: Moving Past Distractions
September 15th, 2024
September 15, 2024 Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchMatthew 6:24-34“Growing in Faith: Moving Past Distractions”Douglas T. KingI was laying flat on my back. There was... Read More
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