April 2005 e-Letter from
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Sermon:
"HOW is God involved in my calling?"
Part 2 of 3 on the
where,
how, and why of calling by
Bob Ericson of Trinity Lutheran Church in Watertown, MN. |
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 "How does God work in
me, and on me, and through me in my 'calling'? The answer is not a whole lot
different than what I experienced in my 'calling' as a father with our son,
Carl. As you and I are confronted, as I was, with how we fail in our various
'calling', God meets us with grace and changes our behavior. We see the same
dynamic at work in an encounter between Jesus and Zacchaeus in his 'calling' as
a tax collector."
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Church
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Thanks to Bethany Lutheran
Church in Crystal Lake, Illinois |
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a congregational directory organized by calling.
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"Cash & Character: Talking About
Money in the Church"
The Crisis in the Churches: Spiritual Malaise,
Fiscal Woe by Robert Wuthnow |
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 "Middle-class
people feel overwhelmed by demands. At work, at leisure or at home,
people can barely contend with all that is expected of them. From
the proverbial "soccer moms," to the overextended professionals and
managers, to blue- and white-collar workers facing the abyss of
unemployment, middle-class Americans are riven by angst over what
lies before them and by guilt over what they have left undone."
"And they can't even talk about their
predicament, since financial matters are considered private, not to
be spoken of even to one's pastor or fellow parishioners. Christians
lack an effective vocabulary for discussing with each other the
economic and financial pressures on their lives."
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Leadership Training Conference,
5/6-7
Final chance to start, or restart, with
Centered Life before next fall! |
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Imagine your congregation as a people
awakened, called, set free, and nurtured for service in God's world.
Attend a Leadership Training Conference and help connect Sunday to Monday.
The May 6-7 conference marks the
final chance to start, or restart, with Centered Life before next
fall!
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