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1. Conflict Saps the Life Out of the Church

Matthew 18:15-20

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Todd Weir

You know how church conflict usually works. The 3rd Grade Sunday School teacher gets mad at the Superintendent and tells her best friend about it, who happens to be the head of the board of Deacons. Then the Deacon, much to the surprise of the pastor, says at the end of the Deacons meeting, "I think we have a problem with the Sunday School Superintendent." Soon the whole church is talking about i...

2. Do Not Be Afraid

Matthew 14:22-33

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Todd Weir

"Do not be afraid." The scriptures make this announcement over and over again. These are usually the first words out of angel's mouths. Abraham, Moses, Mary, Joseph, shepherds tending their flocks, Paul sitting in a jail cell, the women looking for Christ's body at Easter and disciples rowing a boat in the strong wind all hear these words. In all, these words occur almost 100 times in the scri...

3. Know Your Weeds

Matt 13:24-30, 36-43

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Todd Weir

Pastor Todd Weir knows a lot about weeds. He says: I learned more about weeds than I ever wanted to know as a boy in Iowa. Walking through the soybean feels to cut out the weeds was my summer job from age 13. A wise farmer once taught me that all weeds were not the same and could not be destroyed in the same way. A cockle burr had shallow but widespread roots and had to be pulled out to get all...

4. Understanding Hunger

Matthew 14:13-21

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Todd Weir

Imagine preaching the feeding of the 5000 to a congregation in Ireland during the Potato Famines of the 1840s. What does this Gospel say to a congregation wasting away, knowing that many will die before the next sermon is preached? Perhaps it will be your last sermon as well. What word of hope would you bring? Imagine you are a missionary sent to a refugee camp on the Sudan/Kenya border. Your b...

5. We Are Dying All the Time

John 12:20-33

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Todd Weir

The truth is parts of us are dying all the time. You probably just lost half a million or so cells just reading this sentence. We all lose about 100,000 cells per second. Fortunately, just as many cells are being reproduced in a healthy body. Healthy bodies have this constant cycle of dying cells and rebirth of new ones. Some scientists say that we are regenerated every seven years, which is an en...

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1. Conflict Saps the Life Out of the Church

Matthew 18:15-20

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Todd Weir

2. Do Not Be Afraid

Matthew 14:22-33

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Todd Weir

3. Know Your Weeds

Matt 13:24-30, 36-43

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Todd Weir

4. Understanding Hunger

Matthew 14:13-21

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Todd Weir

5. We Are Dying All the Time

John 12:20-33

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Todd Weir

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