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Personal — Passionate — Progressive

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With Faces Set

Sermon, 6/27/10 (Pentecost 6). We at BPC have the outline of a vision: “Per

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 30, 2010 at 12:05pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jul 8.

The Beatitudes, and Beyond: "Arise!"

7/4/10: Sermon on the Mount (1 of 6). “Blessed

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jul 8, 2010 at 4:43pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jul 8.

Sermons

Sermons for the Church Body and Her Soul:

The Rev. Chuck Booker-Hirsch

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Created by Bethesda Presbyterian Jan 19, 2010 at 6:19am. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jul 8.

Father God or Fatherland: "What Is Your Name?"

Sermon, 6/20/10 (Pentecost 5). “What is your n

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 24, 2010 at 11:04am. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 24.

God, Experienced

Sermon, 5/30/10 (Trinity Sunday). No one can expla

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 2, 2010 at 3:40pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 17.

"Do You See This Woman?" God's Calculus of Grace

Sermon, June 13 (Pentecost 4). God’s calculus

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 16, 2010 at 5:53pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 16.

When "Hear We Stand" Meets "Y'all Come"

Sermon, 6/6/10.

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 8, 2010 at 12:03pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 8.

Faith: Bad for Business, Good for Earthquakes

Sermon, 5/16/10 (Easter 7). So much of our life -- and so often in the church -- we wear the anxious label DB

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch May 19, 2010 at 2:17pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 2.

The Conspiracy (Day of Pentecost)

Sermon, 5/23/10 (Day of Pentecost). The earliest c

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch May 25, 2010 at 5:24pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jun 2.

From Worship to Way: Midwife New Life!

Sermon, 5/9/10 (Ascension; Mother's Day).

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch May 9, 2010 at 4:45pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch May 9.

The Ugliest Word?

Sermon, 5/2/10 (Easter 5). In the face of God’s promise of ongoing newness of life (Revelation) – in the

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch May 2, 2010 at 7:24pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch May 2.

Education-Wisdom


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Created by Bethesda Presbyterian Feb 5, 2010 at 6:13am. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30.

Rebuilding Together: May 1, 2010 -- by Reia Tong

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30, 2010 at 5:57pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30.

Moments for Mission

Overview

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Responding to the Resurrection: Making Amends

Witness, 4/18/10 (Easter 3). Testifying to a world

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 20, 2010 at 6:42pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30.

Responding to the Resurrection: "Waiting Till Our Miracle Happens"

Sermon, 4/11/10 (Easter 2).

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 15, 2010 at 5:38pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30.

Immortality ... or Resurrection?

Sermon, 4/4/10 (Easter Sunday). To be immort

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 6, 2010 at 4:59pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30.

Listening for God: When Dependence Means Independence

Sermon, 2/21/10 (Lent 1). When our goods become our ends as well as our

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Feb 22, 2010 at 3:04am. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30.

Listening for God: Our Prodigal Father (The Third Face of Power)

Sermon, 3/14/10 (Lent 4).

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Mar 14, 2010 at 11:05pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30.

Listening for God: Loss and The Font of Our Identity

Sermon, 3/21/10 (Lent 5 -- Confirmation Sunday).

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Mar 23, 2010 at 5:25pm. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Apr 30.

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Sermon, 7/25: "Our Church: Vision Is *Everything*"

... and so it is! As we focus on God's grand framework of "Personal, Passionate, Progressive" for us, we will do so by worshiping as one in an informal summer fashion: gathering together in one of our two transepts (side sections of pews). Join us at 10!

Posted by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on July 23, 2010 at 5:46am

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Summer Social Justice Cinema: July Fridays, 7:30p!

Our Community Theater (details: BPC Film Force More Powerful.doc) benefitting Bethesda Cares Outreach for the Homeless continues Friday, July 16, 23 & 30. Two 30-minute clips shown each week from A Force More Powerful: A Century of NonviolentContinue

Posted by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on June 23, 2010 at 11:30am

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This Sunday's Worship (7/11): Sermon on the Mount continues!

Topics this Sunday include anger, lust, divorce, retaliation, enemies ... life's simple stuff. "Love your enemy": Oh, really?! And doesn't "Turn the other cheek" mean "Get hit with the other fist"? Scripture: Matthew 5:21-48. Come join us at 10a this Sunday!

Posted by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on July 9, 2010 at 11:30pm

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Our New Statement of Welcome!

Opposite on this page, you will note our brief, clear Statement of Welcome approved on June 15 by our Session (church board). Most mainline Protestant churches such as our own -- never exempt from the human condition -- have played a particularly bigoted role in rejecting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender sisters & brothers from full participation in our congregations. We at BPC -- noted for our personal hospitality to all -- feel it our faithful responsibility to counter such an… Continue

Posted by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on June 16, 2010 at 6:00pm

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