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Listening for God: From Judgment to Integrity

Sermon, 3/7/10

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Spiritual Practices at BPC

Each Saturday, 10-11:30 am : "Listening to Our Lives!"

Scripture Reading & Reflection ... & Refreshment(s)!

 

Where: Church House living room (7

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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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"Listen to Him!" -- Keeping Silence (Transfiguration)

Sermon, 2/14/10. Descending from our mo

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God's Call: "Peace Is the Way"

Sermon, 1/31/10. Unless peace becomes the means o

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Listening for God: From Judgment to Integrity

Sermon, 3/7/10

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Mar 11, 2010 at 2:58am. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch 7 hours ago.

Sermons

Sermons for the Church Body and Her Soul:

The Rev. Chuck Booker-Hirsch

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Why We Worship

What Is Worship?

Worship engages the faithful and the hesitant from diverse personal pilgrimages in thei
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Welcome from our pastor

"Love to the loveless shown/that they might know their loveliness." This paraphrase from the hymn "My Song Is Love Unknown" conveys quite well our hospitality, worship, an
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Spiritual Care

Each Saturday, 10-11:30 am : "Listening to Our Lives!"

Scripture Reading & Reflection ... & Refreshment(s)!

 

Where: Church House living room (7

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Spiritual Growth

Each Saturday, 10-11:30 am : "Listening to Our Lives!"

Scripture Reading & Reflection ... & Refreshment(s)!

 

Where: Church House living room (7

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Spiritual Practices at BPC

Each Saturday, 10-11:30 am : "Listening to Our Lives!"

Scripture Reading & Reflection ... & Refreshment(s)!

 

Where: Church House living room (7

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Mar 3, 2010 at 10:41am. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Mar 3.

Listening for God: The Power of Sanctuary

Sermon, 2/28/10. The pastor shares h

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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 Mar 1.

"Listen to Him!" -- Keeping Silence (Transfiguration)

Sermon, 2/14/10. Descending from our mo

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Feb 17, 2010 at 1:01am. Last updated by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Mar 1.

God's Call: "Peace Is the Way"

Sermon, 1/31/10. Unless peace becomes the means o

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jan 31, 2010 at 5:13pm. Last updated by Bethesda Presbyterian Mar 1.

God's Call: Be-Loved (Baptism)

Sermon, 1/10/10. Shortly after entering federal prison to serve a 90-d

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jan 31, 2010 at 5:21pm. Last updated by Bethesda Presbyterian Mar 1.

God's Call: Intimacy

Sermon, 1/17/10. Our visual age fabricates a universal sense of intimacy

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jan 31, 2010 at 6:13pm. Last updated by Bethesda Presbyterian Mar 1.

God's Call: Do Justice

Sermon, 1/24/10. The twin biblical pillars of our discipleship call ar

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Created by Chuck Booker-Hirsch Jan 31, 2010 at 4:28pm. Last updated by Bethesda Presbyterian Feb 6.

Warned in a Dream

Sermon, 1/3/10. As Joseph and the magi discovered, Our dreams can warn us quite clearly about our anxieties – as well lead us into our deepest longings ...

 

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Jesus on Tap - Food, Fun, Fellowship, & Faith-Sharing

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Saturday Lunch Program for the Homeless

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Our Sanctuary and Stained Glass

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Our History

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Chuck Booker-Hirsch

Sunday 3/14: "Our Prodigal Father"

Ever hear of the Prodigal Son? Certainly. This Sunday, we focus on his extravagantly wasteful father, running to welcome him home. With that image in mind, all are invited, post-Worship, to join us for a served lunch in our Fellowship Hall for new member Gail Hutchison's riveting personal story, "From Strive to Survive to Thrive." Gail, a Potomac native, has served 20 years in the Outer Banks of NC as a sexual assault services coordinator, running to welcome the wounded home in her prodigally ge… Continue

Posted by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on March 11, 2010 at 2:48am

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11 am Worship 3/7: "Listening for God: Why *Not* Me?"

This Sunday's gospel scripture -- heard the world 'round that very day by disciples and seekers of every tongue and land -- is a difficult one for many to understand. Luke 13:1-9 seems to cast a judgmental eye on those who do not repent of their ways. But this scripture is not a promise of punishment. It's a needed Lenten dose of reality, to wit: Instead of asking God, "Why me?" when bad times befall us, we can best listen for God's desire in our lives by asking, "Why not me?" Instea

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