Kim Rankin, MPC Music Director, discusses the challenges of J.S. Bach’s life– and his tendency to immerse himself in them– to set the context for the MPC Choir’s performance of his Mass in G.
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Only Six Days Left
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Rev. Beth considers predictions of Judgement Day this coming Saturday: the historical background, the key players in the current situation, some reasons for its popularity, and how progressive churches (such as MPC) can respond.
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Closed and Locked Doors
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Drawing on the Scripture John 20:19-31 Rev. Beth looks at the decisions of the Early Church and talks about what it means to be Easter People in a Good Friday world.
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So What?
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
Asking the question “So What – Easter?” Rev. Dr. Beth Buckingham-Brown discuses Matthew 28:1-10 in her Easter Sunday sermon.
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Palm Sunday Dramatic Reading
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
With Rev. Beth providing context, Marge Nicholson and Tom Debley do a dramatic reading of the Palm Sunday story based upon Matthew 21: 1-11.
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Can These Bones Live?
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Rev. Beth discusses Ezekiel 37 – the ‘dry bones’ reading – focusing on how we can be life-giving to others, and on recognizing our own need for God’s living breath.
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Once I Was Found and Now Am Lost
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
Guest preacher Talitha Philips discusses Jesus’ healing of a blind man, and what the story says about how being judgemental can make ‘seeing’ people metaphorically blind.
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A Journey in Stages
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
Guest preacher Rev. Mark Smith walks us through the stories of Moses’ people losing faith in the desert, and the challenge of having faith that God will always provide what we need.
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Life in the Wilderness
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Rev. Beth discusses the journey we all take through the various stages of life, particularly emphasizing the treasures we have to offer in our seventies and beyond.
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Wilderness Journey
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Rev Beth discusses Jesus’ experiences in the wilderness, connecting it to the ‘wilderness periods’ in our own lives.
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