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Sermon Series: Fellow Followers
Matthew 14:22-33
McLane Stone

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Sunday, August 2, 2015

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What to Do About Sinners

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The Two Faces of Freedom

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PENTECOST SUNDAY: Total Help for Total Need

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The Turbulent Line of History

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The People Who Send and Receive Letters - An Introduction to Romans

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An Invitation to Supper

Jesus Talks About Vitality and Loyalty

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Jesus Talks About Truth and Purity

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In Faithful Hands

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His Good Pleasure

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The First Nowell

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REFORMATION SUNDAY: Prophets in the Land

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Our Father Abraham (Good News by Surprise)

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At the Beginning

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More Human

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Good and Pleasant

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The University of Adversity

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In God's Addition

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No Jehovah's Bystanders

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Life's Ultimate Question

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Declaration of Dependance

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Can't Help Myself

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The Advice of a Friend

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Telling Our Own Story

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Heros of Our Journey

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An Event that Changes Everything

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When God Says Nothing

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The Unforgettable Song

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Courage that Just Happens

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Paul's Prayers for His Friends

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Thomas Had Doubts

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Two Sisters, Mary and Martha, Were His Friends

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To Know Who We Really Are

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Beyond the Pale

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2008

December, 2008

The Town Called Bethlehem

A Carol in the Night

Room Near the Inn

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The Visited Planet

The Truth That Lasts

The Time That it Takes

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He Heard Music and Dancing

Love One Another

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A Spur in Their Sides

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Serve in Delight

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Teach One Another

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Mutual Alleluia

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The Content of a Character

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Prayer for God's Guidance

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To Be Known as Christian

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The Rock Fountain

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The Gravity of Relationships

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Healthy Leadership 1: Give Us a King!

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Searching for Honor

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Walking in Obedience

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June, 2007

Gifts for the Common Good

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Church: Rejoicing Together

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Witness: Welling Up to Eternal Life

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Justice and the Unseen Jesus

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May, 2007

Love

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May, 2007

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Filled with the Holy Spirit

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August, 2006

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The Giving Life

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The Lord is My Shepherd

Good News for the Dead

Good News for the Hard-Pressed

Good News for the Depressed

March, 2006

Good News for the Obsessed

Good News for the Repressed

Good News for the Oppressed

Good News for the Stressed

February, 2006

The Summit Meeting

Grace Lifts to Service

January, 2006

Casting Out Demons

Following Jesus

Why Are You So Afraid?

Hearing the Voice of God

New Year's Day: Living by the Spirit in 2006

2005

December, 2005

What Did You Get for Christmas?

Advent IV: Glory to God in the Highest

Advent III: Let us Sing for the Joy of God

Advent II: Let Us Sing of the Goodness of God

November, 2005

First Sunday in Advent: Let the Face of God Shine

Mission of Reconciliation: Passion and Prejudice

Mission of Generosity

The Mission of Church Planting

October, 2005

Mission Near and Far

Mission of the Poor

The Mission of Making Disciples

The Mission of Proclamation

Part 1: The Mission of Forgiveness

September, 2005

The Unfamiliar Passions of God

September, 2005

September, 2005

God is Very Present in Trouble

September, 2005

Suffering for Good

September, 2005

August, 2005

Dreams and Nightmares

For What Do You Live?

Hold On

The Divine Improvisation

July, 2005

Whose Strength?

July, 2005

When Life Does Not Turn Your Way

July, 2005

Who Made the Ladder?

July, 2005

The Gift of Difference

July, 2005

Prayer for Success

July, 2005

June, 2005

In the Hard Choices

June, 2005

A Terrible Sacrifice

June, 2005

Too Good to Be True!

June, 2005

Blessed to Bless

June, 2005

May, 2005

Sent

May, 2005

The Mission of the Church

May, 2005

The Spirit Speaks

May, 2005

May, 2005

May, 2005

April, 2005

Lingering Guilt

Lingering Hunger

Lingering Doubt

Lingering Grief

March, 2005

Lingering Darkness

Blessing

Hope

Trust

February, 2005

Joy

Security

Confession

Nobility

January, 2005

Integrity

Courage

Patience

God Cares for the Vulnerable

Nations Shall Come To Your Light

2004

December, 2004

God's Presence Saves

The Virgin Is with Child

Streams in the Desert

The Wolf Shall Live with the Lamb

November, 2004

Swords Into Plowshares

Gathering the Harvest

For Love or Money

Give It Up

October, 2004

New Wine Ferments

A New Name

What Are You Looking For?

The Lamb of God

September, 2004

Full of Grace and Truth

September, 2004

Messianic Expectations

September, 2004

First Things First

September, 2004

Christians on the Job

September, 2004

August, 2004

A Galaxy of Unsung Heroes and Heroines

Tertius: A Ghost Writer for God

Epaphras: He was a Grace-filled Minister

Philemon: From Slave Owner to Christian Brother

Tychicus: Content to Work Behind the Scenes

July, 2004

Love That Will Not Let Us Go

July, 2004

How Are You Going

July, 2004

Priscilla and Aquila: Spiritual Mentors

July, 2004

Justice For All

July, 2004

June, 2004

Epaphroditus: A Friend in Need

June, 2004

Where Do You Live?

June, 2004

Timothy: Too Young to Make a Difference?

June, 2004

Tearing the Roof Off the House

June, 2004

May, 2004

Lydia: The Lord Opened Her Heart; She Opened Her Home

May, 2004

Philip: He Got Up and Went

May, 2004

Joseph and Nicodemus: Faith Under Fire

May, 2004

Mary Magdalene: First to See the Risen Christ

May, 2004

May, 2004

April, 2004

How Long Will You Keep Us in Suspense?

It is I

Life Is Beautiful

Whose Parade Are You In?

March, 2004

The Workroom of Love

The Family Room of Prayer

The Entry Hall of Faith

The Front Door of Grace

February, 2004

A Foundation Built on Christ

The Stork Is Dead

John Mark: The Failure Who Made Good

Barnabas: They Gave Him a New Name

Bartimaeus: He Insisted on Being Heard

January, 2004

The Canaanite Women Who Would Not Take No for an Answer

A Little Child: The Greatest in the Kingdom

Zacchaeus: A Seeker Who is Sought

The Blind Man Whose Eyes were Opened Twice

2003

December, 2003

The Capernaum Centurion: He Didn¹t Pull Rank

Jesus' Visitors: The Worshipping Wise Men

Jesus' Friends: The Unkempt Shepherds

Aunt Elizabeth: She Played Second Fiddle

November, 2003

Jesus' Grandmothers: Not Whom You'd Expect

Martha: She Was a Perfect Hostess

Andrew: He Brought His Brother to Jesus

Mary, Joanna, and Susanna: They Supported Jesus

We Give Thee But Thine Own

October, 2003

Esther: Willing to Die for Her People

Nathan: He Dared to Tell the Truth

Peter and the Porsche

Caleb: Courage against Great Odds

September, 2003

Rahab: How Bad People Make Good with God

September, 2003

Abigail: A Woman of Good Sense

September, 2003

7. Gideon: A Reluctant Liberator

September, 2003

6. Jethro: A Consultant for God

September, 2003

August, 2003

5. Hobab: A Worker for God

4. Miriam: How to Play a Good Second Fiddle

3. Tamar: She Stood Up for Justice

2. Esau: How to Heal Family Hurts

1. Eliezer of Damascus: A Model Employee

July, 2003

I Hurt, and I Resent It

July, 2003

Obey Your Thirst

July, 2003

Menus

July, 2003

Giants and Grasshoppers

July, 2003

June, 2003

In God We Trust

June, 2003

Love and Strained Relationships: Living with Them

June, 2003

Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting

June, 2003

The Forgiveness of Sins

June, 2003

The Communion of Saints

June, 2003

May, 2003

I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church

May, 2003

Following Jesus

May, 2003

I Believe in the Holy Ghost

May, 2003

8. Ascended and Coming to Judge

May, 2003

April, 2003

Resurrection and Blooming Forsythia

7. Descended into Hell, Rose Again from the Dead

6. Crucified, Dead, Buried

5. Conceived, Born, Suffered

6. Have You ... Given Away Half Your Possessions?

Partnership in the Gospel

5. Where Are the Nine?

March, 2003

4. Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord

3. Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth

2. I Believe in God the Father

1. I Believe in God

February, 2003

The Ministry of Reconciliation

5. Neighbors at Home

The Family Tree

January, 2003

You Will Be My Witnesses

3. The Father in Heaven

1. Devout Simeon, Prophet Anna

-Unknown-

2002

December, 2002

The Image of the Invisible God

3. Father Joseph

2. Aunt Elizabeth

1. Uncle Zechariah

November, 2002

The Cure for the Edifice Complex

Are You Making a Difference Out There?

Bearing One Another's Burdens

A Wealth of Generosity?

October, 2002

Are You Facing Life with an 8th Grade Faith?

Let's Not Play at Our Worship

A Matter of Trust

4. Called to be Passionate

September, 2002

3. In the World

September, 2002

2. Christ's Mission

September, 2002

1. A Ministry of Grace

September, 2002

Jesus Christ, the True Cornerstone

September, 2002

Easter in September

September, 2002

August, 2002

Take Heart

Lost Opportunities

Frodo and Free Will

July, 2002

Walking Back Home

July, 2002

Walking in the Light

July, 2002

Interruptions on the Walk

July, 2002

Walking In Freedom

July, 2002

June, 2002

June, 2002

Walking with a Disciple

June, 2002

Walking through Burnout

June, 2002

Walking with a Limp

June, 2002

Walking into Conflict

June, 2002

May, 2002

Walking through a Dark Valley

May, 2002

Walking in the Spirit

May, 2002

Walking Away from Hurt

May, 2002

April, 2002

Walking in Intimacy

Walking in Contentment

Walking without Burden

March, 2002

Idle Tale or Saving Drama?

Carrying Jesus' Cross

The Death of Innocence

The Courage to Worship

February, 2002

The Courage to Believe

Losing Life, Keeping Power

Walking on Water

Walking in Gratitude

January, 2002

Walking in New Life

Walking Away from Myths

2001

December, 2001

The Christmas Stranger

Christmas Surprises

Christmas Reservations

Christmas Traveling

November, 2001

Walking in Circles

What is Your Position on Gratitude?

Walking by Faith: Daring to Commit

Walking by Faith: Living by Your Priorities

Walking by Faith: Taking on the Giants

October, 2001

Walking by Faith: Prayers You Don't Want Answered

Walking by Faith: Learning to Walk Slowly

Walking by Faith: The Secular Priesthood

September, 2001

Walking by Faith: Holding Hands

September, 2001

Regimens of Mystery

September, 2001

Under Attack; Under God

September, 2001

September, 2001

Leaving Slavery Behind

September, 2001

The Long Walk Home

September, 2001

August, 2001

How Do I Know What Is Right?

July, 2001

Called to Clean Up

July, 2001

Called to Make Room

July, 2001

Called to Get Over It

July, 2001

Called to Victory

July, 2001

July, 2001

June, 2001

Called to Friendship

June, 2001

Called To Take a Stand

June, 2001

June, 2001

May, 2001

Called to the Sabbath

May, 2001

Called to Forgive

May, 2001

Called by Your Gifts

May, 2001

May, 2001

April, 2001

Praying Your Gratitude

Praying Your Work

March, 2001

Praying the Psalms

Praying Your Fear

Praying Your Confusion

Praying Your Thirst

February, 2001

Faith to Follow

January, 2001

Speaking the Truth in Love

The Household of God

Called to Sacred Community

Called to Wisdom

2000

December, 2000

The Quiet Revolution

Where Should I Go?

Why Me?

How Can This Be?

November, 2000

Where Your Heart Is

In Praise of Martha

October, 2000

Called to Freedom

Called to Persevere

Called to New Life

September, 2000

Called to Obedience

September, 2000

Called to Humility

September, 2000

Called to the Right Struggle

September, 2000

Called to Receive

September, 2000

July, 2000

End Strong

July, 2000

The Advantage of the Detours

July, 2000

Non-Anxious Leadership

July, 2000

Life Without Shame

July, 2000

June, 2000

A Long Time in the Wrong Place

June, 2000

In Praise of Rome

June, 2000

Spirituality: What Does It All Mean?

June, 2000

Finding Courage

June, 2000

May, 2000

So You Want to Be Christlike?

May, 2000

Spirit-Filled Debate

May, 2000

How To Say Goodbye

May, 2000

April, 2000

Happily Ever After?

The Arrival of the Revoluntionary

Companions Along the Way

Moving Beyond the Idols

March, 2000

When the Road Is Hard

Listening to God

When It Is Time to Leave

Does Prayer Work?

February, 2000

Could You Be Wrong About God?

January, 2000

Water Thicker than Blood

1999

December, 1999

What God Has Conceived

A Gift that Won't Break

Kingdom Singing

1998

December, 1998

Jesus' Gifts: Grace and Truth

Becoming God's Child

November, 1998

Saving Life in a Bag with Holes

February, 1998

When God Says, "No"

1997

December, 1997

Nothing is Normal Again

It's Time to Make Changes

Straightening Out Christmas

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