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What Kind Love

February 2, 2014

Preached February 2, 2014 by Rev. Nathan Willard Sermon Text Micah 6:1-8 We are always blind to our own privilege, to the evils we have done in order to improve our own status. Micah warns us that placing blame on God for the just criticism we encounter is foolish. The story does not begin with […]

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Fishing in the Fields

January 26, 2014

Preached January 26, 2014 in Ankeny UCC by Nathan Willard Sermon Text Matthew 4:12-23 In his call to his first disciples, Jesus goes to where they are, and offers them the opportunity to continuing to work as they had been, only more so. Not only fishermen, they would be fishers of people, able to use […]

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Kings Shall Rise Up

January 19, 2014

Preached on January 19, 2014 in Ankeny UCC Sermon Text: Isaiah 49:1-7 In this complicated text, we are able to experience it with different ears. And it reminds us that in this world, things we take for granted may look different to other people. On this Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, it is time to […]

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Things Known and Things Unknown

January 12, 2014

Preached in Ankeny UCC by Nathan Willard on January 12, 2014 Sermon Text John 1:1-18 When does the student surpass the teacher?

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Lighting Up the World

January 5, 2014

Preached by Nathan Willard on January 5, 2014 in Ankeny UCC Sermon Text John 1:1-18 We get uncomfortable with the myths and mysteries of our faith, the things that go beyond our facts. With the incarnation, we are reminded that Jesus remains bigger than the worldview we can imagine. Here, we are able to transcend […]