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The Many Ways We Bless...
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The Many Ways We Bless…
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Moments from the life of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Grand Prairie, Texas. Used in a sermon by The Rev. Kathi Johnson on March 16, 2014, for the text Genesis 12:1-4a.
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The Many Ways We Bless…
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Chicken…
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Chicken…
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andmore chicken…
…and ribs!
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Time for pancakes
!
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Joyful noise!
(And beautiful,
too.)
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Showing us how it’s
done.
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Multiplying the blessings…
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Baking dog biscuits…
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…and packaging treats…
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So we can bless the animals!
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(And they can bless
us.)
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VBS prep…
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Training crew leaders…
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Making handcuffs…
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…and octupi.
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String management at Kite Fest…
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LOTS of string management!
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Planning…
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…and smiling.
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Yard sales…
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…card making…
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…and office work.
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Making ornaments…
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…and sharing the light.
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Acolyting…
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…reading…
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…and learning to usher.
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We share the peace of our Lord…
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…bread,
and wine.
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We baptize…
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…we pray…
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…we bless.
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The end.
Nope! Not the end…
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…it’s the middle.