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Archive for 2009/10


Getting Back on Track: Finding Perspective Again (for the First Time)

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Psalm 34:1-8 Mark 10:46-52 There are times that we see what we want to see. I’m reminded of the Halloween story of the mad scientist doing an experiment on frogs. He puts a frog down on a mat next to a measuring [...]

Moment for Stewardship

Barbara Landes Today is the beginning of our stewardship season here at Oglethorpe Presbyterian church. Our theme this year is “Faith in our Future, Proof in our Past” As you treasurer, I want to tell you a little bit about my story and how I am connected with the future and the past of OPC. [...]

Getting Back on Track: What’s Wrong with Greatness?

Meghan Brown Saavedra Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35 Mark 10:35-45 I just love the stories we have about the disciples: this eclectic band of followers is always doing something wrong: in this story, James and John ask for special privilege from Jesus. Throughout the rest of the Gospel the disciples have trouble understanding Jesus’ parables, they [...]

Getting Back on Track: Knowing When to Let Go

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31 Over the past few weeks and over the next few weeks we are following the travels of Jesus through the Holy Land as he makes his way from the Galilee toward Jerusalem. Today we are in the region [...]

Getting Back on Track: Making Space for What Matters

Tiffany Kromer (Tiffany’s sermons and other reflections are on her blog) Psalm 8 Mark 10:2-16 During these fall months we are looking at Jesus’ ministry with the theme “Getting Back on Track”. The fall months are some of the busiest months of the year.  School begins which means homework and activity after activity after activity [...]