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Sermons by Pastor Terry Gallagher

"Excuses Don't Let Us Off The Hook"

Gospel Reading: Luke 13: 10-17, Sermon Message "Excuses Don't Let Us Off The Hook" from the August 22, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Flat Rock Mi.  Pastor Terry makes reference to modern Christian's feeding the homeless in Orlando and sheltering the homeless in Philadelphia.


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Faith Requires Us Facing Difficult Truths

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:49-56, Sermon Message: Faith Requires Us Facing Difficult Truths with reference to Author Bill McKibben's new book 'eaarth - making a life on a tough new planet', at the August 15, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Gibraltar, Mi.

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Biblical Story of Good Samaritan - "Roadside Experiences of Life" & Sermon "Go & Do Likewise"

Gospel Reading: Luke 10:25-37, Biblical Storytelling - "Roadside Experiences of Life" followed by Sermon Reflections "Go & Do Likewise" at the July 11, 2010 Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Gibraltar Michigan.



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"Proclaiming Our Greatness or God's Kingdom

Gospel Reading: Luke 10:1-10, 16-20, Sermon Message "Proclaiming Our Greatness or God's Kingdom" with reference to 2 Kings 5:1-14, at the July 4, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ Gibraltar Michigan.

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"Wow, That's A Tough Act To Follow"

Gospel Reading: Luke 9:51-62, Sermon Message "Wow, That's a Tough Act To Follow" from the June 27, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ at Gibraltar Michigan.


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Biblical Story - Elijah, Zealous for the God of Hosts; Sermon "Looking for God in All the Wrong Places"

Gospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39, Biblical Storytelling - Elijah, Zealous for the God of Hosts (1Kings 19:1-15a), Sermon - "Looking for God in all the wrong places" from the June 20, 2010 Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Gibraltar, Mi.

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"Why Must There Be Suffering & Trouble In This World?"

Gospel Reading: Luke 7: 11-17, Sermon Message "Why Must There Be Suffering & Trouble In This World?" with reference to scripture reading 1 Kings 17:8-24 at the June 6, 2010 Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Gibraltar Mi.

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Can We Bear Them Now?

Gospel Reading: John 16:12-15, Sermon Message- "Can We Bear Them Now?" from the May 30, 2010 Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Flat Rock Mi.

This is the first sermon message after Pastor Terry returns from a two week trip to Colombia with the Christian Peacemaker Team.

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Come, Holy Spirit

Gospel Reading: John 14: 8-17, 25-27; and Sermon Message: "Come, Holy Spirit" by Pastor Trudy Bradley at the May 23, 2010, Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Flat Rock and Gibraltar, Mi.



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Ultimate Love

Gospel Reading: John 17: 20-27, Sermon Message "Ultimate Love" from Pastor Trudy Bradley at the May 16th Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Flat Rock and Gibraltar, Mi.  

Pastor Terry is on a Christian Peacemaker Team trip to Colombia for the next few weeks.  Pastor Trudy Bradley is providing congregational support and worship service until his return.

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"How Do I Hinder God?"

Gospel Reading: John 13:31-35, Sermon Message - "How Do I Hinder God?" from the May 2, 2010 Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Flat Rock and Gibraltar, Mi.

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"How Do I Hinder God?"

Gospel Reading: John 13:31-35, Sermon Message - "How Do I Hinder God?" from the May 2, 2010 Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Flat Rock and Gibraltar, Mi.

Biblical Story - Ananias of Damascus - Sermon - Arguing with God over the Call to Serve Others

Gospel Reading: John 21:1-19, Biblical Story - "I am Ananias of Damascus" (Acts 9:1-20), and Sermon Message - "Arguing with God over the Call To Serve Others" from the April 18, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ - Flat Rock and Gibraltar, Mi.

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Easter 2010 - What Does Resurrection Mean For Our Lives?

Easter 2010 - Biblical Story - On the road to Emmaus, Gospel Reading - John 20:1-18, Sermon Message - What Does Resurrection Mean For Our Lives? from the April 4, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ - Flat Rock and Gibraltar Mi.



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The Holiest of Weeks

Palm Sunday - The Holiest of Weeks  with Passion Reading Luke 22:14-56 from the March 28, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ - Flat Rock and Gibraltar Mi.

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God's Gift of Reconciliation

Gospel Reading: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 - the parable of the Prodigal Son; Sermon Message - God's Gift of Reconciliation, and audio of the worship video You Raise Me Up from the March 14, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Flat Rock and Gibraltar Mi.

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"Repent? Now why would I want to do that?"

Gospel Reading: Luke 13:1-9, Sermon Message: "Repent? Now why would I want to do that?"  audio of the demonstration video of Adani, benediction from the March 7, 2010 Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Flat Rock and Gibraltar, Mi.

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Bible Story - "A Wandering Aramean Am I"

Gospel Reading: Luke 13:31-35, Biblical Story - "A Wandering Aramean Am I", Sermon Message: "The Quest for proof of God in our lives", from the February 28, 2010 Sunday Worship at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Gibraltar, Mi.


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"By Works or By Faith?"

Gospel Reading: Luke 4:1-13, Sermon Message - "By Works or By Faith?" at the February 21, 2010 Sunday Worship Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Gibraltar Mi.

Scripture references Deuteronomy 26:1-11 and Romans 10: 8b-13

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Biblical Story Nathan - the prophet to King David

Gospel Reading: Matthew 6:1-18; Biblical Story of Nathan, the prophet to King David, Sermon Message: Lent: A time to Reflect, Reassess, Redirect, & Renew, from the February 17, 2010, Wednesday Lenten Service at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Flat Rock, Mi.

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