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September 17

Are You Spiritual or Religious?

Worship Leader: Rokko Jans
Scripture: Matthew 5:17-19;
Matthew 14:13-23A

Be patient – it will turn itself!

For the Beauty of the Earth

Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture: Mark 4:26-29; Genesis 2:4-9

September 3

To the Holy Land

Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture: Psalm 48; Deuteronomy 34:1-8
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August 27

There is no sound for the first 3:30 minutes

Climbing Mountains with Jesus


Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 3: 13-19a

August 20

The Living Mountain

Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture: Exodus 3:1-12; Exodus 34:1-9
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August 13

The Three Rules of Mountaineering

Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture: Matthew 4: 1-11; Genesis 12: 1-9
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August 6, 2023

Unity with Diversity

Worship Leader: Maggie Wallin
Scripture: Acts 1:6-14
John 17:1-11
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July 30, 2023

Fire: a Panorama of the Promised Land

Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture: Psalm 97:
Job 28:1-6
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July 23, 2023

A Watershed Moment

Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture: Ezekiel 47:6-12:
Revelation 21:1-7
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July 16, 2023

Living Waters

Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture:  John 7:37-39; Luke 3:21-22
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July 9, 2023

Mother River

Worship Leader: Greg Watling
Scripture:  Exodus 2:5-10; Amos 5: 22-24
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July 2, 2023

Mirror…Mirror

Worship Leader: Laura Hotelling
Scripture:  Matthew 10:40-42;
1 Peter 2: 13-16
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June 25, 2023

Your Faith Has Made You Well

Worship Leader: Helen Crandall
Scripture:  Matthew 9:18-25;
1 Samuel 2:1-10
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June 18, 2023

The Source

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Genesis 2; Job 28: 9-28
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June 11, 2023

Indoor Outdoor Service –
Learning God’s Language

Worship Leader: Don Storing
Scripture:  Psalm 33: 1-12; “Footprints”

June 4, 2023

The Waters from the Waters

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Genesis 1:1-8; Peter 3:1-5
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May 28, 2023

God’s Two Books

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Job 12: 7-13 ; Romans 1:18-23
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May 21, 2023

The Good Samaritan

Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel
Scripture:  Psalm 68:1-10; 31-35; John 10:25-37

May 14, 2023

I Will Not Leave Your Orphaned

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  John 14:15-21; Acts 17:22-31
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May 7, 2023

The Carp Dance

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  John 14:1-14; Psalm 31:1-5; 15-16
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April 30, 2023

In Search of God

Worship Leader: Maggie Wallin
Scripture:  Deuteronomy 4:29-31;
Romans 10:20-21
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April 23, 2023

You Show Me

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Luke 9: 57-62; Luke 24:13-35
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April 16, 2023

Yeah…Um…Doubtful!

Worship Leader: Laura Hotelling
Scripture:  1 Peter 1:3-9; John 2-:19-29
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April 9, 2023

Mistaken Identity

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Psalm 118; John 20:1-18
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April 2, 2023

Riding on a Donkey

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Psalm 118:1-2;19-29;
Matthew 21:1-11
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March 26, 2023

Beyond All Hope

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-44
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March 19, 2023

An Unlikely Prospect

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  1 Samuel 16:1-13;
Ephesians 5:8-14
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March 12, 2023

Better Protected from Mayhem

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Exodus 7: 1-7;
John 4:5-20; 39-42
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March 5, 2023

Scholarly Scruples

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  John 3:1-17; Psalm 121
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February 26, 2023

Moses, Jesus and Lent

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Psalm 91; Matthew 4:1-11
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February 19, 2023

I’ve Changed

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Matthew 17:1-9;
Acts 9:1-9; 19b-22
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February 12, 2023

Blinded by Innocence

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Act 6:8-15; Luke 10:25-37
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February 5, 2023

Today’s Christian Church –
Should I Run?

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Acts 4:13-22; Matthew 8:28-34
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January 29, 2023

Seeing God in Surprising Places –
Even Church

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Acts 3:17-26; Psalm 23
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January 22, 2023

Loving Church

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  2 Corinthians 12:12-27;
John 15:9-17
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January 15, 2023

Tired of Apologizing

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Acts 2:43-47; John 15:1-10
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January 8, 2023

Beginning as Beloved

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Matthew 3:13-17
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December 31, 2022

An Invitation

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Psalm 148; Matthew 2:13-23

December 25, 2022

Christmas Day

Worship Leader: Rev. Greg Watling
Scripture:  Isaiah 52:7-10

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Gaylord, MI 49735
(989) 732-5726

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  • About
    • About

      The history of the church

      Reaching In

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      Reaching Out

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      Activities of the women’s group in the church

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