tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576282996999154452024-03-17T12:50:54.241-04:00First Congregational Church, No. Collins, NYGarry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.comBlogger897125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-38309429202983517092024-03-17T12:50:00.001-04:002024-03-17T12:50:19.119-04:00Sermon, Sunday, March 17, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PT5wmxBl1fR0dNv84nCCRTBdz6KJBpM-/view?usp=sharing">Israel's Mission -- and Ours</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PT5wmxBl1fR0dNv84nCCRTBdz6KJBpM-/view?usp=sharing">God blesses his Old Testament people with many good things. True disciples know that the <i>'best'</i> thing is Jesus. </a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-66934982607234294072024-03-10T12:49:00.001-04:002024-03-10T12:49:06.844-04:00Sermon, Sunday, March 10, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cx2mrSnf9K6BdbqdnVNJ5ZKbmcjdfihT/view?usp=sharing">Angels, Angles, & the Wisdom of God</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cx2mrSnf9K6BdbqdnVNJ5ZKbmcjdfihT/view?usp=sharing">True disciples overcome fear and live wisely. They know that God draws near in the ministry of Christ.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-25375700728418886622024-03-03T13:27:00.002-05:002024-03-03T13:27:35.385-05:00Sermon, Sunday, March 3, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zkghelPNddJ7dOLOKhFPcMUU56IhjZs4/view?usp=sharing">Heart of Trust, Life of Wisdom</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zkghelPNddJ7dOLOKhFPcMUU56IhjZs4/view?usp=sharing">Meditating on God's "deliverance" in the past changes everything. True disciples know they can trust him forever. </a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-54644632030155786622024-02-25T13:03:00.001-05:002024-02-25T13:03:23.787-05:00Sermon, Sunday, February 25, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qoeclxcGjWm_RqF0lCwwyfkAPcSRe64I/view?usp=sharing">My Father's House</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qoeclxcGjWm_RqF0lCwwyfkAPcSRe64I/view?usp=sharing">Life in a fallen world is often overwhelming.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qoeclxcGjWm_RqF0lCwwyfkAPcSRe64I/view?usp=sharing">True disciples thank God that Jesus takes us up the mountain.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-52109243784526592942024-02-18T12:56:00.001-05:002024-02-18T12:56:13.425-05:00Sermon, Sunday, February 18, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CCLNKRKO5DnUtVfNUOOlcx7APZ63yF30/view?usp=sharing">Loving Those We Disagree With </a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CCLNKRKO5DnUtVfNUOOlcx7APZ63yF30/view?usp=sharing">Gary Kuechle, City Director, Buffalo ISI</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-68147698663641745972024-02-11T13:22:00.001-05:002024-02-11T13:22:46.944-05:00Sermon, Sunday, February 11, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jmufnl0HDJchAjdeSP4dh0GYGqEFHXwT/view?usp=sharing"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Soundtrack of Our Lives</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jmufnl0HDJchAjdeSP4dh0GYGqEFHXwT/view?usp=sharing">Humans have always been stargazers. True disciples know that only God in Christ can lift us up from down below to dwell with him.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-30154784342420310632024-02-04T13:53:00.001-05:002024-02-04T13:53:48.517-05:00Sermon, Sunday, February 4, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yIdlwREHvFsZ63UWLJ8BZlDMAtiZ4WbQ/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Forget & Forgive</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yIdlwREHvFsZ63UWLJ8BZlDMAtiZ4WbQ/view?usp=sharing">Forgiveness is about putting away sin. True disciples know that sin can be forgotten when Jesus gets remembered. </a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-39387527057726335462024-01-07T12:58:00.001-05:002024-01-07T12:58:42.312-05:00Sermon, Sunday, January 7, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZyJW4oSHA2C9NOFfTM3AIo-fuhnqyMyl/view?usp=sharing">"Thou Art My Son" </a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZyJW4oSHA2C9NOFfTM3AIo-fuhnqyMyl/view?usp=sharing">God always planned to rule the world by a theocrtic king. Jesus fulfills God's design as the anointed, exalted Christ.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-39133841386589598262023-12-31T13:21:00.001-05:002023-12-31T13:21:36.950-05:00Sermon, Sunday, December 31, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R9bQ3oi6QqvZODRkI7DnaGPDRihRkaXB/view?usp=sharing"> Our God Reigns!</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R9bQ3oi6QqvZODRkI7DnaGPDRihRkaXB/view?usp=sharing">Worldly powers are hostile to the things of God. But our Sovereign Lord will bring the kingdom to its fullness in the 'Anointed' -- no matter what. </a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-44220711446134783282023-12-17T12:37:00.001-05:002023-12-17T12:37:36.687-05:00Sermon, Sunday, December 17, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m-6OAGuomQaGvbWnf_vA1lGvYTMHdg-e/view?usp=sharing"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing on a Star</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m-6OAGuomQaGvbWnf_vA1lGvYTMHdg-e/view?usp=sharing">The magi followed the star to the Christ child. True disciples know that it shone with the light - and hope - of God's new day.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-74052630410151994662023-12-10T13:03:00.005-05:002023-12-10T13:03:48.831-05:00Sermon, Sunday, December 10, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OFzW8teiNDz0XbJvyPsbYAxA7RcbvBoF/view?usp=sharing"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Monsters, Myths, & the Messiah</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OFzW8teiNDz0XbJvyPsbYAxA7RcbvBoF/view?usp=sharing">The Bible often describes God's work in the language of pagan myths. True disciples know that Christ cast down the dragon at Christmas.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-60255907906864332302023-12-03T12:51:00.001-05:002023-12-03T12:51:36.021-05:00Sermon, Sunday, December 3, 2023, First Sunday of Advent<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2_M5WW_3ooTO-6HGOwmNZX0hkAT93_7/view?usp=sharing"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">A History of Death</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2_M5WW_3ooTO-6HGOwmNZX0hkAT93_7/view?usp=sharing">Matthew introduces the Christ child in an unexpected context of death and disappointment. True disciples know that Jesus has come to bring life.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-41340998433737130872023-11-26T12:53:00.001-05:002023-11-26T12:53:30.206-05:00Sermon, Sunday, November 26, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YKOBdB2TqWfpuBWTrPsAZEyBeLxBjwAV/view?usp=sharing">"Joy of the Whole Earth"</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YKOBdB2TqWfpuBWTrPsAZEyBeLxBjwAV/view?usp=sharing">The theocracy's global vision gets taken up in the Great Commission. </a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-78905288354552883742023-11-19T12:44:00.001-05:002023-11-19T12:44:30.846-05:00Sermon, Sunday, November 19, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GXjVxNf4nuT1KX_lAAT2tptyDT2gbdrt/view?usp=sharing">God at War</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GXjVxNf4nuT1KX_lAAT2tptyDT2gbdrt/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size: large;">Israel's 'Holy Wars' illustrate God's judgement. True disciples still take those lessons to heart -- but leave their swords at home.</span> </a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-14140435841516874632023-11-12T12:42:00.002-05:002023-11-12T12:43:09.414-05:00Sermon, Sunday, November 12, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15mpYR3xb_XWPbfJEFePUZ2jxPHjlSTNr/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">City of God</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15mpYR3xb_XWPbfJEFePUZ2jxPHjlSTNr/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Old Jerusalem has a lot to say about God's person and work. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">True disciples know it's a picture of the new heavenly city.</span></span></a></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-78365980633834218932023-11-05T13:57:00.001-05:002023-11-05T13:57:34.034-05:00Sermon, Sunday, November 5, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14oBFdio_vVbfIgMKXzbvRZihxdR96K6m/view?usp=sharing">God's Tabernacling Presence</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14oBFdio_vVbfIgMKXzbvRZihxdR96K6m/view?usp=sharing">Through the sanctuary, God dwelt among sinners. True disciples know that our true temple is Jesus.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-51342628619934468652023-10-29T13:33:00.007-04:002023-10-29T13:33:55.211-04:00Sermon, Sunday, October 29, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TEPUfW2V-yjjGO1hDc2tOdKDfEb8itph/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Signs of the Times</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TEPUfW2V-yjjGO1hDc2tOdKDfEb8itph/view?usp=sharing">Theocratic Israel was a symbol of the heavenly kingdom. The theocracy may be gone, but the king has come!</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-31897341913747370292023-10-22T12:33:00.001-04:002023-10-22T12:33:22.520-04:00Sermon, Sunday, October 22, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yBDp30g59_rUh9WZlDDkHbMBLsXDI93i/view?usp=sharing">Three Levels of Unity (2)</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yBDp30g59_rUh9WZlDDkHbMBLsXDI93i/view?usp=sharing">God anoints his people with blessings from above. They point to the Messiah -- and his <i>'Pentecostal'</i> ministry. </a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-39897314344277548332023-10-15T12:47:00.001-04:002023-10-15T12:47:58.122-04:00Sermon, Sunday, October 15, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QvVky1JkFYxzFADl7ubNE-7t3Tdq4G6z/view?usp=sharing">Three Levels of Unity</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QvVky1JkFYxzFADl7ubNE-7t3Tdq4G6z/view?usp=sharing">From the beginning God has desired '<i>oneness</i>' among his people. He accomplishes it through Christ by his Spirit.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-28938381675134971852023-10-01T13:17:00.001-04:002023-10-01T13:17:50.345-04:00Sermon, Sunday, October 1, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JxGym3MegS379UkwHKBj7GOkjEdpxkNo/view?usp=sharing">The Broad View</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JxGym3MegS379UkwHKBj7GOkjEdpxkNo/view?usp=sharing">David fixes our hope on the Promised Land. But true disciples know that in Christ we are heirs of a heavenly country.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-14587078931625563902023-09-24T13:00:00.001-04:002023-09-24T13:00:39.643-04:00Sermon, Sunday, September 24, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cFEi6CVCL-tNZHD_rBoYOq-X1Dz9B-kX/view?usp=sharing">The Long View</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cFEi6CVCL-tNZHD_rBoYOq-X1Dz9B-kX/view?usp=sharing">World news may drive us to distraction -- or <i>worse</i>! But true disciples live orderly lives of confidence.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-62292934832394949052023-09-11T07:58:00.004-04:002023-09-11T08:00:51.910-04:00Sermon, Sunday, September 10, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11OUfVOowoSk1GBVl5CgycDw_aa0sG0Vz/view?usp=sharing"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Confession Confusion: When Sinners Pray</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11OUfVOowoSk1GBVl5CgycDw_aa0sG0Vz/view?usp=sharing">The Christian life is X-shaped like Jesus' Cross. Repentance and faith are better than any buried treasure.</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-58679839161430173402023-09-03T11:22:00.001-04:002023-09-03T11:22:19.615-04:00Sermon, Sunday, September 3, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11rPq_MU-KVBjjiRf1MMvSWx-i0-yLgRI/view?usp=sharing"> "You are gods, all of you..."</a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-43067277530038221892023-08-27T12:30:00.001-04:002023-08-27T12:30:22.358-04:00Sermon, Sunday, August 27, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AcWDPlYBn_1U-nt0eNmpeqz7guHO67mx/view?usp=sharing">Builders & Buildings Like Us</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AcWDPlYBn_1U-nt0eNmpeqz7guHO67mx/view?usp=sharing">God calls his people to wise kingdom building. Fruitfulness is a sure thing in Christ. </a></span></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857628299699915445.post-91991711856431952802023-08-20T11:45:00.002-04:002023-08-20T11:45:45.358-04:00Sermon, Sunday, August 20, 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uacmwHbZAqi86bMHN5-JYVoJ9_YGhxZn/view?usp=sharing"> The ABCs of Wisdom</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uacmwHbZAqi86bMHN5-JYVoJ9_YGhxZn/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our world, our homes, & our hearts require much attention. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">True disciples seek God's wisdom for all of life.</span></span></a></p>Garry Dolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341980757641781327noreply@blogger.com0