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Warren Ayer
Apr 153 min read
Day 9 of 21 Days Of Prayer
April 16, 2024 It is Day 9 of our 21 Day campaign of prayer. If you are not in the habit of praying regularly, the novelty has worn off....
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Warren Ayer
Apr 142 min read
Day 8 of 21 Days of Prayer
April 15, 2024 As we reflect on the many mercies of our God, thankfulness and gratitude should fill our every prayer. Lamentations 3:...
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Warren Ayer
Apr 132 min read
Day 7 of 21 Days Of Prayer
April 14, 2024 The theologians, expositors, and commentators have lots of words for the manner in which we should respond to the grace...
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Warren Ayer
Apr 122 min read
Day 6 of 21 Days Of Prayer
April 13, 2024 As with yesterday, today's contribution is another set of verses from the gospel that should appear in some form in every...
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Warren Ayer
Apr 112 min read
Day 5 of 21 Days Of Prayer
April 12, 2024 No prayer guide would be complete without Jesus' teaching on how to pray. The gospels record that the disciples asked...
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Warren Ayer
Apr 102 min read
Day 4 of 21 Days Of Prayer
April 11, 2024 Day 4 – April 11 Contributed by Jessica Christian Jesus' Example Jesus was a praying man, and the Gospels include many...
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Warren Ayer
Apr 92 min read
Day 3 of 21 Days Of Prayer
April 10, 2024 In the uncertain times it seems we are sometimes living in, when the turmoil of the world seems to surround our every...
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Warren Ayer
Apr 82 min read
Day 2 of 21 Days of Prayer
April 9, 2024 After the awesome astronomical display of God's greatness yesterday, it is only appropriate that we use humility as our...
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Warren Ayer
Apr 72 min read
Day 1 of 21 Days Of Prayer
April 8, 2024 - the Solar Eclipse Day in Vermont Monday, April 8 begins our 21 day prayer journey for 2024. We begin it in the dark of a...
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Warren Ayer
Apr 73 min read
21 Days Of Prayer
April 7, 2024 21 Days Of Prayer As our Board of Deacons at the United Church of Colchester reflected on where we are as a church in our...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Apr 21 min read
We Hope You Had a Blessed Easter!
Do Not Be Afraid Easier said than done Even when the women knew they were caught in fear and great joy Even when we know the truth we are...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Mar 291 min read
Good Friday
Crucify Him! There were some there who could not figure out why he was so despised rejected by his own people forsaken by those he loved...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Mar 271 min read
Maundy Thursday
Crumbs Still Scattered crumbs still scattered stains not yet wiped up two thousand years later body broken blood shed we struggle to...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Jan 61 min read
Settling into a New Year
Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Dec 26, 20231 min read
On the Second Day of Christmas
We have all heard the fun song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas." For many, it is where we first met a partridge, and tried to imagine it...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Dec 20, 20231 min read
The Fourth Candle of Advent 2023 - Love
I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. I declare that...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Dec 12, 20232 min read
The Third Candle of Advent 2023 - Joy
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God -- Isaiah 60: 10a My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Dec 6, 20233 min read
Is it OK to use the word XMAS?
If you drive by the church this week, you will see a sign that reads: COME SING XMAS CAROLS DEC 10 4 PM Yes, it says "XMAS" instead of...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Dec 6, 20232 min read
The Second Candle of Advent 2023 - Peace
Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Dec 1, 20232 min read
The First Candle of Advent 2023 - Hope
Therefore, keep awake--for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at...
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