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The Feeding of the Five Thousand

Continuing in our series The Stories We Tell Ourselves today we look at the one miracle story that appears in all four Gospels:…

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Posted on July 21, 2019 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

The Limits of Mercy

In Mark 2.13-17 we read the story of Levi, who was a tax collector working for Herod, the self-styled king of the Jews….

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Posted on January 8, 2017 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

The Poor Help Us Keep the Sabbath

Our last week addressing the question, Why does the church need the poor? This week we listen to Luke 13.10-17, in which…

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Posted on August 28, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Why the Church Needs Our Elders

This morning Ellen Tanner joins us to explore why the church needs our elders. In a culture that lives in fear and…

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Posted on July 3, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Why the Church Needs You

The beginning of our summer sermon series Why the Church Needs You. From 1 Corinthians 12.12-26 and St. Paul’s image of the church…

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Posted on June 5, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons

We Had Hoped and We Will Hope Again

Final sermon in our series Apathy and the Passion from Luke 24.1-32: “We Had Hoped and We Will Hope Again.”

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Posted on March 27, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Compassion

Peter Hough’s sermon on Mark 6.30-44: “Compassion” for the Lent series Apathy and the Passion.

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Posted on February 21, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

The Communion of Saints

Peter Hough’s sermon on 1 Corinthians 12.1-26: “The Communion of Saints.”

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Posted on November 1, 2015 by altonmission in Sermons

Meditation on Grief in the Garden

Stephanie Hough’s meditation on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane for prayer time and communion.

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Posted on April 2, 2015 by altonmission in Sermons

Follow Me

Peter Hough’s sermon on John 21.1-25: “Follow Me.”

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Posted on September 14, 2014 by altonmission in Sermons

Alton Mission Worship

Our Restore Communities gather for worship every Sunday at 10:30am at the YWCA in Alton (304 E 3rd St.). Perhaps you’re asking, “What do…

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Posted on May 15, 2014 by altonmission in Communion, How to Connect (menu), Sunday Gathering, What We Do (menu), Worship Gathering

And Now… The Rest of the Sermon.

Yesterday in our worship gathering we cut the teaching time short to allow more time for prayer, confession, and encouragement. So we…

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Posted on September 17, 2012 by altonmission in Communion, Worship Gathering

Leading Worship

We mentioned before that Restore Communities will take turns leading worship at the Alton Mission worship gathering. For some of the elements…

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Posted on September 2, 2012 by altonmission in Communion, Worship Gathering

Sacramental Community

In a little over a week the Alton Mission Gathering will begin (Sunday, September 9, at 10:30 am, in case you’ve forgotten)….

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Posted on August 31, 2012 by altonmission in Communion

Location, Location, Location

The Alton Mission Gathering is coming in less than two weeks: Sunday, September 9, at 10:30 am in the Riverbender.com Community Center….

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Posted on August 27, 2012 by altonmission in Communion

Story: Communion, Community, and Mission in the Life of a Teenager

Here’s a story from Lydia, a teen in one of our Restore Communities: This past month our Restore Group has been going…

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Posted on June 18, 2012 by altonmission in Story

Story: What God Is Doing in One Restore Community

God has been doing some wonderful things in and through our Restore group (this is the “Soup’s On” group–not our official name)….

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Posted on April 24, 2012 by altonmission in Story

Do Restore Communities Take Communion?

Today we continue addressing questions that are coming up as we get our three Restore Communities up and running. Today’s question: Are…

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Posted on March 20, 2012 by peterandrewhough in Uncategorized
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