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King of Everyone

Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on what we now call Palm Sunday signaled that the promised Messiah had come to do exactly…

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Posted on April 14, 2019 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Come As You Are

Mark Barigye, our intern this semester from Greenville University, preaches from Mark 5 on the story of Jesus healing Jairus’s daughter and…

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Posted on April 7, 2019 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Forgive Each Other

Today we consider one of the most basic–as well as one of the hardest–disciplines to practice in community: forgiveness. We look at…

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Posted on March 17, 2019 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Love One Another

After introducing our Building Up and Tearing Down series last week, today we examine the first and most central “one another” in…

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Posted on January 27, 2019 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Epiphany

Epiphany comes after the twelve days of Christmas, on which we celebrate the shining forth of the glory of God in Jesus….

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Posted on January 6, 2019 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

The Vulnerable Kingdom

Jed Moody closes our series on Advent of the King and His Kingdom with a sermon on Micah 5.2-5. The promise of peace…

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Posted on December 23, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Getting Ready for the King

Our Advent Series titled Advent of the King and His Kingdom continues with a second look at John the Baptist. We find him…

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Posted on December 16, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Advent’s Humble Messenger

John the Baptizer comes to prepare the people for the advent of the King and his kingdom. For our first week focusing…

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Posted on December 9, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Advent of the King and His Kingdom

This Sunday is the beginning of Advent, a season of hope and anticipation to begin the Church year. Today we hear some…

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Posted on December 2, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

A Beggar’s Prayer

Luke gives us a chapter full of stories, parables, and interactions with Jesus that culminate in the healing of a blind man…

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Posted on November 25, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Hope for Our Community

Paul Militzer shares about his work as Executive Director of the Community Hope Center, and preaches a message of hope from what…

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Posted on November 11, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Love Versus Division

Intern extraordinaire Jed Moody preaches from Ruth 1.6-19, a story in which genuine love overcomes traditional divisions and borders. Blending Ruth’s example…

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Posted on October 21, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Shameless

We find the familiar story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10.38-42. What was so significant about Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet?…

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Posted on October 14, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

The Unimpressive Way

We walk with the disciples today as Jesus takes them aside to teach them the importance of being unimpressive. Only unimpressive disciples…

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Posted on September 23, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Working on the Other Half

When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus said there were actually two: love God and love your neighbor. While many neglect the…

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Posted on September 16, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Feel Deeply, Pray Urgently, Send Powerfully

Our church mourns the loss of Harry, a wonderful 9 year old boy who was part of our church and tragically drowned…

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Posted on July 29, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

An Epic Love Story

The thought of living an epic love story sounds exciting and appealing. But what it actually costs to live a story like…

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Posted on July 22, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Get Moving

The next sermon in our series A Story Worth Living comes from Mark 10.35-52. We have contrasting stories of disciples who brought their…

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Posted on July 9, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

What’s Your Character?

We’re working with a definition of story from Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: “A character who wants something…

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Posted on July 1, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

A Story Worth Living

Today we begin a new summer series on the power of our stories with a look at one 1 Thessalonians 1. The…

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Posted on June 24, 2018 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized
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