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The Exodus

The Exodus is God’s foundational act of salvation and liberation in the Hebrew scriptures. Starting from Stephen’s retelling of the story in…

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Posted on June 16, 2019 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

Appointed

Acts 14.21-28 gives us a window into how St. Paul established the earliest churches so that they would be healthy and effective….

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

Witnesses of the Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15.1-11 gives one of the earliest confessional statements in the church, which Paul passed on to the Corinthian church he…

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

Called to Bear Sorrow

Each community bears a little bit of God’s heart in the world. Our community has been called to mourn with those who…

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Posted on May 28, 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

The Poor Help Us Work for Justice

Here is our second to last sermon answering the question, Why does the church need the poor? Today’s message, “The Poor Help…

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

The Poor Help Us Hear the Good News about Money

Our Summer series Why the Church Needs You is coming to an end soon. Here’s the third sermon answering the question, Why does…

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Posted on August 14, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

The Poor Remind Us We Need a Deliverer

Here’s the next sermon in our series Why the Church Needs You. For a few weeks we’re looking specifically at why the church…

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Posted on August 7, 2016 by altonmission in Sermons, Uncategorized

Why the Church Needs the Poor — Grace

It’s time for a series within the series to tackle the question that was always at the heart of this exploration of…

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Posted on July 31, 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

Hope on the Margins

Peter Hough’s sermon on Luke 2.1-20: “Hope on the Margins.” Includes Stephanie’s testimony at the beginning. Here is the song that she…

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Posted on December 13, 2015 by altonmission in Sermons

Mercy Brings Victory

Peter Hough’s sermon on James 2.1-17: “Mercy Brings Victory.”

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Posted on September 6, 2015 by altonmission in Sermons
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