Category: Church of the Holy SpiritSong Blog Archive
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Among The Living
Living Pastor Tom Millner Luke 24:5-6a In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! The statement of the men (angels) to the women who had come to…
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Who We Are
The famous Gloria Gaynor song that was featured in the movie Birdcage touts the virtue of being one’s own creation. The words to the first verse are I am what I am I am my own special creation So come take a look Give me the hook Or the ovation It’s my world That I…
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Who Are You?
Who Are You? Pastor Tom Millner Jeremiah 31:3; Genesis 1:27; John 3:3, 16-17 The famous Gloria Gaynor song that was featured in the movie Birdcage touts the virtue of being one’s own creation. The words to the first verse are I am what I amI am my own special creationSo come take a lookGive me…
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God’s Blessing in a Weird World
God’s Blessing in a Weird World Pastor Tom Millner Isaiah 55:8-11; Matthew 5:1-12 Economic crises, political upheavals, storms and earthquakes have captured the headlines of late. Just about everyone is being touched in some way by some or all of these happenings. What was just a few short years ago a place of sitting pretty…
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Today’s Labor
Today’s Labor Pastor Tom Millner Luke 10:1-12 This weekend we celebrate Labor Day here in the United States. It commemorates all those who labor hard to make this nation a better place for themselves and others. There are far too many who are not able to celebrate this year because they are out of work…
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A Stone’s Throw
A Stone’s Throw Pastor Tom Millner John 8: 5-11; Luke 6:41-42; Romans 7:15-25 I remember recently that a woman in Iran was sentenced to death by stoning after being convicted of adultery. It has invoked an international outrage and a multinational quest to save her from this cruel end. We read today the scripture from…
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Where He Leads
Where He Leads Pastor Tom Millner Luke 15:8-10; Acts 26:16-18 We’ve just celebrated twelve years as a congregation known as Church of the Holy SpiritSong. This church started meeting for Bible study in a living room of an apartment in Palm Beach, in 1999. In 2000, the meetings moved to Sundays and a hotel in…
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What You’re Worth
We see web sites and TV programs that focus on enhancing your net worth. Secrets of saving and investing are promised to be shared for a contribution to the person who is offering the keys that unlock the secret so that their financial net worth can be increased at your expense. Of course they would…
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Why Me, Lord?
Why Me, Lord? Pastor Tom Millner Luke 10:25-37; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Ever ask the question; Why me? Why am I the one who has to ? Why is life so for me? Years ago I expressed the why me sentiment to a friend once in New York, who responded why not? What makes you special,…
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Freedom!
Freedom! Pastor Tom Millner John 10:10; Galatians 5:1 Freedom is seldom free. Freedom from the tyranny of a selfish despot that taxed without representation was gained only after the loss of countless lives in the revolutionary war. Even then, freedom was not enjoyed by all. Some of our ancestors were enslaved as duty bound to…