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The Spaces Between Us
The Spaces Between Us
July 14, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Spaces Between Us
July 7, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Spaces Between Us
June 30, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Dual Citizenship
Dual Citizenship
June 23, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Dual Citizenship
June 16, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Dual Citizenship
June 9, 2019 | Rev. Eric Hamlyn
Holy Shift!!
Holy Shift!!
May 26, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Holy Shift!!
May 19, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Holy Shift!!
May 12, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
On Moving Rocks
Week 2 - The Rock of Doubt
April 28, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Walk This Way Sermon Series

Walk This Way Sermon Series

Walk This Way: Week 5
April 7, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Walk This Way: Week 4
March 31, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Walk This Way: Week 3
March 24, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Walk This Way: Week 2
March 17, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Behind Every Pair of Eyes... Compassion- a Practice of the Heart
Troubled People
February 24, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Sexual People
February 17, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Displaced People
February 10, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
First People
February 3, 2019 | Guest Speaker
Spiritual Re-Boot
In the World - It isn't only Sunday
January 27, 2019 | Rev. Eric Hamlyn
Love- Practicing the Presence of God
January 20, 2019 | Rev. Eric Hamlyn
Un-Plug
January 13, 2019 | Rev. Eric Hamlyn
Getting Grounded
January 6, 2019 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
So This is Christmas! Advent 2018
A Reflection on the Story
December 24, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Love-flowing intention
December 23, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Joy- waiting for the delivery
December 16, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Peace- calling from the widerness
December 9, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Practice Makes Powerful
Giving it Away -the Practice of Gratitude
November 25, 2018 | Guest Speaker
Making Friendships- the Practice of Joy
November 18, 2018 | Rev. Eric Hamlyn
Mending the World- the Practice of Caring
November 11, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Diving into God's Word- The Practice of Listening
November 4, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Mark's Notes: what Christians really believe...
What Christians Believe About Miracles
October 21, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
What Christians Believe About Money
October 14, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
What Christians Believe About Salvation
October 7, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
What Christians Believe About Sin
September 30, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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The Cries of Our Time
An Ecology of Domination
August 26, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Politics and Economics of Fear
August 19, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Letters to the Church- 2018
What's the 'Good News' Anyway?
August 12, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Gifts of the Whole Body
August 5, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
What Love Accomplishes
July 29, 2018 | Guest Speaker
Both And!
July 22, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Revealing Resurrection 2018
Whether You Believe it or Not!
July 15, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Vulnerability and Strength
July 8, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
On Being Canadian
July 1, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Open Hearted
June 24, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Pentecost People
Pentecost Celebration
May 30, 2018 | Kimiko Karpoff
Trinity Sunday
A Trinity Within Three Faces
May 27, 2018 | Kimiko Karpoff
The God who dares to show up
May 22, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Going with Jesus to the Cross- Lent 2018
Musical Encounter with Palm Sunday
March 25, 2018 | Guest Speaker
Stone into Flesh with Dr Harry Maier
March 18, 2018 | Guest Speaker
Covenant: Life-changing
February 25, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Covenant- a Massive Re-ordering
February 18, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Transfiguration Sunday
Light is Still Light
February 11, 2018 | Kimiko Karpoff
Season of Epiphany 2018
Natural Authority
January 28, 2018 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
AKA Human Relationships
January 14, 2018 | Guest Speaker
Advent 2017
The Way that We Love
December 24, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
God's Character
December 10, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
An Advent Story
December 3, 2017 | Kimiko Karpoff
The Path... 2107
When Ugly Things Happen
October 15, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Season After Pentecost 2017
Faith of Our Mothers
September 3, 2017 | Kimiko Karpoff
The Balm of Grace
August 27, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Sting of Betrayal
August 20, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
A Love Story
July 30, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Season of Easter 2017
Mystery and the Transcendent God
May 28, 2017 | Rhian Walker
An Accounting for Hope
May 21, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
God's Own People
May 14, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Do you Know Where You're Going To?
April 30, 2017 | Guest Speaker
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Fourth Sunday of Lent
"Here's What I Know"
March 26, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Lent 2017
Appearances Can Be Deceiving
March 19, 2017 | Rhian Walker
The Letting Go
March 5, 2017 | Rhian Walker
Dedication Service
Jordan Cantwell, Moderator of the United Church of Canada
March 12, 2017 | Guest Speaker
Epiphany 2017
Transformation
February 26, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Epiphany 2017
This is Christ's Community
February 19, 2017 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Planted
February 12, 2017 | Rhian Walker
The VST Connection
February 5, 2017 | Guest Speaker
A Search for Wisdom
January 29, 2017 | Rhian Walker
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Advent - PEACE
And He Named Him
December 7, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Advent - HOPE
In Those Days
November 27, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Rough Ways Made Smooth
December 6, 2015 | Guest Speaker
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
The Reign of Christ
November 20, 2016 | Rhian Walker
The Alternate Reality of God
November 13, 2016 | Rhian Walker
Is That the Most Helpful Question
November 6, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
That's Not Fair
October 30, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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The Season of Compassion
Returning to that Happy Childhood that was Marred by Civil War
October 16, 2016 | Guest Speaker
Gratitude and Letting Go
October 9, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
What Happens to Each of Us at the Table
October 2, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
In This Moment
September 25, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Acting on the Word: Being Doers, Not Hearers Only
All Means All
September 4, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Spirit, Wisdom and Food
August 21, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Spiritual Practice of Doing
August 14, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Love Letters to the Church
Clothed With the New Self
August 7, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Erasing the Record
July 31, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Cosmic Christ
July 24, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Bearing Fruit
July 17, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Pentecost
the CHURCH!
May 15, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
"Dem Bones" ... Ezekiel Prohpesizes via Rap!
May 24, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Season of Easter 2016
The Feminine Face of God
May 8, 2016 | Office
The Language of Love
April 24, 2016 | Guest Speaker
Scared Texts and Oral Traditions
April 17, 2016 | Guest Speaker
From Regret to Renewal
April 10, 2016 | Peter Wyatt
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Easter Sunday
Easter is a Comin'!
March 27, 2016 | Peter Wyatt
Easter Sunday
April 5, 2015 | Office
Lenten Exploration 2016
Hosanna, Shame & Denial
March 20, 2016 | Joan Wyatt
Encouragement in Christ
March 13, 2016 | Peter Wyatt
Home From the Wilderness
March 6, 2016 | Joan Wyatt
The Circle of the Undeserving
February 28, 2016 | Peter Wyatt
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Epiphany 2016- Transfiguration Sunday
Encounters of the Awesome Kind
February 7, 2016 | Peter Wyatt
Epiphany 2016
Change!
January 17, 2016 | Joan Wyatt
Through the Deep Waters
January 10, 2016 | Peter Wyatt
The Word Among Us
January 3, 2016 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Advent- LOVE
What is Fulfilmentt?
December 13, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Advent- PEACE
Surely the Days are Coming
November 29, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
When Blessings Flow- Considering Holy Currencies
The Currency of Money
November 19, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Currency of Time and Place
November 8, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Currency of Relationship- A Covenant
October 25, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Great Banquet - "The Currency of "Wellness"
October 18, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Holy Currencies
The Spirit In and Among Us
November 1, 2015 | Office
Season of Creation
Round Tables
October 4, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Feeding 5000
September 27, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Celebrating Creation!
September 20, 2015 | Office
Fall at LVUC
Upcoming Sermons
September 6, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Leadership and King David- a Summer Sermon Season
Leadership and Wisdom
August 16, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Leadership and Lament
August 9, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Leadership and Temptation
July 26, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Leadership and Boundaries
July 19, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Season of Easter 2015 - Love Lives
Christ is known to us
April 19, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Seeing
April 12, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Lent 2015- Exploring "A Song of Faith"
What is Victory?
March 29, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Word Re-branded
March 8, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Reconcilliation of Persons
March 1, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Terms of the Covenant
February 22, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Season of Discipleship- Seeking the Man in Manifestation
Lost
February 8, 2015 | Guest Speaker
Immediately
January 25, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
God Calls
January 18, 2015 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Community Conversation "The Properties of Water"
January 11, 2015 | Office
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The Season of Creation, 2014
Biblical Economics
November 16, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Listen to My Wisdom
September 21, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Season of Creation, 2014
Children's Time with Blair on Thanksgiving Sunday
October 12, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Work With Me
October 5, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Long Season - 2014
Holding onto Story
September 7, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
A Renewed Mind, A Right Spirit
August 31, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Storm Watch
August 24, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
On Making Disciples - Part 3
June 29, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Mystics in Conversation- Richard Rohr and Paul
How Shall We Sing
August 17, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Heart & Soul
August 10, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
No One is Abandoned!
August 3, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Getting In the Way
July 27, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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The Season of Scripture - 2014
Common Vision
May 23, 2014 | Guest Speaker
Hidden Things
May 18, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Fierce Love
May 11, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Season of Kenosis - 2014
Anger's Way with Us
April 6, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
On Being Blind
March 30, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
God Always Shows Up
March 23, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Season of Prayer - 2014
Foundation
February 23, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Perspective
February 16, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Imagination
February 9, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Paradox
February 2, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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The Season of Music - 2013
A Gift we Give each Other
January 12, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Season of Music 2013
Light in Life - Jesus Baptism
January 5, 2014 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
A Grounded, Cosmic Response
December 24, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Cost of Making Room
December 15, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Take Heart
December 8, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Long Season - 2013
The Path of Peace
November 24, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
First World Considerations
November 17, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
A Peaceful Splendor
November 10, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
When God is Silent
November 3, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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A study of Galatians
What you give energy to grows
July 7, 2013 | Guest Speaker
Freedom and Love
June 30, 2013 | Guest Speaker
Christ who Lives in Me
June 16, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Another Gospel?
June 9, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Guest Speaker: David Bong
A Sacred Conversation
June 23, 2013 | Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker: Myrna Pearce
Finding Your Thin Places
June 2, 2013 | Guest Speaker
The Season of Scripture
Power
May 12, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Hope for Things Unseen
May 5, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Stones that Make us Stumble
April 28, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Seeking Wisdom - the bible and culture
April 21, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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The Season of Kenosis
Work out your Own Salvation - Good Friday
March 29, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Extravagant Thanks
March 17, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Eat and Celebrate
March 10, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
What We Give Energy to Grows
March 3, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The season of Kenosis - Reel Theology
Reel Theology - Beasts of the Southern Wild
February 24, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Reel Theology - Lincoln
February 17, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Season of Discipleship - Reel Theology
Reel Theology - Silver Linings Playbook
February 10, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Reel Theology - "Les Miserables"
February 3, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Season of Discipleship
Space Cowboy and a Preacher
January 13, 2013 | Guest Speaker
A time for Every Matter - in God
January 6, 2013 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
On Stars and Surprises and Following
December 30, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Season of Music
The Christmas Story Revisited - 7 pm
December 24, 2012 | Guest Speaker
The Whistle Stop - A Christmas Story - 10 pm
December 24, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Love that will not let us go.
December 23, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Joy God Experiences
December 16, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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The Season of Prayer
The Practice of Prayer - Thanks/Rejoice
November 25, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Practice of Prayer - Lament/contrition
November 18, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Practice of Prayer - petition
November 4, 2012 | Guest Speaker
The Practice of Prayer - Agape, pt 2 -
October 28, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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The Long Season
Remembrance Sunday
November 11, 2012 | Guest Speaker
When We Learn
September 9, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Being Someone's Beloved
September 2, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The House that God Builds
July 22, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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On Being the Church
The Songs of the Church
August 23, 2012 | Guest Speaker
The Whole Armor of God
August 19, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Transforming Ourselves and Our Community
August 12, 2012 | Guest Speaker
Speaking the Truth in Love - it takes us all
August 7, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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The Season of Easter 2012
We Are in the World
May 20, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Complete Joy
May 13, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
From the Ground Up
May 6, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
One Flock, One Shepherd
April 29, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Lent 2012
Walking as a child of Light
March 25, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
God so LOVED the world
March 18, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Body as Temple
March 11, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Taking Up Your Cross
March 4, 2012 | Guest Speaker
Reel Theology - 2012 - a look at the Best Picture Nominees
Moneyball
February 26, 2012 | Guest Speaker
Hugo
February 19, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
War Horse
February 12, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Descendants
February 5, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Epiphany
Live As If
January 22, 2012 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
God Within
January 8, 2012 | Guest Speaker
Christmas Eve
A Wonderful Story
December 24, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Advent 2011
Creating the Space to say Yes
December 18, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Spirit on Me
December 11, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Prepare the way - baptized in the Spirit
December 4, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Awake or Asleep?
November 27, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
What we Believe
Heaven: admission is free - for all
November 20, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Stewardship: the commitment that frees
November 13, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Bible: the people's library
October 30, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Jesus: the political prisoner
October 23, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Exodus Story
Can there be new rules?
October 2, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Squandering Abundance
September 25, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
We're not in Kansas Anymore
September 11, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Exploring Paul's letter to the Romans
Love is our Only Debt
September 4, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Acting as if.
August 28, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Gifts Differing
August 21, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
A New Plan?
August 14, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Season of Pentecost
Giving Life for the Gospel
June 26, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Membership or Discipleship
June 19, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Three Contemporary Images of Christianity
Pentecost - All Ages Celebration
June 12, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Mother and Child - radical hope
June 5, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Cross - radical compassion
May 22, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Table - radical hospitality
May 15, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Lent/ Easter 2011
Somethin's Gotta Happen
May 29, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Path to peace
May 8, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Seriously?
May 1, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
What is Easter - It begins in Galilee
April 24, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Reel Theology 2011
Inspiration - Inception
April 10, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
A Case for Healing - The King's Speech
April 3, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
In or Out? - The Social Network
March 27, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
God so LOVED the world - Toy Story 3
March 20, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Guest Speaker
Wade Lifton - "Love Your Enemy"
February 20, 2011 | Guest Speaker
Dawn Burnell- Powers on "Love"
February 13, 2011 | Guest Speaker
Jill Parsons speaks on Praising God
February 6, 2011 | Guest Speaker
Kelly Jenner speak about Beatitudes
January 30, 2011 | Guest Speaker
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2011
Where does Jesus Live
January 16, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Saved? Now what?
January 9, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Signs and Wonders
January 2, 2011 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Advent 2010
We the lovers of the world
December 19, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
The Children's Pageant
December 12, 2010 | Guest Speaker
We the justice makers
December 5, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
We the peace seekers
November 28, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
2010
Not One Stone....
November 14, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
God of the Living
November 7, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Coming to my House?
October 31, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
I'm not like other people
October 24, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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Money - The Gospel Agenda
The Great Chasm
September 26, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Shrewd Business
September 19, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Reel Theology 2010
The Hurt Locker - addicted to fear
March 21, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Up in the Air - reconciled
March 14, 2010 | Guest Speaker
Precious - darkness is not dark to you
March 7, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
Avatar - Becoming One
February 28, 2010 | Rev. S. Blair Odney
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