Pastor Dirk's Sermons Pastor Dirk Rodgers
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- 종교 및 영성
Weekly reflections on the scriptures from our Worship Services at Roser Church, Anna Maria, Florida.
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Breaking New Ground: A Changed Person, Week 3, Acts 10:24-23, June 2, 2024
For God to change a community, He begins by changing people. Peter’s relationship with Jesus redefines his identity, and, as this relationship grows deeper, it changes his reason for living. His experience of Jesus can inspire us to reconsider who defines us and what inspires our purpose.
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Breaking New Ground: A Spiritual Calling, Week 2, Acts 10:17-23, May 26, 2024
God’s new directions are not self-evident. He must inspire people spiritually to work outside of their comfort zones. In this story from the early church, He stretches the boundaries of His people by calling His servants into new levels of service.
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Breaking New Ground: Two Compelling Visions, Week 1, Acts 10:1-16, May 19, 2024
Good visions must provide a compelling reason for change. Through two powerful visions to two different men, God forges a new path forward for those who choose to follow Jesus.
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Why Bother: A Better Life?, Week 6, Ecclesiastes 3:18-22, May 12, 2024
For centuries, many thinkers and educators have sought to convince us that we are nothing more than evolutionary accidents, biological and chemical organisms sharing a planet with other organisms more or less like us. In this closed system, we struggle to find a meaningful life. Faith helps us to see that we as humans do have a purpose beyond our biology and chemistry.
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Why Bother: A Better World?, Week 5, Ecclesiastes 3:16-17, May 5, 2024
History records multiple attempts to confront and overcome injustice. Some stories are more encouraging than others. Those engaged in such efforts are often called to make extraordinary sacrifices for their cause. Were their sacrifices worth the effort? Faith provides a perspective that inspires us never to give up our fight against injustice and oppression, even when it seems that our efforts are in vain.
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Why Bother: A Better Time?, Week 4, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Apr 28, 2024
In 1965, the Byrds made these few verses of Ecclesiastes famous in a song that reached number one in America on the Billboard Hot 100. In those days of change and chaos, people found comfort in this reminder, that “There is a time for everything under the sun.” Faith gives us this stable point of view as we face our own tumultuous times