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Faith Seeds
I am Rev. Dr. Dan Parrish and the newest staff member here at St. Andrews. I rejoice to be your Congregational Care Pastor and give...
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Jul 22, 20163 min read


Praise!
“So let’s continually offer up a sacrifice of praise through him, which is the fruit from our lips that confess his name.” Hebrews 13:15...
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Jul 15, 20163 min read


Something Better
"For God had something better in mind for us..." Hebrews 11:40a Have you ever been upgraded to first class on a flight? I have only had...
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Jul 8, 20162 min read


Purified
"How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience...
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Jul 1, 20162 min read


Hold Fast
"This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls." Hebrews 6:19 Our family has spent this last week in New York City on...
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Jun 24, 20162 min read


The Better Way
This Sunday we continue to look at the book of Hebrews and we look and see that the God of the Old Testament is the same God as the God...
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Jun 17, 20162 min read


He Is Able
“Since he himself has gone through suffering and temptation, he is able to help us when we are being tempted.” Hebrews 2:18 (NLT) There’s...
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Jun 10, 20162 min read


Hold Fast
Have you had to hold onto something in order to survive? The image that comes to mind is an action movie wherein the hero is dangling...
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Jun 3, 20162 min read


Loving Others
“The person who doesn’t love a brother or sister who can be seen can’t love God, who can’t be seen.” 1 John 4:20 (NLT) We find ourselves...
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May 27, 20162 min read


All People
“I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people.” 1 Timothy 2:1 (NLT) All People! The Apostle Paul urges Timothy to pray for all...
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May 20, 20162 min read


Now We Believe
“Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church-- about three thousand in all.” Acts 2:41 (NLT) When I was a...
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May 13, 20162 min read


Rejoice!
Many people memorize Philipians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Easy to understand – rejoice! But it can...
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May 6, 20162 min read


You Must
"Jesus replied, “ ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’" Matthew 22:37 It seems like...
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Apr 29, 20162 min read


A Little Encouragement
"Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works." Hebrews 10:24 Have you ever needed a little encouragement?...
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Apr 22, 20161 min read


Now We Believe
“Then they said to the woman, ‘Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know...
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Apr 15, 20162 min read


Sharing Faith
Have you ever had to describe one person to another person? If you have to describe someone you know well, you can describe not only...
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Apr 8, 20163 min read


I Want to Know!
“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection…” Philippians 3:10a (NIV) Growing up I remember seeing pictures of the...
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Mar 25, 20162 min read


A Useful Faith
"So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless." James 2:17 Nobody wants to be deemed...
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Mar 18, 20162 min read


The Necessity of Grace
Have you ever been or felt lost? When I was a young child my family went to Cedar Point – an amusement park in Sandusky, OH. Cedar point...
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Mar 11, 20163 min read


Failure & Grace
“Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access...
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Mar 4, 20163 min read
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