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Michael Blitz
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Church Phone Issues
Our Phone Carrier, Walmart Family Mobile, without notice or permission, changed St. St John's By the Sea Reformed Episcopal Church phone...
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Michael Blitz
Dec 4, 20221 min read
Wake Up, Dress Up, Praise the Lord
Isaiah 52 is one of many wonderful passages from the Prophet's book which tell us about the work of the Messiah. This morning we hear...
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Michael Blitz
Nov 27, 20221 min read
First Sunday in Advent
This morning, the Gospel lesson brings us the Triumphal Entry, and the cleansing of the temple. two stories that, at first, seem to have...
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Michael Blitz
Nov 24, 20221 min read
Happy Dependence Day
Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving we celebrate the blessings that God gives us, including the fact that we are...
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Michael Blitz
Nov 6, 20221 min read
Samaria/Galilee, this world and the next
Thank you again everyone for your patience. If you did not read the previous message, our church service was virtual only because of a...
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Michael Blitz
Nov 6, 20221 min read
Virtual Only November 6
Due to a potential virus exposure, we will have one virtual service Today at 11 am. It will be live on Facebook, and then uploaded here...
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Michael Blitz
Oct 30, 20221 min read
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet is one of those parables that can be hard to hear for some people, especially those who don't want to...
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Michael Blitz
Oct 23, 20221 min read
God Gives Us What We Need Most
Jesus heals a paralytic who is dropped in through the roof in front of Him, but before that, Jesus does something even more important, He...
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Michael Blitz
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Love the Lord Your God
How do we keep the "first" love of God? How do we keep a fire of keeping our eyes on the Lord? By beginning with worship and Loving the...
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Michael Blitz
Oct 9, 20221 min read
How do I Keep the Greatest Commandment?
Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a...
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Michael Blitz
Oct 2, 20221 min read
Coincidence or Appointment
This Sunday, we welcome our Diocesan Bishop, Chuck Gillin, for his annual episcopal visit, and to confirm Gabriel and Destiny. In his...
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Michael Blitz
Sep 25, 20221 min read
Jesus, Savior of the Nations
Luke 10 records Jesus sending out 70 (or 72) more disciples to preach after having already sent out the 12 apostles to preach to the 12...
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Michael Blitz
Sep 18, 20221 min read
Blessed is the Man
In Psalm 1, David moves us from Knowing God and having believing Faith in God, to a Blessed Life of Joy and Obedience. Church members and...
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Michael Blitz
Sep 4, 20221 min read
The Corinthian Games
Taking some time to check into the background of the personalities and history of the cities that Paul writes to helps bring out some...
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Michael Blitz
Aug 28, 20221 min read
What is Most Important
We are constantly surrounded by the important and the urgent. Taking time out to focus on God, and give him our energy can be a problem....
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Michael Blitz
Aug 21, 20221 min read
What About That Other Son?
The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Publican) tells a similar story to the frustrations of the Older Son in last weeks...
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Michael Blitz
Aug 14, 20221 min read
What is God Really Like
This Morning, in the story of the Prodigal Son, Jesus gives us some wonderfully imagery of what God is really like. Often people will...
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Michael Blitz
Aug 7, 20221 min read
Is He Quite Safe
We look this morning at what happens when we go before God's throne with unrepentant hearts. God is Holy. we need to remember this when...
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Michael Blitz
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Jeremiah and Jeremiads
This morning we deal with Jeremiah's laments and complaints to God over the fact that his preaching was not only ignored, but that he was...
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Michael Blitz
Jul 24, 20221 min read
Getting Out of the Shaker
Jesus calls his disciples the Salt of the Earth in the Sermon on the Mount. This morning we look at three important applications that the...
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