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New Sermon Plug-in Working

Posted on May 3, 2015

New Sermon Plug-in Working I am happy to report that I have found a new plug-in called Sermon Manager to replace Sermon Browser.   I am learning to use it and have now uploaded…

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Summer Sermon Series Planned for Copper Hill Church

Posted on July 21, 2013

This summer at Copper Hill Church, during the pastors morning messages, we are reviewing together the primary purposes of the church.    There is no better time than the beginning of a new…

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Investigating the Principle of the Path

Posted on April 5, 2013

I have just finished outlining our Sunday morning message series for April.  It actually takes off from the Easter Celebration service message.  It draws some topics and resources from Andy Stanley’s book The…

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Lenten & Easter Series Planned

Posted on February 19, 2013

Pastor Eric kicked off our Lenten Easter series called Walking with Jesus this past Sunday.   He and I have been working behind the scenes on the entire outline for this series.   Our goal…

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Sermon coordinated Bible reading for November 4-24

Posted on November 3, 2012

   Our Big Bible Bonanza reading contest has been very successful in encouraging daily Bible reading.  Though people could choose to read any passage of at least five verses that they wanted…

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October and November Messages Planned

Posted on October 19, 2012

  I haven’t blogged in a couple weeks because I have been traveling part of each week.   But now that the schedule has returned a little more to normal, I will try to…

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Book recommendations for marriages in troubled times

Posted on August 16, 2012

Last Sunday I finished the series of sermons called Kitchen Table Talks on Relationships.  As I was studying for the series and reviewing various sourcebooks, I was thinking about which ones to…

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Next Sermon Series to Focus in the Gospels

Posted on August 15, 2012

It is always refreshing to turn again to the Bible stories of Jesus’ life and ministry. As I was praying about what messages to preach for the next five weeks until Pastor…

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Book recommendations concerning personality differences

Posted on July 29, 2012

Each week of ours sermon series called Kitchen Table Talks on Relationships I have been making recommendations on my blog for further reading on the topic of this week’s sermon.   Here are…

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Amended July Schedule

Posted on July 17, 2012

I’m looking forward to the men’s Adirondack retreat this coming weekend.  I usually spend my time reading, helping some of the boys fish, canoeing and watching birds.  It’s a relaxing time.  So…

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Kelvin Jones recently retired as pastor at Copper Hill United Methodist Church. He is married to JoAnne DeSerio Jones. They have one daughter and two grandchildren. He served as a pastor for 44 years. His hobbies are blogging, gardening and walking.

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