Sept 13 Worship: Coming Closer to God (Isaiah 6:1-8) Worship. Do what when...
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they...
View Article09/26/2010 “Great! Its Time for Worship” Lk 4:14-30, Colossians 3:12-17,
Passionate Worship is Grateful Worship (Today the word is fulfilled) Luke 4:14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He...
View ArticleMatthew 22.1-10. Another Invitation. jUMC. 20111008
Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: 2‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to...
View Article2 Cor 3.12-4.2 “Act with Great Boldness” A Transfiguration Call to Witness...
Mt Tabor: Mount of the Transfiguration of our Lord NRSV Lectionary Readings for Transfiguration Sunday Exodus 34:29-35 Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two...
View ArticleRomans 6.13b “You Were Planned for God’s Pleasure: JUMC 20130224
WORSHIP WOEAIHF: WK2 “Give yourselves completely to God since you have been given new life.” Romans 6:13b (NLT) Central to the message of scripture is a call for us to worship. The Sabbath is set as a...
View ArticleMatthew 21.1-17 Fan or Follower? Palms or Power? JUMC 20130324
1 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a...
View ArticleMySundaySermons: 2013 in review on WordPress.com
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 3,900 times in 2013....
View ArticleMatthew 3:13-17 “I Need to be Baptized..” JUMC 20140112
3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him,...
View ArticleMatthew 5:38-48 “Perfection” JUMC 20140223
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if...
View ArticleMatthew 21.1-11 Celebration Time JUMC 20140413
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey...
View ArticlePsalm 113 “Passionate Worship” RSUMC 20140713
1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord. 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time on and forevermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting the name...
View ArticleMatthew 14:13-21 Its What’s For Dinner RSUMC 20140803
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great...
View Article1 Cor 1:18-24 “Share Christ with Them” RSUMC 20140914
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the...
View ArticleAdvent 1 20141129 “Luke 21:25-36” Q: Is It Beginning to Look Like Advent?...
“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what...
View Article1 Corinthians 8.1-13 “Food Glorious Food” RSUMC 20150201
Bread of Life: Feed the Hunger, Fill Your Spirit First. Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Anyone who claims...
View ArticleBe Strong in Praising God 20150208 Isaiah 40:21-31 RSUMC
Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its...
View ArticleSermon Roulette (Pick 1 of 4) Four Sermon Outlines: Pick Which One You Like...
Four Sermon Outlines: Pick Which One You Like We Told You So Acts 4:5-12 The next day their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and...
View ArticleJohn 12.1-8. “The Price of Worship” 20160313
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table...
View ArticleLuke 19:28-44
As [Jesus] was going up to Jerusalem. When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of you,...
View ArticleLuke 10:38-42 The Better Part
Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was...
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