Sermons on Stewardship
What Is YOUR Vision and Hope For Our Church?
Scriptures Readings: Matthew 6:25-34; Joel 2:28 Question: what needs to happen if you want to change a particular behavior or habit? I realize there’s more to altering unhealthy behaviors and unhealthy habits than what I’m about to say, but I think the biggest thing that’ll facilitate such change is changing your focus—changing what you give your attention to. In almost every aspect of life, whether on a personal level or a corporate level, such as a church, the biggest hindrance…
Your Personal “Cloud of Witnesses”
Scripture Reading: John 13:31-35 I’ve shared with you before that it was a handful of friends in college who were truly instrumental in my early spiritual growth. But I know for a fact that they weren’t the only ones who had a hand in my faith development. There were many who came before them, helping to lay that foundation. First and foremost were my parents. I credit them with providing my siblings and me with a home life filled with…
Where Have YOU Seen Jesus Christ At Work?
Scripture Reading: 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Question: Is it inherently wrong or bad to have money, even to the point of being financially wealthy? The answer, of course, is no. There’s nothing in the Bible that indicates that being wealthy is innately bad, or that having money is antithetical to being a person of deep and sincere faith. Many of the most righteous, God-loving people in the Bible were financially rich. Abraham, the father of the Judeo-Christian faith tradition, was as…
The Promise Still Stands
Scripture: Psalm 105:1-15 Time. Time has a way of changing everything. Sometimes for the good, sometimes for the not-so-good, and sometimes for neither. But one thing is for sure, whatever it is, give it some time and it’ll be sure to change. Because that’s what time does. Here in Michigan, that’s a standing joke when it comes to the weather. We say, “If you don’t like the weather, just give it five minutes. It’ll change.” Last June, on my way…
Being God’s Home For Another
Today is the fourth in a 5-part sermon series entitled “Reel to Real,” during which we will engage the popular culture through the medium of film. The intent is to add a Christian voice to the conversation being generated by each film. The springboard for this sermon is The Greatest Showman. The theme is what matters most. Sermon 1: “Engaging the Real World” Sermon 2: “Put Away the Chisel” (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) Sermon 3: “There’s More Than Meets the…
There’s More Than Meets the Eye
Today is the third in a 5-part sermon series entitled “Reel to Real,” during which we will engage the popular culture through the medium of film. The intent is to add a Christian voice to the conversation being generated by each film. The springboard for today’s sermon is Ferdinand. The theme is perception vs. reality — things are not always as they seem. Sermon 1: “Engaging With the ‘Real World‘” Sermon 2: “Put Away the Chisel” (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)…
Put Away the Chisel!
Today is the second of a 5-part sermon series entitled “Reel to Real,” during which we will engage the popular culture through the medium of film. The intent is to add a Christian voice to the conversation being generated by each film. The springboard for today’s sermon is Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the theme is destiny. The theme is destiny. Sermon 1: “Engaging With the ‘Real World‘” Sermon 3: “There’s More Than Meets the Eye” (Ferdinand) Sermon 4: “Being…
Because of Bethlehem, Love Is Born
Sermon #1: Because of Bethlehem, Hope Is Here Sermon #2: Because of Bethlehem, Peace is Real Sermon #3: Because of Bethlehem, Joy Is Within Us Christmas Eve: Because of Bethlehem, God is a Friend Scriptures: (hover over text for the Scripture to appear) Psalm 89:1-4; Psalm 89:19-26; Luke 1:46-55 With all my heart I glorify the Lord. In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my Savior. So proclaims Mary after she receives Elizabeth’s verbal blessing. (Lk 1:46-47) What effect…
Because of Bethlehem, Peace Is Real
Our worship themes during the 4-week season of Advent are HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE. This message reminds us that peace is an important “by-product” of God coming into our world. What is available to all people is God’s perfect peace — peace between persons and God, peace between neighbors, and even peace between nations, if we will avail ourselves of it. Sermon #1: Because of Bethlehem, Hope Is Here Sermon #3: Because of Bethlehem, Joy Is Within Us Sermon…
An Amazing God!
Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6 Scroll through these images. There’s something amazing about each of them. Here are some amazing facts about the human body. There is 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. You body has 7 octillion atoms (that’s 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000). Compare that to only 300,000,000,000 stars in our entire galaxy. Every thirty minutes you body produces enough heat to boil 1 gallon of water. Over the course of 24 hours, you could boil 48 gallons of water by your…
Praying What Jesus Prayed
Read: Psalm 30 Anyone who’s every raised multiple children will know the conflict that often arises when it’s time to go somewhere in the car. I’m talking about that inevitable quarrel about who gets to sit where in the car, and it goes something like this: “I want the front seat!” “No, it’s my turn to sit up there!” “You got to ride there the last time!” “No, I didn’t; you were the last one to sit there!” And so…
July 16: More Than An Hour On Sunday
This is the fourth in a 4-part sermon series entitle “The What’s? How’s? and Why’s? of Worship.” This series is intended to address how United Methodist understand the meaning of worship, and how we organize the Sunday worship service. It will also be an opportunity for Pastor Drew to share is vision for our worship life, as well as talk about where things stand with the development of a second worship service. Message #1: The Many Layers of “Why?” Message…
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