Guerrilla Christianity

Sermon #75

At Hudson (in 2014), we started a Wednesday night contemporary worship service.  In this message, the first preached at the Wednesday night service, we look at what forgiveness is, and how it heals, not just the forgiven, but the forgiver as well.  It's been said that holding on to anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.  When we offer forgiveness, we free ourselves from the shackles of anger and resentment.  So grab your Bible, turn it to Matthew chapter 18, and join us as we look at freedom in forgiveness.  

Matthew 18:21-35

Recorded at Hudson UMC on September 17, 2014 (Originally published October 9, 2014)

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September 3, 2023

Old Testament: Exodus 3:1-15

Psalter: Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c

Epistle Lesson: Romans 12:9-21

Gospel Lesson: Matthew 16:21-28

Scripture quotations from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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Sermon #240

Paul exhorts the church in Rome to not be conformed to the ways of the world (in contrast to the ways of God), but to be transformed (completely remade in God's image) by the renewing of our minds.

Romans 12:1-8

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on August 27, 2017 (Originally published October 2, 2017)

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Sermon #71

In this, the eleventh part of our "Theology for Ministry" series, we look at how we can become part of the body of Christ.  Paul uses the illustration of the human body with its many parts, and just as the many parts of the human body work in concert with each other, so we as the body of Christ work together to build the Kingdom of God here on earth, and we each have a part.  So grab your Bible, turn it to Romans chapter 12, and join us as we look at Conforming to the Body of Christ.

Romans 12:1-8

Recorded at Hudson UMC on August 24, 2014 (Originally published August 24, 2014)

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Sermon #567

We conclude our series looking at the life, ministry, and miracles of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of the Apostle Matthew with what may be considered the greatest confession of faith recorded in the New Testament.  Jesus asks two questions of his disciples at Caesarea Philippi: Who do the people say that I am?  And who do YOU say that I am?  We look at both of these questions in the post-modern era and we look at seven conflicting beliefs of who Jesus is according to the world.  Then we look at who the disciples of Jesus (including Christians today) believe him to be, and how we can know it through the reading of the inspired scripture and through the direct revelation of God through the Holy Spirit.  What we confess about Jesus Christ absolutely defines us as Christians.

Matthew 16:13-20

Recorded at Hudson UMC on August 27, 2023

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Sermon #406

In our current climate (2020) it seems like we have no reason to rejoice.  But for the people of God in Jesus Christ, we have an eternal anchor for our soul to which we can look for joy.  Paul exhorts the church in Philippi, and us as well, to rejoice in the Lord always, and that is the key.  When we try to find joy in our circumstances, we can find temporary happiness, but lasting joy comes from an eternal source - God himself.  

Philippians 4:2-9

Recorded at HUdson UMC on August 23, 2020 (Originally published August 24, 2020)

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August 27, 2023

Old Testament: Exodus 1:8-2:10

Psalter: Psalm 124

Epistle Lesson: Romans 12:1-8

Gospel Lesson: Matthew 16:13-20

Scripture quotations from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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Sermon #239

We often talk about God's grace, but what is the difference between grace and mercy?  Where is the evidence in the Bible of God's mercy?  Is it only a New Testament ideal or is God's mercy demonstrated in the Old Testament as well?

Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on August 20, 2017 (Originally published September 6, 2017)

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It's good to be in worship every week.  But when worship becomes routine, we lose sight of the object of our worship and we become complacent in our faith.  Our guest speaker Kyle Clement reminds us of this, and gives us ways to keep our faith alive and vibrant. 

This episode was recorded at Ebenezer UMC on August 17, 2014. (Originally published August 20, 2014)

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Sermon #566

Today we examine an account of Jesus' interaction with a Syrophoenician woman, and on the surface it appears as though Jesus' initial reaction to her presence is one of disdain and possibly even racism.  Certainly, modern scholars have interpreted this passage this way.  But when we look at the passage in the greater context of a discussion Jesus was having about how it is what comes out of the heart of a person that defiles him, we see that what Jesus is showing his disciples and us is that the woman has had a radical change in her own heart, demonstrated by the words and posture she uses in her encounter with Jesus.  How then can we examine our own words and actions to determine if we have been given a new heart with new desires from God?

Matthew 15:10-28

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on August 20, 2023

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