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An Unconventional, No-Apologies Exposition of God’s Grace from an Evangelical-Methodist Point of View
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Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Sermon #560
There are two burdens that we experience apart from Christ. First is the burden of our sin, or the weight of the guilt of sin. The other is for those who depend upon religion to bring them to God. They believe if they follow the rules of man-made religion, they will make it to heaven by their own efforts. Both of these are equally burdensome. But Christ invites us to take up his yoke, because when we do, he bears our burden for us - both the burden of sin past and future, and the burden of man-made religion that insists we follow their impossible standard. Christ invites us into a relationship with God the Father freely, as he himself has paid the price for us.
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 9, 2023
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Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sermon #399
Throughout the Summer of 2020 we will be going verse-by-verse through the book of Philippians, the letter written by Paul to the church he founded in Philippi. In 2020 we have seen a lot of hardship through global pandemic, racial clashes and riots, political instability... It's been a tough year. Yet our joy comes from a source external to us. Paul, imprisoned in Rome, found joy in his imprisonment because of the continued spreading of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And so my hope and prayer is that this letter will encourage us all to embrace the joy of the gospel even in our current circumstances.
Philippians 1:1-11
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 5, 2020 (Originally published July 6, 2020)
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Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
July 9, 2023
Old Testament: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Psalter: Psalm 45:10-17
Epistle Lesson: Romans 7:15-25a
Gospel Lesson: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
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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Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Sermon #231
This week we continue our look at the Riches in Romans with an examination of what it means to earn a wage, vs. the idea of receiving a gift. When we receive a gift, our first response is not "What do I owe you," but rather the love and thought behind the gift is appreciated for what it is. In the same way, when we receive the gift of God's grace we ought not think of what we must do to earn it, particularly since it has already been given freely.
Romans 6:12-23
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 2, 2017 (Originally published on July 3, 2017)
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Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Sermon #62
When we sin, we cause pain. Not just to ourselves but to others around us. Today we look at sin and its consequence, death, and we look at what God did to break the cycle of sin and free us for joyful obedience in Christ. So grab your Bible, turn to Romans Chapter 6, and join us as we look at freeing ourselves from sin.
Romans 6:12-23
Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 29, 2014 (Originally published July 7, 2014)
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Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Sermon #559
As Christians we want to be welcoming. We want to welcome new people into our midsts so that the Kingdom of God can grow. Yet often we don't think about how we have been welcomed. Jesus said that whoever welcomes one of the least of his disciples welcomes him, and whoever welcomes him welcomes the one who sent him. There is a line of association between us and God the Father through Jesus Christ, which stands to reason, as he, being fully man and fully God, is uniquely qualified to stand in the gap between us and God. He is our sole mediator and the one through whom all come to the Father. So when we welcome God's people, we are welcoming God.
Matthew 10:40-42
Recorded at Hudson UMC on July 2, 2023
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Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sermon #121
This is a message that was delivered at the Pitman Grove Camp Meeting, on the day after Independence Day. We in America take our freedom for granted, and it is only on special days like July 4th and Memorial Day that we remember that our freedom came at a high cost. Likewise, we as Christians are often ready to embrace our freedom in Christ, without thinking about how much that freedom cost our God. So grab your Bible, turn it to John chapter 8, and prepare your heart and mind as we look at the high cost of freedom. Freedom isn't free.
John 8:31-36
Recorded at Pitman Grove Camp Meeting on July 5, 2015 (first published July 21, 2015)
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Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
July 2, 2023
Old Testament: Genesis 22:1-14
Psalter: Psalm 13
Epistle Lesson: Romans 6:12-23
Gospel Lesson: Matthew 10:40-42
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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Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Sermon #230
We begin our fifth year of the podcast with a new Summer 2017 series called "Riches in Romans." Over the course of the Summer months we will be taking an in-depth look at Paul's letter to the church in Rome and peel back the many layers to disclose Paul's manifesto on the grace of God. We begin today by looking at Sin and Grace, defining those words and what they mean for both the follower of Christ and the unbeliever.
Romans 6:1-11
Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 25, 2017 (First published on June 29, 2017)
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Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Sermon #61
This week {originally posted in 2014} we begin a new sermon series called "Theology of Ministy," and we will be spending a great deal of time this Summer in the book of Romans. We can learn a lot from Paul's letter to the church in Rome. Today we are looking at what it means to be baptized into death, and raised into newness of life in Christ. So grab your Bible, turn to Romans chapter 6, and join us as we begin to look at the Theology of Ministry.
Romans 6:1-11
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on June 22. 2014 (First published July 3, 2014)
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