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An Unconventional, No-Apologies Exposition of God’s Grace from an Evangelical-Methodist Point of View
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Aug 6, 2023
Aug 6, 2023
7 min
August 6, 2023
Old Testament: Genesis 32:22-31
Psalter: Psalm 17:1-7, 15
Epistle Lesson: Romans 9:1-5
Gospel Lesson: Matthew 14:13-21
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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Aug 4, 2023
Aug 4, 2023
40 min
Sermon #236
Paul asks the question: If God is on our side, who could possibly stand against us? It's a fair question, and one we ought to examine for ourselves.
Romans 8:26-39
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 30, 2017 (Originally published August 2, 2017)
S.D.G.
Aug 2, 2023
Aug 2, 2023
35 min
Sermon #67
It's a mistake to think that coming to Christ will automatically exempt us from the bad things that happen in life. We are never promised an easy life for coming to Christ. We have to endure hardships just like everyone else. But the difference is, we have faith that God is always in control, and that our suffering is just for a season. This week we look at one of the greatest and hardest promises in the Bible, the promise of Romans 8:28. So grab your Bible, open it to Romans chapter 8, and join us as we Join Creation's Song.
Romans 8:26-39
Recorded at Hudson UMC on July 27, 2014 (Originally published August 10, 2014)
S.D.G.
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
37 min
Sermon #563
Today we are concluding our look at the parables of Jesus recorded in Matthew's gospel. We find six short parables about the kingdom of heaven, and what its characteristics are. From these we can determine five characteristics of the Kingdom of Heaven, plus one characteristic of the workers of the kingdom who declare the gospel to the world. As we Christians claim to be citizens of this kingdom, with God as our king, we ought to know what the kingdom looks like and how we fit in.
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Recorded at Hudson UMC on July 30, 2023
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Jul 30, 2023
Jul 30, 2023
39 min
Sermon #402
When we talk about our life as Christians we talk about light and darkness. Jesus said we are the light of the world. The thing about light is that it pushes out darkness. Darkness cannot overcome even the weakest of lights. In fact, the more complete the darkness is, the more even a weak light will shine. In the reading in Philippians today, Paul is exhorting the church in Philippi to be the lights in the world, and we can take his words to heart for ourselves as well.
Philippians 2:12-18
Recorded at Hudson UMC on July 26, 2020 (Originally published July 27, 2020)
S.D.G.
Jul 30, 2023
Jul 30, 2023
9 min
July 30, 2023
Old Testament: Genesis 29:15-28
Psalter: Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
Epistle Lesson: Romans 8:26-39
Gospel Lesson: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
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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Jul 28, 2023
Jul 28, 2023
32 min
Sermon #235
Are all human beings children of God? Today we continue examining Romans chapter 8 and we discuss what it means to be adopted into the family of God.
Romans 8:12-25
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 23, 2017 (originally published August 1, 2017)
S.D.G.
Jul 26, 2023
Jul 26, 2023
23 min
Sermon #66
As Christians, do we suffer? Do we groan? Today we continue our look at the theology of ministry in Paul's letter to the church in Rome. The difference for us as Christians is that when we suffer and groan, we have hope for God's glory to come. So grab your bible, turn it to Romans chapter 8, and prepare your heart and mind as we join the spirit's groan.
Romans 8:12-15
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 20, 2014 (Originally published July 21, 2014)
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Jul 24, 2023
Jul 24, 2023
33 min
Sermon #562
In the parable of the wheat and tares, or the parable of the weeds, we find that both the children of the Kingdom of God and the children of the devil are planted in the earth together, and that they are allowed to grow together. At the end of all things, Jesus tells us, the wheat will be gathered into the barn and the tares bundled to be burned forever. In this parable we see a glimpse of hell as Jesus speaks of it, that it is a place of eternal conscious torment. But our desire to follow the Lord and be obedient to his commands should come not from a fear of hell, but the love we feel for the God who rescued us from it.
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 23, 2023
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Jul 23, 2023
Jul 23, 2023
33 min
Sermon #401
Humility in the modern era has been twisted to mean something that it did not mean when the Bible was written. Nowadays it means to do something for someone in order to gain their favor for a later time. But Jesus modelled true humility for us by becoming a man and dying for us, His creation. When Paul exhorts the church in Philippi (and us as well) to have the same mind of Christ, he is telling us to be humble as Christ showed us how to be humble.
Philippians 2:1-11
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 19, 2020 (Originally published Juy 20, 2020)
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