Guerrilla Christianity

November 13, 2022

Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25

Psalter: Isaiah 12

Epistle Leson: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Gospel Lesson: Luke 21:5-19

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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November 6, 2022

Old Testament: Haggai 1:15b-2:9

Psalter: Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21

Epistle Lesson: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

Gospel Lesson: Luke 20:27-38

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 #188

We've been looking at what the gospel is, and we get that the gospel is the good news.  But sometimes in order to understand the good news, we first have to hear the bad news.  Today as we continue our look at the Gospel in one verse, we are going to see why the bad news is really bad, and how that makes the good news that much better.

John 3:13-17

Recorded at Hudson UMC on September 18, 2016 (Originally published September 22, 2016)

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Sermon #188

John 3:16.  We see it everywhere we look, at football games and golf tournaments, there's usually someone holding up a sign that says John 3:16.  Even non-Christians are sometimes able to quote this verse.  As Christians, we understand that this single verse of scripture holds the entirety of the gospel, and yet many of us are confused as to what the gospel is, exactly.  Today on Guerrilla Christianity, we will look at what the gospel is, why it matters, and how to find it in its entirety in this one verse, John 3:16.  Now, if you would, open your Bible to John chapter 3 and prepare your heart and mind as we find the gospel in one verse.

John 3:13-17

Recorded at Hudson UMC on September 18, 2016 (Originally published September 21, 2016)

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Sermon #321

In the 21st Century, the Christian church in America has completely lost touch with the holiness of God.  We feel comfortable with a God that we can pal around with but not with a God that demands strict purity.  Looking at this throne room vision by Isaiah, we examine the infinite holiness of God and what it means for us as children of God.  Rather than elevating ourselves, this message is meant to put us in proper relation to Almighty God.  

Isaiah 6:1-8

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on February 10, 2019 (Originally published February 11, 2019)

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Sermon #519

For anyone who has ever served in the military (and I am one of them), you know what it means to be inspected by the commanding officer.  Sometimes the inspection is scheduled and you stand in parade formation in your dress greens (I was in the Army), and sometimes it's a surprise inspection in which you see the dreaded white glove come out.  The point of the inspection is to show your readiness, and in the same way we are to always be ready to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and be unafraid to present ourselves to God.  As we continue reading through Paul's second letter to Timothy, let us take Paul's words to heart, that we are to be faithful in all we do because Christ was and always will be faithful to his promise to us.

2 Timothy 2:8-15

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on October 9, 2022

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October 23, 2022

Old Testament: Joel 2:23-32

Psalter: Psalm 65

Epistle Lesson: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Gospel Lesson: Luke 18:9-14

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.

S.D.G.

October 16, 2022

Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:27-34

Psalter: Psalm 119:97-104

Epistle Lesson: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Gospel Lesson: Luke 18:1-8

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 #119

This week we begin a new sermon series based on questions asked by the congregations at Ebenezer and Hudson.  I asked them back in January to ask the tough questions of faith and they responded with fourteen really good and challenging questions, which we will be taking on all Summer long.  This week we look at miracles, and whether God continues to perform miracles even today.  It's an uplifting message with promise.  So grab your Bible, turn it to Luke chapter 17, and prepare your heart and mind as we look at modern-day miracles.

Luke 17:11-19

Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 28, 2015 (Originally published July 4, 2015)

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Sermon #518

We begin a new series based in Paul's second letter to Timothy, who was the young pastor Paul left in charge at Ephesus.  This is the last of Paul's letters that we have recorded; shortly after writing this letter, Paul was executed in Rome for his faith.  And where Paul's first letter to Timothy was more instructive in the polity of the Church, this letter is more personal, encouraging Timothy to maintain his course in the faith that Paul imparted to him, along with Timothy's mother and grandmother.  In fact, Paul encourages Timothy to stir up, or rekindle the faith he felt on the day of his conversion.  If you remember your conversion, as I do, you know it was an emotional time.  Let us all strive to maintain that faith we have been given, and also endeavor to share that faith with others, that the Kingdom of God can continue to grow and flourish until Christ returns.

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Recorded at Hudson UMC on October 2, 2022

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