Category: Religion
-
God’s Gifts: The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control
given on 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 9, 2012 Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26 the CEB 16 I say be guided by the Spirit and you won’t carry out your selfish desires. 17 A person’s selfish desires are set against the Spirit, and the Spirit is set against one’s selfish desires. They…
-
God’s Gift of Grace in the Form of a Son
given on Sunday, December 2, 2012 Last week we were caught in the middle of closing one Christian year and the beginning of the new Christian year. This time frame does not match the calendar we hang on our walls nor witness as the buying frenzy began last week. Yet…
-
Why Christmas?
given on Sunday, November 25, 2012 Why Christmas? Scripture reference: John 3:1-21, CEB Have you ever wondered why we have Christmas? Every year we witness the masses go a little insane as soon as the Thanksgiving dinner table is cleaned off. The crazy push to have the latest toys, the…
-
A Daily Dose of Devotion
given on Sunday, October 28, 2012 A Daily Dose of Devotion Days are so packed. We wake up in the dark right now, rush around to get out the door, and end up at work already feeling overwhelmed. Or, we wake up, stop to consider what the day will…
-
How Solid Is Your Foundation?
given on Sunday, October 21, 2012 Okay, so the question, “How solid is your foundation?” may seem unlikely for a Sunday morning sermon, especially since around here foundations are made of concrete. But consider how solid your faith foundation would be if it is made of concrete. Would it be…
-
Drought: Disaster or Reaffirmation
given on Sunday, September 30, 2012. Scripture: James 5:7-11 and Job 42:10-17 In all likelihood, no one disagrees that Summer 2012, has been a long one. No one complained when the boiling temperatures came to an end, and the recent rain is liquid gold. Yet, the record-making Drought of 2012…
-
Rule No. 3: Stay in love with God.
given on Sunday, September 23, 2012 Rule No. 3: Stay in love with God. based on Rueben P. Job’s Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living What is the first thought that runs through your mind when you hear the rooster’s crow? Is it that it can’t be…
-
Rule No. 2: Do good. Based on Rueben P. Job’s Three Simple Rules
given on Sunday, September 16, 2012–the third sermon in a 4-sermon series. Scripture reference: Matthew 25:31-46 “Do good.” These two little words seem so rational, so logical; yet these two words have completely propelled John Wesley’s theology to a worldwide movement of caring Christians for over four centuries. Parents have…
-
Rule No. 1: Do No Harm
given on September 9, 2012 Rule No. 1: Do no harm based on Rueben P. Job’s Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living Bishop Rueben P. Job did not generate a new approach to John Wesley’s methods. Wesley wrote down the ‘three simple rules’ in his essay “General…
-
An Introduction to Three Simple Rules
given on Sunday, September 2, 2012 Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living by Rueben P. Job Today’s sermon is based on this book. Methodists grew out of a Christian movement of service, of making disciples of Christ for the transformation of the world. –Pastor Susan…
Susandoodles 