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Tag Archives: grace
Sermon Notes: With the Dawn of Redeeming Grace
Tonight concludes the Advent sermon series, “Repeat Sounding the Joy, “where we have looked closely at the theological teaching in favored Christmas carols. The first Sunday in Advent we looked at the theme of expectation as taught by Charles Wesley … Continue reading
Sermon: “The Old Double Reverse”
Scripture: Luke 19:1-10. Not only is the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus one of the most popular Bible stories for children, it is also very important for disciples as it speaks to the nature and needs of disicpleship. As the … Continue reading
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Tagged double reverse, football, Gospel of Luke, grace, jesus, Jesus and zacchaeus, judgement, love, redemption, reverse play, Zacchaeus
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Sermon: But Wait, There’s More!
Scripture: Ephesians 1:5-19 This passage is a Eulogy of God as we are reminded of the blessings upon blessings God has bestowed upon us in Christ. I suggest this might be the first Info-mercial or better said, Info-pistle. http://www.christ4u.org/christ4u/sermon_11_3_2013_11_30am_
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Tagged Christ, Ephesians, grace, infomercials, Preaching, relevant preaching, United Methodist preaching
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What’s In A Name: 9/11 Reflection
On the first anniversary of 9/11 I was pastor at First United Methodist church in Farmersville Texas. As on the day of the attack we worshipped on the first anniversary. It was a powerful worship service. In many ways more … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11 attack, 9/11 names, 9/11 remembrance, 9/11 victims, faith, grace, World trade center
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The Theology of Apollo
A clergy friend of mine posted on Facebook that she wished she was like the Space Shuttle, gently reentering the atmosphere and landing on a runway rather than old Apollo Capsule that plunged through the atmosphere and splashed into the … Continue reading
Sermon: Paradise Redeemed
From the “PULPit Fiction Series of Sermons:” Redemptive Acts of Jesus that outside of faith and relationship with God are fictional stories from pulpits. http://r.b5z.net/i/u/10092240/m/Sermon_130303_1130.mp3
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Tagged Adam Hamilton, crucifixtion, faith and film preaching, faith and film sermon, forgiveness, god, grace, jesus, John Travolta, Jules Winnfield, Last Words of Jesus, new life, Pulp Fiction, Pulpit Fiction, redemption, repentance, repentant thief, Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Vega
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Bond, Baptism, and Beginning Again
After seeing the newest James Bond film, “Skyfall,” I thought about the nature of rebooting. Celebrating 50 years of Bond, the newest edition continues the reboot of the series that began two films ago with the casting of Daniel Craig … Continue reading
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Tagged "skyfall" review, baptism, Body of Christ, Bond, charles wesley, congregations, faith, faith and film, film reboots, film review, forgiveness, god, grace, James Bond, James Bond in film, Kingdom of God, new life, power of sin, sacrament of baptism, sin, Skyfall, The Church
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Originally posted on Justine Graykin:
Erica and me, Christmas, 1957 It’s been a rough couple of months. Losing the first cat wasn’t so bad (I wrote a nice article for the newspaper about that). The second cat was a lot…
“It’s All in the Attitude.”
When I was pastoring in Bogata Texas I had an encounter that has ministered to me many times through the years. I was in the sanctuary of the church when the minister at the Baptist church came by to meet … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, god, grace, Holy Spirit, hospice, John Wesley, spirit, United Methodist, United Methodist Church, Wesleyan Theology
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