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Tag Archives: United Methodist Church
Film Review: “McFarland, USA”
As February is traditionally one of the worst times of the year for movie releases, my expectations were rather low when I attended a screening of “McFarland, USA,” a biopic about a California cross country track coach starring Kevin Costner. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Shots, Film Shots
Tagged baptism, community, Cross Country, faith and film, hope, Jim White, Kevin Costner, McFarland California, McFarland Cross Country, McFarland USA, ministry, the Gospel of John, The Word, The Word Became flesh, United Methodist Church, United Methodist Clergy
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Sermon Series Wrap Up: Breaking Bad (Ways of Being)
Notes on Breaking Bad (Ways of Being) “Hocus Focus.” In the conclusion to his letter to the church in Philippi, Paul calls the faithful to “rejoice in the Lord, always.” He stressed this call by repeating it, “and again I … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Shots, Film Shots, Sermons
Tagged AMC's Breaking Bad, Apostle Paul, Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad finale, Christ in culture, discipleship, duke divinity school, faith, faith and culture, faith and film, faith in culture, faithful living, jesus, Philippians, pop culture, relevant preaching, television and faith, theology, United Methodist Church, Walter White
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Sermon Series: “Breaking Bad (Ways of Being)”
Text: Luke 12:1-9 Sermon “Fillet of Soul” Jesus teaches the disciples not to fear those who can kill the body only, but he who can kill the soul. Living in fear rather than by faith when life breaks bad is … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Shots, Film Shots, Scattershooting, Sermons
Tagged autism, Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad Sermon series, Christian preaching, faith, faith and autism, faith and film preaching, faith and special needs, fear, Gospel of Luke, Jesus teaching, life challenges, life trials, living with autism, Luke 12, preaching and special needs, religious hypocrisy, soul, United Methodist Church, Walter White
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Sermon: “The Gambler”
Sermon: Luke 10:38-42. “The Gambler” AKA “Jesus and Kenny Rogers walk into Martha’s Home….” Presented next directly after the Good Samaritan story where Jesus tells the lawyer to go and do, the Mary and Martha story offers another teaching, sometimes … Continue reading
Preaching from the “Unpopular Text Collection:” The Laborers in the Vineyard
Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon: “LIFO, FIFO, EIEI-O” AKA “Good News and Bad News: Life’s Not Fair http://www.christ4u.org/christ4u/sermon_7_14_2013_9_00am
Sermon: “Great Balls of Fire”
Sermon: “Great Balls of Fire” AKA Elijah vs. Ahab and Baal K I Kings 18:22-39 http://www.christ4u.org/christ4u/service_6_16_2013_11_30am_christ_alive Christ Alive Band Sings Great Balls of Fire at 16:15 Sermon at 29:00
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Tagged Ahab, contemporary preaching, Elijah, faith, faithfulness, god, Great Balls of Fire, I kings 18, jerry lee lewis, Preaching, United Methodist Church
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Sermon: “What’s My Line?”
Sermon on Psalm 96 “What’s My Line?” AKA The historic Ronald Reagan, Paul Newman, Frank Zappa and United Methodist Church Sermon http://www.christ4u.org/christ4u/sermon_6_2_2013_9_00am____
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Tagged church, discipleship, faith, Frank Zappa, god, Paul Newman, Preaching psalms, Psalm 96, Ronald Reagan, Sing a new song, United Methodist Church, What's My Line
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Faith The Size of an Indie Filmmaker
As some of you may have seen on my Facebook page, I have been attending the Dallas International Film Festival this week. This is the fifth year I have attended and again I am inspired by the filmmakers who have … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Shots, Film Shots, Scattershooting
Tagged Beyond all Boundaries, dallas international film festival, discipleship, evangelism, faith, faith and film, Fever Year, filmmakers, independent films, jesus, Kilimanjaro, methodism, Methodist church, Sushrut Jain, telling the story, the gospel, the Mormon Movie, United Methodist Church, Walter Strafford, witnessing, Xan Aranda
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Sermon Series: “Under New Management”
Sermon: “Holy, Wholly Owned” AKA O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing, It is Well With My Soul http://r.b5z.net/i/u/10092240/m/Sermon_130127.mp3
“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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