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    Excuses, Excuses

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jul 27, 2011
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     | 12,889 views

    The feeding of the multitudes reminds us that Jesus wants us to help do God's work in the world. As Christ's disciples, we are to respond to the needs around us not with excuses, but with compassionate hearts, offering all we have to Jesus so that he migh

    We've all heard it numerous times in our lives, or perhaps said it ourselves on occasion, "Excuses, excuses!" It could be our workout day, and we are sick and just don't feel like it. "Excuses, excuses," says the personal trainer. Or maybe we know we shouldn't have dessert in the restaurant, but we ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Strength For The Ages

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jul 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,029 views

    When we let the Spirit work in our lives groaning for the sake of the world, and when we open ourselves to God’s righteousness as he searches our hearts, then even in our weakness, there will be strength; strength for us, strength for the world, strength

    “O Lord, you have searched me and known me.” That is the opening to Psalm 139, which we reflected on last week. If you remember, we thought about how scary it is to be known inside and out. And then we reflected on how with God, being fully and completely known is not a scary thing, but ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Being Known

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jul 13, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,897 views

    God created us, and through his mercy and forgiveness, God will continually re-create us, always forming us more and more into his image. No matter how bad we mess up, there is nothing we can do that will remove us completely from the cover of God's grace

    Bob Hope was one of the great comedians of the last century. As he was getting along in years, he once commented that he’d been reading and was astonished to discover that: “Today my heart beat over 103,000 times, my blood traveled 168 million miles, I breathed 23,400 times, I inhaled ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    How Does Your Garden Grow?

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jul 6, 2011
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     | 10,382 views

    If we are truly Christ’s disciples, then like the sower, we go out to sow the seeds through which God will work in the people of this world. If we are not doing this, then it is just as if our seed has been plucked up by a bird, scorched by the sun, or ch

    Have you ever watched a farmer or gardener as he planted his crops at the beginning of the season? It is a meticulous process. First, the ground has to be prepared. Weeds have to be pulled, perhaps a little top soil or fertilizer needs to be put out. The dirt has to be loosened and tilled, and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Easy Yoke

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jul 2, 2011
     | 10,187 views

    Christ doesn’t free us from the service of God, but he makes a yoke for us that fits so well the task seem easy. It’s not that Jesus demands any less of us, but that he graciously helps his followers. We don’t have to carry our burden alone.

    I spent this past week up at Camp Lookout as one of the Ministers in Residence. There were just about 100 campers camping this week, and around 40 paid staff and volunteers working around the clock to make sure everyone had tons of fun. Numbers-wise, it was the biggest week of the year. It was also ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Lord Will Provide

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jun 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,913 views

    We might be uncertain of what the future holds. We might feel unworthy of the task before us. But in his holiness, his merciful love, God desires to work through each of us, and we are called to be God's servants.

    A young preacher had just finished seminary and had taken his first appointment in the hills of Kentucky. Wanting to be effective in his preaching ministry, he walked into the pulpit on his first Sunday and preached on the evils of smoking. When he finished his message, some of the church leaders ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Holy Wind, Holy Fire, Holy Spirit!

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jun 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,621 views

    What does the Holy Spirit have to do with my life? The Spirit is power, and presence, and peace, and purpose.

    If you all remember last week, we celebrated Ascension Sunday. And as part of that, we talked about Jesus’ ascension promise to the disciples, that they would “be clothed with power from on high.” As you may remember, this “power from on high” that Jesus is referring ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Don't Just Stand There!

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jun 1, 2011
    based on 56 ratings
     | 24,033 views

    It is the greatest story ever told. And now, the great story of God's faithfulness and justice and mercy, is being entrusted to the witnesses, to Christ's disciples, to proclaim to the world.

    So imagine you're walking down the street, minding your own business when you happen upon a large crowd. You notice that all faces are turned upwards toward the sky. You follow the gazes of the crowd and see above you a massive cloud with a pair of feet showing just below the bottom edge of the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Advocate

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on May 25, 2011
     | 9,941 views

    Through all the difficulties of life, Christ promises us the Holy Spirit, an Advocate, who pleads our case and brings us the very life, hope, and love of God.

    There's a story told of a rookie baseball player just up from the minor leagues who was sent up to bat against a great Hall of Fame pitcher in his prime. Just off the bench and about as nervous as someone on his first date, the rookie stepped up to the plate and took a couple of tentative practice ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Walk This Way

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on May 18, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,094 views

    Jesus came so that we might know God fully and completely. Jesus' greatest work was that he revealed God to the people around him, and we are called to continue Christ's work in the world today.

    The other day, I heard that I can do even greater things than Christ. Now, I'm not trying to brag here, I'm just telling you what I heard. And if you were listening this morning, you heard the same thing. But can you fathom that? Would you believe it if you were told that YOU could do even greater ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Call In The Cacophony

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on May 11, 2011
     | 3,770 views

    Though our lives are a chaotic mess, there is One who calls us out in the cacophony and leads us to abundant life.

    Do you all know much about Emperor Penguins? I was not very familiar with these birds until a few years ago when the documentary, March of the Penguins, came out. And as I watched this documentary, I learned many intriguing facts about this largest of the penguin family. For one thing, Emperors are ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Don't You See?

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on May 4, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,373 views

    The risen Christ encounters us when we find ourselves downtrodden on the road to Emmaus. And through that encounter we are transformed in such a way that Emmaus becomes the beginning o the journey, not the end.

    How many times in your life have you experienced "the blank stare"? You all know what I'm talking about, right? You're trying to explain something to someone, when their eyes begin to glaze over, and their mouth drops open, and they look at you as if you are speaking a foreign language. And then, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Peace And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Apr 29, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,672 views

    Amid the anxiety and fear, and all the troubles of this world, Christ comes into our presence, offering his peace.

    We have just come through a remarkable week. The Tennessee Valley, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Virginia, experienced a line of storms unlike anything we have ever had here. As you all know, for an entire day, we were pummeled by line after line of heavy storms and tornadoes. Paul Barys said ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    No More Night

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Apr 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,688 views

    A sermon for an Easter Sunrise Worship.

    Darkness is a funny thing, isn't it? We have to have darkness, it helps us get better sleep. Sometimes in the midst of a headache or an especially sunny day, we long for a few moments of darkness. Darkness is good for a movie or a haunted house. But then again, too much darkness can be a bad thing ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Big Announcement

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Apr 21, 2011
     | 6,145 views

    A sermon for Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the greatest event in all of history. But Christ's resurrection is not the end of the Jesus story, it is the beginning of the story of God's new kingdom!

    Do you remember the biggest, greatest news you have ever gotten? Maybe it was when you learned you would become a parent or grandparent. Perhaps the wonderful news was a promotion you had spent years working towards. The greatest news might have been that you were going to get to come home after ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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