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  • Ken Sauer

    Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge, TN
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865-483-4357

About Ken
  • Education: M.Div. Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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  • Being Disciples

    Contributed on Apr 10, 2025
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    A sermon for Maundy Thursday.

    John 13:1-17, 34-35 Being Disciples You wouldn’t think it would be all that difficult. We are all formed from the dust of the earth, but the same Creator. Basically, our bodies are pretty much the same. We all get sick, we all need to eat, we all go to the bathroom. All of us are lonely ...read more

  • Who Is This?

    Contributed on Apr 7, 2025
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    A sermon for Palm Sunday.

    "Who Is This?" Matthew 21:1-11 What were people waving palm branches about 2,000 years ago when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey? What did they expect would happen? What did they want from Jesus? What do you want from Jesus? What do I want? Why are we waving palm branches ...read more

  • Beloved

    Contributed on Mar 25, 2025
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    A sermon about how much God loves you.

    “Beloved” Luke 15:1-32 If there were one word I could use to describe how other people see you what would it be? Maybe it would be “smart” or “athletic” or “funny” or “popular” or “loner” or “nerd.” Think about it for a minute. What is that one word I could use to describe how other people ...read more

  • The Foolishness Of The Cross--Updated Version

    Contributed on Mar 18, 2025
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    How does the Cross show us the love of God and steer us in the way we are called to live?

    “The Foolishness of the Cross” 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 There is a story about a wealthy early colonial settler who asked the rector of the church if it was possible to find salvation outside of the Church of England. The rector wrestled with how to answer the question because he knew it was ...read more

  • The 4th Temptation

    Contributed on Mar 5, 2025
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    A sermon about the temptation to believe God doesn't love us.

    “The 4th Temptation” Luke 4:1-13 Who can tell me how many temptations Jesus faces in this morning’s Gospel Lesson? Three, right? That’s the obvious answer. It’s what we have been told or have come to believe. It’s what we just read. First, Jesus was tempted to turn stones into ...read more

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  • Hell At Ground Zero

    Contributed on Sep 2, 2002
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    HELL AT GROUND ZERO Jerry Sillcocks is a New York firefighter and a Christian who helped search for survivors at “ground zero.” He writes that he and his co-workers called this place the “pit.” “Almost everywhere I looked, mighty columns of steel were twisted into sad, pointless ...read more

  • A Light Named Al

    Contributed on Sep 2, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
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    A LIGHT NAMED AL On the morning of September 11, Jeannie Braca switched on the television to check the weather report, only to hear that a plane had just hit the World Trade Center. Jeannie’s husband, Al, worked as a corporate bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald. His office was on the 105th ...read more