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    God Is With Us

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 22, 2025
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    A sermon about experiencing God's presence during difficult times.

    Matthew 2:13-23 “God Is with Us” A few years ago after I delivered my Christmas Eve sermon, a nice guy who happened to be skeptical about God, faith and Christianity came up to me, all smiles. “I’ve finally figured out why people like Christmas,” he said. “Really?” I answered. “Please tell ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Love

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 10, 2025
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    What is Christmas? A sermon for the 4th Sunday in Advent.

    John 3:16-17 “Love” This might sound like a silly question, but let’s ask ourselves anyway… What is Christmas and when does it come? I know it’s in 4 days, but… …surely, it’s more than a date on a calendar. And it’s got to be more than Christmas trees and colored lights. Christmas can’t ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Joy

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 3, 2025
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    A sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Advent.

    Luke 1:39-56 Joy For nine- or ten-days Mary had carried with her the most astounding secret: She was pregnant, and the child was to be the long-awaited messianic king, Israel’s deliverer. Understandably, she had been afraid to share this news, because if the wrong person heard, Herod could have ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Peace

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 30, 2025
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     | 942 views

    A sermon for the 1st Sunday of Advent.

    Matthew 1:18-25 Peace Have you ever gone through an incredibly disturbing time in life? Have you ever been hit so hard by some bump in life’s road that you felt knocked down, and perhaps nearly knocked out? Ever hit rock bottom? I would imagine most of us who have been alive for a certain ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Give Thanks

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 19, 2025
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    A Sermon for Commitment Sunday.

    Matthew 14:13-21 Give Thanks Crowds of people were following Jesus and his disciples. We are told there were 5,000 men, not counting the women and children. So, rough estimate? 15,000 people? That’s huge. And they were all hungry. What an overwhelming situation. The disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Cultivating A Generous Heart

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 11, 2025
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    A sermon in a stewardship series.

    2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Cultivating a Generous Heart “God loves a cheerful giver,” writes Paul to the Church in Corinth. What a concept… …that giving will make us happy, put us in a good mood, and is connected to cheerfulness. But it’s the truth. Anyone who’s ever dug down deep enough to give ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    From God For God

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 5, 2025
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    A stewardship sermon

    “From God and For God” Matthew 6:24-34 A robin said to a sparrow, “I really don’t know why it is these human beings rush about and worry so much.” The sparrow to the robin, “I think it must be that they don’t have a loving God, like we do who cares for you and me.” I think sometimes we live as ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Great Cloud Of Witnesses

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 28, 2025
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    A sermon for All Saints Sunday.

    A Great Cloud of Witnesses Hebrews 12:1-3 When Bob Homer was a young boy he had a paper route. And back in the days of paper routes, the paper girls or boys would have to collect money from each customer by ringing their doorbell once a week. And so, you got to know the people you delivered ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Something We Are All Guilty Of

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 21, 2025
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     | 1,920 views

    A sermon about humbling ourselves.

    Something We Are All Guilty Of Luke 18:9-14 “God, I thank you that I am not like other people. Really, thank you, God.” Wow, does this passage ever convict! And if we are not all found guilty in hearing this parable, we are deluding ourselves. We all pray this way too often. It starts ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    We Had Hoped

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 30, 2025
     | 349 views

    Jesus walks with us on our roads to Emmaus.

    Luke 24:13-35 “But We Had Hoped” Much of this sermon was borrowed from Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright Our Gospel Lesson for this morning begins with “Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus.” “On that same day” meaning Easter Day the same day that Jesus’ rose from ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    We All Know Lazarus

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 24, 2025
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    Meeting Jesus in the Lazarus' of this world.

    Luke 16:19-31 “We All Know Lazarus” We have all seen him. He lies on a pile of newspapers outside a shop doorway, covered with a rough blanket. Perhaps he has a dog with him for safety. People walk past him or even step over him. Maybe he occasionally rattles a few coins in a tin cup, asking ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Who Is My Neighbor?

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 9, 2025
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    The relationship between the law and the gospel.

    “Who Is My Neighbor?” The Story of the Good Samaritan is arguably Jesus’ best known parable. It’s so well-known that it has become a cliché’. A Good Samaritan is pretty much universally recognized as anyone who comes to the aid of another person. And while the parable is about that, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What Wells Are You Drinking From? (Updated Version)

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 19, 2025
     | 651 views

    A sermon about finding Real Life.

    “What Wells are You Drinking From?” John 4:4-18, 25-30, 39-42 She has a history. Things done and some left undone, some good some not so good. Guilts and regrets. Fears. Wounds and sorrows. And secrets too. Most commentaries and interpretations down through the ages take it for ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    In His Right Mind

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 17, 2025
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     | 1,425 views

    Meet Jesus. Share Jesus.

    In His Right Mind Luke 8:26-39 This is a radical passage of Scripture, and not just because the Geresene man was demon possessed. Jesus and His disciples got in a boat and crossed the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. In doing this, Jesus was crossing boundaries… …boundaries that had ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "the Spirit Of Freedom"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 10, 2025
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     | 405 views

    A sermon about allowing the Spirit to lead us to those on the margins.

    “The Spirit of Freedom” Acts 8:26-40 Last Sunday was Pentecost and we are told that 3,000 people joined the brand-new Church that day, and the numbers kept growing and growing and growing. And the Book of Acts is the story of the early Church and how it evolved from there. It’s an exciting ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist