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    The King Who Comes In Humility

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 23, 2026
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    A sermon for Palm Sunday.

    Matthew 21:1-11 The King Who Comes in Humility When Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the first thing that strikes me is not the crowd or the palms or even the shouts of “Hosanna”--it’s the humility. And it’s not the soft, sentimental humility we sometimes imagine, but a fierce, intentional ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What Does It Mean To Be Alive?

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 17, 2026
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    A sermon about being a church that helps unbind one another.

    John 11:1-7, 17-27, 32-45 What Does it Mean to Be Alive? When we step into John 11, we step into one of the most emotional and hope filled stories in Scripture. Lazarus—friend of Jesus, beloved brother, pillar of his community—becomes ill, and before help arrives, he dies. His sisters grieve, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Who Sinned? Learning To See People Again

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 4, 2026
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    A sermon about seeing the image of God in every person.

    “Who Sinned? Learning to See People Again” John 9:1–41 When Jesus and his disciples encounter a man blind from birth, the disciples ask a question that sounds harsh to us, but in their world was completely normal: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” They ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Leaving The Jar

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 3, 2026
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     | 1,795 views

    A sermon about coming to Jesus with our pain.

    “Leaving the Jar” John 4:4-30, 39-42 Some burdens don’t feel like burdens until the moment we finally set them down. I once visited an elderly woman from the church I was pastoring at the time who lived alone. She kept a small wooden box on her kitchen table. When I asked what was inside, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Courage To Begin Again

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 18, 2026
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    A sermon about the journey of new life in Christ.

    John 3:1–17 “The Courage to Begin Again” Lent often invites us into wilderness places—those inner places where our assumptions loosen, our certainties wobble, and something new tries to take root. Today’s Gospel Lesson brings us into a different kind of wilderness: not a desert, but a quiet ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Holy Spirit: Our Posture

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 17, 2026
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    The final sermon in a series based on Dynamite Prayer by Rosario Picardo and Sue Nilson Kibbey.

    Ephesians 3:7 Holy Spirit: Our Posture There’s a reason chiropractors are doing so well these days. We are a people with posture problems, I know I am. We crane our necks at screens. We hunch over laptops like gremlins guarding treasure. And Some of us have perfected the “I’m listening but ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Holy Spirit Power

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 12, 2026
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    The 3rd Sermon in a series based on the Book Dynamite Prayer by Picardo and Kibbey.

    1 Corinthians 2:1-12 Holy Spirit Power When Paul writes to the Corinthians, he reminds them of something important. He says, “When I came to you, I didn’t come with eloquence or human wisdom.” In other words: “I didn’t show up trying to impress you.” Paul had the education. He had the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Holy Spirit Presence

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 2, 2026
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    The second sermon in a 4 part series based on the Book Dynamite Prayer: A 28 Day Experiment by Rosario Picardo and Sue Nilson Kibbey.

    Ephesians 3:14–19 Holy Spirit Presence In Ephesians 3, Paul prays for the church in Ephesus with a kind of spiritual compassion that reveals how deeply he cares for them. He’s writing from prison, yet he doesn’t dwell on his own problems. Instead, his heart turns toward others — toward their ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Holy Spirit Impact

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 27, 2026
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    The first sermon in a 4-part series using Rosario Picardo and Sue Nilson Kibbey's book: Dynamite Prayer a 28-Day Experiment as a guide.

    Luke 24:45-49 Holy Spirit Impact There are moments on this journey of faith when heaven seems to lean in close—moments when God reveals not only what God has done, but what God intends to do through God’s people. Our Gospel Lesson for this morning from Luke is one of these moments. Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Light Shines In The Darkness

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 21, 2026
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     | 678 views

    A sermon about being a disciple.

    The Light Shines in The Darkness Isaiah 9:1-4 Matthew 4:12-23 Did the words of our Old Testament Lesson from Isaiah 9 sound familiar? If so, it might be because the last time we heard these words was at our Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve, when we celebrated the birth of our Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "well Pleased"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 5, 2026
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     | 749 views

    If we can really believe that God loves us anything is possible.

    Matthew 3:13-17 “Well Pleased” In a story in the Upper Room Devotional a number of years ago a woman from Ohio named Lois Wilson wrote: “On the first day of each community college art class I taught, I would ask the students to write a brief answer to the question: “Who are you?” Later, I was ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    They Bowed Down And Worshiped Him

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 30, 2025
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     | 789 views

    A sermon for Epiphany of the Lord Sunday.

    Matthew 2:1-12 Today is Epiphany Sunday. Now, what do we mean by that? Epiphany really is that same word as in, “Wow, I just realized something I had never thought of before! I’ve had an epiphany.” It’s a revelation, a moment of insight, when what was previously muddy or confusing ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    God Is With Us

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 22, 2025
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     | 1,059 views

    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