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Pentecost: Let's Have Church

Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 27, 2026

A message for Pentecost Sunday. In a culture full of religious activity but often lacking spiritual fire, this sermon calls believers beyond admiration of God toward surrendered obedience and Spirit-formed transformation.

Let’s Have Church! Acts 2:1–21 Pentecost Sunday is all about the Holy Spirit. And if we’re honest, the Holy Spirit makes a lot of church people nervous. We talk comfortably about God the Father. We talk confidently about Jesus the Son, but when we start talking about the Holy Spirit… ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Methodist

Ascension Sunday: He Went Up So The Holy Spirit Could Come Down

Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 17, 2026

This Ascension Sunday message explores why Jesus “went up” so the Holy Spirit could “come down,” empowering believers to live the Christian life through surrender instead of striving.

He Went Up So He Could Come Down Acts 1:1-11 Introduction Walking through a bookstore one day, I turned the corner and a title caught my attention. If you really want to know what’s on people’s minds, just look at the best-seller section. There it was—front and center: “Victorious Christian ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Faith Worth Passing On

Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 10, 2026

This sermon is an adaptation of the funeral sermon I did for my mom sharing her sincere faith that I pray lives in me and my children. It is a challenge to live with the kind of faith that shows up consistently throughout our lives.

Faith Worth Passing On 2 Timothy 1:3–7 Introduction I’ve told you before that I was raised at the foot of a Methodist piano. For years, when I told that story, I thought it was about me… or about my brothers. But over time, I’ve come to understand—that story was never really about us. It was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:3-7

Denomination: Methodist

When All You Have Is "oh! God!"

Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 4, 2026

When life gets heavy and your prayers run out of words, what do you do when all you’ve got left is “Oh, God…”? In Romans 8, Paul reminds us that in those very moments, the Holy Spirit steps in—coming alongside us, praying with us, and even praying for us when we don’t know how.

Today’s passage from Romans 8 is one of the most comforting and practical sections in all of Scripture. It speaks directly to those seasons when life feels heavy, when our hearts are overwhelmed, and our prayers seem stuck in our throats. Paul wrote these words to real believers facing real ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-28

Denomination: Methodist

From Easter To Glory

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Apr 26, 2026

We say “God is good all the time,” but what happens when life doesn’t feel that way? Peter reminds us that because the tomb is empty, our story doesn’t end in the struggle—it moves from Easter all the way to glory.

From Easter to Glory 1 Peter 1: 3 – 9 When I say, “God is good,” you say, “All the time.” And when I say, “All the time,” you say, “God is good.” We say it easily. We say it often. And it’s true. God is good… all the time. But here’s the question—Do we still believe that when life isn’t? ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Methodist

Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Apr 20, 2026

We don’t have a mission problem—we have a measurement problem. Drawing from Matthew 28:19–20, this sermon confronts the tendency to define success by attendance, budgets, and activity, and instead calls the church back to making fully devoted disciples.

Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20 There’s a question that’s been sitting with me for a long time now. Not something new. Not something I came up with last week. It’s a question I’ve been wrestling with for years—through different churches, different roles, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Methodist

The Day The Earth Shifted

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Apr 5, 2026

The resurrection of Jesus didn’t just change a moment in history—it shifted everything. What appeared to be the world coming apart on Good Friday was actually God setting the world right on Easter Sunday. If the earth has shifted, the only question left is: have we?

The Day the Earth Shifted Matthew 28:1-10 Let me ask you something—did you feel it? The earthquakes… did you feel them? Some of you did. Right here in Haughton. Over the past few weeks, the ground beneath us has done something we’re not used to—it’s moved. And there’s something deeply ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

A Crown Or A Cross?

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 29, 2026

We all love the idea of a king who fixes our problems, secures our future, and gives us victory. But what happens when that King chooses a cross instead of a crown? That’s where true discipleship begins.

A Crown or a Cross? Mark 11: 1-11, Mark 15: 1-15 It is Palm Sunday. Seriously? Do you really need me to preach another Palm Sunday sermon? These high holy days are the most difficult to preach. We preachers always want to say something new and creative on these familiar passages of scripture. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:11, Mark 15:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

The Difference One Hour Makes

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 22, 2026

One hour doesn’t seem like much—until it’s the hour that matters most. In Gethsemane, while Jesus wrestled in prayer, His closest disciples slept through the moment that could have changed everything. The question is: what are we missing because we’re not paying attention in our hour?

The Difference One Hour Makes Mark 14:32-42 One hour can make all the difference in the world. Ask every one of us on that first Sunday morning after daylight savings time. Our body just doesn’t seem to adjust to that one hour of time. We never get it back, even when the clock turns back. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

Denomination: Methodist

Cross-Shaped Leadership

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 12, 2026

This sermon explores cross-shaped leadership: a life surrendered upward to God and poured out horizontally in sacrificial love for others, where true authority is born not from power grasped, but from self given away.

Cross-Shaped Leadership Mark 10:35-45 Let me start with a question that might make some of us squirm just a little: If James and John—the Sons of Thunder—were sitting in our pews today, what do you think we'd say about them? They come to Jesus and basically say, “Teacher, we want You ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Methodist

Four In The Fire

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 7, 2026

Faithfulness to God placed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace, but they were not alone. When the king looked into the flames, he saw four men walking unharmed. Daniel 3 reminds us that discipleship does not always spare us from the fire, but Christ always meets us in it.

Faith in the Fire Daniel 3 There are moments in life when faith stops being abstract. Moments when the question is no longer, “Do I believe?” but rather, “Will I stand?” Daniel 3 is one of the clearest pictures in Scripture of faith in the fire—faith that refuses to bow, faith that ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

A Mountain Of Meaning

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 7, 2026

On a mountain with Peter, James, and John, the veil is pulled back and the true glory of Jesus is revealed. In A Mountain of Meaning from Mark 9:2–13, we explore why this moment matters and what it means for us when the Father’s voice still calls us to one simple response: “Listen to Him.”

A Mountain of Meaning Mark 9:2–13 There are moments in life when everything suddenly becomes clear. You may remember the first time you held your child. The first time a doctor used the word “cancer.” The first time you stood at a graveside. The first time you truly understood that Jesus died for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-13

Denomination: Methodist

Come, And See

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 7, 2026

Before there were sermons, programs, or strategies, there was a simple invitation: “Come and see.” In this message from John 1:35–51, we explore how encountering Jesus changes lives and how the same invitation still calls people to follow Him today.

Come and See John 1:35–51 Everyone is looking for something. Peace. Security. Meaning. Purpose. Something that finally satisfies the quiet restlessness of the soul. That’s not just true of people outside the church. It’s true of people inside it as well. You can be religious, faithful, active—and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51

Denomination: Methodist

The First Word

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 7, 2026

The first message Jesus preached was simple and life-changing: “Repent and believe the Good News.” In The First Word, we consider how repentance opens the door to grace and invites us into the new life Jesus came to bring.

The First Word Mark 1:12–15 Most of us here have heard the phrase “repent and believe” so many times that it barely registers anymore. It’s like the pre-flight safety announcement on an airplane. You’ve heard it so often that you stop listening. You assume you already know what it says. You tune ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:12-15

Denomination: Methodist

A Living Sacrifice

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 7, 2026

God is not asking for occasional religious moments—He is asking for our lives. In A Living Sacrifice from Romans 12:1–2, we consider Paul’s call to present ourselves fully to God and discover how surrender becomes the pathway to a transformed life.

A Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1–2 I come back to Romans 12:1–2 this morning because it is Paul’s transition point in the letter to the Romans. For eleven chapters, the Apostle Paul has unfolded the gospel with clarity and depth. He has shown us the righteousness of God revealed apart from the law. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Methodist