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"the Messiah On A Colt"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 28, 2023

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A sermon about the love and grace of God as seen through Palm Sunday.

Matthew 21:1-11 “The Messiah on a Colt” Palm Sunday stands out. We celebrate it every year, it’s the only time we get out that wooden donkey and have the children process down the center aisle waving palms. It’s an incredible worship experience. At the same time, it can be hard to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

"a Miracle And A Motive"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 21, 2023

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Jesus brings with Him choices for us to make. Will we follow Him, or will we try and get rid of Him?

“A Miracle and a Motive” John 11:1-7, 17-19, 32-53 How many of you have read or heard the story of Jesus raising Lazarus before? Where we stop reading the story has a lot to do with how we interpret it. If I were to have stopped reading at verse 45, the story would have a happy ending, ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-53

Denomination: United Methodist

Tempering Our Understanding Of Miracles

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Mar 21, 2023

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Miracles do happen. However, not all the time. Faith can be shattered by the expectations of miracles occurring. Not all prayers can be answered. Tough lesson I learned early on.

Tempering our Understanding of Miracles John 11:1-45 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: United Methodist

God Sees The Heart

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 18, 2023

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When we make choices, we tend to go for the eye-candy factor and make choices based on appearances. God always looks at what is inside the person’s heart, where we look at their appearance.

GOD SEES THE HEART (Lent, March 19, 2023) Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: United Methodist

"the Fulfillment Of The Law"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 14, 2023

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Jesus Christ did what the law was unable to accomplish.

“The Fulfillment of the Law” Romans 10:5-15 We are finishing our Sermon Series on Paul’s Letter to the Romans this morning. This letter to the early Church in Rome contains some of the Church’s most important theological writings. At the same time, they can be challenging to understand and preach, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:5-15

Denomination: United Methodist

The Good Shepherd Today

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Mar 14, 2023

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Can the church be the Good Shepherd today?

The Good Shepherd Today John 10:11-21 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. 12 “He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-21

Denomination: United Methodist

The Value Of History

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Mar 14, 2023

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What is the value of the history in the Bible One thing history does is it tells us how to recognize the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

The Value of History Matthew 1:1-17 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Matt. 1:1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Matt. 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: United Methodist

"crumbs"

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 6, 2023

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As we come to this table and feast on this bread and wine, I am so grateful that God is the One who made up the guest list and not one of us and you should also be grateful that I am not the one who determines who may or may not sit at the table, amen?

[This sermon was part of a Communion Service.] Welcome to the Lord’s Table. Today we ‘feast’ on … [hold up a piece of bread and a communion cup]. To the naked eye, this doesn’t seem to be much of a “feast,” does it? A typical ‘royal’ feast in Jesus’ day would start out with an appetizer to whet ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30, Matthew 5:43-47

Denomination: United Methodist

We Are Made Righteous By Faith (Second Sunday Of Lent, March 5, 2023)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 3, 2023

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How would you like to take a test that had a different rule for success? Instead of so many points for an “A”, so many for a “B” and so on, the success of the test would be based on an “all or nothing rule”. So you would have to get a 100% to pass on every test every single day.

WE ARE MADE RIGHTEOUS BY FAITH Text: Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 Romans 4:1-5 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? (2) If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-5, Romans 4:13-17

Denomination: United Methodist

"what Would It Mean To Live Without Fear?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 28, 2023

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A sermon about daring to live without fear through faith in the love of Christ.

“What Would it Mean to Live without Fear?” Romans 8:26-39 This morning we are continuing our Sermon Series on Paul’s Letter to the Romans. This letter to the early Church in Rome contains some of the Church’s most important theological writings. At the same time, they can be challenging to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-39

Denomination: United Methodist

"if I Can Only ..."

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Feb 26, 2023

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“Do not fear, only believe” and “give God time.” We may not be able to predict how or even when God is going to act but we can be certain that He will.

As he rushed towards the shore, his heart sank as he saw how many people were already there. How was he ever going to get close enough to Him to plead for his daughter’s life … but still. He had to try. He would do anything to save his precious daughter’s life … even if it meant he had to fight ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43, John 11:4

Denomination: United Methodist

(The Why) Frazier B. Baker The Lynching Of The Lake City Mail Man?

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Feb 25, 2023

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I was asked to give a 3 -5 min Sermon net on the Lynching of Frazier B. Baker, whose family, on the night of his murder, ran across the street and hid in the Church I now Pastor, Wesley Chapel UMC Lake City

Frazier B. Baker was an African-American teacher appointed as postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina in 1897 under the William McKinley administration. He and his infant daughter Julia Baker died at his house after being fatally shot during a white mob attack on February 22, 1898. The mob set the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:10-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Learning To Live Inside Out: First Sunday In Lent, Year A Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Feb 25, 2023

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Intro: If Black America endeavor to work in the world around us, we will fall. From time to time, we will fail; our efforts will not be received in the spirit intended; the fruit of Black History has been slow in coming. So, if we must fall, let us fall down in worship of the one who redeems us.

Matthew 4:1-11 The Message (The Test) 4 1-3 Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it. Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the Devil took advantage of in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

"not Good Enough?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 21, 2023

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A sermon about justification by grace through faith.

“Not Good Enough?” Romans 5:1-11 This morning we are continuing our Sermon Series on Paul’s Letter to the Romans. This letter to the early Church in Rome contains some of the Church’s most important theological writings. At the same time, they can be challenging to understand and preach, so ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Stop The Insanity While You Can

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Feb 21, 2023

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It is past time that the church says to society that we are not accepting cultural anti-biblical changes.

Stop the Insanity While You Can John 10:1-10 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz 1 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 "But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3 ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: United Methodist

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