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    Advent: The Preparation For Divine Intervention

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 29, 2017
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    Advent in the postmodern period

    In the Christian community Advent has seen changes. The word is taken from the Latin Adventus, meaning to move towards. We Christians are moving towards the birth of Christ which will come at Christmas. In the Church, we are called upon to prepare our hearts and minds to receive Christ. The ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "Ancestry.com"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 29, 2017
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    A sermon for the 1st Sunday of Advent.

    “Ancestry.com” Matthew 1:1-17 “Holy Crow! I’m related to George Washington.” ***Put up Picture of Woman holding George Washington Picture*** Just days after beginning her family history search, Emily discovered a truly legendary ancestor. With the help of Ancestry.com, she traced her family ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "An Invitation To Love"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 21, 2017
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    A sermon about living in the Kingdom of God.

    “An Invitation to Love” Mark 10:17-27 A few summers ago, David Timothy bought an old van with 265,000 miles on it, with the help of his wife and a friend. They named it the SoupMobile and started taking food to the homeless of Dallas, Texas. Timothy had wanted to open a soup kitchen for a long ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Gratitude Comes From Attitude

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 18, 2017
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    What we remember is a choice and gratitude is an attitude. Choose the things that bring thankfulness not those that elicit anger, regret and sadness.

    A few years ago I had a conversation with a man that I knew at church. He had lost his business when fire gutted his store, and because he had no insurance, starting over was difficult. Moreover, he also was recently divorced and had lost custody of his children except that he was permitted to see ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Recipe For Growth

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 16, 2017
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    Peace with yourself, peace with neighbors and peace with the world is what we need to live as Christians. We fail to grow when we live our lives for others and become afraid of losing the affection and approval of those we think are important in our lives

    Imagine a Church with some problems, where some people are fighting to become leaders. Yet, despite their own problems, when they heard that the individual who helped to establish the church was in need, they all come together, contributed money to send to help the individual. The leader wrote back ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "Looking Good On Paper

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 16, 2017
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    A sermon about living a life of thanksgiving to God.

    “Looking Good on Paper” Luke 17:11-19 In one Peanuts comic strip Lucy, who is in love with the piano-playing Schroeder, is watching him play the piano—she’s looking at him all google-eyed. Lucy asks Schroeder, “Do you know what love is?” Schroeder stops the music and says, “Love is a strong ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "Not Good Enough?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 13, 2017
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    A sermon about forgiveness, redemption and service.

    “Not Good Enough?” Isaiah 6:1-8 There is a video clip from the t-v show “Ellen.” And the background to this clip is about a lady named Gladdis. You see, Gladdis got onto the Ellen Show because she wrote a letter to Ellen complaining about where the plants were placed on the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Instructions For Living In A World Of Uncertainty

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 12, 2017
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    Living in an uncertain world requires planning and watchfulness

    Matt. 25 : 1 – 13 Television programs have changed in our time. No more well-crafted production with professional actors and actresses, but you can have ordinary people become stars in what has been dubbed reality TV. And so we have the Big Brother Big Sister, Housewives of Atlanta, the Housewives ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Lessons In Humility

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 4, 2017
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    The exaggerated sense of self interferes with serving God and each other

    Matt 23 : 1 – 12 There are many stories from someone named Aesop. No one knows if he/she actually lived but is said to have been a story teller who told stories and solved problems. The stories are still, to this day, used as lessons in morality. Some said that he/she was a slave who loved to ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "The Greatest Of These Is..."

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 3, 2017
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    A sermon for All Saints Sunday

    “The Greatest of These IS…” 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 All the people we named and lit candles for earlier in this service, I had gotten to know pretty well. That’s one of the blessings of serving the same church for 9 years. Lynette Woods, Pat Murdock, Helen Westbrook, Mary Bates, Samie ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Want Greatness? Don't Let Past Mistakes Define You

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Oct 29, 2017
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    Using an example of Moses we can never allow our past mistakes to be our limitation.

    Want Greatness? Don’t Let Your Past mistakes Define You Deut, 34 : 1 _ 12 One of my favorite movies is the Pursuit of Happyness staring Wills Smith. It is a movie portrayal of the story of Chris Gardener. Raised in the United States foster care system because his mother was in jail, he struggled as ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "Who Is My Neighbor?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 26, 2017
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    A sermon about crossing over to the other side.

    “Who Is My Neighbor?” Luke 10:25-37 It was an ordinary day of commuting for Cameron Roberts. The 20 year-old law school student made his way down the steps into a New York Subway Station to wait for the train. All of a sudden, something went horribly wrong in the young man’s brain, sending ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Living For Christ In A Postmodern World

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Oct 21, 2017
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    It is possible to live the Christian life and still live responsibly and fully in a world of diversity.

    Living for Christ in a Postmodern World The Rev. (Dr.) Ezekiel Ette Matt. 22 : 15 – 22 We live in a confusing time indeed, a time when what is reality and truth are considered controversial, yet we follow a savior who is the way, the truth and the life” (John 14 : 6). There was a time when many ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Fundamental Principles For Living

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Oct 8, 2017
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    A New look at the Ten Commandments for a postmodern age

    Sermon on Fundamental Principles Exodus 20 : 1 – 17 As we explore the wanderings in the desert after the Exodus in our series, we arrive today at what is considered very important in this experience. The Israelites have now become an established nation and they needed the law. No society can ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Sometimes Leaving Makes More Sense Than Staying

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Sep 30, 2017
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    Indecision and False Hope is not from God, People talk about the good old days as an excuse to stop discovering the new. God has a plan for us even when we do not know the future.

    A few years ago when we first started out fresh from college, we had many dreams. Some wanted to get more education and some talked about making money. Others wanted to live in the big city far away from their parents and some wanted to stay close to parents. Some were not comfortable with change ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist