Sermons about Methodist Tradition

Burning The Bulls Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 5, 2017

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When Martin Luther posted his challenge to the church's selling of indulgences on the church door in Wittenberg, Pope Leo X was not pleased. The Pope issue a Papal Bull condemning Luther as a heretic. Luther responded by burning copies of the Bull.

OPEN: October 31st was Halloween… but it was also the date of something even more significant. Many churches celebrate the last day of October as “Reformation Day” – the day (500 years ago) when Martin Luther nailed a document to the door of a Church building in Wittenberg, Germany that challenged ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:19-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"When I And Thou Become Them And Us!"

Contributed by Thomas Bracewell on Mar 5, 2002

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To be included overall is a seekers goal whether it is in the Christian faith or in another phase of living. How can boundarys be broken down that can cause one to ve included rather than excluded other than by mercy and forgiveness being a primary goal

When I and Thou become Them and Us Sermon by Thomas F. Bracewell Opening Statement One of the truly great preachers who was a product of the Alabama West Florida conference, was Dr. Andrew Turnipseed. Dr. Turnipseed was among the forerunners of the age of reason in this conference and it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-17

Denomination: *other

Transitions

Contributed by Peter Thelander on Oct 31, 2001

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A message from the lay leader on the changing of pastors.

Transitions I. A look at this change in pastors A. Subtitle – Why do United Methodists seem to torture themselves every few years by changing pastors? II. History lesson A. Methodism goes back to a renewal movement in the Church of England in the 1700’s 1. Footnote: Church of England is also ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8, John 3:1-17

Denomination: United Methodist

"It's Not About Me"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 22, 2012

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A sermon about going from a consumer mentality to a "not about me" mentality.

Isaiah 61:1-4 “It’s Not About Me” There can be no doubt that we are living in a consumer culture. If we don’t like the service at a certain restaurant—we go to another one… …or if they change their menu we might move on. We don’t shop at a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4

Denomination: United Methodist

What Is Holiness Theology?

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Dec 28, 2021

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In a nutshell, what is holiness theology? Very simply holiness theology involves two distinctives: One, falling away/losing one’s salvation is possible through apostasy (departing the faith) or through willful sin

In a nutshell, what is holiness theology? Very simply holiness theology involves two distinctives: One, falling away/losing one’s salvation is possible through apostasy (departing the faith) or through willful sin (refusing to repent of active sin the Holy Spirit convicts a believer to turn from). ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Hebrews 12:14, John 15:1-8, Romans 6:22

Denomination: Salvation Army

Is Jesus "The" Only Way?

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Oct 22, 2002

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This sermon is intended to defend the faith that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and that for those of us who call ourselves Christian, Jesus is "The" only Way!

I. Illustration: (source unknown) There is an old story about a revival preacher, maybe it was about Billy Graham holding a revival in a rather large town. During the day he decided to walk to the Post Office and mail a few letters. As he made his way he realized he was not sure about weather or ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

When You're Hot And When You're Not

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 1, 2006

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Let’s consider what was wrong with the Pharisees in order to find out what is sometimes wrong with us or what is lacking in our devotion to the Lord.

INTRO.- Who’s hot and who’s not? It all depends on your viewpoint and what kind of TV news you watch. But if you have been watching the TV news at all you will get a glimpse of who’s hot and who’s not in the world of entertainment. Emmitt Smith of “Dancing with the Stars” fame is hot and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

All Saints Sunday

Contributed by Thomas Bracewell on Feb 17, 2001

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A brief overvied of "All Saints" and the omission by modern Churches.

All Saints Sunday Thomas F. Bracewell OSL It would be most interesting if we started this sermon/lesson by perhaps asking those who know anything at all about "all Saints Day" to raise their hands. . .of course I am not going to do that because there are possibly only a handful of us who are even ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-18

Denomination: *other

Jesus And The Chief: Courage Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 16, 2007

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For over 80 years Chief Illiniwek, symbol of the University of Illinois, represented Christian attributes; this is the first of six sermons that examine those attributes based on the Scriptures.

Jesus and the Chief: Courage --Mark 6:45-52 This has been a newsworthy week. On Tuesday, April 10th, it was finally announced that Larry Birkhead is the biological father of Anna Nichole Smith’s baby daughter Dannielynn. Radio-Television shock jock Don Imus’ program “Imus in the Morning” was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Methodist

Your Own Pillar Of Fire

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 2, 2025

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Sometimes we wish we had a pillar of fire to guide us through the wilderness. This message looks at the Wesleyan Quadrilateral as one suggestion.

It was 1987, I was pastoring in Truro, and co-chairing a young adult’s event just outside of Washington, DC. I had been in DC for the weekend, looking at hotels and meeting space, and I was making my way back to Allentown, Pennsylvania, with my co-chair, Dwight Addington. Dwight pastored Bethany ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:17-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

Calling On The Name Of The Lord Without Legalism Series

Contributed by Gregory Norton on Dec 1, 2011

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‘We believe that salvation is for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord.’

Introduction: Earlier, I preached a sermon on calling on the name of the Lord for conversion without the ‘means’ of water baptism. Then, I preached another sermon on calling on the name of the Lord without a specific required sign of evidence for salvation. Much earlier in ministry, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-13

Denomination: Methodist

"Jesus And The Seeker"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 28, 2002

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Nicodemus sought out Jesus, and found new birth.

John 1:1-8 “Jesus and the Seeker” By: Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Back in 1976, Jimmy Carter was running against President Gerald Ford. And you might recall that Jimmy Carter caused a bit of a sensation. Because during his campaign, Jimmy ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Why We Share Communion

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 2, 2002

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Message discusses what this practice is about and who is invited to the Lord’s Table, particularly from a Weslyean perspective.

(Thanks to Bob Hostetler for ideas for this message. I’ve added a Methodist twist to the message. Powerpoint and audience outline available). A little girl asked her mother, “Mommy, why do you cut the ends off the meat before you cook it?” The girl’s mother told her that she thought it added ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29, 1 Corinthians 11:1-52

Denomination: Methodist

Building On A Religious Heritage Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 4, 2001

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Having a religious heritage can either help us or hinder us in cultivating an authentic relationship with God.

I grew up with no religious heritage at all. As a lot of you know, my childhood was thoroughly secularized. Although I was baptized as a baby, for the most part I lived in an entirely different universe than religion. My mom and adoptive dad believed that religion had a negative effect in people’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sola, Sola, Sola Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 12, 2017

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I had never heard of the 5 Solas of the Reformation Movement till this last year. They are the founding principles of that movement and they're pretty good stuff... but we don't teach them. Why don't we?

500 ago, on October 31st, a very special thing took place in Church history. A Catholic priest named Martin nailed a challenge to the Catholic Church on a Church door Wittenberg, Germany. It was called the “95 Theses” (or 95 criticisms) of the Roman Catholic Church’s practice of selling ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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