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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
A sermon about experiencing God.
"Eating Chicken at a Seafood Restaurant" 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 The summer before my Senior Year in high school I was asked to work as a Counselor at a United Methodist Church Camp in Upstate New York. It was similar to, say, Camp Lookout. As some of you who have seen old pictures of me on my ...read more
Denomination: United Methodist
Hymn written following the destruction of the World Trace Center on 9-11-01
One Great Nation (A National Hymn) Tune same as “See How Great A Flame Aspires” One Great nation shall proclaim, God’s sure love through Jesus name. This world racked by toil and strife, Faith’s example gives new life. Freedom’s torch a kindled flame, Liberty’s message doth maintain. May our ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 32:10
Denomination: *other
In the same way God supplied the needs of the Philippian Church, he promises to do so for local Churches today and for each one of us personally as His individual children.
My God Shall Supply All Your Needs --Philippians 4:15-19 Memorizing Scripture has been a meaningful spiritual discipline for me. One of the first Scriptures that I memorized was the promise Paul shares with us in our text this morning, Philippians 4:19, and I want to quote it from the New King ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:15-19
Denomination: Methodist
Based on the quotation of Isaiah 61:1-4 by Jesus, this is the first in a series of messages that outlines the mission of the Church today as expressed by Jesus in Luke 4:14-21.
His Mission and Ours: Bring Good News to the Poor --Isaiah 61:1-4; James 2:1-7; and Luke 4:14-21 I won’t ask for a show of hands, but I wonder how many of you recognize the name Y. C. Jones. Y. C. is one of the nearly 100 persons that are homeless in Kankakee. Lee Provost featured him ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:14-21
To become a vibrant, fruitful, growing congregation requires a change of attitudes, practices, and values.
Romans 15:1-12 (the Message) “Practices of Fruitful Congregations: Radical Hospitality” (Based largely on the book Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by: Robert Shnase) Rev. Ken Sauer Grace United Methodist Church 9833 Hixson Pike Soddy Daisy, TN During a recent Bible study here at the ...read more
Scripture: Romans 15:1-12
How do we seek the healing in a land of so much? God’s answer comes at the dedication of His temple in the darkness of Solomon’s night.
Gallup Poll surveyed Americans this past Easter and discovered that 12% of Americans have no religious identification and the number of those claiming some linkage to Christianity is at 77% down from 91% in 1948. Seventy-seven percent is not too bad but Gallup doesn’t do a very good job in making ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:11-25
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
If I really want to live for Jesus I must first attend my own funeral
When Mary and I were dating, I often used to leave here house quite late on Friday night or early on Saturday morning. On one of those occasions I was driving down Orange Grove Road in my bright yellow Ford Pinto when I was pulled over by a Pima County Sherriff’s officer. When he asked me if I knew ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:1-11
Denomination: Baptist
Perhaps one of the great defects we have today is to blame others for failures in our personal lives, in our family, in our work environment or in our ecclesiastical community.
Each Doing Their Part Texts: I Chronicles 13: 1-14; Numbers 4: 15; 7: 9 Introduction: Perhaps one of the great defects we have today is to blame others for failures in our personal lives, in our family, in our work environment or in our ecclesiastical community. We hold the government responsible ...read more
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 13:1-14, Numbers 4:15
We must be United in Body, Soul, and Spirit
United We Stand - "Being United in Body, Soul, and Spirit for God" 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 (NKJV) 12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Denomination: Other
Explore and understand Jeremiah 29:11, focusing on how God's promise in this verse applies to and shapes His purpose and plan for our family units.
Good morning, family. Today, we're going to take a closer look at Jeremiah 29:11 and what it tells us about God's purpose, plan, and promise for the family unit. You know, there's a beautiful quote from Billy Graham that says, "A Christian has tremendous responsibilities to his own family. He or ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11
Topics: God's Family Unit
Effective disciples and relevant Churches in the twenty-first century must always “keep their eyes fixed on Jesus.” This is a two-part series on Hebrews 12:1-3.
Keeping Fixed on Jesus—Part One --Hebrews 12:1-3 Today we begin a two part series on one of my favorite passages of Scripture. Effective disciples and relevant Churches in the twenty-first century must always “keep their eyes fixed on Jesus.” My hobby is running. I began running in the summer ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3
A sermon about investing in people.
Matthew 25:31-46 (Reading from The Message) James 2:1-13 Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org “God’s Return on Investment May Not Work the Same as Your 401 (k)” The following is a brief meditation written by Claudia Burney: “Jesus lives ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
This sermon declares that being in ministry can be just as exciting as going on a family trip and just as children ask the question in the sermon’s theme, the church should continue to ask it as well.
Are we there yet? (Matthew 25:34-46) Our theme for today’s message can help many of us reflect back to our youth when we were with our parents, grandparents, other relatives or guardians. I’m referring to occasions when we were going on some type of family outing. It could have ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:34
A sermon on encouraging congregations about not allowing the little things get in the way of our mission in ministry, and give them a a new perspective into the true meaning of stewardship of ministry the Spreading of the Gospel and its living message.
At a recent Iowa Annual Conference I heard a Deputy Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society state, “If the homosexual issue was truly the dividing issue of the United Methodist Church, then our situation would be easily solved.” He went on to say that, the real issue affecting the UMC ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19
A sermon on what is really important in the family of God,
I remember in college, performing in the musical Godspell. In the opening scene we came out onto the stage as the great philosophers and theologians of the day. I was Martin Luther if memory serves me correct. As each person was brought into the light, we gave a little speech on our philosophy ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:6-19
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