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Author Archives: Jacob Sahms
Sunday’s Sermon Today: What Are You Worth? (Luke 19:11-27)
On a Sunday I’m not preaching, I’ll dust the cobwebs off this unused ‘gem.’ Get it? Oh, ok. You will… Shaun White, famed Winter Olympics and X-Games snowboarder, failed by his own standards at the 2014 Olympics. In fact, he … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Samson- Repentance (Character Counts)
Football is over; baseball has not yet started. That means it is basketball season – and March Madness is coming! I like basketball – it’s five teammates against five teammates. It’s simple and to the point… most of the time. There are … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Ruth -Friendship (Character Counts)
What does your Friend list look like? Thanks to twenty-first century technology (and Facebook), most of you instantly assumed that I was talking about the way that social media quantifies our influence and popularity. We can “friend” people or “accept … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Gideon – Perseverance
No one wakes up in the morning and prays, “God, please increase my perseverance.” It just isn’t in us to want more perseverance – because the only way to grow perseverance is to be tested – over and over again – … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: David – Compassion (Character Counts Series)
David was a man after God’s own heart. He was also a courageous boy with a hand full of rocks, an outlaw and fugitive, a singer, an adulterer, a king, and a seeker. But in Second Samuel 9:1-12, he was something … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Joseph – Forgiveness (Character Counts Series)
One of my favorite modern movies is Warrior. It’s the story of two brothers, Tommy and Brendan, who have been estranged since their teenage years. They are separated by their anger, by the feelings of separation that occurred because of their … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Moses – Call (Character Counts Series)
I love the Old Testament. I know, it may be a little weird, with all of its rules, regulations, strange lists, and tough to pronounce names. Yes, I love Jesus, too, especially his parables about the kingdom of God. But … Continue reading
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Christmas Eve: The Church Awakens
It was May 4, 2012. For those of you not in “the know,” that’s the Annual Star Wars Day. But in 2012, it was the release date of the long-awaited Avengers film. The exact time doesn’t matter… But I was minding my … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: God Wants You To Be Rich (Mark 10:17-27)
“Christmas is not your birthday.” That’s the tagline of Mike Slaughter’s Christmas series that saw Ginghamsburg UMC revolutionize their mission to the poor. Slaughter stood before the congregation and said, “I want you to have a slim Christmas this year … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: The World Is Going To Hell
I remember the voice more than I can distinguish the man’s features as I look back into my college career. (It’s getting farther and farther away, you know!) He would appear in the spring, when the weather was warm enough … Continue reading
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