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Category Archives: Sermons
Sunday’s Sermon Today: What Do You Pray For? (John 17:1-26)
Think of a relationship that matters to you. A spouse, a child, a parent, a friend. How do you show that person that they matter to you? Is it by giving gifts? Spending quality time? Physical touch? (Those are just … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Who Would Reject Jesus? (Luke 20:9-19)
My District Superintendent recently sent out this survey, asking local churches to consider how they would respond on a scale of 1-10. It asked several questions about how we perceive the world around us, and what it means for us … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: What Kind Of Friend Are You? 2.0 (Luke 5:17-26)
Last month, I preached on this particular passage to a group of District clergy gathered together for our monthly meeting. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that there was more there than I had gotten to … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: “Friend” Me (John 5:1-15)
Have you ever been physically incapacitated? Unable to move on your own? It’s often a condition of life that assign to the very young and the very old, but I had a brush with it a decade ago. I broke … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethesda, Bethseda, Facebook, healing pool, miracles, paralytic, Pay It Forward
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Why Fair Doesn’t Matter & Other Kingdom Anomalies (Matthew 20:1-16)
Today’s scripture is one of those mysterious, this-isn’t-how-the-world-works kinds of things that always seems to grab my attention and make me wrestle with who I am as a person. See, I believe in “fair.” I say I got a double-dose … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Greater Than, Less Than (Luke 18:9-14)
Some of you have heard me talk about super heroes before, whether in movies, or comics, or old television shows. I love them all, because they rise above the fray to make decisions and take action when other people are … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday: Wrestling With Temptation (Mt. 3:13-17, 4:1-11)
This is my message for tonight at our Ash Wednesday service at 6 p.m. at Blandford UMC in Prince George, Va. If you’re looking for a place to worship, to begin your Lenten journey, I hope you’ll join us. Think about … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 days in the wilderness, Ash Wednesday, baptism of Jesus, Lent, temptation of Jesus
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Who’s Invited? (Luke 14:15-24)
If you were having a party, and you could only invite one person, who would it be? Five people? Fifty people? Obviously, the more people you could invite, the less selective you have to be. The thing about Jesus’ “Parable … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Find Home (Luke 15:11-32)
Have you ever read a book that changed your life? I know I have. There are a few of them. In His Steps by Charles Sheldon. Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman. Hands Free Mama by Rachel May Shelton. Several years ago, I read Henri Nouwen’s … Continue reading
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