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Category Archives: Sermons
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Are You Undignified?
This sermon is for 9 a.m. at The Stand UMC worship on August 25, based on the scripture from 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12-21. Have you ever bought something because you had to have it, recognizing that everyone else (or at least those … Continue reading
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Tagged david dances, footloose, God's glory, i hope you dance, joy, joy vs. happiness, lee ann womack, michal despises
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: God’s Chosen One
This sermon is for Sunday, August 18, at the 11 a.m. Blandford UMC worship service on I Samuel 17:1-10. I have a very jaded view of war, thanks to the various war movies I’ve seen and the way that we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged braveheart, David, Goliath, I Samuel 17, Independence Day, Philistines, Romans 8:37, war
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: What God Sees
This is the sermon for the 9 a.m. worship service of The Stand, currently meeting at Blandford UMC in Prince George, Virginia. “Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged Dagoba, Empire Strikes Back, I Samuel 16, Jedi, King David, Luke Skywalker, prophet, Samuel, size matters not
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: What If… (Ruth Part II)
There are crazy couples everywhere. Couples that should never be together (anyone who has ever married a Kardashian); couples that have their pictures, and their babies on national television (Prince William and Kate Middleton). Desi and Lucy. But bridging the … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged David's Lineage, Desi and Lucy, God's kingdom, Jesus Christ, Kardashian, Ruth
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Finding Home (Ruth Part I)
This sermon is Part I of a two-part series. I will preach this sermon on Ruth 1 at the 9 a.m. service for The Stand, on the first day that it meets in the sanctuary of Blandford UMC, on August … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged Big Bang Theory, homeless, homelessness, Naomi, Orpah, Ruth, Sheldon
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: A Different Kind of Leadership
For August 4, at Blandford UMC and The Stand. We live in troubling times. People hear about terrible things, and talk about how the world is going to hell in a hand basket. But the truth is that people have … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged batman, daredevil, Gideon, heroes, Judges, leadership, Micromanage, Robert Duvall, superheroes, testing God, The Apostle, troubling times, witness
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Holy Ground
For worship on Sunday, July 14, at The Stand (casual and contemporary, 9 a.m.) and Blandford UMC (traditional, 11 a.m.) Reading Exodus 1-5 isn’t required, but it wouldn’t hurt! As we continue to weave our way through the Old Testament, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged 42, Aaron, Arizona fires, Boston Marathon, Branch Rickey, brooklyn dodgers, Burning Bush, Exodus, first responders, holy ground, Israel, Israelites, Jackie Robinson, Moses, Pharaoh, Red Sea, Ten Commandments, vampire weekend, ya hey
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Shadows Prove The Sunshine
This sermon is for Sunday, July 7, at The Stand UMC at 9 a.m. and Blandford UMC at 11 a.m. in Petersburg. If you’ll be there, stop reading! For the rest of you, it’s based on Genesis 37-45. Please leave … Continue reading
Sunday’s Sermon Today: Dream Big
A disclaimer: if you’ll be at White Bank for worship on Sunday morning, June 30, stop reading! Otherwise, you may be bored… or more bored than normal! My Biblical namesake was a real peach. “Jacob” is the translation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged dreams, Esau, finding God, Genesis, Jacob, Malcolm Gladwell, Tipping Point
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: One Tribe
I’d recommend you read Genesis 12-19 and Hebrews 11 before reading this. And I’d recommend you not read it if you’ll be sitting in the Blandford UMC sanctuary on Sunday, June 16, because you’ll probably be bored during the sermon. … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged Abraham, Church, Genesis 12, Hebrews 11, Isaac, Man of Steel, Phil Jackson, theology, Tribal Leadership, tribe
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