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Sermon #28

Although this sermon was preached for Christ the King Sunday (the Sunday before Advent begins), it is an appropriate message for Good Friday. The thief on the cross said to Jesus, "Remember me when you come into your kingdom." Strange words to say to a person condemned to death on a Roman cross. Yet what we see in the crucifixion is that Jesus is not the king that the people expected; he is the King that we needed. And even though his throne was a cross and his crown was made of thorns, he still reigns and lives today.

Luke 23:33-43

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on November 24, 2013 (originally published April 19, 2019)

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November 20, 2022

Old Testament: Jeremiah 23:1-6

Psalter: Luke 1:68-79

Epistle Lesson: Colossians 1:11-20

Gospel Lesson: Luke 23:33-43

Scripture quotations from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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Sermon #520

The Bible is the very word of God and as such, to us Christians it ought to be precious to us.  After all the reformers fought to give the word of God to the people, often at the cost of their very lives.  Today we have more access to better and more scholarly translations of the Bible than ever before... And yet we do not hold it precious as we should.  We expect the church to provide the word for us.  We only read the word when the Pastor is preaching on it.  God Himself wrote us a letter, and yet we do not consider it important to read it.  Sometimes it's because the word convicts us and we don't like that.  We want the word to make us feel good about ourselves.  But God's word is a mirror that shows us our need for a savior so that we can come to Christ and be saved.

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Recorded at Hudson UMC on October 16, 2022

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November 13, 2022

Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25

Psalter: Isaiah 12

Epistle Leson: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Gospel Lesson: Luke 21:5-19

Scripture quotations from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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November 6, 2022

Old Testament: Haggai 1:15b-2:9

Psalter: Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21

Epistle Lesson: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

Gospel Lesson: Luke 20:27-38

Scripture quotations from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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Sermon #188

We've been looking at what the gospel is, and we get that the gospel is the good news.  But sometimes in order to understand the good news, we first have to hear the bad news.  Today as we continue our look at the Gospel in one verse, we are going to see why the bad news is really bad, and how that makes the good news that much better.

John 3:13-17

Recorded at Hudson UMC on September 18, 2016 (Originally published September 22, 2016)

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Sermon #188

John 3:16.  We see it everywhere we look, at football games and golf tournaments, there's usually someone holding up a sign that says John 3:16.  Even non-Christians are sometimes able to quote this verse.  As Christians, we understand that this single verse of scripture holds the entirety of the gospel, and yet many of us are confused as to what the gospel is, exactly.  Today on Guerrilla Christianity, we will look at what the gospel is, why it matters, and how to find it in its entirety in this one verse, John 3:16.  Now, if you would, open your Bible to John chapter 3 and prepare your heart and mind as we find the gospel in one verse.

John 3:13-17

Recorded at Hudson UMC on September 18, 2016 (Originally published September 21, 2016)

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Sermon #251

We continue looking at "Who We Are" as a church by examining the central message of everything we do: the Gospel (or the Good News).  But many modern Chistians face a dilemna: we don't know how to put the Gospel into words, and some of us don't really know what the Good News is, exactly.  In American society the Gospel has become watered down into a feel-good self-help message that doesn't challenge us out of our comfort zone.  Jesus said the Gospel would be an offense and a stumbling block.  But we are called upon to preach the gospel at all times, and so preaching the gospel as a church is what makes us who we are.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on November 12, 2017 (Originally published December 12, 2017)

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Sermon #321

In the 21st Century, the Christian church in America has completely lost touch with the holiness of God.  We feel comfortable with a God that we can pal around with but not with a God that demands strict purity.  Looking at this throne room vision by Isaiah, we examine the infinite holiness of God and what it means for us as children of God.  Rather than elevating ourselves, this message is meant to put us in proper relation to Almighty God.  

Isaiah 6:1-8

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on February 10, 2019 (Originally published February 11, 2019)

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Sermon #519

For anyone who has ever served in the military (and I am one of them), you know what it means to be inspected by the commanding officer.  Sometimes the inspection is scheduled and you stand in parade formation in your dress greens (I was in the Army), and sometimes it's a surprise inspection in which you see the dreaded white glove come out.  The point of the inspection is to show your readiness, and in the same way we are to always be ready to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and be unafraid to present ourselves to God.  As we continue reading through Paul's second letter to Timothy, let us take Paul's words to heart, that we are to be faithful in all we do because Christ was and always will be faithful to his promise to us.

2 Timothy 2:8-15

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on October 9, 2022

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