Category: Extravagant Generosity
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Colossians 3:12-17 “Clothes for Christmas” 20151227 RSUMC Xmas1
94% of American’s celebrate Christmas (3). We have verbal and ideological battles with 6% of the population who don’t feel comfortable greeting each other this season by saying, “Merry Christmas.” It’s important to keep this in perspective. The number who keep a religious Christmas is about 70% with 29% celebrating some holiday during the same…
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Luke 1.39-55 “Fruit of the Womb” 20151210 RSUMC
In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are…
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Mark 7.24-37 Racism: “How about them Dawgs” 20150905, Facetimed from COS to RSUMC
From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice,but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet.Now…
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James 1:17-27 Jesus Wants Dewars 20150830 RSUMC
Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of…
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Mark 6:14-29 Prophetically Speaking: Heads Will Roll 201507 RSUMC
King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.” But others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”…
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Psalm 107:42 “Well, Shut My Mouth” 20150620
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble 3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. 4 Some wandered…
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Joel 2:28 / Col 3.1 / Matt 6.33 “The Reciprocity of Generosity”
Joel 2:28. I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old mean shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. (NRSV) Colossians 3:1. Therefore if you were raised with Christ, look for the things that are above where Christ is sitting at God’s right…
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Mark 1:14-20 “License to Fish” RSUMC 20150125
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into…
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1 Cor 1:18-24 “Share Christ with Them” RSUMC 20140914
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where…
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Matthew 14:13-21 Its What’s For Dinner RSUMC 20140803
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening,…
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