Category: 5 Practices
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1 Timothy 6:17-19 “Stewardship Measurements” JUMC 20121111
As we continue the journey toward extravagant generosity together we are growing in our idea and plans for living as stewards of the body of Christ. This is an awesome work we share. Let’s start with a check-up. Find your heartbeat (demonstrate how to find your pulse). Did everyone find a pulse? Sometimes we need…
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Matthew 6:24 “Extravagance” JUMC Stewardship 20121104
MT:6.24 No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. The 5 Core Practices of Making Disciples for the Transformation of the World Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Spiritual Growth,…
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Luke 22:15-20 “I have eagerly desired to eat with you” World Communion Sunday JUMC 20121007
15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” 17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among…
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Mark 9:30-37 “Like You’d Love a Child” JUMC 20120923
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand…
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Mark 8:27-38 “Who Do You Say that I Am” JUMC 20120916
Cave at Cesarea Phillipi Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them, “But who do you say that…
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Psalm 145:1-7 “Generation to Generation” JUMC 20120909
Psalm 145 I will praise you, my God and King, and always honor your name. 2 I will praise you each day and always honor your name. 3 You are wonderful, Lord, and you deserve all praise, because you are much greater than anyone can understand. 4 Each generation will announce to the next your wonderful…
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Ephesians 6:10-20 “Get up, Get Dressed” JUMC 20120825
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of…
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John 6:35, 41-51 “Are You Still Hungry?” JUMC 20120812
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the…
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Ephesians 4:1-16 “A Time to Grow Up” JUMC 20120805
1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit,…
