Category: Commitment

• Matthew 18:15-20 “Tying and Untying Knots” RSUMC 20140907

   “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed…

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  September 6, 2014

  Christian LIving, Commitment, Communion, Fellowship, Forgiveness, Marriage, Ministry, Radical Hospitality, Service, Trust, Witness

  community, confront, confronting, conversation, disciple, discipling, forgive, grace, knot, listen, Listening, loose, love, tighten, validate, wedding, Witness

• John 14:1-14 “Jesus is the Way” JUMC 20140518

  “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come…

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  May 18, 2014

  5 Practices, Commitment, Disicpleship, Leadership, Love, Salvation, Service, Witness

  beleiving, belief, connection, Faith, get busy, grace, hands, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Trust, Witness

• 2 Peter 1:16-21 and Matthew 17:1-9 What I Want JUMC. 20140303

  2P: For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, “This…

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  March 2, 2014

  Boldness, Christian LIving, Commitment, Communion, Confirmation, Covenant, Disicpleship, Holy Spirit, Ministry, Putting God First, Salvation, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, Transfiguration, Trust, Wisdom, Witness, Worship

  Authority, Communion, connection, control, holy, Holy Spirit, mountain, power, pride, righteousness, self-righteousness, spirit, surrender, trust god

• Matthew 5:1-12 “Are You Blessed?” JUMC 20140202

  When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. “Blessed are the…

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  February 1, 2014

  5 Practices, Boldness, Christian LIving, Commitment, Communion, Disicpleship, Faith, Generosity, Holy Spirit, Hope, Meaning, Ministry, Putting God First, Sacrifice, Salvation, Scripture, Witness

  action, attitude, bold, Christian, Church, Communion, deed, disciple, Disciples, Discipleship, follow, heart, love, mind, People of God, thought, Witness, word

• MySundaySermons: 2013 in review on WordPress.com

  The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 3,900 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 3 trips to carry that many people. Click here to…

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  January 5, 2014

  5 Practices, Boldness, Commitment, Faith, Generosity, Leadership, Meaning, Ministry, Missions, Salvation, Service, Stewardship, Witness, Worship

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• Luke 19:1-10 “Trying to $ee Jesus” JUMC 20131101

  He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree…

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  November 3, 2013

  5 Practices, Christian LIving, Commitment, Extravagant Generosity, Meaning, Putting God First, Sacrifice, Stewardship, Witness

  Curious, finding, Giving, Jesus, looking, money, percent, repayment, rich, Searching, Stewardship, tree, Zack

• Luke 16:1-13 “Juggling Your Assests” JUMC

  1 Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2 So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you…

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  September 21, 2013

  5 Practices, Christian LIving, Commitment, Disicpleship, Extravagant Generosity, Generosity, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Missions, Putting God First, Radical Hospitality, Sacrifice, Service, Stewardship, Trust, Witness

  debt, disciple, Follower, God, manager, money, robbin, robin hood, Trust

• Acts 5:27-32 “Breaking the Rules” JUMC 20130407

  When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.” But Peter and the apostles answered,…

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  April 6, 2013

  5 Practices, Commitment, Disicpleship, Easter C, Faith, Leadership, Service, Witness

  civil disobedience, First, God, Rebel, Rules, Serve, Trust, We Much

• Matthew 21.1-17 Fan or Follower? Palms or Power? JUMC 20130324

  1 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says…

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  March 24, 2013

  5 Practices, Christian LIving, Commitment, Disicpleship, Holy Week, Meaning, Putting God First, Service, Suffering, Witness

  Church, fan, Follower, identify, Jesus, Palm Sunday, Purpose, why on earth, Worship

• Titus 3.4-7, Matthew 1.18-25 “So I Was Told” JUMC 20121230

    Titus 3:4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This Spirit he poured out on us richly…

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  December 30, 2012

  Christmas C, Commitment, Faith, Trust, Witness

  Christmas, Faith, follow, heart, spirit, Trust