I thought I’d post this for anyone needing help with a Mother’s Day Sermon. This is (pretty much) the sermon I’ll be sharing at George Street UMC this coming Sunday. This was originally given in 2oo4, just 4 months after my mother passed away. In its original form it was as much personal testimony and [...]
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Faith Mothers – A Mother’s Day Sermon
Posted in Personal Beliefs, Poetry, Sermons on May 3, 2011 | 3 Comments »
10 Lessons From the Road
Posted in Sermons on May 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(Sermon text post – Text: Luke 24:13-36 – the Emmaus Road story, but with a “twist.”) I filled in yesterday for Rev. Ray Petty at George Street UMC in Jefferson City, TN. Joe and I had a very warm welcome from some wonderful folks. It was a good day! 10 Lessons From the Road Intro… Hear these [...]
The Sermon Continues… (another short excerpt from the Sermon on the Mount)
Posted in Sermons on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Matthew 5:17-20; 48) So what is Jesus really teaching in this sermon? In this sermon, Jesus is literally fulfilling His role as a teacher. (As Paul speaks of in Ephesians 4:11-15) In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is equipping His followers (and that includes us) to live in the kingdom of heaven. The sermon [...]
Verse 8: “Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.”
Posted in Sermons on August 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So, what does it take to be pure in heart? It doesn’t mean “just trying to be good.” For like Jesus said, “No one is good except God.” The Greek word for pure is “kath-ar-os”. It means totally and completely undiluted. It carries with it a sense of being untainted or being free from pollution. [...]
“Are You Happy?” (another short excerpt)
Posted in Sermons on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday (August 8th) I will be filling in at our two churches for our pastor. I am compiling the 2-part Beatitudes sermons into one. Below is a short excerpt from this week’s sermon. Verse 10: “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” And here we have [...]
Progressing Blessing, Part Two (short excerpt)
Posted in Sermons on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another thing that we saw last week was that these Beatitudes could also be called “The Superlatives” because each of these “states”, or each of these conditions in which one is blessed, we find is the extreme or “mostest” that that condition can be. But, one of the most fascinating things, at least for me, [...]
Progressing Blessing, Part One (short excerpt)
Posted in Sermons on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One snippet: “The Beatitudes are not laws to keep or tasks to fulfull, but instead are heights to attain, or a righteous character to embody. It’s not something you do, but something you are. One must first attain the character, and the conduct will flow outward from that. We can’t do this (or become this) [...]
Mother’s Day sermon 2004
Posted in Sermons on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since Mother’s Day is coming up, I thought I’d post a link to a Mother’s Day sermon I did in 2004, just 4 months after my Mother passed away. http://prayerlogue.blogspot.com/2006/05/faith-mothers-part-one.html http://prayerlogue.blogspot.com/2006/05/faith-mothers-part-two.html
