2023

Please enjoy the sermons below from 2023. All messages are organized by series beginning with the most recent. Individual sermon titles link to brief written reflections on each message.

Simple Gifts

 Every good gift, every perfect gift, comes from above. These gifts come down from the Father, the creator of the heavenly lights, in whose character there is no change at all.

James 1:17

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Where Is God When…

How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me?

Psalm 13:1

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The God of Abraham

The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your land, your family, and your father’s household for the land that I will show you.  I will make of you a great nation and will bless you. I will make your name respected, and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:1-2

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Now What?

Jesus called the Twelve together and he gave them power and authority over all demons and to heal sicknesses. He sent them out to proclaim God’s kingdom and to heal the sick. He told them, “Take nothing for the journey—no walking stick, no bag, no bread, no money, not even an extra shirt.

Luke 9:1-3

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Miracles in Our midst

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said,  “A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?”

John 6:8-9 

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“Miracles in Our Midst” - Sermon Reflections

08/06/23 - Miracles In Our Midst

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#Be UMC

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear expects punishment. The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love.

We love because God first loved us.

1 John 4:18-19

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Your Faith Has Healed You

The woman, full of fear and trembling, came forward. Knowing what had happened to her, she fell down in front of Jesus and told him the whole truth.

He responded, “Daughter, your faith has healed you; go in peace, healed from your disease.”

Mark 5:33-34

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“Your Faith Has Healed You” - Sermon Reflections

06/11/23 - Your Faith Has Healed You

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Who Will Move the Ladder?

Accept each other with love, and make an effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit with the peace that ties you together. You are one body and one spirit, just as God also called you in one hope

Ephesians 4:3-4

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“Who Will Move the Ladder?” - Sermon Reflections

06/04/23 - Who Will Move the Ladder?

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Spiritual

When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be individual flames of fire alighting on each one of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

Acts 2:1-4

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Meeting Jesus Again

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation, for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:15-17 (NRSV)

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Called

As Jesus walked alongside the Galilee Sea, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, throwing fishing nets into the sea, because they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” he said, “and I’ll show you how to fish for people.” Right away, they left their nets and followed him

Matthew 4:18-20 (CEB)

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Happy “Holy” Days

continued from Advent 2022

“One person considers some days to be more sacred than others, while another person considers all days to be the same. Each person must have their own convictions. Someone who thinks that a day is sacred, thinks that way for the Lord. ” 

Romans 14:5-6 (CEB)

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