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Sunday Feb 02, 2020
God - "You have cheated me."
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Malachi was written to Judah, post-Babylon. It was written to rebuke the nation for their failure to give God what was God's due. This sermon concludes with the question of when we, too, can be guilty of robbing God.
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
A Day in Cana
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
This sermon is John's account of the first recorded miracle of Christ, the changing of water into wine. This event introduces readers to the idea of God's mind-blowing generosity and gives us a model of how to live in our world as disciples of Jesus.
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Excel In This Grace Also
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
This sermon comes from 2 Corinthians 8:6-15 and takes its title from Paul's instruction to the Corinthian church to give attention to the grace of generosity. The sermon challenges the too common belief that we live in scarcity rather than abundance. This belief turns us into hoarders and stingy people.
Sunday Nov 26, 2017
What do you care about?
Sunday Nov 26, 2017
Sunday Nov 26, 2017
The text for this sermon comes from Amos 6:1-7. In this text Amos condemn the people of Judah because of their greed and self-centeredness leading to the mistreatment of people who were poor, sick, or disenfranchised. The sermon looks at how the sins of our current age are similar to those of ancient Judah and also at what a new way of living would look.
Monday May 29, 2017
Generosity
Monday May 29, 2017
Monday May 29, 2017
Paul wrote the little, twenty-five verse of Philemon to a slave-owner. Paul was sending escaped slave, Onesimus, back to his owner, and Paul wrote to persuade Philemon to receive Onesimus back as a newly converted brother in Christ. The letter is an excellent look at Christian accountability, conversion, and generosity.c
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Turning On A Switch
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
This sermon takes a look at the subject of gratitude. In light of the fact that Thanksgiving Day is less than one week away, it is good to remember the importance of being thankful and what a thankless society looks like.
Sunday Aug 16, 2015
You do the same thing.
Sunday Aug 16, 2015
Sunday Aug 16, 2015
This sermon is taken from Luke 10:25-37 and is the story of the Good Samaritan. The principle question of this parable is "who is my neighbor" and how should I treat him/her. This is the second in a 4-part series on the Parables of Jesus.
Monday Jun 29, 2015
A Wealth of Generosity
Monday Jun 29, 2015
Monday Jun 29, 2015
This sermon takes its text from 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 and focuses on the exemplary generosity of the Macedonians (people who lived north of Greece). Paul says that despite conditions which he described as "severe," "ordeal," "affliction," and "obligation," they were generous with what little they had and actually begged for the opportunity to participate in the contribution. The sermon discusses four lesson that can be gained from the Macedonian example.