Sermon preached May 29, 2011
Text: I Peter 3:13-22
There is an old story and my apologies if you have heard this one before. A chicken and a pig were grateful for the home given them by a local farmer and they decided they wanted to do something nice for him. They thought about
… View MoreSermon preached May 22, 2011
Texts: I Peter 2:9-10; John 14:1-14
Well, here we are. The beginning of the end did not happen yesterday as predicted by Oakland Pastor Harold Camping. Yesterday was supposed to be the Rapture, that event that certain Christians believe in where believers are taken from the earth to avoid
… View MoreSermon preached May 15, 2011
Text: John 10:1-10
Picture this. You are riding in an old West stagecoach. Suddenly, a man riding a horse pulls up to the left side of the stagecoach, and a riderless horse pulls up on the right. The man leans down, pulls open the door, and jumps off his
… View MoreSermon preached May 8, 2011
First United Methodist Church, Duluth
Text: Luke 24:13-35
Play the first part of “You’re So Vain” Carly Simon
Do you know people like that, who could walk into a party like they were walking on to a yacht, people who seem to light up a room when they
… View MoreSermon preached May 1, 2011
Text: John 20:19-23
Children’s Sermon
Begin with a demonstration of rapidly preparing for airline security.
I don’t mean to boast, but I am really good at this, and you know why? I don’t want to be that guy that fumbles and stumbles and holds up the line. I want
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