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    The Compassion Of Christ

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on May 29, 2024
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    Living as Christ's followers in a world starving for love and compassion.

    “The Compassion of Christ” Matthew 9:35-38 A while ago, I was reading a story from a mainstream news outlet about a young couple who moved to Los Angeles, California looking for fame and fortune but quickly found themselves homeless and destitute. It was a moving story. In any event, when ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "we Can't Save Ourselves"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on May 22, 2024
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    A sermon about Law versus Grace.

    “We Can’t Save Ourselves” Genesis 17:1-2, 9-15 Acts 15:1-21 Good Christian people, with the best of intentions, have been having disagreements from the very beginning. Sometimes, a dispute can lead to new insight and understanding. It happens in marriage. Most of us have heard marriage ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "every Day Is Pentecost"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on May 14, 2024
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    A sermon about change in the church.

    “Every Day is Pentecost” Acts 2:1-21 The Book of Acts is the story of the early Church and how it evolved. It’s an amazingly exciting adventure. And in it we get a very intriguing picture of a group of people—folks just like you and me—who are continually being changed and formed and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "love Is A Verb"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on May 8, 2024
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    A sermon about allowing love to overcome disputes in the church.

    “Love is a Verb” 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 I have read this passage of Scripture at every wedding over which I have presided. It’s practically an anthem for Christian Weddings in the Western World. It’s often printed on napkins and programs, even balloons. It’s read for two people who love one ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Where Can I Put My Stuff?

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on May 1, 2024
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    A sermon about priorities.

    “Where Can I Put My Stuff?” Luke 12:13-21 In a monologue, a comedian talks about our obsession with the accumulation of material possessions, and the modern anxiety for which it is both the cause and result: “You got your stuff with you?” he asks his audience. “Guys have stuff in their ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Eulogy For A Young Person Who Died Of A Drug Overdose

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Apr 28, 2024
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    Perhaps this can help those trying to come up with something to say in devastating circumstances.

    A Eulogy for a Young Person Who Died of a Drug Overdose God brought Ware and Maggie Hart to Red Bank United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, TN a year or two before the Pandemic, and we immediately became close. Ware is the only person who has ever referred to me as Rabbi. At Ware’s ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Everyone Needs A Savior

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Apr 17, 2024
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    A sermon about Jesus' love that lays down its life for us.

    “Everyone Needs a Savior?” John 10:11-18 Who can we trust? I mean who can we really, really trust? We’ve got politicians who are willing to say and, in some cases, do just about anything to get our vote. And how about corrupt preachers and evangelists who are out to steal the money of their ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Hope For Troubled Hearts

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Apr 10, 2024
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    Trusting in Jesus is the only true cure for a troubled heart.

    “Hope for Troubled Hearts” John 14:1-14 Over the past few years, I have heard this phrase used to describe what’s going on around us: “The world is on fire.” You and I are living through an extraordinary period of global conflict. In Europe Russia and the Ukraine are in the midst of one of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "let Me Tell You What Love Can Do"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Apr 2, 2024
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    A sermon about the transforming and never-failing love of Christ.

    “Let Me Tell You What Love Can Do” John 21:1-19 Let’s go back three years before our Gospel Lesson for this morning. Jesus had gone out and selected 12 men. They were your average everyday kind of guys...and Jesus found them doing your average everyday kind of things... ...and when Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "what Are We To Make Of This?"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Mar 25, 2024
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    A sermon for Easter morning.

    “What are We to Make of This?” John 20:1-18 Several years ago, National Geographic put out a map of the history of the world, and it was a Big Map! Anyhow, on this map, the history of the world or the history of civilization was divided up into two categories… …and the dividing line or the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "pop Star Or Messiah?" Updated Version

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Mar 20, 2024
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    A sermon for Palm Sunday.

    “Pop Star or Messiah?” Mark 11:1-11 What is going on here? It appears that a whole crowd of people have fallen head over heels in love with Jesus! The people are infatuated. It’s as if Jesus were a pop star or something! “Many people spread out their clothes on the road while others spread ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "unless A Kernel Of Wheat Falls To The Ground And Dies..."

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Mar 12, 2024
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    A sermon about loss and renewal.

    “Unless a Kernel of Wheat falls to the Ground and Dies…” John 12:20-33 In our Gospel Lesson for this morning, Jesus unveils the pattern of life we all experience as human beings on this earth. It is the pattern of life for all living things. Jesus says, “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What Wells Are You Drinking From?

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Feb 27, 2024
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    Jesus loves and accepts us as we are.

    “What Wells are You Drinking From?” John 4:4-18, 25-30, 39-42 She has a history. Things done and some left undone, some good some not so good. Guilts and regrets. Fears. Wounds and sorrows. And secrets too. She is a person with a past and yet she remains unknown to ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Whoever Wants To Be My Disciple...

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Feb 21, 2024
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    A sermon that contrasts human concerns with the concerns of God.

    “Whoever Wants to Be My Disciple…” Mark 8:31-38 If we are honest haven’t we all at, some point, have disagreed with Jesus, asking Him why He doesn’t do what we want? Why He won’t He see the world our way? I mean think about it. I’d imagine we can all come up with scenarios without me ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    It All Comes Down To The Cross

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Feb 13, 2024
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    A sermon about relying on Christ and Christ alone.

    “It All Comes Down to the Cross” Philippians 3:1-21 As we read our Scripture Lesson for this morning, it quickly becomes apparent that the church in Philippi had been infiltrated by a group of Jewish teachers who were telling them that salvation could only come to people who followed certain ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist