Ending at the Beginning

Sermon Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014, Ending at the Beginning.  The scripture text was John 20:1-18.  What has to end for us to truly begin?

Our Inheritance

Sunday, May 4, 2014 - Native American Ministries Sunday and Heritage Sunday.  Our congregation has a long tradition dating back to when we were chartered in Oklahoma in 1874, but it also began 50 years before that with Methodist missionaries with the Cherokee in North Carolina.

Sermon:  Our Inheritance on the scripture text  1 Peter 1:3-9

Jesus' Bucket List

Since I am behind on my posting of my sermons, I thought I'd just post my Lent Sermon Series as one post.

Jesus’ Bucket List:  What Jesus did before his death.  What do you want to do before you die?

March 9, 2014 – Matthew 4:1-11 

             Sermon:  Go on a Spontaneous Road Trip

March 16, 2014 – John 3:1-17

            Sermon:  Be the Change

March 23, 2014 – John 4:5-42      

            Sermon:  Be an Inspiration to Someone

           

March 30, 2014 – John 9:1-41

            Sermon:  Change Someone’s Life

                       

April 6, 2014 – John 11:1-45

            Sermon:  Save a Life

Blind Faith

Sermon February 23, 2014 on the text Matthew 5:38-48.  An "eye for an eye" is a familiar saying we get from this passage, but it stops short of the real meaning.  We are to forgive, turn the other cheek, give, and pray for our enemies.  Hard stuff in this passage.  What does it mean for us.

Fat Babies

Sermon February, 16, 2014 on the text 1 Corinthians 3:1-9.  Can you handle the solid food?  Or are you happy just being a fat baby? 

Sodium Free Diet

Jesus tells us to be salt and light.  Not boring and bland.  Not dull and lifeless.  The sermon February 9, 2014, on Matthew 5:13-20 challenges us to live as salt and light.  Not legalistic or exclusionary, but as Christ in the world.

Which Wolf Do You Feed

Sermon February 2, 2014, on Micah 6:1-8.  We have the image of God in us which imbues us with the ability to love, to sacrifice, to care for one another, but we also have tendencies to hatred, anger, greed, oppression, and selfishness.  The Cherokees refer to these two sides to our nature as two wolves.  Which won wins?  The one you feed.