February 20, 2010 – 12:01 am
One of the most memorable stories I recall about the difference in heaven and hell came from a sermon I heard growing up over twenty five years ago by Pastor Bill Reid at Shandon UMC in Columbia, SC.
As I remember it, there were two identical dining rooms with people sitting around the tables. Both had [...]
Read Saturday, February 20, 2010 – Libby Kelly
February 19, 2010 – 12:01 am
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection. Humble yourselves [...]
Read Friday, February 19, 2010 – John Haney
February 18, 2010 – 10:05 pm
Ah! Lint.
Bellybutton lint; pocket lint; dryer lint; lint filters; lint rollers; there’s even a “National Lint Project” – if you don’t believe me, you can check it out at http://www.studiocapezzuti.com/lint/lintguys.htm
I started thinking about lint this morning, on this first day of Lent, as I was tidying up my desk, doing a little spring cleaning as [...]
Read Lint
February 18, 2010 – 10:05 am
Faith is not about show – it is about coming clean and being authentic in the deepest parts of our hearts; it is about continually removing those things that separate us from God. Lent is the time that we take an intentional and deep look at the things that have hold of us – the [...]
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Read Sermon – February 17, 2010: Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2010 – 12:01 am
I am always reminded that Lent is a season for fasting and prayer as well as focusing on our relationship with God. Jesus often retreated to the mountains and used that time to renew and restore his strength. I believe he also strengthened his relationship with God, as he separated himself physically from the world, he [...]
Read Thursday, February 18, 2010 – Don Roberts
February 17, 2010 – 12:01 am
You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of [...]
Read Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010 – Kelley Brannock
February 14, 2010 – 11:59 pm
Transfiguration Sunday is the bridge between Epiphany and Lent. In the text we read that Jesus led Peter, James, and John up the mount to pray and while Jesus was praying he was transfigured. Peter was so blown away that his gut reaction was to want to freeze the moment in time. He asked if [...]
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Read Sermon – February 14, 2010: Don’t Conceal, Move On and Reveal
February 7, 2010 – 11:59 pm
When Peter is a reluctant fisherman, Jesus says again, “Don’t be afraid. Get in the boat. We’re going fishing.” Having been fishing before, I know that there are lessons of fishing to be learned. Most of all is to have a Master Guide in the boat to lead me to the fish. Peter had the [...]
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Read Sermon – February 7, 2010: A Fishing Lesson
