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The Resurrected Life: Abundant Life (John 10:1-10)

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 Sermon for Milledgeville and Centenary UMC... [Title] The Resurrected Life: Abundant Life (John 10:1-10)   [Slide] In the summer of 1965, The Rolling Stones #1 hit single, Satisfaction, ruled the charts for four consecutive weeks. Mick Jaggar sings of dissatisfaction in his romantic life. He laments an unfulfilled existence in a world of commercialism that tells him how to dress, what cigarettes to smoke, and how he should be.   [Slide] How do dolphins get job satisfaction? By working in positions that give them a sense of porpoise. [Slide]   I googled what leads to satisfaction. [Slide] Psychology Today reports that life satisfaction has more to do with your personality than it does with your outward circumstances. In other words, what you are like on the inside has more to do with your personal sense of fulfillment than things like employment, financial stability, close relationships, or big events like vacations. How we process life events ha...
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The Resurrected Life: Love in Action (1st Corinthians 13:1-8a)

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 Sermon for Milledgeville and Centenary UMC... [Title] The Resurrected Life: Love in Action ( 1 st Corinthians 13:1-8a )   [Slide] In heaven, a man and woman ask God if they can get married. God says, “Not yet. I'll get back to you.” Three or four years pass. God finally tells them they can get married. A few more years pass and the man and woman fall out of love. They ask God for a divorce. God replies, "It took me four years to find clergy in this place. How long do you think it'll take me to find a lawyer?!"   Love is so fragile. And Love is the strongest power in the universe. How can we hold those two truths together? It comes down to understanding what we mean when we use the word love.   We toss the word around like it’s just any other verb. [Slide] We wear I love New York tee shirts. [Slide] I love french fries and ketchup. [Slide] I love Star Wars! [Slide] [Slide] I love rock n roll! Put another dime in the jukebox, baby! We lov...
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The Resurrected Life: The Way of Salvation (Romans 8:28-32)

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 Sermon for Milledgeville and Centenary UMC... [Title] The Resurrected Life: The Way of Salvation ( Romans 8:28-32 )   [Slide] In 2006, Carrie Underwood had a #1 hit, Jesus, Take The Wheel. The chorus says,   Jesus, take the wheel Take it from my hands 'Cause I can't do this on my own I'm letting go Jesus lives in our hearts. Through grace, He empowers us to live like He lives. We must learn to let go and hand Him the wheel. This is the Way of Salvation. This is how we live the Resurrected Life.   [Slide] The founder of the Methodist movement, John Wesley, didn’t want to create a new denomination. He wanted to reform the Church of England. His band of disciples at Oxford University formed the holy club. They met frequently for prayer, fellowship, and study of the scriptures. They went out among the poor, bringing food, clothing, and the power of Christ. They cared for the sick. They encouraged hearts with the good news about Jesus. They visite...
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The Resurrected Life: Grace (Ephesians 1:3-14, 18-20)

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 Sermon for Milledgeville and Centenary UMC... [Title Slide] The Resurrected Life: Grace ( Ephesians 1:3-14, 18-20 )   Two caterpillars are escaping a spider. They climb up a branch and get to the edge, but realize they are now trapped…   [Slide] "Hold on tight!" says the first caterpillar and he quickly chews through the branch. It snaps and they begin to fall, but he grabs two protruding twigs and uses them to steer the branch through the air with grace and finesse.   "That's amazing!!" says the second caterpillar. "How are you doing that?!"   The first caterpillar scoffs, "Am I the only one in the forest who knows how to drive a stick!?"   There are a lot of ways to think about the word grace. The caterpillar guided their fall with grace and finesse. [Slide] It makes me think of Buzz Lightyear in the first Toy Story film. “This isn’t flying. This is falling with style!” [Slide] People are named Grace, meaning lovel...
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