The Pulpiteer

This is the fourth in the Called Community sermon series. This week’s scripture is from Luke 14:1,7-14.  It is a teaching of Jesus that centers around people striving for honor at a meal Jesus was attending.  The key verse is 11, where Jesus tells us that those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.  We are called to be a humble community that is socialized in a different way than the world.  For us as a church it affects us in a few areas: our unity, the company we keep, and our hospitality in worship.

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This is the third in the Called Community sermon series.  This week’s scripture is from Jeremiah 1:4-10 and it is the story of the calling of Jeremiah.  We are a called community, which means that we are called as a community, but also that we are a community of called people.  Each follower of Christ ought to wrestle with God’s calling on their lives.  What  is it that God is calling you to do as a part of the body of Christ?  What gifts do you have?  What passions do you have?  What have others affirmed in you?  Where do your gifts fit in with the Christian community of which you are a part?  Consider these things as you consider God’s call on your life.

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This week’s sermon comes from Jeremiah 8:18-9:3.  This is one of the sections of Jeremiah that earned him the nickname, “weeping prophet.” If we are to be a called community that carries the word of God into our world, then we must do so as people who love and care deeply about the people in the world. Our world is messed up – just as Jeremiah’s was – so I think he can serve as an example for us today.

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This week’s sermon comes from a parable in Luke 12:13-21.  In this message I focus on the phrase, “One’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”  This is such a challenging statement to me, and I don’t even consider myself a material person.  It is the air we breath, I think, in our 21st century North American culture.  If we don’t find life in the abundance of possessions, then where do we find it?  I think we find it, oddly enough, by giving it away to Christ.  In serving, in giving, in sacrificing, I think we meet Jesus in unexpected and powerful ways.  At the end of the message, we have two people from the congregation share about their camp experience.

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This week’s message comes from Colossians 1:15-29 and it comes from a very Christocentric portion of scripture.  In it, Christ is described as creator, sustainer, and redeemer.  The message focuses on Christ and the story of salvation – creation, fall, redemption, and new creation.  The image in this post is the one I had in worship to provide a visual to the message.  I cite a quote from one of my seminary professors, Dr. Stone.  If you want to read his whole blog post (it’s a good one) click here.  Also, I attempted a quick rendition of “Better All the Time,” which I’ve heard by the Blind Boys of Alabama.  Here is a link I could find that may get you to that song.

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