Standing on the Edge of an Abyss
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Solomon pleads with the reader, "don't make the mistakes I made." Will we heed his warnings. Based on Ecclesiastes 2. Check out the audio and video files at www.mympumc.net/sermons
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This document contains excerpts from Isaiah 58:1-12 discussing true fasting and compassion. It urges people to loose chains of injustice, share food with hungry, and clothe the naked to call God. True fasting involves acting with justice and mercy, not just outward rituals. It promises that acting with compassion will lead to healing, righteousness, and God's presence and help. The document encourages rising up with courageous, consistent, and contagious compassion to witness happiness, deeper understanding, love, and make the world more beautiful.
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Presented at Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church on 1.28.18, sermon notes and video available at www.mympumc.net
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Presented on 2.25.18 at Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church, www.mympumc.net, Audio, Video and Sermon Notes available
Rise and Shine
The document encourages Christians to pursue a Christ-centered life as children of light. It reminds them that through faith in Jesus, who died for their salvation, they have been given life even in death. Christians are urged to speak encouraging words to one another, build each other up in hope, and not sleepwalk through life like unbelievers. They belong to the day and should act like children of the light by walking in faith, love, and hope of salvation.
Living a Better Story
from Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church
Date: 02.04.18
sermon notes and video available at www.mympumc.net
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Philip tells Nathanael about Jesus and invites him to "come and see." When Jesus sees Nathanael approaching, he says he saw Nathanael under a fig tree before Philip called him. Surprised, Nathanael declares that Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus promises Nathanael that he will see greater things, including heaven opening and angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.
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The document discusses living a better story and soaring like eagles. It encourages the reader not to stay down in depression but to rise up and see the sky. It says one cannot soar without growing wings through faith and cannot soar without training, commitment, and setting deadlines to avoid an ambiguous life. The reader is asked if they are ready to soar with eagles.
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