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Concord United Sermons
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Weekly sermons from Concord United Methodist's Traditional and Contemporary Services.
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The Truth about Darkness | Rev. Mike Stallings
I am statement: I am the light of the world. We are taught from an early age to be afraid of the dark. There are scary things there. As we grow up, we realize that darkness is more than the physical darkness of the night; it also includes the darkness of our souls. Jesus as light in the darkness…
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The Truth about Darkness | Rev. Wil Cantrell
I am statement: I am the light of the world. We are taught from an early age to be afraid of the dark. There are scary things there. As we grow up, we realize that darkness is more than the physical darkness of the night; it also includes the darkness of our souls. Jesus as light in the darkness…
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The Truth About Contentment | Rev. Brooke Hartman
I am statement: I am the bread of life. There seems to be a desire that seems unfilled in our lives, the need for more. There never seems to be enough. There is not enough time, money, status, or approval. The truth is that the world will never be able to provide enough for us. Just as the...
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The Truth About Contentment | Rev. Wil Cantrell
I am statement: I am the bread of life. There seems to be a desire that seems unfilled in our lives, the need for more. There never seems to be enough. There is not enough time, money, status, or approval. The truth is that the world will never be able to provide enough for us. Just as the...
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Cultivating a Heart of Service | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Truly generous hearts produce generosity with our time and talents often displayed through acts of service. Stephen was chosen to help lead a feeding ministry for the early church because he was a man of faith. He selflessly shared food and the Gospel – even to the point of giving up his life to…
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Cultivating a Heart of Service | Rev. Becca Means
Truly generous hearts produce generosity with our time and talents often displayed through acts of service. Stephen was chosen to help lead a feeding ministry for the early church because he was a man of faith. He selflessly shared food and the Gospel – even to the point of giving up his life to…
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Cultivating a Heart of Giving | Rev. Brooke Hartman
Cultivating generous giving requires us to understand our resources as having been entrusted to us by God. We are stewards – not owners – of our resources with the responsibility of using our resources to glorifying God (tithe), help those who have been mistreated, and share the Gospel with those...
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Cultivating a Heart of Giving | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Cultivating generous giving requires us to understand our resources as having been entrusted to us by God. We are stewards – not owners – of our resources with the responsibility of using our resources to glorifying God (tithe), help those who have been mistreated, and share the Gospel with those...
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Cultivating a Heart of Grace | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Jesus teaches that generous hearts produce generous actions and stingy hearts produce stingy actions. The first step to cultivating a generous heart is to develop a generous spirit. Generous of spirit develops when you begin to treat others better than they deserve because you recognize God…
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Cultivating a Heart of Grace | Rev. Brooke Hartman
Jesus teaches that generous hearts produce generous actions and stingy hearts produce stingy actions. The first step to cultivating a generous heart is to develop a generous spirit. Generous of spirit develops when you begin to treat others better than they deserve because you recognize God…
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Cultivating a Heart of Worship | Rev. Brooke Hartman
God created us to worship and placed a deep desire for worship in our hearts. Worship is defined by the New Testament as the “work of the people.” Our work for which we were created is to give glory to God. Through following God’s instructions for our communal worship – which include Bible...
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Cultivating a Heart of Worship | Rev. Wil Cantrell
God created us to worship and placed a deep desire for worship in our hearts. Worship is defined by the New Testament as the “work of the people.” Our work for which we were created is to give glory to God. Through following God’s instructions for our communal worship – which include Bible...
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Grief and Godliness | Rev. Brooke Hartman
David was no stranger to grief. His own son, Absalom tried to overthrow him. In the ensuing battles, one of David’s generals kills Absalom against David’s wishes. While David celebrates the restored kingdom, he also mourns his son. At the end of his life, David chooses Solomon to succeed him as...
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Grief and Godliness | Rev. Wil Cantrell
David was no stranger to grief. His own son, Absalom tried to overthrow him. In the ensuing battles, one of David’s generals kills Absalom against David’s wishes. While David celebrates the restored kingdom, he also mourns his son. At the end of his life, David chooses Solomon to succeed him as...
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The Truth About Lies | Rev. Wil Cantrell
After leading Israel to unprecedented prosperity and power, David allows a spirit of entitlement to overpower him. He chooses not to go out with his army, but to stay back in the comfort of Jerusalem. While there, he has an affair with Bathsheba, the wife of his soldier, Uriah. When he learns...
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The Truth About Lies | Rev. Brooke Hartman
After leading Israel to unprecedented prosperity and power, David allows a spirit of entitlement to overpower him. He chooses not to go out with his army, but to stay back in the comfort of Jerusalem. While there, he has an affair with Bathsheba, the wife of his soldier, Uriah. When he learns...
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Authentic Worship | Rev. Wil Cantrell
David follows God’s instructions to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. In the procession, David dances in worship before the Lord so passionately that he embarrasses his wife, Michel. With his example, David shows us two keys to authentic worship: worship based on God’s directions not…
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Authentic Worship | Rev. Brooke Hartman
David follows God’s instructions to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. In the procession, David dances in worship before the Lord so passionately that he embarrasses his wife, Michel. With his example, David shows us two keys to authentic worship: worship based on God’s directions not…
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Friendship, Fatigue, & Faithfulness | Rev. Brooke Hartman
David’s friendship with Jonathan allows him to escape Saul’s assignation attempts. His faithfulness to his men even when fatigued by the difficulty exile in the wilderness demonstrates he is a trustworthy leader. And his faithfulness to God prevents him from assassinating Saul – even when Saul…
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Friendship, Fatigue, & Faithfulness | Rev. Wil Cantrell
David’s friendship with Jonathan allows him to escape Saul’s assignation attempts. His faithfulness to his men even when fatigued by the difficulty exile in the wilderness demonstrates he is a trustworthy leader. And his faithfulness to God prevents him from assassinating Saul – even when Saul…
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Throwing Stones at Giants | Rev. Wil Cantrell
David was chosen by God for kingship even though he was the youngest child in his family in a culture that valued older children. As a young man, he demonstrated remarkable faithfulness to God’s call to lead the people of Israel – even to the point of being willing to take on the giant Goliath to...
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Throwing Stones at Giants | Rev. Brooke Hartman
David was chosen by God for kingship even though he was the youngest child in his family in a culture that valued older children. As a young man, he demonstrated remarkable faithfulness to God’s call to lead the people of Israel – even to the point of being willing to take on the giant Goliath to...
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Come to Me | Rev. Brooke Hartman
Matthew 11:28-30 NRSV
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Rest for Weary Souls | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Matthew 11:28-30 NRSV
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3 Lies About God and the Truth That Sets Us Free | Rev. Wil Cantrell
: Jesus promised those who followed him that they would know the truth and the truth would set them free. Today, several common lies about God threaten to corrupt the Church. These lies include: The Prosperity Gospel – Jesus came to make your successful. Rather than the truth that Jesus came to...
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3 Lies About God and the Truth That Sets Us Free | Rev. Brooke Hartman
Jesus promised those who followed him that they would know the truth and the truth would set them free. Today, several common lies about God threaten to corrupt the Church. These lies include: The Prosperity Gospel – Jesus came to make your successful. Rather than the truth that Jesus came to…
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The Authority of Scripture | Rev. Brooke Hartman
The early church learned of Jesus through the Apostles’ verbal teaching and later their writing. Eventually, the church accepted the Old Testament as Scripture because Jesus seemed to accept it as scripture. As the church gathered writings about Jesus, they created a criteria for which writings...
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The Authority of Scripture | Rev. Wil Cantrell
The early church learned of Jesus through the Apostles’ verbal teaching and later their writing. Eventually, the church accepted the Old Testament as Scripture because Jesus seemed to accept it as scripture. As the church gathered writings about Jesus, they created a criteria for which writings...
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God is Trinity | Rev. Wil Cantrell
In the ancient world, most people believed in multiple Gods (polytheism), often with geographic jurisdictions. A couple smaller religions (Judaism & Zoroastrianism) taught belief in one God (monotheism). The early church taught belief in One God in Three Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.…
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God is Trinity | Rev. Brooke Hartman
In the ancient world, most people believed in multiple Gods (polytheism), often with geographic jurisdictions. A couple smaller religions (Judaism & Zoroastrianism) taught belief in one God (monotheism). The early church taught belief in One God in Three Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.…
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The Church Is a Hospital for Sinners | Rev. Mike Stallings
The Church was Jesus’ idea. It was not the disciples plan to institutionalize the message of Jesus. It was their response to Jesus’ directions to establish the church as a hospital for sinners not a hotel for saints. (Donatism is a heresy rejected by the early church because it sought to offer...
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The Church Is a Hospital for Sinners | Rev. Brooke Hartman
The Church was Jesus’ idea. It was not the disciples plan to institutionalize the message of Jesus. It was their response to Jesus’ directions to establish the church as a hospital for sinners not a hotel for saints. (Donatism is a heresy rejected by the early church because it sought to offer...
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God is Love | Rev. Sabine Collins
As the early Church reflected on the nature and character of God made known through Christ, they quickly came to a conclusion that would have been shocking to the ancient societies in which they lived. God’s essence, God’s most fundamental nature was not power – though God was all powerful. Nor…
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God is Love | Rev. Brooke Hartman
As the early Church reflected on the nature and character of God made known through Christ, they quickly came to a conclusion that would have been shocking to the ancient societies in which they lived. God’s essence, God’s most fundamental nature was not power – though God was all powerful. Nor…
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Truly God and Truly Human | Rev. Brooke Hartman
Jesus was truly God and truly human. If Jesus were not truly God, he could not save us and forgive us. (Heresies such as Arianism and Ebionitism were rejected by the early church because they did not recognize Jesus as fully God.) If Jesus were not fully human, he could not be the authoritative...
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Truly God and Truly Human | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Jesus was truly God and truly human. If Jesus were not truly God, he could not save us and forgive us. (Heresies such as Arianism and Ebionitism were rejected by the early church because they did not recognize Jesus as fully God.) If Jesus were not fully human, he could not be the authoritative...
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The Resurrection and the Life | Rev. Wil Cantrell
The earliest church was characterized by 3 main beliefs: 1) Belief in Jesus’ resurrection (Acts 2:22-24), 2) Belief God was uniquely made known in Jesus (Acts 2:36), and 3) Belief in salvation by grace offered to all (Acts 15:7-11 - Jerusalem Council). Throughout the coming centuries, early...
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The Resurrection and the Life | Rev. Brooke Hartman
The earliest church was characterized by 3 main beliefs: 1) Belief in Jesus’ resurrection (Acts 2:22-24), 2) Belief God was uniquely made known in Jesus (Acts 2:36), and 3) Belief in salvation by grace offered to all (Acts 15:7-11 - Jerusalem Council). Throughout the coming centuries, early...
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Practicing Prayer | Rev. Glenna Manning
Prayer is the language that God gives us to communicate with God. A vital practice of our faith is prayer. James notes the significance of prayer. We are to praise God, pray for the sick, and those in trouble. We are to confess our sins to each other and pray for each other. Practice of prayer is...
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Practicing Prayer | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Prayer is the language that God gives us to communicate with God. A vital practice of our faith is prayer. James notes the significance of prayer. We are to praise God, pray for the sick, and those in trouble. We are to confess our sins to each other and pray for each other. Practice of prayer is...
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Practicing Community | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Pentecost Sunday is the annual celebration of the birth of the church. Pentecost is a time to remember the purpose of the church, including living in community and caring for each other. The author of James often notes “brothers and sisters” in his writing, as he is speaking to the collective…
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Practicing Community | Rev. Sabine Collins
Pentecost Sunday is the annual celebration of the birth of the church. Pentecost is a time to remember the purpose of the church, including living in community and caring for each other. The author of James often notes “brothers and sisters” in his writing, as he is speaking to the collective…
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Practicing Taming Our Tongue | Rev. Wil Cantrell
There is the adage that “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That is not true. Our words cause damage in our close relationships and with those we do not know. Practicing our faith includes taming our tongue, as James teaches. The book of James notes more than…
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Practicing Taming Our Tongue | Rev. Brooke Hartman
There is the adage that “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That is not true. Our words cause damage in our close relationships and with those we do not know. Practicing our faith includes taming our tongue, as James teaches. The book of James notes more than…
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Practicing Our Faith | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Ralph Waldo Emerson is quoted as saying, “What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say.” This applies to our faith as well. Our faith, our trust, and dependence on God can be relegated to our beliefs, doctrines, and principles, yet never applied to our everyday life. The author of…
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Practicing Our Faith | Rev. Brooke Hartman
Ralph Waldo Emerson is quoted as saying, “What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say.” This applies to our faith as well. Our faith, our trust, and dependence on God can be relegated to our beliefs, doctrines, and principles, yet never applied to our everyday life. The author of…
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Saved For Eternity | Rev. Wil Cantrell
: Jesus tells his disciples that he came to offer eternal life to those who believe in and follow him. Eternal life is described in the Bible in several ways. It is described as knowing Jesus, the heavenly city, and the eternal kingdom. These images point to an eternity within a community of...
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Saved For Eternity | Rev. Brooke Hartman
Jesus tells his disciples that he came to offer eternal life to those who believe in and follow him. Eternal life is described in the Bible in several ways. It is described as knowing Jesus, the heavenly city, and the eternal kingdom. These images point to an eternity within a community of…
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Saved Through Faith | Rev. Brooke Hartman
Though we are saved by grace, we are saved through faith. It is faith that allows us request and receive God’s grace and provision through our trust in God. Hebrews 11 describes faith as the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen. It is faith through which the Holy…
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Saved Through Faith | Rev. Wil Cantrell
Though we are saved by grace, we are saved through faith. It is faith that allows us request and receive God’s grace and provision through our trust in God. Hebrews 11 describes faith as the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen. It is faith through which the Holy…
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