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grantimusmax
Grant Barnes, aka Grantimus Maximus, aka The Nerdcore Theologian. Currently, he is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley, California. He is a graduate of Perkins School of Theology with a Masters Degree in Divinity. He graduated from Texas State University Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in English, minor in History. He watches way too many movies, reads too many books, listens to too much music, and plays too many video games to ever join the mundane reality people claim is the "Real World." He rejects your reality, and replaces it with a vision of what could be, a better one, shaped by his love for God.
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Tag Archives: church
Of One Heart and Soul, Acts 4:32-35
There is little in the world as rare or as fragile as having more than one person being completely clear and in agreement with one another. If that ever happens, I will guarantee you that it doesn’t last long. It’s … Continue reading
Announcements and Updates
Since Easter, I have had the joy and the honor of leading a grand experiment at my church, Lufkin First United Methodist Church. That experiment was a new worship service, one designed to reach out to a different set of … Continue reading
Remarkably Supportive Water
Matthew 14:22-33 Common English Bible (CEB) 22 Right then, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side of the lake while he dismissed the crowds. 23 When he sent them away, he … Continue reading
An Epistle to the United Methodist Church
To the United Methodist Church in the United States, Grant, a commissioned elder in the United Methodist Church, expecting ordination in 2015, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to begin by … Continue reading
The Restoration of Hope
This sermon was delivered on June 9th at Wallace UMC. (A quick note: For those who don’t know, I have been recently appointed to begin work at a new church, Lufkin First United Methodist Church, as an associate pastor. That … Continue reading
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Day 7: The Business of the Church
Luke 6:32-38 32 ‘If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For … Continue reading
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Called to Give: Presence
This sermon was delivered on January 20, 2012, at Wallace UMC. 1 Timothy 4:6-16 6 If you put these instructions before the brothers and sisters,* you will be a good servant* of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, Discipleship, faith, Presence, Religion, Spirituality
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A Spiritual Religion, A Religious Spirituality
This sermon was delivered November 18th, 2012, at Wallace UMC. Hebrews 10:11-25 Common English Bible (CEB) 11 Every priest stands every day serving and offering the same sacrifices over and over, sacrifices that can never take away sins. 12 But … Continue reading
Be the Body: Chosen for Holiness
Ephesians 1:3-23 English Standard Version (ESV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, Ephesians, grace, Love, Rejection, Religion, Unity
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Day 29: The Kids are Alright
Mark 9:30-37 Common English Bible (CEB) 30 From there Jesus and his followers went through Galilee, but he didn’t want anyone to know it. 31 This was because he was teaching his disciples, “the Human One[a] will be delivered into human hands. They will kill … Continue reading
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