Tag Archives: grace

Walls, Bridges, and the Future of the UMC

Posted on February 23, 2019 by grantimusmax

God’s love doesn’t look like a wall, or a building, or a bulwark or barrier. God’s love is a bridge, from the future to the present, an Advent realized when we understand that God’s power is manifest when we share in blessed communion with each other, and seek the good, the just, the merciful and the grace-filled. Continue reading →

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We Are What He Made Us, Ephesians 2:1-10

Posted on July 10, 2018 by grantimusmax

You were dead once. Continue reading →

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Healthy Skepticism, John 1: 43-51

Posted on June 30, 2018 by grantimusmax

Can anything good come out of Nazareth?
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Midnight Conversations, John 3:1-17

Posted on March 12, 2017 by grantimusmax

3 There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a Jewish leader. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could do these miraculous signs … Continue reading →

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Grace in the Bearing

Posted on March 9, 2016 by grantimusmax

A song is drifting in my heart One of light and grace A song that tells me to bear my sister’s burden My brother’s burden For in the bearing there is grace. It breaks my heart For I have many … Continue reading →

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Receipt

Posted on February 26, 2016 by grantimusmax

What is forgiveness if it doesn’t cost anything? If it doesn’t demand anything? If grace is offered without change demanded it is of no more substance than a swag bag distributed at a weekend gathering a souvenir of a good … Continue reading →

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Gifted

Posted on January 6, 2013 by grantimusmax

This sermon was delivered on January 6, 2012, at Wallace UMC. Matthew 2:1-12  2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judea during the rule of King Herod, magi came from the east to Jerusalem. 2 They asked, “Where is … Continue reading →

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Be the Body: Chosen for Holiness

Posted on July 16, 2012 by grantimusmax

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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Lent, Day 12: The J-Word

Posted on March 6, 2012 by grantimusmax

John 5:16-29 Common English Bible (CEB)  16 As a result, the Jewish leaders were harassing Jesus, since he had done these things on the Sabbath. 17 Jesus replied, “My Father is still working and I am working too.” 18 For this reason the Jewish leaders wanted … Continue reading →

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