Precious In His Sight
Psalm 116:15 (Pew Bible page 955)
Life’s Status:
List of saints.
Ponder afterlife.
His Saints:
Confess their sins.
Trust Christ as Savior.
Love God and neighbor.
Believe in God’s Word.
In the Sight Of Lord:
Saints do not die unnoticed.
God is always present.
Precious:
Life is precious
Death can be, too.
Its worth or its rarity.
Death As A Friend:
Life is a struggle.
Saints are sanctified holy...
And cleansed pure by Christ.
Breaks power of death.
12/29/2009
12/22/2009
Read The Bible In A Year Challenge
I am challenging all of the FUMC members and those who regularly attend to join me in reading the Bible in a year. We will be using Rev. Dr. Jay Harris' Layered Bible Journey to complete this feat. You can check the weekly bulletins for these readings. If you want the entire plan at your figertips, you can find it at http://www.sgaumc.com/pages/detail/352. If you plan to join me for this journey, let me know by responding with a comment to this post. I am looking forward to hearing about how God blesses you this year as you accept my challenge. God bless, Pastor Rich.
12/21/2009
Sermon Notes For December 20, 2009
To Prepare for the Second Advent
Hebrews 9:27-28 (Pew Bible page 1872)
Not Perfect:
Christ is not done, yet.
Victory not seem to be won, yet.
Incarnation was preparatory event.
A Second Time:
Be patient.
Casting off worldliness.
Embrace service to God.
1st Advent:
Revelation of sin.
Revelation of spiritual death.
Christ bore human limitations.
Negated death & sin.
2nd Advent:
Turn judgment into salvation.
Wages of sin is death.
Divine appointment of judgment.
Saved for...
Saved from...
Are You Waiting:
Wait in relationship
Serve God as we wait.
Are you ready?
Christmas Eve: Great Christmas Expectations
Next Week: Precious In God’s Sight
Hebrews 9:27-28 (Pew Bible page 1872)
Not Perfect:
Christ is not done, yet.
Victory not seem to be won, yet.
Incarnation was preparatory event.
A Second Time:
Be patient.
Casting off worldliness.
Embrace service to God.
1st Advent:
Revelation of sin.
Revelation of spiritual death.
Christ bore human limitations.
Negated death & sin.
2nd Advent:
Turn judgment into salvation.
Wages of sin is death.
Divine appointment of judgment.
Saved for...
Saved from...
Are You Waiting:
Wait in relationship
Serve God as we wait.
Are you ready?
Christmas Eve: Great Christmas Expectations
Next Week: Precious In God’s Sight
12/15/2009
The Wright Notes
As we journey closer to our Christmas celebration, I want to think about the angels for a moment. Luke 2:13 says that a great company of angels appeared and were praising God. Why did the angels have such excitement? The simple answer is Jesus Christ, Immanuel was born! Think about these names for our Savior and you can better understand why the angels were praising God.
JESUS - The One who saves us from our sins and brings us forgiveness from God. He made it possible for us to repent and turn back toward God in our lives. The One who came to cleanse us becasue we could not clean up our own act!
CHRIST - The One God sent for us. The Messiah who comes as the fulfillment of every promise God made to humanity. The Holy One divinely anointed to bring us redemption so we can relate with God in a personal way. The One who came so we can receive the full blessings that God desires for us to have!
IMMANUEL - The One who came from heaven to earth to show us the way, but came to bring earth to heaven. He is God living among us, being with us, and abiding in us. The One who makes life much sweeter in the valleys and the mountaintops!
No wonder the angels were rejoicing. We can, too. Rejoice, rejoice, for God came to be with us, for us, and in us. The personal relationship with God helps in this life and the one to come. Do you know this Jesus, this Christ, this Immanuel? If not, can you really say you are ready for Christmas? Our Christmas celebration reminds us that Christ is alive and will return to take us home to be with God for all of eternity. I hope you have booked your reservations on the glory train!
JESUS - The One who saves us from our sins and brings us forgiveness from God. He made it possible for us to repent and turn back toward God in our lives. The One who came to cleanse us becasue we could not clean up our own act!
CHRIST - The One God sent for us. The Messiah who comes as the fulfillment of every promise God made to humanity. The Holy One divinely anointed to bring us redemption so we can relate with God in a personal way. The One who came so we can receive the full blessings that God desires for us to have!
IMMANUEL - The One who came from heaven to earth to show us the way, but came to bring earth to heaven. He is God living among us, being with us, and abiding in us. The One who makes life much sweeter in the valleys and the mountaintops!
No wonder the angels were rejoicing. We can, too. Rejoice, rejoice, for God came to be with us, for us, and in us. The personal relationship with God helps in this life and the one to come. Do you know this Jesus, this Christ, this Immanuel? If not, can you really say you are ready for Christmas? Our Christmas celebration reminds us that Christ is alive and will return to take us home to be with God for all of eternity. I hope you have booked your reservations on the glory train!
12/01/2009
Sermon Notes For November 29, 2009
To Reveal the Father
John 1:18, 14:9 (Pew Bible pages 1646, 1675)
The Truth:
About Christ’s relationship.
Microcosm of the world.
Incarnation is about revelations.
Revelation To Humanity:
Intellectual understanding.
Diminishing moral results.
Proper understanding of God.
Fulfillment of God’s promises.
Revelation To The Individual:
What had Philip seen?
Philip did not see these things.
They were there to be seen but were missed.
Advent Revelation:
Christ eembodies.
Christ shares the sorrows.
Christ demands surrender of our will.
Value of the Incarnation is the revelations.
Next Week: Rev. Dr. Derek McAleer,Methodist Home for Children & Youth
John 1:18, 14:9 (Pew Bible pages 1646, 1675)
The Truth:
About Christ’s relationship.
Microcosm of the world.
Incarnation is about revelations.
Revelation To Humanity:
Intellectual understanding.
Diminishing moral results.
Proper understanding of God.
Fulfillment of God’s promises.
Revelation To The Individual:
What had Philip seen?
Philip did not see these things.
They were there to be seen but were missed.
Advent Revelation:
Christ eembodies.
Christ shares the sorrows.
Christ demands surrender of our will.
Value of the Incarnation is the revelations.
Next Week: Rev. Dr. Derek McAleer,Methodist Home for Children & Youth
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