As I begin with some final words today, I just want to remind all of you about the ministry we’ve shared in together for the past 11 years. Some think that these are things that only the pastor does, but in fact they are ministries that all of us—in some way, shape, or form—do together. Let me give you my list from our years together: 80 baptisms (and for most of these you, as a congregation, have made promises to support these families too)… 35 weddings (and many of these...
Andy Stanley’s been known to say, “If you speak from your weaknesses, you’ll never run out of material!” Isn’t that the truth? And, today, that’s what I’m doing … just so you know! Folks, today I want to begin with this question: If you follow Jesus, where does it lead? What’s the end game or the goal of following? And if you get this following thing down perfectly, what difference does it make? What’s the reward? Now, there are some of you here who already know. You’re 70-80 years old,...
Today, we begin the 4th part of our series entitled “Christian”, and if this is the first time you’re with us, I’ll try to catch you up quickly. This series will go through Labor Day weekend, and once we get through today’s message this series is going to go to a whole new level. So, whatever you do, don’t go anywhere; you’re not going to want to miss what’s ahead… To date, we’ve been talking about the word ‘Christian’ or the brand ‘Christian’ and all it means or doesn’t mean....
As I begin today to talk about ‘brand recognition’, let me do a little game of ‘association’. Now sometimes ‘brand recognition’ has to do with stuff; at other times, it has to do with people groups … and that’s what I’m talking about today. Let’s give this a try… When I use the word ‘American,’ you know what that means, right? How about if I were say ‘Kiwanis’? You know those folks, don’t you? How about ‘Wisconsin Badger’ (like Jessica Gorsline starting this fall)… Or ‘Green Bay Packer’—those who wear...
So, what does it really mean to be a disciple—a disciple of Jesus Christ? Let me ask that question in a different way: How often do we come to church thinking that what we hear from the word of God … is really optional? I can do with it what I want … or not. And, are you taking your responsibility as a disciple of Jesus Christ seriously today? What does it really mean to be a disciple of this guy called … Jesus? One thing’s for sure. He never...
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” That’s what it says in Luke 9:23—Jesus’ invitation to all to become followers of his… Last week, you got the unedited version of what that really means! But even so, some of us still have a tendency to read it as simply poetic—maybe safer that way. But, as we step across the line and commit to being a true FOLLOWER of Jesus, we find that it is important to consider everything—to...
Are you a follower of Jesus? That’s the question that will be dealt with in the next several weeks, as we share in this ‘Fan or Follower’ worship series together. But, have you ever thought seriously about that question? Yeah, I know, you’ve been asked that question before; it’s so familiar that you usually just dismiss it. Not because it makes you uncomfortable—not because it’s scary in any way. My guess is you usually dismiss it … because it’s redundant—unnecessary at this point in your life! Am I right …...
A few weeks ago, I spoke about what it means to believe in Jesus and to accept his invitation to become a member of his household. Today we will take a very high-level look at the next step, which I am calling “Training to Know Jesus”. We could easily spend 30 hours on this topic! My goal today is to present some new ideas, which will give you food for thought. I will be sharing: a. What “knowing Jesus” means to me. b. How the message from Hebrews has...
So … who do I belong to? That’s the question you were asked last week—still applicable today. And if I say I belong to Jesus Christ, then what does that mean? What does it mean to truly be a disciple of Jesus Christ? The most practical and powerful way to get believers headed in the direction of spiritual maturity (becoming a disciple) is to help them establish habits in their lives that promote spiritual growth. [We here at DUMC are very serious about this!] Sometimes these habits are called ‘spiritual...
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