St. Luke's United Methodist Church Sermons
Web Site: St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Total Sermons: 92
Total Amens: 3
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Real World: Fragmentation
Our world exists in a perpetual state of division - divisions along cultural, racial, class, religious and political lines. Christ came that the whole of creation might come into unity with Christ and with each other.
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Pornography
Lust, like other temptations, entices us deeper and deeper until it creates a kind of culture of sin within our lives. Yet, God not only calls us to purity, but God also empowers us by his grace to live in freedom from binding habits.
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Commercialization of Sex
Since our bodies are the temple of God, we must treat them with respect and dignity. The church must be willing to speak against the use of sex as a marketing tool.
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Marraige
Real Sex is experienced and lived out fully within covenant relationship - the kind that bears all things and loves all things.
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The Secret Ingredient
Christ is the secret ingredient we must add to our lives in order to be fruitful and have life.
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Engage in Transformational Missions
In his epistle, James reminds us that obeying the commandment "Love your neighbor as yourself" demands more than simply offering a blessing - faith and action must go hand in hand.
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Encounter Incarnational Presence
"Who is wise and understanding among you?" God calls us to live as those born of the wisdom from above. This wisdom is the incarnate Word of God - incarnate in us and in those we meet along the way.
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A Living Word
We have been born into a living hope through the living and enduring Word "to offer spiritual sacrifices" and "in order that we might proclaim the mighty acts of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light."
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A Living Hope
Because of Christ's work on our behalf - giving us "new birth into this living hope" - we must prepare our minds for action, discipline our lives and commit ourselves to faithful and holy living.
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