Sermons tagged with ‘Divorce’

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The Great Divorce | The Focus is Upon World Communion Sunday

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We often think of divorce as a legal term. A divorce is actually when any of us stray away from a sacred covenant. When Jesus is discussing divorce, he is not talking about a legal matter between two bitter spouses. He is talking to all of us who have strayed from sacred, divine covenants. At various points in our lives, we have all divorced ourselves from God. This is why we need to come to the Altar of God and partake of the sacred elements. World Communion Sunday is a wonderful celebration where the world comes to the Altar of God. We all come as sinners in need of redemption and grace. And, we all come as sinners that have divorced ourselves from God.

Second Chances: Living Water & Outcasts

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Jesus often went to great lengths to meet outcasts. He broke social, racial, religious and cultural taboos to offer them a relationship with him through living water. Jesus’ grace surprised an outcast woman of Samaria so much that she went and told everybody about the Messiah. How might that living water speak to us?

Staying in Love: How Long?

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Some are skeptical that marriages can last. Younger generations are wary of entering into a long term commitment that might tie them to someone for too long. But there are examples of all around us that show a marriage can last a lifetime. In this message Pastor Fred will point out some ways that a marriage can last.

Gold Canyon United Methodist Church