The Power of a Penny

Sermon from Sunday, November 10, 2024Speaker: Rev. Doug de GraffenriedScripture Passage: Mark 12: 38-44 Sermon Transcript Our lesson this morning comes from the gospel of Mark. The 12th chapter, starting with the 38th verse.  And in his teaching, he said, beware of the scribes who like to walk along and long robes like greetings in marketplaces, and had the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at the feasts, who devour the widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive greater condemnation. And he said opposite the treasury and watch people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in…

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Moving the Chains

Sermon from Sunday, November 3, 2024Speaker: Rev. Doug de GraffenriedScripture: Mark 12:28-34 Sermon Transcript Our lesson this morning comes from the 12th chapter of Mark’s Gospel, starting with the 28th verse. And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them, well, I ask, which commandment is the most important of all? And Jesus answered, the most important is hero Israel, the Lord our God. The Lord is one, and you shall love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, and with all of your mind, and with all of your strength.…

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In Sight

Sermon from Sunday, October 27, 2024 Speaker: Rev. Michael Cloud Scripture: Mark 10:46-52 Sermon Transcript Our Scripture reading this morning comes from the gospel of Mark, chapter ten, starting in verse 46. Hear these words. They came to Jericho, and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd. Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he cried out all the more. Son of David,…
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The 100% Rule

https://youtu.be/BYd6FXBSALc Sermon from Sunday, October 13, 2024 Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scripture: 10:17-31 Sermon Transcript This morning after the service. And I know how. I know how long the sermons going last. Because I preached it once. But after the service, if you want to hang out and this front section. And I've got about a five-minute presentation about the global Methodist Church, and then I want to answer your questions. I'll have you out of here in ten minutes. You can still beat the Baptist to the Piccadilly. I promise. And if you can help us, if you watch the, the rebroadcast of this service on…
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Doing What is Possible

Sermon from Sunday, July 7, 2024 Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scripture: Mark 6:1-13 Sermon Transcript Our lesson this morning comes from the sixth chapter of Mark's Gospel. The first 13 verses of that chapter. Hear these words. He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, where did this man get all of this? What is the wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands? Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary,…
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Name Your Hurricane

Sermon from Sunday, June 23, 2024 - Traditional Worship Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scripture: Mark 4: 35-41 Sermon Transcript From the fourth chapter of Mark's gospel, hear these words. On that day, when evening and come, he said to them, let us go across to the other side. And leaving the crowd behind, he took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great windstorm drove, and the way arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him up…
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Hope in a Seed

Sermon from Sunday, June 16, 2024 Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scripture: Mark 4:26-34 Sermon Transcript Our lesson this morning comes from the fourth chapter of Mark's Gospel, Mark chapter four, and I'm going to start reading with verse 26. You can go through verse 34. He also said, the kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground and would sleep and would rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow. He does not know how. the earth produces of itself first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. When the grain is ripe at…
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Empty is Everything

Sermon from Sunday, March 31, 2024 Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scripture: Mark 16:1-8 Sermon Transcript I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
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The Secrets of Discipleship

Sermon from Sunday, March 24, 2024 Speaker: Rev. Michael Cloud Scripture: Mark 15:42-47 Sermon Transcript I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
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