How powerful is encouragement? Powerful enough that God had Jeremiah the prophet put it to work in the worst of times.
Tom
Author: Tom Atkins
Autopilot and Faith
Sorry there was no sermon last week. We all missed church here due to the snow. But we’re back this week, talking about autopilot and faith. From the book of Luke.
Sending blessings your way,
Tom
What We Need to Hear
What do we need to hear when we have failed? (Hint: It’s not “I Told You So.”. A made- for-Youtube version of the sermon at Rupert United Methodist Church, January 13th.
Tom
Joy, when you’re not feeling it.
This is the third week in our month of Advent. It is the week we celebrate joy. But what if our Christmas season is, shall we say, less than perfect? A few of the characters in the bible can show us the way to joy, even when the world around us is pretty rough.
This past week’s sermon, adapted for YouTube.
Sweet Potatoes, Grace and Advent
What do sweet potatoes have to do with grace and Advent? Maybe more than you think.
Holiness
This week we talked about holiness. What is holiness? Can we mere humans aspire to it? And if so, how do we reach it?
You Are the Salt of The Earth.
In Matthew, Jesus calls us “The Salt of the Earth.” What does that mean?
More than you think! It has implications about our value, and about how we are to live our lives.
No More Knock-Offs
I missed the last couple of weeks with a cough and a cold, but I am back to sharing sermons. This is from last week at Rupert United Methodist. What happens when we choose to reject God’s spirit for something else? How do you think it makes God feel? And why?
The letter of James tells us.
Grace as a Weapon against Fear
I am still experimenting as I figure out how to do the best job putting sermons from my two tiny churches online. As I say in the video, bear with me!
This week at Rupert United Methodist Church, we talked about fear, and about the power that grace has to push fear back.
Chosen or Choosing?
Are we chosen by God, or do we choose him?
Based on Joshua 24.
