This sermon explores the transformative power of reframing one’s perspective to move from a state of dread or stagnation toward a life of hope and potential.
Sermon Category: Hope
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I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today
Randy Newman’s song helped define 1968, a year marked by sadness and irony. Now, 50 years later, what song will reflect 2018?
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A Theology of Hope
In the face of pain and suffering that feels overwhelming, why ought we choose to live another day?
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Hope Rises
This sermon explores the essential role of hope and resilience during times of political instability and social injustice.
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A Community of Hope
In this reflective sermon, a retiring minister revisits the foundational theme of his career: the concept of the church as a community of hope.
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Reaction to Baltimore Riots
This sermon captures a meditative sermon delivered in response to the Baltimore riots following Freddie Gray’s death.
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A Place of Dreams and Hopes
This sermon interweaves Langston Hughes’s poem “Freedom’s Plow” with a historical narrative centered on the founding of Mount Olive Methodist Episcopal Church by formerly enslaved people in Gleedsville.
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Build a Cradle
The sermon reflects on the Advent season as a time for inward preparation amidst the pressures of the December holidays, regardless of specific religious affiliation.
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Blue Christmas
This sermon explores the duality of the holiday season, acknowledging both the joy and the profound grief that many experience, particularly around the anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy.
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