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Cliches What is “Coffee Mug Christianity”? — We see it everywhere… on signs … on coffee mugs and tumblers… on car window stickers… on social media memes… — Those quoted verses… you know, the ones that make us feel good… — We quote them… regurgitate them… share them with others… — We’re well-meaning……

Have you ever stopped and thought about all the businesses that you grew up with that have closed? Blockbuster Video… 10,000 closed in 2013 Walden Books (a.k.a. Borders)… 2011 Toys-R-Us… 2018, and KB Toys not long after… Oldsmobile… 2004, Pontiac… 2009, and Saturn… did they even make it that long?! The…

What happens when we — when Christians — begin talking about “sin” in our world? — People get angry, right? — They begin to yell about how judgmental the church is… about how even Jesus — the one we say is God — told us not to… What verse do they always quote? 1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.…

We have been talking about “Coffee Mug Christianity” — We might even call this “FaceBook Christianity”… Coffee Mug Christianity has to do with those little phrases — those verses that we see on coffee mugs, on t-shirts, one signs and paintings we hang as decorations… We even see them on social media……

Jeremiah 29:1-14 We have been looking at verses that are often taken out of context. We like to place quotes or Bible verses on Coffee Mugs, planner books, t-shirts, or signs we hang on our walls. And that is good, there is nothing wrong with this. Where it becomes troubling is when we take a verse and…

The Bible Exposition Commentary (Chapter Three: A Matter of Life and Death (John 3)) On January 6, 1850, a snowstorm almost crippled the city of Colchester, England; and a teenage boy was unable to get to the church he usually attended. So he made his way to a nearby Primitive Methodist chapel, where…

Philippians 3:12-17 We started last week a new short series entitled “Coffee Mug Christianity: Bringing Clarity to Cliches.” Today we are going to a verse which has become cliche in the Christian world. In the context of chapter 3, Paul is warning the church at Philippi about false teachers…He says beware…

John 3:12-21 We are going to start a new four week series today. I borrowed this series title from another pastor, because I thought it was such a great idea. This new series is going to be entitled, “Coffee Mug Christianity: Bringing Clarity to Cliches.” I love coffee mugs. I love to collect them when…

Date Test

As your pastor, each summer I go through what might be considered a sort of annual ritual of trying to determine a series for the season. Some pastors preach the lectionary, using the prescribed readings for that particular Sunday - I often use the prescribed Psalm as our call to worship; other pastors…

Introduction: I’m an avid coffee drinker. I have a cup in the morning, a cup when I get home in the afternoon, and a cup in the evening. I may even squeeze in a few extra cups throughout the day. However, one thing I cannot stand is cold coffee. I understand that some of you like this, but I can’t get…

Why do we do the things we do? You ever notice when you get the tongs out to grill something or turn something over in a pan, you click them twice, just to make sure they’re working properly? It warms them up, or something. I don’t know why we do it, but it’s the law. I don’t know any person who doesn’t…

What is the gift of tongues? Buenos días, le damos la bienvenida a nuestro servicio en la Iglesia Bautista Monte Carmelo. Nuestra oración es que recibas una bendición de Dios hoy. Salve, nos ad munus nostrum suscipimus in Ecclesia Baptistae Montis Carmeli. Oratio nostra est ut a Deo hodie recipiatis…

Introduction: On the first page of your Bible you are introduced to God. God is sometimes depicted as being an old white man, in a white robe, sometimes with a staff, but this is far from the truth. In fact, Genesis 1:26 tells us God is a plurality, what we refer to as the Trinity. Then God said, “Let…

James 2:14-26

Yesterday was the Daffodil parade in Puyallup, and the weather was unpredictable to say the least. Sun, rain, wind, hail, snow(?), sleet made for an interesting afternoon. If you missed it, it doesn’t take much to imagine it given the unstable weather that moved through our region yesterday. Think of…

All authority proceeds from the Throne of God.

Prayer Announcements - New Group, Christmas parties Scripture Intro When you hear the words “Go and make disciples” what comes to mind? Maybe it sounds similar to, “Go make your bed!” Why? Because I told you so. Maybe it’s like if I asked you to “Go and make chicken cordon bleu.” You’re like I kind of…

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Grand parents …don’t you just love it when your grandchild or (grandchildren) do something really nice for you! Well a little grandmother was surprised by her 7 year old grandson one morning when he made her coffee. She was so pleased but she wound up drinking what was the worst cup of coffee in her…

Vignette Fred: (enters the stage and sits on the bench(chair) Narrator: This morning we find Hank changing up his routine. He had grabbed his coffee and now moves to the local park to enjoy the outdoors. He figured he wouldn't be interrupted if he was alone in the park. He is in for a surprise as he…

12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But solid food…

The Lordship of Jesus fulfills prophecy and challenges our assumptions about politics and religion.

Today we will be finishing our study in John 17.I know some of you thought it would still go on but today we wrap it up.This morning we are caring on from last week’s message about What Matters.What we are studying is Jesus finishing His ministry of discipleship making and the way He finishes it is by…

What is discussed around your table? As you have lunch, dinner and maybe even breakfast what is the topic of conversation? Okay maybe not at your house at meal time but when sitting down for a cup of tea/coffee what happens? In Jesus’ time meals were important social events. We have lost some of this…