Sermons
“Where Are You, God?” Sermon by Brian Adkins
Brian Adkins Text: Isaiah 64:1-9 Given at Epworth UMC; 11/27/11 “Where are you, God?” In our text today we find Hebrew exiles returning to Jerusalem after their decades-long captivity in Babylon. For more than 50 years the Israelites were exiled under the Babylonian Empire. But when the Persians conquered the Babylonians, the Israelites were allowed [...]
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“AWAKE OR ASLEEP”
AWAKE OR ASLEEP I Thessalonians 5:1-11 A Sermon by the Reverend Odette Lockwood-Stewart November 13, 2011 This letter to the Thessalonians comforted and challenged them. A house-church founded by Paul just months before, these Thessalonian Christ-followers had to deal with hostility, outside threats and their own instability as a community. The heart of this letter [...]
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“So Great a Cloud of Witnesses”
So Great a Cloud of Witnesses Hebrews 11:32-12:2 All Saints Day Meditation By the Reverend Odette Lockwood-Stewart Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley November 6, 2011 Today we celebrate All Saints Day. Today we share the sacrament of Holy Communion. Today we witness to God’s grace and Spirit in the life of Rosalie WilliamsCraig with the [...]
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“Plenty and Then Some”
“Plenty and Then Some!” Mark 6: 34-42 A Sermon by the Reverend Odette Lockwood-Stewart Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley October 16, 2011 The feeding of the five thousand, the story of loaves and fishes, is the only miracle told in all four gospels. The disciples were weary, but excited. They had just returned from their [...]
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“What’s The Difference?”
“What’s the Difference?” Psalm 106: 1-12 Philippians 4: 1-9 A Sermon by the Reverend Odette Lockwood-Stewart Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley October 9, 2011 *Dear friends, This printed version is considerably different from the sermon preached. Sometimes the Holy Spirit messes. Odette There is a one-word expression … used casually, sarcastically, humorously, or dismissively that [...]
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Which of the Two?
“Which of the Two?” Exodus 17: 1-7 Matthew 21: 28-31 A Sermon by the Reverend Odette Lockwood-Stewart Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley September 25, 2011 Recently in a popular magazine a sociologist and therapist wrote this description of a struggle that can take place within. She wrote: This very day, two individuals are vying to [...]
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God Will Make A Way
“God Will Make A Way” Exodus 16: 2-15 Philippians 1: 27 A Sermon by the Reverend Odette Lockwood-Stewart Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley September 18, 2011 In the wilderness, the whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron. They would rather have died in Egypt, in slavery, a life and death they knew, [...]
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What Work Is
“What Work Is” Matthew 18: 15-20 A Sermon by the Reverend Odette Lockwood-Stewart Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley September 4, 2011 For 17 years I served as campus pastor at major universities in California, including the one down the street, Cal. When I led groups of students or faculty, I would often begin with the [...]
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Gravity and Grace
Gravity and Grace I Chronicles 17: 1-5 Ephesians 2: 4-10 A Communion Meditation by the Reverend Odette Lockwood-Stewart Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, CA August 7, 2011 I could call this message, “What I learned on my summer vacation.” But long ago I chose the title “Gravity and Grace.” And it is very appropriate. At [...]
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