Podcasts by United Methodist Church of Kent Sermon PDFs
This is a series of PDF files of Dr. David Palmer
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Sacred Space from 2019-08-28T14:21:56
Human beings have always been drawn to create sanctuaries, which are strikingly different from the space around them, and people have often devoted their greatest effort to those spaces (e.g. Stone...
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Come Awake to God from 2019-08-22T17:13:12
The Scripture calls us to “come into God’s presence” (Psalm 100:2). But is not God always present? Yes, but people are often preoccupied with other things. So the Scriptures urge us to “come awak...
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Thy Will Be Done from 2019-07-05T18:56:50
In this sermon, Dr. Palmer discusses seeking to bring one’s personal life, and one’s society, into harmony with the will of God.
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Hallowed Be Thy Name from 2019-06-26T20:00:05
The opening petition of the Lord’s Prayer directs us to focus upon God, recognizing God’s love, power, and goodness, and giving honor and glory to God.
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One Thing Needful from 2019-06-05T16:16:26
Jesus, in teaching about prayer, draws his hearers from thinking about how they look to directing themselves truly to God. Genuine prayer involves doing what Mary did – sitting at Jesus’ feet and l...
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Teach Us to Pray from 2019-05-29T18:16:11
Prayer as the practice of ongoing communion with God; prayer is not an emergency appeal to God but a receptive connection with God. Such prayer involves intentional focus; we need to “do things tha...
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Faith in Action from 2019-05-08T16:32:23
Faith in Christ involves not just feeling or sentiment but action – doing things that draw us closer to God, and engaging in ministries of outreach to others. We commit ourselves not simply to beli...
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From Terrible Loss to Sure Hope from 2019-05-01T14:00:55
In times of loss, we can find much in the Bible with which to identify, as many central Biblical stories are stories of severe loss, including a sense of the loss of God. Such loss comes to its cli...
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The Crowd and the Witnesses from 2019-04-17T14:00:01
The crowd is always wrong, thronging to the leader who promises quick fixes, big earthly rewards, and glory. The crowd turned from Jesus because he proclaimed instead a challenging message. But we ...
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Lift Up Your Hearts from 2019-03-27T04:00:06
Lamentations says “Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. Let us lift up our hearts as well as our hands to God in heaven.” (Lam. 3:40-41) These words were written when the peop...
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The Real Message of St. Patrick from 2019-03-21T04:56:54
St. Paddy’s Day is often a frivolous “holiday” or just an ode to all things Irish. But the real life of St. Patrick is an inspiring example of trusting in Christ and following His call to serve tho...
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What God Creates Is Good from 2019-02-21T20:58:33
The creation story says that we are all created in God’s image and that what God creates is good. It also indicates that “it is not good to be alone” and that we are created for one another. This c...
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The Unlikely Recruit from 2019-02-06T16:31:10
This episode examines the call to Philip to evangelize and baptize an Ethiopian eunuch, a sexually altered foreigner.
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What the Bible Says from 2019-01-31T15:28:47
A discussion of the apparent condemnation of homosexual practice in Leviticus, and how the central issue in the Leviticus laws is actually resisting the idolatry of the surrounding culture.
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Sodom and Gomorrah—Repeated Today (but not how people think) from 2019-01-23T15:00:49
The real sin of Sodom and Gomorrah according to the Scriptures – Ezekiel 16:49 “This was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but di...
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Rightly Explaining the Word of Truth from 2019-01-16T15:00:49
This sermon introduces the United Methodist debate on homosexuality and the need to rightly understand the Scripture. It also focuses on the Biblical call for respectful dialogue and spiritual unity.
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He Does Not Look Like a King from 2019-01-09T21:08:13
The wise men rightly perceive what – and who – is worthy of our utmost allegiance, not the tyrants of this world, but the One who embodies the grace of God.
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Salty Believers from 2018-12-12T20:37:05
God’s Kingdom is near when believers are “salt” and “light” for the world.
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When the Kingdom Will Come from 2018-11-28T21:09:53
We must stay alert to God, ready for the Lord to be at work in and through our lives.
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Goodness and Mercy Will Follow Me from 2018-11-08T16:54:01
What does it mean to be pursued by God's love?
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God’s Abundant Table from 2018-10-24T18:08:02
God nourishes us with grace and help, even in the face of distress and trouble.
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Comfort in Uncertain Times from 2018-10-10T21:18:31
We find comfort in the presence, care, and guidance of God; but this is not just so we can be comfortable, but so that we can be instruments of comfort for others.
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The Lord Is My Shepherd from 2018-09-05T15:21:27
God is a shepherd—one who protects and guides his people.
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The Way, the Truth, and the Life from 2018-08-29T17:57:06
Christ – “the Word of God that enlightens every person” – is the source of the truths about God that appear across all religions. That truth comes to its ultimate and clear revelation in Jesus Chri...
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Belief Matters from 2018-08-23T19:19:06
What we believe makes a critical difference, for our lives and for the world.
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Leap of Faith from 2018-08-08T18:50:31
Faith is far more than an intellectual conclusion that God exists. It is a decision to trust in God, even as we cannot see clearly and may yet feel doubts.
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Why Is God Hidden? from 2018-07-25T14:41:26
God must be in some sense veiled from view for human beings to have freedom. Is this why there can be no overwhelming, unavoidable “proof” of God?
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God’s Word Is a Light from 2018-07-18T14:57:15
We know who God is because God has revealed God’s self through His Word.
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God Is Good from 2018-07-11T19:09:16
There is a “universal moral law” – a shared human concept of the good, which has its necessary origin in God, the source of all goodness.
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The Spirit Bears Witness within Us from 2018-07-05T19:32:40
We can know the reality of God through the inward experience of God’s Spirit.
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The Artistry of God from 2018-06-27T21:17:33
All of creation bears witness to the reality of God as the Master Artist.
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In the Beginning God from 2018-06-20T14:00:42
God is the necessary origin of all things in the universe. Is that pure faith, or is there support for that?
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Where’s the Proof? from 2018-06-13T14:00:22
The Ontological Argument—God is not a proposition to be proved but a reality to be encountered. But there are many elements in the world which point to the reality of God – beginning with the very ...
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Why Believe? from 2018-06-06T14:46:15
Where does belief come from? Belief arises out of a fundamental awareness of the Reality of God.
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God’s Plan for the Human Race from 2018-05-31T20:19:17
What is in store in humanity’s future? God has a marvelous plan!
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Find the Pearl from 2018-05-24T14:04:09
To what are you devoting your life? Is it worth spending your life for? Jesus leads us to find “the pearl of great price” – the prize worth more than all else.
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Family of Faith from 2018-05-16T18:37:08
How will new generations come to faith? The Scriptures mark out a clear plan.
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The Real You from 2018-05-09T19:59:07
The ancient Greeks said, “Know thyself.” We sense that knowing our true identity is a key to life. But how do we do that? The Bible points the way.
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Hope for the World from 2018-05-02T14:37:33
Is there hope for planet earth? Are we just adrift in the universe, or does God have a plan for all creation? The Scriptures bring a stunning message of hope for the world.
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The Goal of Life from 2018-04-25T17:52:57
Does life have a purpose? What is your highest goal in life? The Bible gives us a vision for our destiny.
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Your Divine Destiny from 2018-04-11T18:55:20
The Bible says that you are “predestined.” Does that mean that God has determined your future? Or is there a destiny offered that you choose to fulfill? This is the beginning of a sermon series ent...
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Go Fishing from 2018-04-04T19:44:05
The entire story of Jesus’ public ministry – from the first call of the disciples to Jesus’ resurrection and sending forth of the disciples --- is bracketed by two fishing stories. These signify ou...
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The Fizzled Fig Tree from 2018-03-21T15:01:33
Jesus once cursed a fig tree. What was that all about? Jesus was actually bringing a very important message to us, and to the world.
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Wine Tasting from 2018-03-07T18:05:39
Whatever we are dealing with in life, Christ can bring about transformation.
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