#Sermon

[greggdropsoup]

Well fed big boy dirty mirror selfie Sunday. We don’t start as early as church service but we will absolutely give you something to WORSHIP.

[a-daughter-of-jesus-christ]

[soisaidfine]

Ethel Cain: a mother is a very special thing: my great-grandmother’s funeral back in 1995 ♡

magnolia-grove asked: where do the sermon samples on Strangers come from?

mothercain answered (Feb 3, 2023): my great-grandmother’s funeral back in 1995, same as family tree intro ♡

Ethel Cain: Family Tree (Intro), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Outside Lands Music Festival (August 2023)

sermon: “a woman, a mother, a mother is a very special thing. other than the lord jesus christ, i think that a mother is one of the most precious gifts that god gives to this world, cause a mother is the one who loves and has the warmth and always seems to be there when we need it. a mother is a very special thing. a mother is a very special thing.” - Family Tree (Intro) - Ethel Cain

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sermon: "God is telling you and I there is death, for all of us. But then we find that the scriptures also tell us that we have a great promise, that there is a better place for those who believe in the lord Jesus Christ" - Strangers - Ethel Cain

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'So I met him there and told him I believe (I believe, yeah)' - Sun Bleached Flies - Ethel Cain

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'Jesus is the real thing. Are you the real thing?'

Sermon, Perry First Church of God, Perry, Florida

[lilgreeneyes71]

Holding onto a grudge

Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

Forgive or you will not be forgiven

Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

[gabebrodudeman]

John 14:15-18 NLT

[15] “If you love me, obey my commandments. [16] And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. [17] He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. [18] No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.

At no point since the moment you trust in Christ as your personal savior have you ever been alone. At no point have you ever been helpless, you may have felt helpless, but when you trusted Jesus as your savior, God's seal upon you, his absolute assurance to you is the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.

[leaderlamby]

Daily Sermon #106

Shoutout to alterhumans.

Shoutout to therians.

Shoutout to otherhearted.

Shoutout to otherkin.

Shoutout to fictionkin.

Shoutout to objectkin.

Shoutout to plantkin.

Shoutout to foodkin.

Shoutout to factkin.

Shoutout to alterhumans with common types who feel "basic".

Shoutout to alterhumans with uncommon types who feel like they're the only one.

Shoutout to alterhumans who are out.

Shoutout to alterhumans who are still in the closet.

Shoutout to alterhumans who don't get support.

Shoutout to alterhumans who don't know their specific labels.

Shoutout to polytherians/polykin.

Shoutout to alterhumans with vague labels that are hard to explain.

Shoutout to alterhumans with hyper-specific labels who are just seen as cringy roleplayers.

Shoutout to alterhumans who used to identify themselves as kinnies because they were misinformed.

Shoutout to fictionkin who are accurate to their source.

Shoutout to fictionkin who are vastly different from their source.

Shoutout to fictionkin who aren't taken seriously because of who their fictotype is.

Shoutout to neurodivergent alterhumans.

Shoutout to neurotypical alterhumans.

Shoutout to queer alterhumans.

Shoutout to cishet alterhumans.

Shoutout to kingenders.

Shoutout to alterhumans with flickering types.

Shoutout to alterhumans who love themselves as they are.

Shoutout to alterhumans who hate themselves for being so different.

Shoutout to alterhumans who get lots of mental shifts.

Shoutout to alterhumans who hardly get any mental shifts.

Shoutout to alterhumans who are super connected to their types.

Shoutout to alterhumans who feel disconnected from their types.

Shoutout to alterhumans who knew they weren't human since they were a child.

Shoutout to alterhumans who are just now figuring out who they are.

Shoutout to spiritual alterhumans.

Shoutout to psychological alterhumans.

Shoutout to emotional alterhumans.

Shoutout to coping alterhumans.

Shoutout to alterhumans with gear.

Shoutout to alterhumans who have no gear.

Shoutout to alterhumans who love quadrobics.

Shoutout to alterhumans who never use quadrobics.

Shoutout to alterhumans in systems.

Shoutout to alterhumans who get physical/vocal triggers.

Shoutout to alterhumans who have a lot of memories, good or bad, of their past/other lives.

Shoutout to alterhumans who can't remember anything of their past/other lives.

Shoutout to alterhumans who live up to all the stereotypes of their type.

You are seen.

You are safe.

You are loved.

You will always have a home here. 🤍🤍🤍

[illustratus]

Homily of an Apostle in Roman Ruins - Circle of Giovanni Paolo Panini

[warriorsofgodchannel]

[a-scream-in-the-void]

I have never hear a sermon/message/word in any church that spoke out against domestic violence, physical, sexual, or emotional child abuse by parents/family, or talk about the many issues that cause people to be unhoused. I have, however, heard plenty that denounced the LGBTQ community, addicts, and victims. Seems like the planks are blinding them to what is in their back yard.

[fromhisgrace]

Comparison

(notes from a mini - sermon i heard yesterday!!)

Galatians 6:4 | 1 Samuel 17:38-40

• normal part of life

• comparison is a thief -> steals identity and purpose

• David called a runt by his father while Saul was described as ‘very handsome’. yet David didn’t compare himself because…

• …David knew his identity and his purpose !!!

• which comparison is a thief of!

• David knew his identity: he was A Part of Gods Kingdom -> gave him assurance

• my identity only in Jesus, not other things (e.g. talents or no. of friends)

• if you don’t have a purpose, you’ll only follow others…

• … pursue YOUR identity and YOUR purpose - we are all people different

• we all have a purpose - God makes no accidents/mistakes

• your identity ≠ your purpose (e.g. purpose may be to be a teacher but identity is always that you are a Part of Gods Kingdom)

• social comparison is double edged sword - not purely negative-> can allow for growth

• Saul’s armour didn’t fit David (1 Samuel 17:38-40) -> others’ situations don’t fit us !!

• comparison can be inspiration or contradiction (of Gods word/gifts/plan)

• don’t subtract God’s Gifts to you for what seems appealing (e.g. don’t wish for a flashy lifestyle when your lifestyle now makes you seem warmer/kinder to others)

• comparison can inspire improvement (e.g. to be more like a friend whose very kind)

• if you cannot control comparison, TRUST GODS PLAN (Jeremiah 29:11)

• …for God has planned your steps

[lokavisi]

My friend gave an absolutely beautiful sermon at our UU congregation yesterday about what healthy mysticism looks like. It's one of those things I can struggle to articulate when someone asks me how I could possibly believe in something so fantastical without scientific proof. Or when dealing with extremely spiritual people who think scientific fact has no place in their understanding of the world. This is one of those things that I wish everybody, on both ends of the spectrum, understood. So I'll let her explain it to you better than I ever could 😁

Side note: You can follow her blog on the Glasse Witch Cottage website or Facebook page. She has decades of experience in witchcraft and paganism and is a fountain of knowledge. And like myself, she is both UU and Heathen!

[a-daughter-of-jesus-christ]

[godoverus]

It wasn’t until Eve bit into the fruit that her eyes were opened to sin. It wasn’t until then she felt the need to hide from God, because she knew she was naked - she was ashamed.

It is because of the same shame that women still hide. Whether it’s behind makeup, hair, clothes, filters, achievements - whatever it is. The lies of the enemy in our ears, telling us we’re not pretty enough, we’re not thin enough, we’re not smart enough, we’re not good enough.

For how beautiful it would be if we lived freely and confidently, embracing the truth of who we are as daughters of God. To walk unburdened by insecurities, knowing that we are fearfully and wonderfully made in his image.

Just like Eve in the innocence of Eden before knowledge of sin, we could revel in the beauty of our existence.

[lilgreeneyes71]

In order to hear God over what the devil is yelling we might have to mute our phones or completely turn them off

Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Isaiah 30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

God's words are life and Spirit

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

The Holy Spirit reminds us of what God has said to us

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

[gabebrodudeman]

The enemy: A Closer Look

I always tell people you gotta know your enemy. You should know your enemy because if you don't know your enemy then you don't know yourself.

"If you were a general in the army and you were going to war against another nation, you would study the life of the opposing general. If we are going to live a victorious life, then one of the wisest things we can do is to understand the mind of our opposing general: Satan."

2 Corinthians 4:3-4 NLT

[3] If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. [4] Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

Ephesians 2:2 NLT

[2] You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.

Ephesians 4:27 NIV

[27] and do not give the devil a foothold.

Proverbs 1:10 NLT

[10] My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!

[artandthebible]

The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist

Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder  (German, 1472–1553) 

Genre: Religious Painting

Date: 1537-1540

Medium: Oil on Panel

Collection: Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Bilbao, Spain

John the Baptist appears in the wilderness as one who prepares the way of the Lord. In his preaching he calls for repentance because the kingdom of heaven is at hand, and he warns that baptism brings with it the call to bear fruit worthy of repentance. (Matthew 3:1-12)