tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66939272024-03-13T10:32:30.220-04:00Pastor Floyd - Sunday SermonsThe Garland United Methodist Church chose to close its doors after Pastor Floyd had served the church for 7-1/2 years. During that time a small service was started at a local senior apartment complex - that service, now named "Worship at the Gardens", continues.
Pastor Floyd, ordained in 2005 by the Wesleyan Church, recognizes that he is still a growing child of God in need of God's grace. The focus of his ministry is bringing God's love and forgiveness to a broken world.Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-6436032437795810652014-10-04T16:38:00.001-04:002014-10-04T16:44:34.520-04:00Life Is Not Always Easy
October 5, 2014II Corinthians 4:8-11
Life Is Not Always Easy
Intro.: Some people seem to have all the luck.i
True for Christians and non-Christians.
Horatio Spafford was such a man
A great deal went right for this man
Here is a lawyer and businessman – a successful business man
Besides being affluent he was also influential in his hometown of Chicago
He had Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-64727181814226961812014-10-02T12:22:00.000-04:002014-10-02T12:22:00.769-04:00A Prayer For The Saints
September 28, 2014Colossians 1:11-14
A Prayer for the Saints
Intro.: Oswald
Smith
The year was 1920. The scene
was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before
the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his
heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed,
“Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open a door of Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-30973755898428712552014-09-20T15:31:00.001-04:002014-09-20T15:36:33.299-04:00Seeing, Listening, and Speaking
September 21, 2014Psalm 119:17-24
Seeing, Listening, and Speaking
Intro.: I can almost remember back to 2nd or 3rd grade when I first learned about my senses.
Did you know that there are five senses.
Smell
Touch
Taste
Hearing
Seeing
There is a sense of awe as I remember the day I put those together – WOW!
I felt the same way as I learned about Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-15338606563435371532014-05-31T15:47:00.001-04:002014-05-31T15:49:03.403-04:00James 4:1-12 - Responsive Reading
James 4:1-12
(English Standard Version)
Pastor: What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you?
People: Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
Pastor: You desire and do not have,
People: so you murder.
Pastor: You covet and cannot obtain,
People: so you fight and quarrel.
Pastor: You do not have,
People: because Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-79655319683335564942014-05-03T16:34:00.001-04:002014-05-03T16:34:57.070-04:00James 2:1-26 - A Responsive Reading
Faith
and Works
James
2:1-26 (ESV)
A Responsive Reading
Pastor:
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold
the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
People:
For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine
clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing
also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine
clothing and say, “You Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-2242682498341209752013-04-14T22:31:00.001-04:002013-04-14T22:35:57.280-04:00For Whom Jesus Came
For Whom He Came
Intro.: I expect that most of us are
familiar with the questions that a good journalist is expected to answer ...
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Gospel Beginnings
Intro.: I like musicals – though it is not one of my favorites, many people like “Sound of Music”.
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let's start at the very beginning
a very good Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-14733049884842353612013-03-24T19:48:00.000-04:002013-03-24T19:53:10.242-04:00Passover Guests
Passover Guests
Intro.: I don't know if any of you
have ever had the privilege of visiting Orange City, Iowa.
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community is the home of a small Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-67299530632471623502013-03-17T17:34:00.000-04:002013-03-17T17:43:57.113-04:00Lessons From A Shepherd
Intro.: I like photography.
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really wish that there had been cameras Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-4392400944729439572013-02-17T22:22:00.000-05:002013-02-24T22:26:22.280-05:00The Man Who Knows God
The Man Who Knows God
Intro.: Have you ever wondered how a book that is over 3000 years old can be so valuable to us today.
The book I am talking about is the book of Psalms.
The book is the result of at least half-dozen known
authors and probably several unknown.
And yet these chapters echo the hearts, the thoughts
of men and women – not just of those who lived 10 centuries
Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-56142194278092430482012-11-18T23:36:00.000-05:002012-11-18T23:36:01.338-05:00
Doing It God's Way
(This sermon is built around an outline originally suggested by Warren Wiersbe.)
Intro.: As you can guess, we had a wonderful trip these last three weeks.
And I spent a great deal of time planning the trip so it would all fit together.
We had train reservations, we had motel reservations, we had friends to meet, and we had a couple of Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-88244683765206180662012-10-21T21:03:00.000-04:002012-10-21T21:03:57.404-04:00Judge Not
Judge Not
Intro.: I think it would be pretty obvious that I like education.
I mean, with 5 college degrees, including 3 Masters degrees, there must be something that keeps driving me back to school.
I mean, even after having done that, since I had been away from formal ministry for so long, I began to pursue a personal retraining program. I took a half dozen trips to Indiana to takePastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-85222547642755971262012-10-14T20:40:00.000-04:002012-10-21T21:15:14.604-04:00Humble: How and Why
Humble: How and Why
Intro.: I don't like today's sermon.
You will see over the next few minutes, it asks me to be something I am not.
It asks me to do something that is just not be – and having lived 61 years without this characteristic, why start now.
I mean somethings are just not worth it – and this is one of them.
I never signed anything that says I Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-86001685298138930172012-10-07T21:41:00.001-04:002012-10-07T21:51:42.168-04:00Friends?
Friends?
Intro.:
Friendship is like a garden,
Of flowers fine and rare,
It cannot reach perfection,
Except through loving care,
Then, new and lovely blossoms
With each new day appear,
For friendship, like a garden,
Grows in beauty year by year.
James spoke of friendship -
Read: James 4:4-6
Pray
Trans:Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-78984905187903716322012-10-01T00:43:00.001-04:002012-10-01T00:43:58.744-04:00
Preparing For The MealIntro.: You may have heard the story of the man who went to the doctor because he was struggling with his memory. He told the doctor, “Doc, I can’t seem to remember anything from one minute to the next.”
The doctor asked him, “How long has this been going on?”
The man replied, “How long has what been going on?”
We may feel like that at times; we realize thatPastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-47666688846528104382012-09-21T20:28:00.000-04:002012-09-21T20:28:33.332-04:00Bible Study 101
Bible Study 101
Originally Submitted to Logos Bible Software: (http://www.logos.com/nationalbibleweek/biblestudy/2)
Bible study has to start somewhere. At some point the mature Christian will want to develop an appreciation for Greek, Hebrew, exegesis, and theology. But the young Christian needs a place to begin his or her study of Scripture (i.e. Bible Study). I was first introduced Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-80302763806442782032012-09-10T00:18:00.000-04:002012-09-10T00:18:05.770-04:00Do I Talk Too Much? (James 3:1-12)
Do I Talk Too Much?
Intro.: I like stories with talking animals.
Here are some of my favorites:
Mr. Ed a horse
Babe – a talking pig
Garfield – a talking cat
Stuart Little – a mouse
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore - chipmonks
Homeward Bound – two dogs and a cat
These are fun – but there is a problem
These animals are never faced with the Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-17831983170324782662012-08-13T23:58:00.000-04:002012-08-14T23:59:50.506-04:00Three Commands, Two Images
Three Commands, Two Images
Intro.: I am afraid that I, like too many pastors, make Christianity seem more theoretical than practical.
I really do like theology – If I can find a good theology book at a decent price, I will try to put into my library – either by putting it on my computer or on my bookshelf.
It is easy for me to get caught up in theoryology, if you will, of my Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-12683316750262253202012-08-06T23:29:00.000-04:002012-08-14T23:32:29.191-04:00Beating the Trials
Beating
the Trials
Intro.:
Lord
of the compost heapyou take garbageand turn it
intosoil good soilfor seeds to rootand growwith
wildest increaseflowers to bloomwith brilliant beauty.
Take all the
garbageof my lifeLord of the compost heapturn it
intosoil good soiland then plant seedsto bring
forthfruit and beautyin profusion—Joseph
Baylyi
I
don't know weather Joseph Bayly was Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-65806457968181732802012-07-30T00:36:00.001-04:002012-07-30T00:37:02.563-04:00The Church - Christ's Body
The Church – Christ's Body
Intro.: What comes to mind when you think of the church.
T.S. During the next few minutes, I want to spend time thinking about this thing we call church. Let me make three observations.
The Church begins with Jesus Christ.
There are three of Paul's letters that I have learned to really appreciate.
The first is Paul's letter to the Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-86516077469949122792012-07-23T23:40:00.000-04:002012-07-23T23:49:53.910-04:00Salvation's Gift
Salvation's Gift
Intro.: Let's play a game.
If I
am playing Monopoly and I role the dice, what do I need to do?
If I
am sitting at a traffic light and it turns green, what do I need to
do?
If
Sandra takes the time to cook a hamburger with all the fixin's for
dinner, what do I need to do?
Last
week we looked at the beginning of sin – I want to spend today
talking about whatPastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-78127262345044256202012-07-23T23:30:00.001-04:002012-07-23T23:31:28.706-04:00Man Stumbles
Man Stumbles
Intro.: Sin -
It has been variously defined as:
A known violation of a known will of God
Any violation of God's holiness
Any violation of a religious or moral law
I am not going to try and define sin today – infact, my church did not define it until just this summer. We have existed for over 100 years, understanding what sin is, but Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-29706472769626058162012-07-10T00:32:00.000-04:002012-07-10T00:32:09.419-04:00God Made Us!
God Made Us!
Intro.: Who made it?
We will start with a test – who made these items?
Paper?
Key Chain?
CD?
I don't know either – so it was sort of an unfair question.
But we do know who made this world in which we live.
I want to take that thought one step further today.
Read: Genesis 1:26-2:25
Pray
Trans: Last week we spoke about creation in general
Today we Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-57035982476845767172012-07-09T23:54:00.000-04:002012-07-09T23:54:03.730-04:00If God Created ....
If God Created ...
Intro.: Beginnings – It is a week of beginnings.
Sunday
is the first day of the week
July
1st is the first day of the month
July
4th is the day we celebrate the beginning of our country.
So
today, I am beginning a series on the “beginnings” that define
our faith.
Read:
Genesis 1:1-2:3
Pray
Trans: Over the next few weeks, we will look at a
Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693927.post-86170047038476202422012-07-09T23:26:00.001-04:002012-07-09T23:44:31.761-04:00Creation Responsive Reading
Genesis
1:1–2:3
(ESV)
Leader In
the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was without form and void,
and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was
hovering over the face of the waters.
People And
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
And God saw that the light was good.
And God separated the light from the darkness.
God Pastor Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919742738467914485noreply@blogger.com0