It's Homecoming at Reeps Grove Today! Let's dream what God can do for this church!

The Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

The Song: A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman

The Inspiration:

-Jacques Derrida - Rogues : Two Essays On Reason

-Richard Allen - The Life, Experience, and Gospel Labours of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen.

-John Wesley (Inspired - The Covenant Prayer in The Wesleyan Tradition)

-Russ Richey: Connectionalism: Historical Essays

It's Homecoming at Macedonia! This sermon focuses on the realities of memory and how those memories can matter for the future of the church.

The Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-10

The Song: Red Shoes by Dolly Parton

The inspirations:

Jacques Derrida Rogues

Julia Kristeva This Incredible Need to Believe

Yolanda Smith Reclaiming the Spirituals

This week we discuss how the church is one using the talents of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.

The Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

The Song: We are One - The Electric Mayhem

The Influences:

John Wesley - Sermon 39: The Catholic Spirit

John Wesley - Sermon 43: The Scripture Way of Salvation

Julia Kristeva - Strangers to Ourselves

Millard Fuller - The Theology of The Hammer

Sharon Welch - The Feminist Ethic of Risk

This week we look at how the church is here to help us get through life by remembering we are not alone, we have Christ and each other.

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Song: Prince: Let's Go Crazy

Some sources I use:

Tex Sample, Blue-collar Ministry: Facing Economic and Social Realities of Working PeopleWilliam R. Herzog, II: Parables as Subversive Speech

William R Herzog, II: Jesus: Prophet and Teacher

Giorgio Agamben: Nudities

This is the first sermon in my series on Mixtape Church: The Church Helps us Deal with Dying.

The Notes:

The Scripture: First Thessalonians 4:13-18

The Song: Emily Scott Robinson "Overalls"

John Wesley is influenced by Jeremy Taylor's The Rules and Exercises for Holy Living and Holy Dying

Helpful here are John Wesley's Sermons, including Sermon 58 "On Predistination" §10, Sermon 120 (127 in modern editions) "On the Wedding Garment" §6For my interpretation of Paul's writing, I rely heavily on Beverly Roberts Gaventa

Theological Considerations from: Jean-Luc Nancy Dis-Enclosure: The Deconstruction of Christianity I, Jean Luc Nancy: Adoration: The Deconstruction of Christianity II. and Jacques Derrida, The Gift of Death