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An Even More Excellent Way: A Response to Joel Green on the Bible in Global Methodism
Should Global Methodist doctrine define what Scripture is or describe what Scripture does? That's the question posed by Joel B. Green in a new Firebrand article that criticizes my defense of the statement "Scripture is without error in all it affirms," which is language included in the proposed Articles of Faith to be considered by the General Conference of the Global Methodist Church (GMC) later this year. Green's article came in the form of a response to my critique of an e
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Signs and Wonders: The Power of God in the Gospel of John
I’ve just finished a series of messages focused on the miracles of Jesus that appear in the Gospel of John. The miracles can be tough to...
Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: Body of Christ, Bread of Life @StMarkMobile #UMC
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5402610/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fbody-of-christ-bread-of-l...
Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: His Presence, Our Salvation #Advent #UMC @StMarkMobile
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Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: Generous God, Generous People @StMarkMobile #UMC
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5358533/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fgenerous-god-generous-peo...
Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: Fully Focused on the Finish #ChristianPerfection #UMC
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5338718/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Ffully-focused-on-the-fini...
Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: Christlike in Real Life @StMarkMobile #UMC
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5320402/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fchristlike-in-real-life-p...
Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: Saved All the Way @StMarkMobile #UMC #WesleyanAccent
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Matt O'Reilly
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New Podcast: Life Worth Living @StMarkMobile #UMC
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5303679/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Flife-worth-living%252F/in...
Matt O'Reilly
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New SermonCast: "Why Church?" #UMC
It’s a question that many regular churchgoers may never ask. Church, for a lot of us, is the default position. It’s just what you do. Why...
Matt O'Reilly
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New SermonCast: "First Things First" #UMC
Every organization that wants to be around and be effective for the long haul must, at some point, ask the question: What is the most...
Matt O'Reilly
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The Promise of Peace: Christmas in the Wake of Tragedy
When I began preparing my sermon for last Sunday on the topic of Christmas and the promise of peace, I didn’t know I would deliver it...
Matt O'Reilly
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Reading Mark: An Interpretive Key
I’ve been preaching through the Gospel of Mark for nearly seven months now, and I am repeatedly considering questions regarding the...
Matt O'Reilly
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From Submission to Supremacy: the Work of Christ in 1 Peter
1 Peter 3:18-22 is one of the most obscure and difficult texts in all of scripture. When did Christ preach to the spirits in prison? ...
Matt O'Reilly
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The Sorrow of Sin and the Hope of Reconciliation – A Sermon for Ash Wednesday
Psalm 51 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:2 King David had been called a man after God’s own heart. He had known God’s protection, God’s kindness,...
Matt O'Reilly
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