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What does "Israel" mean? Bible Scholars respond to the Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson debate
Is the meaning of “Israel” obvious? That question was hotly debated recently by Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson. In this Theology...
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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
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5393909/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fhis-presence-our-salvatio...

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
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5312367/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fsaved-all-the-way-phil-21...

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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