South Roanoke United Methodist Church

South Roanoke United Methodist Church

2330 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Virginia 24014

Phone: (540) 344-4437
Fax: (540) 345-8041

 

ARCHIVED SERMONS 

DATE

   TITLE   SCRIPTURE

2003

    
Oct. 5  To Live is to Give  Acts 20:35; Mt. 6:24
Oct. 26  Never Far From Love  Ps 34:1-8; Mk. 10:46-52; Heb. 7:23-28
Nov. 2  It Happens When You Sing  Ps 146; Mk 12:28-34
Nov. 16  What I Have Learned about South Roanoke Church  Heb. 10:23-25; Mark 13:1-8
Nov. 23  God Is Enough  Joel 2:21-27; 1 Tim 2:1-7; Mt. 6:25-33
Nov. 30  "As Christ Cares, We Care" Part 1  Ps. 25:1-10; I Thes. 3:9-13
Dec. 7  "As Christ Cares, We Care" Part 2  Malachi 3:1-4; Phil 1:9-11; Luke 3:1-6
Dec. 21  He Who Comes, Comes Through You  Luck 1:46b-55; Luck 1:39-45

2004

    
Jan. 11  I Am Baptized!  Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 
Jan. 18  What Shall I Call You?  Isaiah 62:1-5
Jan. 25  Just Listen and Look  Neh 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Luck 4:14-21
Feb. 1  It’s Not What You Do but Who You Are  Jer. 1:4-10; 1 Cor. 13:1-13
Feb. 8  "Have You Seen God?"  Isaiah 6:1-8
Feb. 15  God Makes it So  Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; Luke 6:17-26
 Feb. 29  The Way of Blessing is Through the Desert  Luke 4:1-13
 Mar. 7  You Just Can’t Wait!  Gen. 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Luke 13:31-35
Mar. 14  My Doom!  Is. 55:1-9; 1 Cor. 10:1-13; Luck 13:1-9; Ps. 63:1-8
Mar. 21  Two Robes—Which One is Yours?  Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Apr. 11  Life on Mars? Life on Earth?  Acts 10:34-43; 1 Cor. 15:17-26; John 20:1-18
Apr. 25  Do You Love Me?  John 21:1-19
May 2  The Household of God  Eph. 2:19-22; John 14:27 
May 9  Keys to a Healthy Life: 1. Accept Differences   Acts 11:15-18; John 13:34-35
May 23   Keys to a Healthy Life: 2. Focus on Strength  Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53
May 30   Keys to a Healthy Life: 3. Focus on Mission  Acts 2:1-8; 12-21; Rom. 8:14-17; John 14:25-27
June 6  A Vision with Vitality  John 16:12-15
June 13  The Song of the Shepherd  Psalm 23; John 10:22-30
July 4  Freed for Freedom  Galatians 5:1, 13-25 
July 25  The Master Carpenter  Amos 7:7-17
Aug. 1  When God Comes to Visit  Luke 10:38-42
Aug. 8  You Go with God  Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Aug. 15  Spiritual Fire Hazard  Luke 12:49-56 
Aug. 22  Afraid and Fascinated  Hebrews 12:18-29
Aug. 29  Cracked Cisterns and Stars in Sidewalks  Jer. 2:4-13; Lk. 14:1, 7-14 
Sept. 5  Where is the Potter's House?  Jer. 18:1-11;Psalm139
Sept. 12  God’s Lost and Found  Luke 15:1-10
Sept. 26  Giving is Living  1 Timothy 6:6-19
Oct. 17  Persistent Prayer  Luke 18:1-18
Oct. 24  Stand far off, don't look up...  Joel 2:23-32; Luke 18:9-14 
Oct. 31  My name is Zaccheaus  Luke 19:1-10
Nov. 7  You Unbind Him!  John 11:1-44
Nov. 14  Don't underestimate what God can do  Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19;
 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Nov. 21  When Trouble Comes  Psalms 40:8-12;  Colossians 1: 8
Nov. 28  Are you peeking or hiding?  Is. 2:1-5; Rom. 13:11-14; Mt. 24:36-44
Dec. 19  Emmanuel: God is with us!  Isaiah 7:10-16, Matthew 1:18-25
Dec. 24  Santa Claus: the True Story  Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20

2005
Jan. 2  Covenant Renewal Sunday  Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12
Jan. 9  Remember Your Baptism and Be Thankful!  Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17
Jan. 16  What is Written of You?  Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42
Jan. 23  If You Had Just One Wish…  Psalm 27:1, 4-9; Mt. 4:12-23
Feb. 6  Series 1—Discipleship: A Reordered Life
          Right Where Jesus Can Touch You		  Matthew 17:1-9
Feb. 13  Series 2--Discipleship: A Reordered Life
          What Is It Like to Be A Child of God?		  Matthew 4:1-11 
Feb. 20  Series 3—Discipleship: A Reordered Life
          Becoming “Cross-Wise”		  I Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12
Feb. 27  Making Disciples 1: An Invitation to Life
          A Water Jar Left at the Well		  Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:5-42
Mar. 13  What Do You Say to Dead Bones?  Ezekiel 37:1-14 
Mar. 20  He Comes to Win  Mt. 21:1-11
Mar. 27  Flashpoint of History  John 20:1-18 
Apr. 3  Burning Hearts, Centered Lives  Luke 24:13-25
Apr. 10  We Believe in Love (1):
  - Amazing Grace before You Were Born		  Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5
Apr. 24  We Believe in Love (1 cont’d):
  - Amazing Grace Before You Were Born		  Gen. 1:27; Luke 12:22-24, 27-28, 31
May 1  We Believe in Love (2):
  - That makes it all right		  Romans 3:23, 5:1 
May 8  We Believe in Love (3):
  That Changes Your Heart Not Just Your Mind		  Acts 1:8; Luke 24:44-53 1:5
May 15  We Believe in Love (4) Without Losing your Head  Acts 2:1-21
May 22  We Believe in Love (5) That Never Lets You Go  Mt. 28:16-20
June 5  Be Merciful, Not Just Religious  Gen. 12:1-9; Mt. 9:9-13, 18-26
June 12  God Always Has the Last Laugh  Gen. 18:1-15; Mt. 10:1
June 19  Not Just the Same Old Song and Dance  Psalm 86:8-10
June 26  God Can Be Trusted; Can You?  Genesis 22:1-14 
July 3  If You Have the Will, God Has the Way  Romans 7:15-25a
July 10  Disciples Understand  Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
July 17  Never Out of Calling Distance  Genesis 28:10-19a; Ps. 139:1-12, 23-24; Matthew 13:24-43
July 24  Give Love a Chance  Psalm 105; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
July 31  Hang On…’Til You’re Blessed  Genesis 32:22-31
Aug. 7  God Can Use Sin to Save  Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Matthew 14:22-33
Sept. 11  Hidden Treasure for Your Soul  Exodus 14:19-31; 15:1b-11, 20-21
Sept. 25  Extreme Home Makeover 1
  - It’s Time to Renovate!		  Exodus 17:1-17; Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Philippians 2:1-13
Oct. 2  Extreme Home Makeover 2
 - Build to God’s Specifications		  Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Mt. 5:1-11 
Oct. 9  Extreme Home Makeover 3
 - Lifetime Home Maintenance		  Exodus 32:1-14; Phil. 4:1-9
Oct. 23  Prosper the Work of our Hands!  Psalm 90; Matthew 22:34 -46
Oct. 30  Step into the Promise!  Joshua 3:1-4a, 7-17; Matthew 5:1-12
Nov. 6   Are You Ready?  Matthew 25:1-13
Nov. 20  Never Left Out  Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Matthew 25:31-46
Nov. 27  Desperate for an Advent of God  Isaiah 63:16-64:8
Dec. 4  God Is Still Coming!  Isaiah 40:1-11
Dec. 11  Where is this Place Called Bethany?  Jn. 1:6-8, 19-28
Dec. 18  Your Gift that’s Given Away  Luke 1:26-38