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Bret Hammond

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Religion & Spirituality
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Bret Hammond is the Spiritual Formation Pastor at South Side Christian Church in Springfield, Illinois. This podcast is a collection of his sermons.
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Famous Last Words: Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit

"Into your hands I commit my spirit." This was more than just Jesus' last words on the cross. It was the bedtime prayer of the Jewish people. For centuries it was the last words on their lips before they fell asleep. For centuries they hoped it would be the last words on their lips before they died. These words were lovingly and carefully sown into Jesus' heart. It makes me wonder, what are we sowing into our hearts? What words do we use to prepare ourselves for those most horrible moments?

Mar 29, 2015•33 min

Famous Last Words: My God, My God, Why have You Forsaken Me?

What would it take? That's the question I've been asking myself this week. From time to time our kids disappoint us. We are at times upset about their choices. But as disappointed as we can be we would never abandon our children . . . would we? And yet God the Father did exactly that. Jesus cried out those words, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" because for the first time in all eternity he was truly alone.

Mar 22, 2015•27 min

Father Forgive Them

"Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." These may be the most personal and the most difficult words Jesus spoke while on the cross.

Feb 22, 2015•24 min

7 Bad Examples: The Baal of Peor

"Character doesn't matter" became a catchphrase during a political campaign a few decades ago. We can debate the value of character in politics all we want, but does our character speak to how we value our faith? Does it say anything about who we belong to?

Feb 08, 2015•35 min

7 Bad Examples: The Bronze Serpent

Once again, the children of Israel screwed up. But just admitting you screwed up doesn't save you. Salvation comes when you look to Jesus.

Feb 01, 2015•31 min

7 Bad Examples: Grumbling

If there's one thing we love to complain about it's complainers. In 1 Corinthians 10 among all those bad examples in the Bible we find the warning not to "grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer." The problem isn't just the grumbling, though. It's where the grumbling comes from and what it points us towards.

Jan 25, 2015•25 min

7 Bad Examples: Nadab and Abihu

"Our God is a consuming fire." The question isn't, "Will we get burned?" The question is, "What of us will get burned?"

Jan 18, 2015•29 min

7 Bad Examples: The Golden Calf

Say the name "Titanic" and the imagery is instantly that of catastrophe. Mention the Space Shuttle Challenger and the next word in your mind is "disaster." Say "golden calf" and you immediately recognize disobedience, idolatry and sin.

Jan 11, 2015•27 min

Gather, Grow, Serve

We're ready to put a cap on 2014. It's been a year of joy and sorrow, of celebration and mourning. Most of all, though, it's been a year of devotion to God and he has blessed us in some amazing ways.

Dec 28, 2014•30 min

Peace Within Ourselves

If "peace on earth" means anything it has to mean something within us. It has to mean something to those circumstances that are completely out of our control. It has to mean something to our relationships and our worries. "Peace on earth" needs to address our hearts and our heads.

Dec 21, 2014•29 min

He is Our Peace

Jesus is more than "The Reason for the Season" he is the reason for our peace. In face, the Bible says, "He himself IS our peace." Before "peace on earth" means anything to nations at war it needs to mean something to relationships in conflict. It has to mean something to the hurts we carry and the hurts we inflict on each other.

Dec 14, 2014•23 min

The Christmas Truce - Luke 2:1-14

You can have Christmas without Santa. You can have Christmas without snow. You can have it without packages and lights and all of those things we fill the holiday with. But you can't have Christmas without peace. At the heart of the Christmas story is God's one and only son . . . and His one and only offer of peace.

Dec 07, 2014•29 min

Give Thanks . . . always?

"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you." It comes down to two choices: we can allow our lives to be ruled by circumstances or God's will. The one we choose will change how we see everything.

Nov 23, 2014•29 min

Abounding in Thanksgiving

We celebrate Thanksgiving as a holiday and recite lists of things we're thankful for as an encouragement, but the Bible says we are to be ABOUNDING in thanksgiving. That's a very different thing. What does that look like and where does it come from?

Nov 09, 2014•28 min

Teach Us to Number Our Days

Statistics tell us that sixteen percent of all Christians have had thoughts of suicide. That’s a lot of people with lives built on the greatest foundation of hope who still find themselves feeling very hopeless. And it leaves a lot more of us hurt, confused and wondering what we could have done. In this message I have a few very personal thoughts to share about suicide. Also, as we wrap up our series on death, Kay Wheeler, a hospice nurse, shares a little about her work.

Oct 26, 2014•42 min

Time and Eternity

Solomon in his book of Ecclesiastes identifies the seasons of our lives. Some are painful, like “a time to weep.” Others are filled with such joy that they can only be called “a time to dance.” Solomon doesn’t say we get to pick which seasons we want, though. They just come and go. How we live through them is what makes the difference.

Oct 19, 2014•38 min

Death, By Any Other Name

Paul looks ahead to his own death and uses several euphemisms to express the truth of his own earthly end. What do these phrases teach us as we consider our own deaths? This sermon begins with a short talk on the importance of funeral pre-planning from Jerrald Bennett.

Oct 12, 2014•38 min

The Problem with Death

This week we start off a series of messages on death. In addition to the sermon we also have a practical presentation on the importance of Power of Attorney for Health Care and Living Wills presented by Maryetta Webb.

Oct 05, 2014•27 min

Communion

Every week we remember the sacrifice Jesus made as we come around the table for communion. But we need to ask ourselves, "Is it just about the cup and loaf or is there something more I need to bring to this table?"

Sep 28, 2014•27 min

Why Do We Baptize?

When we ask the question, "Why do we do it like that" we realize we must ask about baptism. Why do we put such emphasis on this defining act of God's grace?

Sep 21, 2014•29 min
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