Tag: Christian living

• Beginning a Disciplined Life

  “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “If you could change anything anything about yourself, what would it be?” These are questions we all get asked, or we ask ourselves. These are good questions, but I think a better question would be “how much are you willing to do/change to achieve the […]

  Ryan Stratton

  11/23/2022

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• Asking the Right Question

  We have all been at crossroads and have to figure out which path to take that will be the best for your life. Some of the questions we ask are, “Which way does God want me to go?”, “How do I know if I make the right choice?”, “What is the best option for me […]

  Ryan Stratton

  11/06/2020

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• A Whole New World

  If this was only as good as it will get, then we are missing out on something greater than ourselves. Part of the issue is that we tend to focus on the viewpoint of our own perspective (which is clouded by our upbringing, our own culture, our race, our position in society, etc.).

  Ryan Stratton

  08/09/2019

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• Being Known

  

  Read Acts 9:32-43 here. What would you like to be known for? This is something I believe we all think about more than we care to admit. Now, I’m not talking about how we want to be remembered after was pass away and move on to life eternal. I’m talking about here and now. How […]

  Ryan Stratton

  07/14/2017

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• SENT OUT with Identity

  

  This week, we began a 5 part series in worship called “SENT OUT.” Jesus does not call us to live comfortable lives, be comfortable in our worship, or expect everything to go just right simply because we follow him. He calls us to go out into our communities and out into the world to follow […]

  Ryan Stratton

  01/10/2017

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• Renewal

  Happy New Year to everyone! I pray this is the start of an incredible year for you. It is easy to go into a new year and keep it business as usual. After all, we have our own schedules, our own ideas, our own tasks, and habits that we have to keep doing, right? Yes and […]

  Ryan Stratton

  01/03/2017

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• Sinners, Outcasts & the Poor

  Buda United Methodist Church Saturday Evening Worship 11/29/14 Live Stream link for message (Saturdays 6:00pm CST) http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ciZIUF3EndU Youth Director, Ryan Stratton delivers this message on SINNERS, OUTCASTS & THE POOR. How Jesus lived his life by welcoming the sinners, the outcast and the poor is the example he’s asking us to live by today. Jesus […]

  Ryan Stratton

  11/29/2014

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