Weekly sermons from Alpha United Methodist Church in Bloomingdale, Georiga.
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community, located in Shoreview, Minnesota. Most of what you will hear are the Sunday morning messages. Peace is a community that is reconciling and growing FOR EVERYONE.
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Avondale UMC is a welcoming congregation in the heart of the Birmingham, Alabama, community of Avondale. We are committed to loving and serving God and to deepening connections with God, each other, and our local community. No matter who you are, where you come from, how much you have, or who you love, Avondale UMC welcomes and affirms everyone who wishes to grow in their faith in Jesus Christ and to serve alongside us. Our pastor, the Rev. Malinda Weaver, shares a weekly sermon from the Bib ...
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This podcast features sermons and sermonettes from Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church. Mt. Sinai is a church on a hill in Hazlehurst, MS, and we strive to practice the love of Christ. We pray that you hear something on this podcast that helps you grow and is worth sharing with others to help us grow. Thanks for listening, and God bless. Richard L. Scott, Pastor
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Peace with Justice Sunday enables The United Methodist Church to have a voice in advocating for peace and justice through a broad spectrum of global programs. The special offering benefits peace with justice ministries in the annual conference and through the General Board of Church and Society. To support this Special Sunday, give generously today at www.umcgiving.org/pwjs
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Podcasts are from the 9 am service at Centenary Methodist Church in Danville, Kentucky.
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Off-Season Workouts | Engaging the Sacred Pathways
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This summer at Peace we will focus on spiritual training. Like our physical bodies need exercise and proper nutrition, our spiritual lives need to be built up. The Apostle Paul talks about training to win the race (1 Corinthians 9:24-27). What does it mean to win? How do we train? How should we run? Pastor and author, Gary Thomas, wrote a book call…
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Cursing The Fig Tree | Lessons in the Leaves | PLUS: Confirmation and Celebrating Laura
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Lessons in the Leaves | In this final sermon of our series: Lessons in the Leaves, we dive into the story of Jesus cursing the fig tree. Why does Jesus do this? It seems like such an odd thing for him to do. Is there a lesson he was teaching people in that moment? Could that lesson still resonate with us today? In addition, this was CONFIRMATION SU…
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Lampstand Witness Trees | Lessons in the Leaves | And a Mother's Day Reading
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Lessons in the Leaves | Did you know the Bible begins and ends with people around the Tree of Life? Did you know that both Jesus and Jonah cursed a fig tree? Did you know that Ezekiel uses the word ‘tree’ 31 times?! As the spring starts to warm up and we find ourselves spending more time outside, let’s see what we can learn from the leaves. This ep…
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Lessons in the Leaves | Did you know the Bible begins and ends with people around the Tree of Life? Did you know that both Jesus and Jonah cursed a fig tree? Did you know that Ezekiel uses the word ‘tree’ 31 times?! As the spring starts to warm up and we find ourselves spending more time outside, let’s see what we can learn from the leaves. _____ T…
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The Tamarisk Tree | Lessons in the Leaves
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Lessons in the Leaves | Did you know the Bible begins and ends with people around the Tree of Life? Did you know that both Jesus and Jonah cursed a fig tree? Did you know that Ezekiel uses the word ‘tree’ 31 times?! As the spring starts to warm up and we find ourselves spending more time outside, let’s see what we can learn from the leaves. _____ T…
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Lessons in the Leaves | Did you know the Bible begins and ends with people around the Tree of Life? Did you know that both Jesus and Jonah cursed a fig tree? Did you know that Ezekiel uses the word ‘tree’ 31 times?! As the spring starts to warm up and we find ourselves spending more time outside, let’s see what we can learn from the leaves. _____ T…
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Lessons in the Leaves | Did you know the Bible begins and ends with people around the Tree of Life? Did you know that both Jesus and Jonah cursed a fig tree? Did you know that Ezekiel uses the word ‘tree’ 31 times?! As the spring starts to warm up and we find ourselves spending more time outside, let’s see what we can learn from the leaves. _____ T…
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Lessons in the Leaves | Did you know the Bible begins and ends with people around the Tree of Life? Did you know that both Jesus and Jonah cursed a fig tree? Did you know that Ezekiel uses the word ‘tree’ 31 times?! As the spring starts to warm up and we find ourselves spending more time outside, let’s see what we can learn from the leaves. _____ T…
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The Table | Throughout the Bible, God invites people to the table. The earth itself is the original altar. There is something so powerful about the Divine and the human being brought together around a table. During the Lenten season, we will explore the various tables that people have been invited to. Through these stories, may we will discover whe…
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This special episode features the 6 readings that were presented on Good Friday at Peace. They trace the journey of Christ from the Upper Room on Thursday night, into the Garden of Gethsemane, on trial before the High Priest, and through the cross.By Peace UMC
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The Table | Throughout the Bible, God invites people to the table. The earth itself is the original altar. There is something so powerful about the Divine and the human being brought together around a table. During the Lenten season, we will explore the various tables that people have been invited to. Through these stories, may we will discover whe…
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The Table | Throughout the Bible, God invites people to the table. The earth itself is the original altar. There is something so powerful about the Divine and the human being brought together around a table. During the Lenten season, we will explore the various tables that people have been invited to. Through these stories, may we will discover whe…
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The Sinner's Table: Open to All | The Table: Pt 4
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The Table | Throughout the Bible, God invites people to the table. The earth itself is the original altar. There is something so powerful about the Divine and the human being brought together around a table. During the Lenten season, we will explore the various tables that people have been invited to. Through these stories, may we will discover whe…
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The Table | Throughout the Bible, God invites people to the table. The earth itself is the original altar. There is something so powerful about the Divine and the human being brought together around a table. During the Lenten season, we will explore the various tables that people have been invited to. Through these stories, may we will discover whe…
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The GREAT Woman's Table | The Table: Pt 2
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The Table | Throughout the Bible, God invites people to the table. The earth itself is the original altar. There is something so powerful about the Divine and the human being brought together around a table. During the Lenten season, we will explore the various tables that people have been invited to. Through these stories, may we will discover whe…
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The Table | Throughout the Bible, God invites people to the table. The earth itself is the original altar. There is something so powerful about the Divine and the human being brought together around a table. During the Lenten season, we will explore the various tables that people have been invited to. Through these stories, may we will discover whe…
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The Lord's Prayer is one of those special passages of Scripture. It's arguably the most memorized portion of the Bible, while also being one of the most scrutinized. The first line of the prayer has been a point of tension and a recitation of comfort. Often in the first century, disciples would ask a Rabbi how to pray. Not because they didn't know …
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The Lord's Prayer is one of those special passages of Scripture. It's arguably the most memorized portion of the Bible, while also being one of the most scrutinized. The first line of the prayer has been a point of tension and a recitation of comfort. Often in the first century, disciples would ask a Rabbi how to pray. Not because they didn't know …
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The Lord's Prayer is one of those special passages of Scripture. It's arguably the most memorized portion of the Bible, while also being one of the most scrutinized. The first line of the prayer has been a point of tension and a recitation of comfort. Often in the first century, disciples would ask a Rabbi how to pray. Not because they didn't know …
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The Prayer | The Direction Is Down, Not Up | Pt 3
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The Lord's Prayer is one of those special passages of Scripture. It's arguably the most memorized portion of the Bible, while also being one of the most scrutinized. The first line of the prayer has been a point of tension and a recitation of comfort. Often in the first century, disciples would ask a Rabbi how to pray. Not because they didn't know …
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The Lord's Prayer is one of those special passages of Scripture. It's arguably the most memorized portion of the Bible, while also being one of the most scrutinized. The first line of the prayer has been a point of tension and a recitation of comfort. Often in the first century, disciples would ask a Rabbi how to pray. Not because they didn't know …
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The Prayer | Running the Household | Pt 1
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The Lord's Prayer is one of those special passages of Scripture. It's arguably the most memorized portion of the Bible, while also being one of the most scrutinized. The first line of the prayer has been a point of tension and a recitation of comfort. Often in the first century, disciples would ask a Rabbi how to pray. Not because they didn't know …
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New Beginnings | New Expectations The New Year offers a fresh start. But what if our fresh start isn't a quest to return to some former version of ourselves that we long for, but instead should be filled with new expectations, a new trajectory for who we are. Mary and Joseph knew that Jesus was the long awaited Messiah, the Christ. But instead of r…
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The Celebration of What Is | An Advent of Care
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AN ADVENT OF CARE The holidays are busy. Expectations are high. And our anxiety and stress can become overwhelming. So let’s find some ways to care for ourselves this Advent season. We will take a unique look into the birth of Jesus by examining how it may have impacted Mary and Joseph, and how God responded to their complex circumstances. There ma…
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The Letting Go of Everyone’s Expectations | An Advent of Care
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AN ADVENT OF CARE The holidays are busy. Expectations are high. And our anxiety and stress can become overwhelming. So let’s find some ways to care for ourselves this Advent season. We will take a unique look into the birth of Jesus by examining how it may have impacted Mary and Joseph, and how God responded to their complex circumstances. There ma…
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The Practice of Getting Up for Another Day | An Advent of Care
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AN ADVENT OF CARE The holidays are busy. Expectations are high. And our anxiety and stress can become overwhelming. So let’s find some ways to care for ourselves this Advent season. We will take a unique look into the birth of Jesus by examining how it may have impacted Mary and Joseph, and how God responded to their complex circumstances. There ma…
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More than a building. More than a religion. More than potlucks and Christmas pageants. Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls. October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25) November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6) November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5) November 17 | C…
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More than a building. More than a religion. More than potlucks and Christmas pageants. Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls. October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25) November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6) November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5) November 17 | C…
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More than a building. More than a religion. More than potlucks and Christmas pageants. Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls. October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25) November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6) November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5) November 17 | C…
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More than a building. More than a religion. More than potlucks and Christmas pageants. Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls. October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25) November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6) November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5) November 17 | C…
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Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of ho…
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Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of ho…
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Law, Rules, Codes, and Community | Retrace | Pt 3
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Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of ho…
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Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of ho…
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Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of ho…
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The Road to Kingdom Come | The Music That Made Us
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ In this final part of our Summer Series called The Music That Made Us, Dave Tidball leads us on a musical journey. Through song and…
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An Interview with John Kerns | The Music That Made Us
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As we near the conclusion of our series on The Music That Made Us, we sat down with John Kerns to discuss how he got his start in music, why music and faith are so powerfully linked, and what the future of music in the church might look like. Enjoy this expansive and thoughtful interview!By Peace UMC
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Think On These Things | The Music That Made Us
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ Thankful by Joe Cocker is a simple song about gratitude for the simple things in life like taking a breath in the morning, and the …
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Like A Mustard Seed | The Music That Made Us
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ Fields of Gold by Sting is a beautiful song about a couple that grows old together; and as their time is coming to a close, they ho…
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Where You Invest Your Love, You Invest Your Life | The Music That Made Us
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ Awake My Soul by the band Mumford and Sons begs the question, how can we keep our faith when all the rules of our religion have see…
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ Here Am I Lord is a well-known hymn based on Isaiah 6.8. It's about calling, hearing God's invitation for good work. But in order t…
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ Thank God I Do by Lauren Daigle, is a song about identity, a song about being known. Often in life we can get knocked down or thing…
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A Place At The Table | The Music That Made Us
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ A Place At The Table by Shirley Erena Murray, is a modern day hymn about the expanding and growing table of Christ that is offered …
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Generations of __________ | The Music That Made Us
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ Cat's In The Cradle: Harry Chapin said that he stole a few of the lyrics from his wife and that the song is dedicated to his son Jo…
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All You Need Is Love | The Music That Made Us
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ All You Need Is Love: There are too many Beatles songs that we could have chosen...so we did 4! Help | With A Little Help From My F…
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Acts 3:17-2 (NRSVUE) 17 “And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 In this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah[a] would suffer. 19 Repent, therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out, 20 so that times of refreshing may come from the …
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Galatians 2:11-14 (NRSVUE) Paul Rebukes Peter at Antioch 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood self-condemned, 12 for until certain people came from James, he used to eat with the gentiles. But after they came, he drew back and kept himself separate for fear of the circumcision faction. 13 And the other Jews…
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A Cold & Broken Hallelujah | The Music That Made Us
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What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us. ___ A Cold & Broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen wrote a haunting, beautiful, and deeply meaningful song called ‘Hallelujah’. It’s been co…
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Acts 2: 1-41 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit an…
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An Interconnected Network of Love | Out of the Box and Outside the Lines | Pt 6
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Every beginning comes from chaos. And then God brings order, an invitation to tend and guard the good. But humanity is quick to take that good order of tending and guarding and move to control. A control that often only benefits a few. In these moments, we often see God thinking out of the box and coloring outside the lines. We see God moving towar…
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