Psalm 100 and Praying with Observation

Calling: Are You Listening?

Welcome to our Monday Morning Podcast!  In this episode, Pastor Jo Ellen shares a little bit about our upcoming series.  Each of us receive a call from God, how do you answer this call?

Connected In Joy

Welcome to our Sunday Sermon Podcast!  Today, things were a little different from a regular Sunday.  Our Annual Conference finished this weekend and Pastors Matt and Jo Ellen along with a laity member, Michelle, share about their experiences during conference. They ask, are you watching for God's joy?  Will you share your joy?

Psalm 100 and Praying with Observation

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast!  In this episode, Pastor Matt invites us to pray Psalm 100 with observation. Praise does not spring from a delusion that things are better than they are, but rather from the human capacity for joy.  Are our prayer definitions too small if we think we can only pray one way?

Equipping Us For Witness

Welcome to our Sunday Sermon podcast!  In this sermon, Pastor Matt invites us to ponder these questions: * There is a significantly mystical quality to how scripture and we speak of the Holy Spirit. Does this mysticism bring you freedom, frustration, joy, or something else? Why? * How far, or in whom, does the Holy Spirit’s work and presence go, do you believe? Why do you believe this? * What is a gift the Holy Spirit has given you for the good of all?

Psalm 46

Welcome to our Monday Morning podcast!  In this episode, Pastor Matt reads through Psalm 46 and invites us to ponder a few questions.  When have we experienced God being a present help in times of trouble?  When have we experienced times of trouble and felt like God was not our refuge or strength?  In what ways does God end violence through Jesus?  In what ways might God through Jesus call us to end violence in ways Jesus did? Extra resource: United Methodist Social Principles: The Political Community [https://www.umc.org/en/content/social-principles-the-political-community]