The waves that rock the boat are going to come for us. But as Jesus said to his disciples, “let us not be afraid.”

After all, if God is for us, who can be against us?

As Holy Week approaches, Jim focuses on a steady faith. He tells the story of Jesus asleep on the boat, and how we can learn to have faith that God’s protection is with us, even in the most difficult storms.

Luke 8:22-25

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Part two of our conversation, and it turns out there's almost nothing that Jim can't talk about for hours on end, and it's a fascinating ride. We start with "what's going to be happening at the church?" and end up at "is there a true limit on the universe?" in very short order.

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Our new interim pastor, Jim Welch, introduces himself to the church and dives right into the story of Elijah fleeing into the wilderness in fear.

There, God shows Elijah His awesome power - and shows him that he does not have to be afraid of what the world brings.

Likewise, Jim sees the same for our church - the need to have a chance for God to come and show us his limitless power, and to learn to trust a loving God who is watching out for us.

1 Kings 19:3-18

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“Look to the light.”

If you've been aware of what's been happening at First Methodist, you'll know: it's been a very topsy-turvy week. Here to hopefully settle some things down is interim pastor Jim Welch, who answers some questions and allows us to start getting to know him a little bit.

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Waiting On God: “Waiting On Hope and Confidence” - Bishop Scott J. Jones

As he looks at the story of Elijah teaching the King to pray and wait on God, Bishop Jones considers the properties of hope.

“Hope is not optimism.” And evil is powerful in the world. Bad things happen. Sometimes the world all around us seems dark. But God is at work in our world.

I Kings 18:41-48

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Amanda, Ken, Jordan, and Ben talk about some positive sides to how their ministry has changed over the course of Covid, while admitting that they've seen the church atrophy in some ways over the past two years.

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A listener talks about how a betrayal from a long time ago has left them unable to forgive the person who wronged them. The group talks about the difficulty of forgiveness, how to work towards reconciliation, and the things inside ourselves that keep us from moving forward.

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Some of the Scripture is about finding a way to humility. Ash Wednesday we got a taste of that.

“What God may be waiting for is a faith response on our part.”

Sometimes we need to have these conversations on God’s timetable than our own.

Exodus 2:23-25; 32:1-6

A member comes from a faith tradition that doesn't allow for female clergy, so they're asking whether there should be pastors who are women or not. Jordan and Amanda talk about female preaching and leadership in the Bible, their journeys to get to where they are now, and some of the road bumps they've run into.

Oh, and if you're looking for the Instagram picture we're talking about, it's here.

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Kathrin is the Executive Director of Neighbors in Action.

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