Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. This is our last episode of the Gary Church Podcast and we want to thank all our subscribers and listeners over the last 4 years. We began this ministry as a way to reach out to folks during COVID. As our weekly live-streaming services have taken root and grown (which can be found at www.garychurch.org), the need for this podcast has ended. We want to especially thank Tony Venezia and Deb Evans for all their hard work on this project, as well as those generous donors who funded the ministry, but would rather not be named. We thought it fitting to end with the glory of the resurrection, our true end as Christians! May those who have not discovered him yet come to find Christ as Lord and Savior through these episodes, and those who follow Christ already be strengthened in their faith.

This is the scripture and sermon from March 31, 2024- the First Sunday of Easter . . . Resurrection of the Lord Sunday!  Our scripture is read by Cindy Plate (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Chris Pierson is entitled "Whom Are You Looking For?" (02:44). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

•  John 20:1-18 
• Revised Common Lectionary

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from March 24, 2024- the Sixth Sunday of Lent . . . Palm Sunday!  Our scripture is read by Harry Chase (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Daniel Cochran is entitled "Hosanna" (04:18). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

• Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
• Mark 11:1-11
• Revised Common Lectionary

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from March 27, 2024- the Fifth Sunday of Lent!  Our scripture is read by Greg Perisho (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Chris Pierson is entitled "Whoever Serves Me Must Follow Me" (02:02). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

•  John 12:20-33 
• Revised Common Lectionary

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from March 10, 2024- the Fourth Sunday of Lent!  Our scripture is read by Elaine McCluskey (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Chris Pierson is entitled "The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up" (01:58). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

•  John 3:14-21 
• Revised Common Lectionary

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from March 3, 2024- the Third Sunday of Lent!  Our scripture is read by Bonnie Wheaton (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Daniel Cochran is entitled "He Drove All of Them Out of the Temple" (01:41). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

• John 2:13-22
• Revised Common Lectionary

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from February 25, 2024- the Second Sunday of Lent!  Our scripture is read by Bob Barnes (00:05) and the sermon by Pastor Carey Williams Bebar is entitled "If Any Wish to Come After Me" (01:54). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

• Mark 8:31-38
• Revised Common Lectionary

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from February 18, 2024- the First Sunday of Lent!  Our scripture is read by Greg Perisho (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Daniel Cochran is entitled "Tempted By Satan" (01:41). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

• Mark 1:9-20
• Revised Common Lectionary

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and message from February 11, 2024- "There's A Stirrin' In The Water"!  Our scripture is read by Rev. Steve Conger (00:05) and the message is brought by the Festival Choir (Gary United Methodist Church Chancel Choir and 1st Presbyterian Church Wheaton Choirs, and members of the community) and entitled "There's A Stirrin' in the Water" (01:46). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

• John 5:1-9
• Revised Common Lectionary

"There’s a Stirrin’ in the Water"
a celebration of African American spirituals
by Charles Myricks, Jr. and Jesse Ayers

Festival Choir and Orchestra
Dr. Alonza Lawrence, baritone
Jennifer Whiting, conductor

Featuring African American spirituals

• Steal Away
• Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child
• Deep River
• God’s Gonna Set This World on Fire
• I Am Determined to Walk with Jesus
• Ain’t Got Time to Die

Instrumental quotations:
Go Down Moses, Keep Your Hand on the Plow, Give Me Jesus,
and Symphony No. 9, From the New World, Antonin Dvorak

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from February 4, 2024!  Our scripture is read by Nancy Turner (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Chris Pierson is entitled "Take Time to Be Holy" (01:41). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

• Mark 1:29-39
• Revised Common Lectionary

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from January 28, 2024!  Our scripture is read by Jill Grauman (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Daniel Cochran is entitled "Have You Come to Destroy Us" (02:08). At Gary Church our mission through Christ is to grow in joyful faith and serve all in love! 

• Deuteronomy 18:15-20
• Mark 1:21-28
• Revised Common Lectionary