Grow Deeper

We have a choice to make, really it is a choice that we make everyday whether we realize it or not. We can look back, or we can look forward. In this story we see Lot's wife make her choice, and it doesn't end well for her. What choice will you make?

Sermon Scripture Text: Genesis 19:23-26

"Lot's Wife" – S03E69 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#lotswife #choices #kingdomtide

The story of Saul becoming Paul on the road to Damascus is the only time we hear about Ananias in the Bible. Jesus comes to him in a dream and tells him to go to Saul, talk to him, heal him, and baptise him. This is the same Saul who has been persecuting Christians. Ananias follows his call with faith and courage, and helps transform Saul into Paul - the most important leader in the growth of the early church.

Sermon Scripture Text: Acts 9:10-19

"Be an Ananias" – S03E68 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#BeAnAnanias #kingdomtide #saul #paul

The bleeding woman might be nameless, but her story plays an important role in allowing us to see Christ's healing power and compassion. She reaches out to Jesus, trusting that he can heal her, that he can make her whole. Are we doing the same?

Sermon Scripture Text: Mark 5:25-34

"Nameless: The Bleeding Woman" – S03E67 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#nameless #bleedingwoman #kingdomtide

We all know how overwhelming life and the world around us can be. It's easy to become immersed in narratives of desolation and hopelessness. But just as it did for the early church, the good news of the Kingdom of God interrupts these narratives to remind us that God is with us pointing us to a better story. Tune in to be encouraged by a message on how the good news is just as good as ever!

Sermon Scripture Text: Romans 10:5-15

"The Feet of Those Who Bring Good News" – S03E66 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#TheFeetOfThoseWhoBringGoodNews #kingdomtide

No matter where you find yourself in life this week, this text has the ability to meet you exactly where you are. Join us as we allow the compassion of Christ to fill our cups and send us out to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

Sermon Scripture Text: Matthew 14:13-21

"Compassion of Christ" – S03E65 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#CompassionOfChrist #kingdomtide

Our testimony is when we tell others of the ways and the times that God has touched our lives and made his presence know to us. One of the things that happens when we become followers of Christ is that we discover his willingness to give us another chance. Sharing how God has given us new opportunities to try again and do better is a powerful testimony of our faith. Telling our stories is an important way for all of us to uplift one another and draw people into a relationship with Jesus.

Sermon Scripture Text: 1 John 1:1-4

"My Testimony" – S03E64 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#testimony #kingdomtide

Our Scripture for today is an indictment from Jesus to the Pharisees. The temptation is going to be to stand back and wag our finger at those who Jesus seems to be speaking to, but if we are honest Jesus is just as much speaking directly to us. Are we whitewashed tombs?

Sermon Scripture Text: Matthew 23:27-28

"Whitewashed Tombs" – S03E63 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#WhitewashedTombs #kingdomtide

There are times that we find ourselves at a loss, not knowing what to say. Scripture tells us that the Holy Spirit steps in and prays for us when there are no words. When we don't know, God is with us. When we are searching for words, God is with us.

Sermon Scripture Text: Romans 8:26-35; 37-39

"On Not Knowing... and Knowing" – S03E62 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#NotKnowingAndKnowing #kingdomtide

Has the storm around you become the storm within you? That is the question we will ask as we read the story of Jesus asleep on the boat in the midst of a storm. Might we be a people who trust Christ to calm the storms of our life.

Sermon Scripture Text: Mark 4:35-41

"Crawling Into Bed" – S03E61 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#CrawlingIntoBed #habits #kingdomtide

Sometimes a holy place can be easy to miss because they are not always ornate and set apart. Ordinary and unassuming places become Holy when God shows up. God shows up in our world all the time and we need to pay attention so we can see the holy moments he is creating all around us.

Sermon Scripture Text: Genesis 28:10-19a

"Climbing a Ladder" – S03E60 of Grow Deeper: A Bluff Park UMC Podcast

Welcome to the Grow Deeper podcast. We’re pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama. Each week we share our Sunday sermons, and occasion guest preachers, on the podcast to inspire and encourage you to grow in faith and in life. We're glad you've joined us on this journey.

#ClimbingALadder #kingdomtide