Grow Deeper

After his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples several times. Even though they knew him well, they usually didn't recognize him at first until he called them by name. Sometimes Jesus resurrection grace comes to us in very subtle moments. If we are not listening for Jesus' voice, we can miss his call in our lives.

Sermon Scripture Text: John 21:1-14

"The Best Meal" – S03E49 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.

#thebestmeal #pentecost

When people called out to Jesus, they wanted him to care for them. They asked for comfort, they asked for healing, and they asked for miracles. When Jesus calls out to us, he wants us to follow him, but he also wants us to care for each other. When we become more like Jesus we become people who care for our community and our world.

Sermon Scripture Text: John 11:38-44

"Called to Care" – S03E48 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.

#CalledToCare #pentecost

The story of creation in Genesis tells us the story about our past as humans, but it also tells us everything we need to know about who God has created us to be. Join us this week as we seek to look at this story from a different perspective, hoping that it will guide how we live our lives today.

Sermon Scripture Text: Genesis 1:1-5

"In the Beginning" – S03E47 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.

#IntheBeginning #pentecost

What does it mean to be a follower of Christ? Mary, Marth and Lazarus were all friends of of Jesus. The disciples knew him well. Yet, when Lazarus died, they did not believe he could help. Jesus raised Lazarus to show us what he had come among us to do - restore life and a right relationship with God. When Christ restores us, we must throw off the grave clothes and live life anew.

Sermon Scripture Text: John 11:38-44

"Be Unbound" – S03E46 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.

#BeUnbound #pentecost

Jesus was and is the reconciliation between God and God’s creation, and is reconciling us to one another through the Spirit.

Sermon Scripture Text: Acts 2:1-21

"The Kingdom is Open" – S03E45 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.

#KingdomIsOpen #pentecost

Happy birthday, church. On Pentecost, God's Holy Spirit was poured out on all believers and the church was born. This is the same Holy Spirit that is given to us today. You were not gifted the Holy Spirit to continue living life on your own. God has been holding the church in his hands since he founded it, and we are to live boldly knowing he continues to hold us. We are called, in the Spirit of God, to BE the church - the hands and feet of Jesus in this world.

Sermon Scripture Text: Acts 2:1-21

"Come, Holy Spirit" – S03E44 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.

#comeholyspirit #pentecost #holyspirit

James challenges us to be a patient people at the end of his letter. In that challenge he makes one thing clear, the patience he is calling us towards, that God calls us towards, is an active patience, not a passive patience. Might we be a people confident in who God is, allowing us to be patient.

Sermon Scripture Text: James 5:7-11

"Impatient Patience" – S03E43 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.

#ImpatientPatience

When we graduate from school we find ourselves stepping into a whole new chapter of life. We are suddenly more responsible for ourselves with new opportunities all around us - good and bad. But the most important decision we have to make is what kind of person we want to be. God made every one of us and he wants us to remain in a relationship with him and each other and for us to go out and change the world!

Sermon Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

"The Greatest Education" – S03E42 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.

#greatesteducation

James has a lot to say about how we are supposed to use our words as Christians. Everyone knows that words have the power to do good and to do harm, and how the tongue, though small, has the power to make someone's day and to tear someone down. This week we spend some time considering how we as Christians are called to use our words, specifically how we can use our words to produce good fruit.

Sermon Scripture Text: James 3:1-12

"Taming the Tongue" – S03E41 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.

#TamingTheTongue

Mothers sometimes find themselves facing difficult questions. Sometimes their response is, "because I said so." Many times they know what is right, even if we're not ready to accept the answer. Our relationship with God can follow a similar course. We come to God with our questions and then argue with the answers we receive - like Moses. Faith requires trust, and we are called to trust God and follow his leading.

Sermon Scripture Text: Acts 17:22-31

"Because I Said So" – S03E40 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.

#BecauseISaidSo