Sermons @ Shepherd

Sermons @ Shepherd

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Sermons @ Shepherd episodes

  • Days of Old 3: Shepherd RSM

    The prophet Joel speaks of both trouble and hope for the people of Israel. When a plague of locusts descends and nothing is left, Joel implores them to rend more than there clothes, but to rend or open their hearts to the ways of God.

    33 min
  • Days of Old 2: Shepherd RSM

    "I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." What a beautiful promise. This is the world to which we are all looking. This is the world for which we are all working.

    Jeremiah 31:27-34

    24 min
  • Days of Old 1: Shepherd RSM

    My dad used to always encourage me to "grow where your planted," which meant do not wait for the perfect setting in life to become who God calls you to become. This scripture encourage the people in exile to grow where they have been planted.

    Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

    22 min
  • World Comunion - Shepherd RSM

    Today we celebrate World Communion Sunday. God's grace and mercy – on which the sacrament of communion is grounded – are the foundation for our lives – as individuals and as a world-wide community. 2 Timothy 1:1-14

    17 min
  • Right Relationships 2: Shepherd RSM

    Martha was so busy with her social obligations. She was being a good host. But Mary wanted to know and understand Jesus' teachings. Sometimes, we have to slow down and listen. Right relationships can only happen when we have developed our own sense of inner relationship with Christ. Luke 10:38-42

    15 min
  • Right Relationships 1: Shepherd RSM

    The parable of the Good Samaritan is not just a nice story. It is Jesus answer to an important question, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus prioritizes love of God and love of neighbor as most important. Then he completely redefines neighbor to include even our enemies.

    25 min
  • Paul on Faith 4

    Faith gives us the courage to build community. Community is the ultimate goal of faith. The fullest expression of our faith takes place when we are in community, supporting, caring for, and uplifting one another. Galatians 6:1-16

    22 min
  • Right Relationships 1: Shepherd MV

    The story of the Good Samaritan is known even in the secular world. Sometimes we see it as a story about the need to stop when we see someone with a flat tire or buy lunch for someone in need. But the story goes beyond that. The Samaritans were despised by the Jews that Jesus was preaching to. Loving our neighbor means loving without exception, to all, even those whom we despise.

    27 min
  • Paul on Faith 4: Shepherd MV
    Pau's mission was to teach young Christians to live out their faith in community. It is no easy task. To live intentionally in a Christian community is something very different than just going to church every Sunday or attending fellowship events or doing service projects. To live intentionally in a Christian community means orientating ones life around faith in Christ Jesus and seeking to live out ones faith with others who are trying to do the same. It means intentionally being in relationships with others who are working at growing their faith through worship, study of scripture, daily prayer, sharing together, doing the works of Christ in the world and inviting others to discover what being a follower of Jesus is all about.
    25 min
  • Paul on Faith 3: Shepherd MV
    Freedom, even freedom in Christ, is hard. Paul sets out some guidelines for our freedom in Christ. He says we are not to use our freedom for self-indulgence. It is so very easy to use that freedom for our own benefit. Paul says we are to use that freedom through love to become slaves to one another. No one likes the term slave, but what Paul is trying to say is that in a Christian community we are to put the needs of those in our community above our own needs.
    19 min

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Sermons from Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in MV and RSM, CA