Sermons @ Shepherd

Sermons @ Shepherd

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Sermons @ Shepherd episodes

  • What Now 1: Shepherd RSM

    This sermon deals with another resurrection appearance. In this one, Jesus encourages Peter to "feed my lambs...tend my sheep... feed my sheep." This sermon will explore what ministry looks like in a world where Christ is risen.

    25 min
  • What Now 4: Shepherd MV
    Life as a follower of Jesus Christ should be one of extravagant, outrageous love. Maybe even a love that could be annoying. How do we live out the love of Christ in the world. The love Christ told us should be out way of live. We live out all the time! We live it out everywhere with everyone!
    20 min
  • What Now 3: Shepherd MV
    Isn't it interesting on how when we think we know how to do something we keep on doing it the same way over and over and over again. The reality is that we often have to do things differently if we are going to have any hope of succeeding. It was only when Jesus told the disciples to fish from the other side of the boat, something that haven't tried all night, that they wound up catching anything. As we begin to move to the other side of the pandemic their are many voices in the church who speak passionately for us to go back to the way we used to do things so we can get back to normal. If the church is going to survive or even better thrive, we are going to let go of the old normal.
    29 min
  • What Now 2: Shepherd MV

    This sermon deals with another resurrection appearance. In this one, Jesus encourages Peter to "feed my lambs...tend my sheep... feed my sheep." This sermon will explore what ministry looks like in a world where Christ is risen. John 21:1- 19

    26 min
  • What Now 1: Shepherd MV

    The fact that Jesus still bears and shows the scars of crucifixion to Thomas after the resurrection tells us that our own healing and new life may still bear the scars of our own journey of faith. John 20:19-31

    29 min
  • In the Beginning 4: Shepherd MV
    We can be held captive by so many things. Poverty, illness, politics that perpetuate the power of the few while masquerading as hope for the many, systemic racism that is so embedded in some of our systems that people can't see it, the sins of our past and the accompanying guilt we carry, and addictions in all the ways they manifest in the world hold us captive. And Christ comes to release us from ALL that holds us captive. That we may be emptied of these burdens and move into a new life. When Christ says he is to let the oppressed go free and to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, he is really talking about the forgiveness of sin. All oppression has its roots in sin. Christ is speaking about debts we occur by sins of commission (things that we do that shouldn't do) or omission (things that we don't do that we are supposed to do). We can not overstate the words of Jesus. In Christ Jesus we discover the one who can forgive sins and restore us to a right relationship with God.
    19 min
  • In the Beginning 3: Shepherd MV

    When Christ says he is to let the oppressed go free and to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, he is really talking about the forgiveness of sin. All oppression has its roots in sin. Christ is speaking about debts we occur by sins of commission (things that we do that shouldn't do) or omission (things that we don't do that we are supposed to do). We can not overstate the words of Jesus. In Christ Jesus we discover the one who can forgive sins and restore us to a right relationship with God. Luke 6: 20-26

    21 min
  • In the Beginning 2: Shepherd MV
    The gospel is about abundance. Abundance of grace, love, forgiveness, possibilities when we realize who we are in Christ Jesus. The disciples at the wedding saw what he did and believed in him. Before he taught them anything. Before he showed them anything. Jesus reveals that in him there is more than enough of what is needed for everyone who shows up. As Christ is continually revealed to us I pray we realize the abundance to life that he has to offer. John 2:1-11
    15 min
  • In the Beginning 1: Shepherd RSM

    God often introduces the "new" in the humblest of ways. A simple baptism. This is how God introduces the good news. Maybe knowing how God introduces the "new" should encourage us to look in new places for it. Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

    19 min
  • In the Beginning 4: Shepherd RSM

    This passage deals with the "elephant in the room" as we approach the "new." That is new is frightening for many people. Many will cling for a return to the "good old days." There will be resistance to the "new," but if we remain faithful, that resistance will be revealed as weak and ineffectual. Luke 4:21- 30

    21 min

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