St. Andrew UMC Podcast

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March 24, 2024 TIMSHOL: ”Shame" (John 12:12-16) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - March 24, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"

One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”

Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.

In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
31 min
March 18, 2024 TIMSHOL: ”Vulnerability" (John 12:24-33 ) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - March 17, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"

One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”

Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.

In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
29 min
March 10, 2024 TIMSHOL: ”Imperfection" (John 3:1-9,16-17) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - March 10, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"

One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”

Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.

In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
28 min
March 04, 2024 TIMSHOL: ”Passion" (John 2:13-22) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - March 3, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"

One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”

Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.

In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
29 min
February 25, 2024 TIMSHOL: ”The Ego" (Mark 8:31-38) - Rev. Jerry Lee Butler - February 25, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"

One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”

Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.

In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
31 min
February 19, 2024 TIMSHOL: ”The Will" (Mark 1:9-11; 1 Peter 3:21) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - February 18, 2024
CURRENT SERMON SERIES: "TIMSHOL"

One of the most important words in the world is the Hebrew word “Timshol.” Steinbeck wrote about it in East of Eden. Mumford and Sons sang about it in “Timshel.” In the Bible, it appears in the story of Cain and Abel when, just before Cain murders his brother out of jealous anger, God tells him that while sin is lurking at the door, “You may master it.”

Timshol means something like “You may master,” and it reminds us that we have the freedom to choose to fight through—and prevail over—our worst human impulses like anger, hatred, greed, and the need to be in control. Timshol reminds us that, by God’s strength, we have the power to choose to be better humans by acting with more compassion, grace, mercy, and self-restraint.

In this season of Lent, we’ll explore what it means to master the impulses that make us less human by surrendering to the grace of God that, over time, perfects us in divine love.
28 min
February 12, 2024 CONJUNCTION JUNCTION: ”Because" (1 John 4:19-21) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - February 11, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction

For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
32 min
February 05, 2024 CONJUNCTION JUNCTION: ”Yet" (Jeremiah 50:33-34) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - February 4, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction

For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
28 min
January 28, 2024 CONJUNCTION JUNCTION: ”While" (Matthew 26:26-29) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - January 28, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction

For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
27 min
January 22, 2024 CONJUNCTION JUNCTION: ”For" (Romans 8:31-39) - Rev. Mark Feldmeir - January 21, 2024
CURRENT SERIES: Conjunction Junction

For School House Rock lovers, “Conjunction Junction” was a Saturday morning childhood mainstay. As the conductor reminded us, he’s got three cars with “and”, “but” and “or” that can get us pretty far.
What would Christianity look like if we reclaimed some of the long-lost conjunctions of the Bible?
For too many Christians, faith is an all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it, black-and-white, clear-cut proposition that puts God in a box, reduces belief to certitude, and controls who’s in and who’s out. But God cannot be constrained or restrained by our one-dimensional religious categories.
Who is God, how does God work, what does God desire, where can God be found? We can’t answer these questions without these six evocative conjunctions found throughout the Bible: and, for, but, while, yet, and because.
In this ground-breaking series, we’ll learn how these six conjunctions describe God’s uncontainable, ever-expanding, unifying vision for our lives, for all living things, and for the future of the world.
27 min