In this continuation of the "Making our Mark" worship series, Nathan talks about having faith, the Sea of Galilee, and ministry in that region. The scripture was Mark 4:35-41. '

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In this sermon, Nathan talks about lessons he learned from his father, the crisis of separating families at the Southern Border, and Jesus's own father. The text read was Mark 4:26-34. 

The UMC Council of Bishops' statement on what's happening at the border can be found here. 

More information from the UMC can be found here. 

The statement from the UMC's General Board of Church and Society can be found here. 

Show notes: Our church website is stsumc.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

This was the first sermon in our worship series "Making Our Mark." We'll be following the lectionary texts in Mark and seeing what it has to say to us in our world today. This week's text was Mark 3:20-35, and we talked about "the unforgivable sin." The book referenced by Sara Miles is available here. 

Show notes: Our church website is stsumc.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

On Sunday, June 4, 2018, we had a couple of incredible worship services! We were led in music by the incredibly gracious and talented Ken Medema (kenmedema.com) and confirmed 8 young people into the church. It was a great day! Our scriptures were 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 and Mark 2:26-3:6. At the end of the sermon, an improvised musical response from Ken is part of the podcast! 

Show notes: Our church website is stsumc.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.

This is the message from our youth-led worship service on May 27, 2018. Nathan still preached. The scripture read was Romans 8:18-30, 37-39. 

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This is the second in our two-part series "Spirit." In it we talk about Pentecost, the particular and universal nature of the work of the Holy Spirit, and the shooting in Santa fe.

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On Mother's Day, we started a short two week series on the Holy Spirit and an expansive understanding of God. This first week, we talked about our perceptions of God, our favorite names for God, and how incomplete a picture of God we're always working from. 

The scripture, read by Rev. Lindsay Smith, was Proverbs 8:1-35. 

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This is the final sermon in our Easter Season, "Yeah, but what about..." worship series. In it, Nathan preaches on John 3:1-17, and talks about the point of following Jesus Christ. He suggests that fire insurance is not the primary reason to believe the Gospel. 

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In this third sermon in our four-part, "Yeah but what about..." series, Rev. Nathan Lonsdale Bledsoe talks about Christian hypocrisy, King David's colossally bad choices, vulnerable people, and seeking God's hopes for even the people the world calls "monsters." The scripture was 2 Samuel 11:25-27, but all of 2 Samuel 11 was referenced. 

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In this second sermon in our four-part, "Yeah but what about..." series, Rev. Lindsay Smith digs into the kinds of questions that swirl around conversations about science, faith, meaning, doubt, and the like. The text for this morning was Psalm 8. 

Show notes: Our church website is stsumc.org, check us out! Join us for worship Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 11:00 am at 2003 W. 43rd St. in Houston, Texas. The music in our intro is from bensound.com.