In this final sermon from the Life in the Valley worship series, Nathan talks about the 23rd Psalm, anxiety, Jason Isbell, Mary Oliver, and plumbing problems. The Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit song he quoted is called “Anxiety,” and the Mary Oliver poem is called “I worried.

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.

In this message from our Life in the Valley series, Lindsay talks about Moses, Dr. King, and views from the top of the mountain towards the valley. The scripture was Deuteronomy 3:23-29. 

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In this sermon on Ezekiel 37:1-14, Nathan talks about the valley of dry bones, the value of scripture, and not lifting the lid. The Texas Monthly article referenced can be found here: https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/of-meat-and-men/

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.

In this first sermon from our January worship series "Life in the Valley," Nathan talks about the magi, Persia, fleeing violence, having to give away a pet, and that God provides in the darkest of times. The text referenced was Matthew 2:1-18. 

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.

In our Christmas Eve sermon, Nathan talks about the reasons why Mary had to give birth in the manger and how the way God chose to come to Earth is good news for all of us. 

In this sermon from the All in the Family series, Nathan talks about the roles Jesus' earthly parents played in his life and the pressures they may have felt given their unique situation. 

In this sermon from the All in the Family series, Nathan talks about what made John the Baptist so weird. The text was from Luke 3. 

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This Sunday, we talked about how Joseph ended up in Nazareth, and why that matters. The scripture was Micah 5:2-5. 

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Welcome to the beginning of Advent! In this first sermon from our Advent series, Nathan talks about being related to Pocahantas, Jesus's lineage, and how incredible it is that God was born to such a normal family. The scriptures read were Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Matthew 1:1-16. 

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.

In this final sermon of the "Weird Church Words" worship series, Nathan talks about how the Christian Year can set us free from a world obsessed with our purchasing power. 

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.