The Asbury UMC Smyrna Podcast (Smyrna, DE)

Rev. Franklin "Zip" Long fills the AUMC pulpit as Rev. Julie Lewis enjoys Mother's Day with her children and grandchildren. Pastor Zip is a veteran UMC Pastor and Church Consultant who currently works with churches across the country teaching leaders and disciples how to grow and foster stewardship and a spirit of generosity in their communities. We are blessed to have Pastor Zip as part of our extended AUMC family. To learn more about Pastor Zip Long please visit https://ww...

Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed! Pastor Julie Lewis celebrates Resurrection Sunday with the community of Asbury United Methodist Church. We are Easter people and Christ is alive! Hallelujah!For more information about Asbury United Methodist Church in downtown Smyrna, Delaware please visit www.asburysmyrnaumc.org.

Pastor Julie Lewis brings her message for the Fifth Sunday of Lent as we continue her Out of the Desert sermon series. In this message, entitled "Service: Cultivating Humility" we learn that while it is said that it is better to give than to receive, we also have to be willing to humble ourselves to be served. Jesus served others, often at great protest and including those who were to betray him, and this shows it is in service that we come to have the most power over this world t...

Pastor Julie Lewis celebrates the fourth Sunday of Lent with a message entitled "Giving: An Act of Trust" as part of her Out of the Desert Sermon series. In this message, we see through the Gospel of Luke how our acts of giving say a lot about where our heart is. It is in giving that we receive so much more because God gives us joy that money cannot buy.For more information about worship at Asbury UMC please visit our webpage www.asburysmyrnaumc.org.

Halfway through her sermon series Out of the Desert focusing on the spiritual disciplines that bring us closer to Christ, Pastor Julie Lewis brings a message on the Soul Wisdom that comes from studying the word of God. It is in learning about God, about Christ, and about the Holy Spirit, that we can gain insight and wisdom that are essential to our soul care.For more information about worship at Asbury UMC please visit our Facebook page www.asburysmyrnaumc.org.

Pastor Julie Lewis brings a message in her Out of the Desert Lenten sermon series entitled "Prayer: Tending the Sheep". In this message, we learn how even Jesus took time to be in solitude to talk to God. It is through the spiritual discipline of prayer that we can tap into the power of the Holy Spirit which allows us to do amazing things in the name of the Lord.To learn more about Asbury United Methodist Church in Smyrna, Delaware please visit our website at www.asburysmyrnaumc.org.

As we head into the season of Lent, Rev. Julie Lewis begins a new sermon series entitled Out of the Desert. This first message, which focuses on the spiritual discipline of fasting, shows us how it is by following the intentional practice of going without that we can see the blessings that we have and how we can bring ourselves closer to Jesus Christ. Join us each week as we journey through Lent to the eventual celebration of the Resurrection. Services are livestreamed on Su...

Rebuilding and restoring never give us what we had. Some things might remain or come back as they were but, mostly, we have to learn to see things in new ways. Who we are and where we've come from help us to envision who we can become in Jesus and were we are heading. It is in knowing our past that we can discover our future. For more information about worshipping at Asbury UMC please visit our webpage at www.asburysmyrnaumc.org.

Pastor Julie Lewis returns from vacation and kicks off a new, three part sermon series called Discovery focused on looking at where we've come from as individuals and as a church in order to discern where we are headed and what the future is calling us to as a church community. This first installment, entitled "Looking Back" covers the scripture of Deuteronomy 26:1-11. For more information about worship at AUMC please visit our website at www.asburysmyrnaumc.org.

Lay Leader and Asbury UMC's Director of Online Communications Jennifer Burns brings a message looking at how we can use our unique gifts and talents to tell a story that only we can tell. God has equipped us and called us to go out into the world and share our lives and experiences with those around us. If we don't do this who else will? Who else can tell the story that only we can tell? Scripture is from Jeremiah 1:4-10. For more information about worship at Asbu...