Trinity UMC Podcast

Welcome back, listeners! This week Pastors Caleb and Serena continue to reflect upon Trinity’s Christmas Quest. Hear what they are learning and experiencing from their time in study of scripture and reflection. Pastor Serena asks a question about Luke 1 and Pastor Caleb makes an astute observation about self-awareness and self-consciousness.

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Second Pot Podcast. As always, the views and opinions expressed on the Second Pot Podcast are those of Caleb and Serena and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The United Methodist Church, Grove City Trinity United Methodist Church, or any other professional organization to which they belong. Content provided is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

It’s Advent - the start of the new Christian year! This season, Trinity is on a quest to draw closer to Jesus in order to live as fearless, selfless dicisples. Today, Caleb and Serena talk about why we engage in spiritual disciplines and what they are learning through scripture reading and reflection. For listeners who have been following Christianity Today’s podcast “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill,” Caleb offers some reflection on the work of God and why the words we use matter.

Intro: 0 - 01:30
Discussion: 01:30 - 28:30
Conclusion: 28:30 - 30:30

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:

If you want to be part of Trinity’s Christmas Quest, you can download the guide here.

You can learn more about Seedbed’s Advent Experience by visiting their website. We highly recommend purchasing The Christian New Year!

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Second Pot Podcast. As always, the views and opinions expressed on the Second Pot Podcast are those of Caleb and Serena and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The United Methodist Church, Grove City Trinity United Methodist Church, or any other professional organization to which they belong. Content provided is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Our sermon from Sunday, September 12, is available to stream online at Trinity’s YouTube channel.. Caleb’s message begins at 00:45:10.

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Second Pot Podcast. As always, the views and opinions expressed on the Second Pot Podcast are those of Caleb and Serena and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The United Methodist Church, Grove City Trinity United Methodist Church, or any other professional organization to which they belong. Content provided is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Caleb and Serena are in the studio to talk about worship at Trinity and what we can do to avoid being consumers of Christianity. Today’s energy drinks didn’t quite give either one of our hosts the caffeine buzz they needed, but they powered through anyway.

Introduction: 0-00:45
Conversation on Consumer Christians: 00:46-40:00
Caffeine Review: 40:00-46:08
Wrap-Up: 46:09-51:40

Our sermon from Sunday, September 5, is available to stream online at Trinity’s YouTube channel.. Caleb’s message begins at 00:30:20.

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Second Pot Podcast. As always, the views and opinions expressed on the Second Pot Podcast are those of Caleb and Serena and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The United Methodist Church, Grove City Trinity United Methodist Church, or any other professional organization to which they belong. Content provided is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Today we talk about a Methodist understanding of God’s grace and Serena surprises Caleb with a hot, caffienated beverage. It didn’t go well…

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:30 - Discussion: Questions about Grace
00:49:00 - Caffeine Time
00:56:00 - Wrap-up

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Second Pot Podcast. As always, the views and opinions expressed on the Second Pot Podcast are those of Caleb and Serena and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The United Methodist Church, Grove City Trinity United Methodist Church, or any other professional organization to which they belong. Content provided is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Sunday, August 15, 2021
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10, Galatians 2:15-21, James 2:14-26
View this weekend’s bulletin online
Preacher: Pastor Caleb Speicher

Recorded Monday, August 9, 2021.

Pastors Caleb and Serena are back in the Trinity studio! This week we talk about the rules early Methodists used to govern their lives: do no harm, do good, attend to the ordinances of God. Caleb sets the record straight on the story of John Wesley and Sophia Hopkey while drinking an energy drink with an outrageous amount of sugar.

Introduction: 00:00:00
The General Rules: 00:01:00
Caffeine Break & John Wesley’s (terrible) love life: 00:29:00
Conclusion: 00:44:30

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Second Pot Podcast. As always, the views and opinions expressed on the Second Pot Podcast are those of Caleb and Serena and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The United Methodist Church, Grove City Trinity United Methodist Church, or any other professional organization to which they belong. Content provided is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Sunday, August 8, 2021
Scripture: James 3:1-12, 1 Timothy 6:11-19, 2 Peter 1:3-11
Pastor Caleb Speicher

Read The Nature, Design, and General Rules of the United Societies to learn more about early Methodism.

Recorded Friday, July 9, 2021.

What is an American pastor to do when Independence Day falls on a Sunday? This week, Pastors Caleb and Serena talk about being Christian in the United States, preaching on a national holiday, and why we hope in the Kingdom of God more than a country.

Listener discretion advised: This episode includes a question about suicide and what might happen to a soul who dies by suicide. Content may not be suitable for all listeners.

Introduction: 00:00:00
Pastor Serena v. Independence Day: 00:01:00
Q&A (Listener discretion advised): 00:35:37
Conclusion: 00:48:11

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Second Pot Podcast. As always, the views and opinions expressed on the Second Pot Podcast are those of Caleb and Serena and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The United Methodist Church, Grove City Trinity United Methodist Church, or any other professional organization to which they belong. Content provided is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Scripture:
Pt 1 (God is King) - Psalm 97
Pt 2 (The kingdom is among us) - Luke 17:20-21
Pt 3 (Kingdom people) - Matthew 5:2-12

Pastor Serena Wolfe