Atlanta First United Methodist Church Sermon Podcast

Thursday Thoughts with Pastor Jasmine - April 30, 2020

May 01, 2020 02:00 - 6 minutes - 4.4 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers shares her Thursday Thoughts: the latest news and happenings at Atlanta First UMC. Let's worship, serve, grow and engage together! Support the show

Stranger Things: Traveling with Strangers - April 26, 2020

April 26, 2020 19:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, April 26, 2020 online worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Stranger Things: Traveling with Strangers” in the sermon series “Stranger Things.” Sermon scripture: Luke 24:13-35 (NLT). Support the show

Thursday Thoughts with Pastor Jasmine - April 23, 2020

April 23, 2020 20:00 - 9 minutes - 6.31 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers shares her Thursday Thoughts for April 23, 2020; the latest news and happenings at Atlanta First United Methodist Church. Let's worship, serve, grow and engage together! Support the show

Stranger Things: Locked Down to Live On - Sunday, April 19, 2020

April 19, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, April 19, 2020 online worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Stranger Things: Locked Down to Live On” in the sermon series “Stranger Things.” Sermon scripture: Matthew 29:19-31 (NLT). Support the show

Thursday Thoughts with Pastor Jasmine - April 16, 2020

April 16, 2020 21:00 - 8 minutes - 6.12 MB

Pastor Jasmine shares her Thursday Thoughts for April 16, 2020; the latest news and happenings at Atlanta First United Methodist Church. Let's worship, serve, grow and engage together! Support the show

Stranger Things: There Is Nothing to Fear Here - Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020

April 12, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 online Celebration Worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Reckless Love: Emulate Christ” in the sermon series “Stranger Things.” Sermon scripture: Matthew 28:1-10 (NRSV). Support the show

When Reckless Love Takes Over - Good Friday, April 10, 2020

April 11, 2020 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' homily from the April 10, 2020, Good Friday online worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “When Reckless Love Takes Over” in the sermon series “Reckless Love.” Sermon scripture: Psalm 22 (MSG). Support the show

Thursday Thoughts with Pastor Jasmine for Maundy Thursday - April 9, 2020

April 10, 2020 01:00 - 8 minutes - 5.94 MB

Pastor Jasmine shares her Thursday Thoughts and a personal invitation to Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday worship. Let's worship, serve, grow and engage together! Support the show

Reckless Love: Emulate Christ - Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020

April 05, 2020 19:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020 online worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Reckless Love: Emulate Christ” in the sermon series “Reckless Love.” Sermon scripture: Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 9:20-25 (NIV). Support the show

Thursday Thoughts with Pastor Jasmine - April 2, 2020

April 02, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.11 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers shares her Thursday Thoughts: the latest news and happenings at Atlanta First United Methodist Church. Let's worship, serve, grow and engage together! Support the show

Reckless Love: Value the Vulnerable - Sunday, March 29, 2020

March 29, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, March 29, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Reckless Love: Value the Vulnerable” in the sermon series “Reckless Love.” Sermon scripture: Mark 5:1-20 (NRSV). Support the show

Thursday Thoughts with Pastor Jasmine - March 26, 2020

March 27, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.82 MB

Pastor Jasmine shares her Thursday Thoughts: the latest news and happenings at Atlanta First UMC! Support the show

Reckless Love: Be Still and Fight! - Sunday, March 22, 2020

March 22, 2020 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, March 22, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Reckless Love: Be Still and Fight!” in the sermon series “Reckless Love.” Sermon scripture: Exodus 14:5-16 (NRSV). Support the show

Reckless Love: Lavish Love - Sunday, March 15, 2020

March 16, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, March 15, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Reckless Love: Lavish Love” in the sermon series “Reckless Love.” Sermon scripture: Luke 6:27-38; Psalm 103:1-14 (NIV). Support the show

Reckless Love: Expand the Circle - Sunday, March 8, 2020

March 08, 2020 19:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, March 8, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Reckless Love: Expand the Circle” in the sermon series “Reckless Love.” Sermon scripture: Luke 5:1-11, 27-32 (NIV). Support the show

Reckless Love: Begin with Love - Sunday, March 1, 2020

March 01, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, March 1, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Reckless Love: Begin with Love” in the sermon series “Reckless Love.” Homily scripture: Mark 12:28-34 (NLT). Support the show

Reckless Love: Where Is Your Heart? - Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020

February 27, 2020 02:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' homily from the Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020 noon worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Reckless Love: Where Is Your Heart?” in the sermon series “Reckless Love.” Homily scripture: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 (NRSV). Support the show

Focus: All Over But the Shoutin’ - Sunday, February 23, 2020

February 23, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Transfiguration Sunday, February 23, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: All Over But the Shoutin’” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: Nehemiah 7:73c-8:6 (NIV). Support the show

Focus: No Turning Back! - Sunday, February 16, 2020

February 17, 2020 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, February 16, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: No Turning Back!” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-15; 6:1-9 (NIV). Support the show

Focus: Have You Seen the City? - Sunday, February 9, 2020

February 09, 2020 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, February 9, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: Have You Seen the City?” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: Nehemiah 2 (NIV). Support the show

Focus: Encouragement Needed - Sunday, February 2, 2020

February 02, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

Executive Associate Pastor Rev. Walter R. Jones' sermon from the Sunday, February 2, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: Encouragement Needed” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:9-28 (NRSV). Support the show

Focus: Courage Required - Sunday, February 26, 2020

January 26, 2020 19:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, January 26, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: Courage Required” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: Ezra 7; Nehemiah 1 (Selected Verses, NIV). Support the show (http://www.atlantafirstumc.org/give)

Focus: Courage Required - Sunday, January 26, 2020

January 26, 2020 19:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, January 26, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: Courage Required” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: Ezra 7; Nehemiah 1 (Selected Verses, NIV). Support the show

Focus: We Shall Overcome - Sunday, January 19, 2020

January 19, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, January 19, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: We Shall Overcome” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: Ezra 4-6 (Selected Verses, MSG). Support the show

Focus: Getting to the Heart of the Matter - Baptism of the Lord Sunday, January 12, 2020

January 12, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Baptism of the Lord Sunday, January 12, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: Getting to the Heart of the Matter” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: Ezra 3:1-3, 6-13 (NIV). Support the show

Focus: How Is Your Vision? - Epiphany Sunday, January 5, 2020

January 05, 2020 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Epiphany Sunday, January 5, 2020 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Focus: How Is Your Vision?” in the sermon series "Focus." Sermon scripture: Ezra 1:1-2; 2:64-69 (NIV). Support the show

Didn't See It Coming - December 29, 2019

December 29, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

Executive Associate Pastor Rev. Walter R. Jones' sermon from the Sunday, December 29, 2019 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church, entitled “Didn't See It Coming.” Sermon scripture: Matthew 2:13-23 (NRSV). Support the show

Closer: Listen to What I Say! - Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019

December 29, 2019 02:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Tuesday, December 24, 2019, Christmas Eve worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Closer: Listen to What I Say!” in the Advent worship series “Closer.” Sermon scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7 (NRSV) and Luke 2:1-20 (KJV). Support the show

Closer: Do You Know What I Know? - December 22, 2019

December 22, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, December 22, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Closer: Do You Know What I Know?” in the Advent worship series “Closer.” Sermon scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 (NRSV). Support the show

Closer: Do You Hear What I Hear? - December 15, 2019

December 15, 2019 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, December 15, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Closer: Do You Hear What I Hear?” in the Advent worship series “Closer.” Sermon scripture: Luke 1:46-55 (NRSV). Support the show

Closer: Do You See What I See? - December 8, 2019

December 08, 2019 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, December 8, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Closer: Do You See What I See?” in the Advent worship series “Closer.” Sermon scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 (NRSV). Support the show

Closer: Lessons for Advent - December 1, 2019

December 01, 2019 21:00 - 12 minutes - 8.4 MB

The scripture reading lessons from the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2019 worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church. Service entitled "Closer: A Service of Lessons and Carols" in the Advent worship series "Closer." Support the show

Building a Beautiful Neighborhood: A Vision of Community - November 24, 2019

November 24, 2019 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Pastoral Intern Dixie Scruggs' sermon from the Christ the King and United Methodist Student Day Sunday, November 24, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Building a Beautiful Neighborhood: A Vision of Community” in the sermon series “Building a Beautiful Neighborhood.” Sermon scripture: Jeremiah 23:1-6 (NRSV) Support the show

Building a Beautiful Neighborhood: A Vision of Restoration - November 17, 2019

November 17, 2019 20:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, November 17, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Building a Beautiful Neighborhood: A Vision of Restoration” in the sermon series “Building a Beautiful Neighborhood.” Sermon scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25 (NRSV) Support the show

Building a Beautiful Neighborhood: A Vision of Courage - November 10, 2019

November 10, 2019 20:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Veterans' Day Sunday, November 10, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Building a Beautiful Neighborhood: A Vision of Courage” in the sermon series “Building a Beautiful Neighborhood.” Sermon scripture: Haggai 1:15b-2:9 (NRSV) Support the show

Building a Beautiful Neighborhood: A Vision of Gratitude and Faith - November 3, 2019

November 03, 2019 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the All Saints' Sunday, November 3, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Building a Beautiful Neighborhood: A Vision of Gratitude and Faith” in the sermon series “Building a Beautiful Neighborhood.” Sermon scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 (NRSV) Support the show

Enough: Defined by Generosity - October 27, 2019

October 27, 2019 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, October 27, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Enough: Defined by Generosity” in the sermon series “Enough.” Sermon scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV) Support the show

Enough: Cultivating Contentment - October 20, 2019

October 20, 2019 22:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MB

Guest Speaker Dr. Dana Lyles' sermon from the Laity Sunday, October 20, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Enough: Cultivating Contentment” in the sermon series “Enough.” Sermon scripture: Luke 12:13-21 (NRSV) Support the show

Enough: Wisdom and Finance - October 13, 2019

October 13, 2019 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Pride Sunday, October 13, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Enough: Wisdom and Finance” in the sermon series “Enough.” Sermon scripture: Luke 15:11-32 (NLT) Support the show

Enough: When Dreams Become Nightmares - October 6, 2019

October 06, 2019 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Executive Associate Pastor Rev. Walter R. Jones' sermon from the World Communion Sunday, October 6, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Enough: When Dreams Become Nightmares” in the sermon series “Enough.” Sermon scripture: 1 Timothy 6:2b, 6-10 Support the show

The Radical Welcome - September 29, 2019

September 29, 2019 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, September 29, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “The Radical Welcome” in the sermon series “The Radical Welcome.” Sermon scripture: Luke 16:19-31 (The Message) Support the show

The Radical Welcome: Radical Solidarity - September 22, 2019

September 29, 2019 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, September 22, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “The Radical Welcome: Radical Solidarity” in the sermon series “The Radical Welcome.” Sermon scripture: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 (NIV) Support the show

The Radical Welcome: Radical Joy - Celebrate with Me - September 15, 2019

September 15, 2019 19:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

Guest Pastor Rev. Dr. Rodney Thomas Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, September 8, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “The Radical Welcome: Radical Joy - Celebrate with Me” in the sermon series “The Radical Welcome.” Sermon scripture: Luke 15:1-10 (MSG) Support the show

The Radical Welcome: Radical Transformation - September 8, 2019

September 08, 2019 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, September 8, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “The Radical Welcome: Radical Transformation” in the sermon series “The Radical Welcome.” Sermon scripture: Philemon 1-21 (NIV) *Note: due to technical difficulties during recording, there are occasional moments where the audio is missing. Support the show

The Radical Welcome: Radical Love - September 1, 2019

September 01, 2019 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Executive Associate Pastor Rev. Walter R. Jones' sermon from the Sunday, September 1, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “The Radical Welcome: Radical Love” in the sermon series “The Radical Welcome.” Sermon scripture: Hebrews 13:1-8; 15-16 (NRSV) Support the show

Life Matters - August 25, 2019

August 25, 2019 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, August 25, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Life Matters” in the sermon series “Life Matters.” Sermon scripture: Luke 13:10-17 (NIV) Support the show

Faith Matters, Part II - August 18, 2019

August 18, 2019 19:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, August 18, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Faith Matters, Part II” in the sermon series “Life Matters.” Sermon scripture: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 (NLT) Support the show

Faith Matters - August 11, 2019

August 12, 2019 19:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, August 11, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Faith Matters” in the sermon series “Life Matters.” Sermon scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 (NLT) Support the show

Christ Matters - August 4, 2019

August 05, 2019 22:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, August 4, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “Christ Matters” in the sermon series “Life Matters.” Sermon scripture: Colossians 3:1-11 (NLT) Support the show

The Gospel According to the Lion King: Come Home - July 28, 2019

July 28, 2019 19:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers' sermon from the Sunday, July 28, 2019, worship service of Atlanta First UMC, entitled “The Gospel According to the Lion King: Come Home” in the sermon series “The Gospel According to the Lion King.” Sermon scripture: Colossians 2:6-19 (NLT) Support the show

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