First UMC Dunedin Messages
304 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWeekly Sermons from First United Methodist Church of Dunedin, FL.
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Investigating Heaven: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
May 11, 2023 19:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBWeek 3 of Investigating Heaven series
Investigating Heaven: Walking Dead
May 05, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBWeek 2 of Investigating Heaven series
INVESTIGATING HEVEN: Not Good
April 26, 2023 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThe two main assumptions about the "who's" and "how's" of heaven are that 1) Good people go to heaven, and 2) I'm a good person. But, the Bible doesn't say that good people go to heaven, it says that forgiven people do. Scripture: Romans 3
After Easter: What Now?
April 20, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBSermon from the first Sunday after Easter. Scripture: Luke 24:13-35
EASTER 2023: Love Makes Things New
April 13, 2023 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBEaster is all about love, because only love can make things new in the world. Scripture 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
Palm Sunday 2023
April 04, 2023 03:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBWe are called to be preparers of the way for Jesus. Scripture Matthew 21:1-11.
& - We Are Reformed
March 29, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBAgain and again God reforms us from the inside out. Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34
& - We Are Loved
March 23, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThe most famous passage of scripture, John 3:16 is connected to one of the most obscure stories in the Bible. Scripture: John 3:18 & Numbers 21:4-9
& - We Are Shown The Way
March 14, 2023 21:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBAgain and again Jesus shows us the way. Scripture John 2:13-22
& - We Listen
March 09, 2023 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBJesus teaches hard truths that sometimes we don't want to hear, but again and again we are called to listen. Scripture: Mark 8:27-37
& - Again?!
March 01, 2023 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe season of Lent is a time where we come to God again & again. Scripture: Mark 1:9-14
LIVE THE TRUTH: Normal Isn't Working
February 22, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBThe final enemy that can steal the peace and joy from our souls is what the writers of the New Testament call, "the world." When deceptive ideas play into our disordered desires, and then become normalized by an unjust and sinful society. Scripture John 15:18-21
LIVE THE TRUTH: The Bondage of Freedom
February 15, 2023 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThe human heart is full of desires that are complex, and often contradictory. Which desires do we follow? Scripture: Galatians 5:13-25
LIVE THE TRUTH: Dezinformatsiya
February 08, 2023 02:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBThe problem isn't just that we hear lies, tell lies, even believes lies... the problem is that we live them. Why is that? Scripture: Matthew 4 & John 8 (selections).
LIVE THE TRUTH: Deceptive Ideas
February 08, 2023 02:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBThe problem isn't just that we hear lies, tell lies, even believes lies... the problem is that we live them. Why is that? Scripture: Matthew 4 & John 8 (selections).
W.W.J.S? #Technology
February 02, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBWhat Would Jesus Say about #Technology? During Jesus' earthly ministry, technology certainly looked very different from technology in our day, but Jesus' teaching still hold value for us today.
W.W.J.S? #Women
January 26, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBWhat Would Jesus Say about #Women? Jesus often broke cultural norms to bring women into the full life of discipleship and ministry. Scripture: John 4:1-40
W.W.J.S? #Race
January 17, 2023 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBWhat Would Jesus Say to our divided nation? Especially as our nation has been so divided over race? Scripture Galatians 3:26-29
W.W.J.S? #TheChurch
January 13, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBWhat Would Jesus Say to our modern day dilemmas? What Would Jesus Say to the church in America today? Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7
Christmas Eve 2022: The Story Isn't Over
January 03, 2023 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBChristmas tells us that the story isn't over. Scripture Micah 5:2-5
Prepare the Way: The Cost of Christmas
December 15, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBWhen there is a gap between our expectations and our experience, we can become discouraged. Even in our discouragement there is evidence of God still at work. Scripture: Matthew 11:2-6
Prepare the Way: Mediocre Sinners
December 07, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBJohn the Baptist was a strange dude, and he had a harsh message. But, what does he have to say about average, mediocre sinners? Scripture: Matthew 3:1-10
Prepare the Way: Annunciation
November 30, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBFirst Sunday of Advent 2022. Scripture: Luke 1:5-25 (selections)
LOVE BIG: One For One - Show Love
November 26, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBWhat if loving our neighbor starts by something as simple as seeing them the way that God sees them? Scripture: Luke 19:1-10
LOVE BIG: One For One - Love Generously
November 16, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWe all know how to act generous in the moment... at the checkout line, during the phone-athon. But what does it look like to live generously? Scripture: Luke 21:1-4
LOVE BIG: One For One - Love One Another
November 09, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBWe can't solve every problem in the world, and yet as followers of Jesus we can't go hide in a hole either. So, what are we to do? Well, we can do for one what we wish we could do for everyone. Scripture: Galatians 6:9-10
LOVE BIG: One For One - Love God
November 03, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBChristian math is weird. One doesn't equal one, instead one equals everyone. While we can't do for everyone like Jesus has, we can do for one what we wish we could do for everyone. Scripture: Romans 5:12-19
Prayers for Grown Ups: Help Us See
October 25, 2022 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBFinal message in our series, "Prayers for Grown-Up" Scripture: Acts 9 (selections)
Prayers for Grown Ups: Lead Us
October 19, 2022 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBWhy would we pray for God to not lead us into temptation? But, the real question is who leads us into temptation? Or do we lead us into temptation? Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46
Prayers for Grown Ups: Give Us
October 12, 2022 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBWhen Jesus taught his disciples to pray, he taught them to pray for 3 things: 1) Provision, 2) Pardon, 3) Protection. Scripture: Proverbs 30:8-9
Prayers for Grown Ups
October 05, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBWe may have learned how to pray as children, but how do we pray now that we're grown ups and have adult sized problems? Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13
FIND YOUR PEOPLE: Mayday
September 28, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBWho do you call when you have to call out "Mayday!" We need our people most when life is hardest. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7
FIND YOUR PEOPLE: When Roots Talk
September 21, 2022 16:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBSecond message in our series, "Find Your People." Authentic Christian community is integral to our faith.
FIND YOUR PEOPLE: Iron Age
September 15, 2022 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBNew message series about finding your people to build deep community in a lonely world. We need each other to sharpen each other. Scripture: Proverbs 27:17
Dude, Where's My Faith: Working & Watching
September 08, 2022 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBYou know you've started to drift when you stop working and start watching.When you stop working towards the kingdom of heaven that Jesus inaugurated and start just watching the world go by. Scripture: Matthew 9:34-38
Dude, Where's My Faith: Gather & Isolate
September 01, 2022 19:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBYou know you've started to drift when you stop gathering and start isolating. The local church needs you, and you need a local church. Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25
Dude, Where's My Faith: Wonder & Wander
August 24, 2022 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBWe all wonder. And wonder is great. Wonder is the reason why we have accounts of Jesus' greatest teachings. He taught because we wondered. But, how can we wonder without wandering away from God? Scripture: John 6 (selections)
Dude, Where's My Faith: Trust & Control
August 18, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBSometimes when we want to control or fix things, what we need to do is to "stand still" in the chaos because God will fight the battle for us. 2 Chronicles 20:1-17
Youth Sunday: Living Artfully
August 11, 2022 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBYouth Sunday 2022. Scripture Luke 10:38-42
Dude, Where's My Faith: Anchor
August 11, 2022 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBEver feel like you've lost your faith? Maybe not lost, but misplaced? Feel like you've drifted from God? We all can drift, it's easy to do, all you have to do is... nothing. But, we have an anchor. Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4
Next Gen: 2022
July 28, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWhat is the faith of the next generation worth? What is the faith of the next generation worth to you? Scripture: Joshua 4
3 Mile Walk - Faithfulness
July 20, 2022 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBLast message in our series, "3 Mile walk." Faithfulness is what is needed for our journey with God. Scripture: Hebrews 1:1
3 Mile Walk - Fearlessness
July 13, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBWe won't get to where God has called us without courage. Many times courage means just taking the first step, going the first mile, and not giving up. But, we need encouragers for the journey, especially during a season of delay.
3 Mile Walk - Holiness
July 08, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWhat does it mean to be holy? Holiness is so much more than isolating yourself with daily devotionals. Scripture 1 Samuel 14:1-7
Salt & Light - Light
June 29, 2022 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBJesus calls his followers to be the "light of the world". What does that really mean? What does that mean for us as a church? Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16
Salt & Light
June 22, 2022 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBJesus never referred to his followers as "Christians" instead he called them "the salt of the earth." But, what does it mean to be salt? Scripture: Matthew 5:1-13
Salt & Light - Salt
June 22, 2022 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBJesus never referred to his followers as "Christians" instead he called them "the salt of the earth." But, what does it mean to be salt? Scripture: Matthew 5:1-13
Gratitude
June 15, 2022 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBTim Barton's final sermon at First Dunedin. Scripture Romans 5:3-5
Pentecost 2022
June 07, 2022 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBWhen the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost there were elements of wind, fire, and words. Each of these elements tells us something about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives and in our faith community. Scripture: Acts 2:1-4
HOPE HAS A NAME: Take the Power Back
June 02, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBWe have a divine power to fight against toxic thoughts and renew our minds. Scripture: Romans 12:1-2