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September 19, 2021 Worship - Unexpected Blessings
September 19, 2021 04:01God sends Abram and his wife Sarai on a journey, promising them land and offspring to bless them. But Abram and Sarai are already old and childless when they set out, and only grow older. God establishes a new covenant, marked by circumcision, and changes their names to Abraham and Sarah. Both are said to have laughed when they heard that they would become parents well into their old age, and so when the child was born they named him Isaac, which means, “He will laugh.”
September 12, 2021 Worship - Words into Worlds
September 12, 2021 04:00God declares that creation is good. Life can feel chaotic and out of control at times. Literal and metaphorical storms can cause us stress. But from the beginning of time, God has been involved in the world. God was pleased with all of creation and has been guiding it toward his original purpose since then.
September 5, 2021 Worship - Guest Preacher - Gina Yeske
September 05, 2021 06:27Pastor Jesse is struggling with tonsilitis, so he will not be bringing the message. Instead, Gina Yeske will be sharing a message of hope titled Mountains as Opportunities. Have a blessed day, we'll see you next week!
August 29, 2021 Worship - Guest Preacher - Alyssa Ruch
August 29, 2021 04:00The letters to the seven churches show how the church was engaging with the real world, in its glories and its problems. The church in Laodicea thought it was doing rather well, but in reality they were lukewarm. Join us to hear about the ways in which we are lukewarm today and God wants to puke us out, as Alyssa Ruch, the Co-Director of the Maker’s Place, a diaper bank in Trenton, shares her story.
August 22, 2021 Worship - The New Heaven and the New Earth
August 22, 2021 04:00After the beasts are defeated and the lamb is victorious John tells us about a new heaven and a new earth. The new Jerusalem comes down from heaven and God's dwelling place is forever on earth. Join us this Sunday as we look at the implications of God inhabiting the earth alongside of humanity.
August 15, 2021 Worship - Distractions
August 15, 2021 04:23After the scroll is opened, John tells us about the seven seals and seven bowls. Then he described a dragon and two beasts which people begin to worship and mark themselves with their sign. John's point is clear, who do we worship and follow, the beast or God? Join us this week.
August 8, 2021 Worship - Expectations
August 08, 2021 08:20This week we are continuing in the Book of Revelation as John describes a scroll that needs to be opened. The drama unfolds when no one, in heaven or on earth, is worthy to unseal the scroll. Join us as we discuss John's expectations, and ours, this week.
August 1, 2021 Worship - The Throne in Heaven
August 01, 2021 04:00This week we begin our study in the Book of Revelation, one of the more complicated and argued about books in the Bible. This week we are looking at God's throne room in Heaven, join us!
July 24, 2021 Worship - Guest Preacher
July 25, 2021 04:54Rev. Ronell Howard of Christ Church Piscataway delivers a timely message letting us know that we have the power to move our mountains and all it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed.
July 18, 2021 Worship - Monopoly Rules
July 18, 2021 07:19As we are at the halfway point of our study in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Paul begins to provide a set of rules for holders of the Passports of Heaven. Join us this Sunday as we look closer at these rules and how we ought to act as the body of Christ.
July 11, 2021 Worship - Ephesians: Reconciliation
July 11, 2021 04:00Last week we saw how God had, since the beginning of time wanted to reconcile us to himself through Jesus Christ. This week, we are continuing in Paul's letter to the Ephesians on how we ought to behave as the Body of Christ, the Church.
July 4, 2021 Worship - Ephesians: Reconciliation
July 04, 2021 04:00This week we switch from the Book of Job to Paul's letter to the Ephesians. While on two separate ends of our bibles, the books are very much connected with the idea of how God wants to reconcile us with himself. Join us this week and we see how God has wanted to bring us into right relationship from the very beginning and how we ought to extend this invitation to others.
June 27, 2021 Worship - God Responds in Grace
June 27, 2021 04:01This week, I'm reminded of the chorus of the hymn by Julia Johnston, Grace Greater Than Our Sin, "Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse within; grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that is greater than all our sin!" What an awesome God we serve! Join us this week as we conclude Job's story and spend some time diving deeper into God's grace and the need for reconciliation.
June 20, 2021 Worship - God Responds to Job
June 20, 2021 04:02We've seen Job start to question his faith, begin to sin and fall away from God. This week, God enters the conversation, if you have time this week, read Job chapters 38-41 as God responds to Job and his friends, and then join us this Sunday as we dive deeper into what God is saying.
June 13, 2021 Worship - God's Justice
June 13, 2021 04:01After all Job has gone through, losing his business and his wealth, the death of his death children, the painful sores on his body, and self isolation, he sits in silence and grief for seven days, and then he starts talking to his friends. He wishes that he had never been born, and he and his friends begin questioning the very nature of justice and righteousness. Join us this week as we join their conversation on justice and righteousness and the celebration of two Baptisms, it's going ...
June 06, 2021 Worship - How do we respond?
June 06, 2021 04:02Last week we met Job, a successful, wealthy, blessed man. Then disaster struck and his faith was tested. This week, Job's health is attacked and we see how he, his wife, and his friends all respond. Join us as we see what happens next.
May 30, 2021 Worship - Why do bad things happen?
May 30, 2021 04:00One question that has plagued humanity since the dawn of time, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” The Book of Job is all about this not so simple question. Join us this Sunday as we kick off a new sermon series on the Book of Job and this question about evil.
May 23, 2021 Worship - Pentecost
May 23, 2021 04:01Join us for our digital Pentecost service and celebration for our confirmands.
May 16, 2021 Worship - A Church Unified
May 16, 2021 04:00Paul is frustrated at the Galatians, and in our scripture reading this week, he continues to try to remind them that faith is what is most important. This week, I will be out of the pulpit preparing for my wedding, Bob Michael will share a word about unity and division in the church.
May 9, 2021 Worship - Justification by Faith
May 09, 2021 04:00God wants a right relationship with us, just as we want a right relationship with God. In Paul's letter to the Galatians, we see that our right relationship isn't just in what we do, it's also based in trusting Jesus. Join us this Sunday!
May 2, 2021 Worship - The Council at Jerusalem
May 02, 2021 04:00As we continue to watch the Church evolve, there is a new disagreement brewing: should the gentile Christians submit to the Torah and be circumcised? Join us this Sunday as we join in the conversation of the Council of Jerusalem.
April 25, 2021 Worship - Philip Baptizes the Ethiopian
April 25, 2021 04:00Last week we saw Stephen, a deacon who was stoned by the religious authorities for his passionate speech and prophetic voice. This week, we are traveling with another deacon who is called to evangelism and eventually baptizes an influential man from Ethiopia. Join us as we look at this spirit-filled encounter and our own baptisms and the promises we have made.
April 18, 2021 Worship - Answer the Phone
April 18, 2021 04:04Some of us are called to preach, some to pray, some to serve, some to give, and some to encourage. This week we see the ways in which from the beginning the church has recognized that we all are called to ministry and should work for the Glory of God. Join us as we look deeper into the laying of hands and our spiritual gifts.
April 11, 2021 Worship - Food for the Journey
April 11, 2021 04:00The risen Jesus has a lot of work to do, this week he meets two of his disciples on the road out of Jerusalem, he interprets scripture for them, and finally joins them in Communion. Join us this week as we look deeper into this food for the journey, and how our own journeys are strengthened by Communion.
April 04, 2021 Worship - Easter 2021
April 04, 2021 04:01Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Friends, after the year we've had, the resurrection takes on new meaning as we are so close to normalcy. I can't imagine what the apostles were thinking when Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James brought them news of the resurrection. Join us this Sunday as we hear this story once again.
April 2, 2021 - Good Friday
April 02, 2021 04:01A Service of Tenebrae, or "Shadows," is based on a twelfth–century late night/early morning service and is an extended meditation on the passion of Christ. Join us as we read and meditate on the passion of Christ.
March 28, 2021 Worship - Palm Sunday 2021
March 28, 2021 11:39As Jesus rode into Jerusalem, the crowd of disciples called out “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” and they were told to be quiet. We are setting the stage for Easter, and the final confrontation between good and evil, join us as we look ahead to Calvary, the cross, and the empty tomb.
March 21, 2021 Worship - The Blind Beggar and Zacchaeus
March 21, 2021 04:01As Jesus continues to Jerusalem, he passes through Jericho, where he encounters a blind man who wants healing and a short man who wants to see Jesus. Join us this Sunday as we discover what are the important moments and how we can miss them if we're not paying attention.
March 14, 2021 Worship - Lazarus and the Rich Man
March 14, 2021 06:57In this week's parable, Jesus tells a parable about two men, a rich man, and a man who was poor named Lazarus. In their lives, Lazarus went hungry while the rich man ignored him. They both die, Lazarus is brought to a place of comfort, while the rich man is brought to a place of suffering. Now the rich man wants Lazarus to comfort him, join us as we unpack this parable, and find a better way to live.
March 8, 2021 Worship - The Lost and the Found
March 07, 2021 05:01This week Jesus tells us three parables, all of them focus on the lost and the found. A shepherd had 100 sheep and lost one of them, a woman had 10 coins and lost one, and a father who had two sons. Join us as we look at these parables and see what God's love looks like to those who are lost, and to those who were never missing.
February 28, 2021 Worship - The Fig Tree in the Vineyard
February 28, 2021 05:00Sometimes we think about sin and suffering as if they go hand-in-hand. Sometimes they do, Israel's expulsion from the Promised Land and into captivity is an example of suffering being caused by sin. Sometimes they don't, as we'll see in this week's text. Join us as we learn that no matter what, we need to repent and seek reconciliation.
February 21, 2021 Worship - The Good Samaritan
February 21, 2021 05:00"What must I do to inherit eternal life?" the expert in the law asks Jesus. The Parable of the Good Samaritan is probably one of the most well-known parables that Jesus teaches. I wonder, after so many hearings, am I ready to "go and do likewise?" Join us as we ponder this question and parable together
February 17, 2021 Worship - Ash Wednesday Service
February 17, 2021 05:11Join us for our 2021 Ash Wednesday Service.
February 14, 2021 Worship - How are we transformed?
February 14, 2021 14:59In Luke chapter 9, Jesus asks the disciples a question: Who do people say that I am? When the crowds answer wrongly, Jesus asks his disciples: Who do you say that I am? Peter answers, God's Messiah. This week, Jesus brings Peter, James, and John to a mountain to pray, and there everything changes. Join us this week as we walk alongside the disciples and witness the Transfiguration of Jesus. SHOW LESS
February 7, 2021 Worship - Healing the Sick, Raising the Dead
February 07, 2021 05:00Last week we saw Jesus interpreting and joining in the conversation surrounding the Sabbath. Jesus told us that he was Lord of the Sabbath. This week, Jesus is healing and raising people from the dead. The message is clear, rich or poor, powerful or weak, Jew or Gentile, God loves everyone, everywhere. Join us as we see that there is no barrier to receiving the grace of God which Jesus offers.
January 31, 2021 Worship - Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath
January 31, 2021 13:46What are you allowed to do on the Sabbath? Can you go out into the field and pick grain? Can you heal someone? In our text this week, Jesus enters into a debate over what is allowed and what isn't. Join us this week as we enter into the discussion and how Sabbath rests look for us today.
January 24, 2021 Worship - One Step at a Time
January 24, 2021 05:01Jesus leaves Nazareth and goes to Capernaum, teaching, and healing. He then stands by the side of the lake and teaches to the crowd. There, Peter, James, and John have a unique experience with Jesus, and he invites them to join him in his ministry. Join us this week as we look into their encounter with Jesus and our own ministries with God.
January 17, 2021 Worship - The Sermon at Nazareth
January 17, 2021 05:01This week we are starting fresh in the Gospel according to Luke. Jesus has been teaching and healing and performing miracles and so when he finally went home to Nazareth people were excited to hear him preach in the synagogue. Join us as we find out what happens next.
January 10, 2020 Worship - You Are the Epiphany
January 10, 2021 05:01God speaks through you to others. God wants you to be the voice of God through your conversations and actions. God is able to speak through us as we say ‘Yay God, yes God and yahoo'. Join us as we worship with the Bishop and Annual Conference and seek to understand just how important we are to God and the world.
January 3, 2020 Worship - Your Epiphany
January 03, 2021 05:01Join us for a worship service provided by the Greater NJ Annual Conference. Bishop Schol will share the morning message and celebrate virtual communion. The theme for January 3rd is Your Epiphany. God is speaking to you and wants you to know the purpose and meaning God has for your life. God speaks to you as you turn outward through observing, quieting, and curiosity. People will find themselves in worship through scripture, story, and sacrament. The sacrament of Holy Communion will be...
December 27, 2020 Worship - Jesus: Baby, Child, Man
December 27, 2020 05:00Join us this week as we discover how Jesus was raised by Mary and Joseph and how their love molded Jesus into the man we know today.
December 24, 2020 Worship - Christmas Eve Worship Service
December 24, 2020 05:00So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
December 20, 2020 Worship - Christmas Pageant
December 20, 2020 05:01This Sunday is our Christmas Pageant, put together by the students of Marlton United Methodist Church, they'll be reading, and singing and telling us the story of Jesus' birth and Christmas.
December 13, 2020 Worship - The Year of Jubilee
December 13, 2020 05:00We have come to the third week of Advent, traditionally this Sunday is reserved for Joy. The joy of the coming Messiah, the joy of the new Jerusalem, the joy of justice, and righteousness reigning over us. The joy that Isaiah writes about is one of a deeper, more global, and universal joy, release of captives and outcasts, restoration of cities, and peace in the land.
December 6, 2020 Worship - God's Promised Spirit
December 06, 2020 05:01Where do we go from here? That's the question I think of when reading Joel's words this week. After a disaster we typically ask two questions, why did this happen and where do we go from here. These are the same questions Israel has been asking, and while we've been focusing on the first one, this week our focus turns to the second one. Join us as we discover what God has in store for Israel and for the whole world.
November 29, 2020 Worship - Hope in the Lions' Den
November 29, 2020 05:01King Darius of Persia issued a law, declaring that anyone caught praying to anyone other than the king would be thrown into a den of lions. Daniel trusted in God and continued to worship him in defiance of the law. Daniel was thrown into the den of lions as punishment, but God sent an angel to protect Daniel. Join us as we look at the ways Daniel puts his trust in God.
November 22, 2020 Worship - God's Promise of a New Covenant
November 22, 2020 05:01God keeps giving the prophets messages for the people, but as we'll see this week, those messages sometimes fall on deaf ears. Thankfully, God keeps trying. Join us this week as we see what God's promise looks like even in the face of refusal and denial
November 15, 2020 Worship - Isaiah's Vision
November 15, 2020 05:01Isaiah, one of the most important and famous prophets, has an interesting origin story. Isaiah sees God in a different way than Moses or Abraham or Eve ever saw God, Isaiah sees God and he said the hem of God's robe filled the entire room. "Woe to me!" Isaiah cried, and realized how unworthy he was for the mission God sent him on. Which, all things considered, seems like the right reaction.
November 8, 2020 Worship - The Fall of Jerusalem
November 08, 2020 05:01As we continue in our Big God Story, we come to one of the most pivotal moments in Israel's history. Assyria has warred with Samaria, and Babylon is warring with Judah and Jerusalem. This week, we see the fall of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Temple, and the dispersion of Israel into gentile hands. How did we get here, and where do we go from here? These are the questions of the prophets and the precursor to Advent. Join us this week as we look at what God was doing and continues to...
November 1, 2020 Worship - The Widow at Zarephath
November 01, 2020 04:01After David dies, his son Solomon becomes King. The peace that Israel sees is short-lived because once Solomon dies, the kingdom is divided between his two sons. Now we have Israel, the northern kingdom, and Judah, the southern kingdom. Elijah, a prophet and man of God preaches against the northern kingdom and their evil king, join us this week as we follow Elijah to Zarephath and see how God can still be faithful even when all else seems lost.