Peakland UMC
1,111 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsSermons and Morning Devotionals from Peakland United Methodist Church, Lynchburg, VA.
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Music Monday: Goodbye World Goodbye Podcast Edition
October 10, 2022 11:00 - 6 minutes - 12 MBFrom Linwood: Goodbye World, Goodbye is one of those southern gospel tunes that just makes you want to smile and tap your foot. Last week my flugelhorn friend Lynn Nash, well, he’s actual a childhood friend - his father passed. As our former pastor John Vest would put it, he claimed the promise of the ressurection . I was asked to play for the funeral service, of which I was honored to do so. The only song they wanted played was Good bye World, goodbye. Lynn’s father, Bill, had heard th...
October 9 2022 Morning Worship Podcast Edition
October 09, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 37.2 MBWhat do we do when life is not what we expected or particularly wanted? Is there a word from the Lord when life is challenging and not going the way it ought to go. There is indeed and we’ll hear that word from the Prophet Jeremiah and from Jesus in just a moment.
Peakland Kids: The Man Who Helped Podcast Edition
October 09, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 10.8 MBThe Man who helped from the Gospel of Luke. In the story a person gets hurt. Who will help him?
Learning To Dribble Podcast Edition
October 07, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.3 MBAndrew reflects on an experience with a preschooler and how it relates to the ways we gather together in worship.
Vision Podcast Edition
October 06, 2022 11:00 - 3 minutes - 6.62 MBFrom Pastor Joe: One of the first questions that I received when I arrived at Peakland was What’s my vision for Peakland. What do I think Peakland should do and be? It’s an important question, a critical question for a church to know where we’re headed. But it’s not my role to impose my vision for what Peakland could be. I believe Christ has a vision for Peakland. I believe Christ has a path for Peakland to take and discerning what Christ would have Peakland be and do is the work of ...
Wesley Wednesday: United Methodist Beliefs Part 2 Podcast Edition
October 05, 2022 10:48 - 4 minutes - 8.75 MBFrom Pastor Dave: This week, I continue to focus on some of our major beliefs as United Methodist. The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, known for its rules and procedures is also an excellent resource for learning about the history and doctrine of the denomination. I encourage you to borrow a copy from your church library and read the first 100 pages. These pages are the resource for my devotion.
This Day: October 4, 2022 Podcast Edition
October 04, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 10.4 MBFrom Pastor Joe: For today’s devotion I’m using This Day, A Wesleyan Way of Prayer, created by Larry Stookey, who was my worship professor at Wesley Theological Seminary. This is the prayer book that I use most days in my morning devotion once I arrive at the church. It’s a combination of scriptures and guided prayers which I’ve adapted to share with you today.
Music Monday: Be Thou With Me Podcast Edition
October 03, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.33 MBFrom Linwood: We feature our very talented pianist, Noémi Lee!
October 2 2022 Morning Worship Audio Edition
October 02, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 47.2 MBFrom Pastor Joe: All are welcome to this worship and all are welcome for our online communion today. This Sunday at Peakland is World Communion Sunday and along with Christians around the world today, we are celebrating communion in person and today we expand the table to include you worshipping online. Welcome. Whether or not you are a member of Peakland church or any church, whatever age you are, you are welcome for worship and for communion. Adults, children, youth all are welcome to r...
Peakland Kids: The Boy Who Shared Podcast Edition
October 01, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 11.1 MBFrom Pastor Joe: Let’s listen to our story from the Bible which was adapted by Ella K. Lindvall. The Boy who shared his lunch from the Gospel of John. In the story a young child shares food with Jesus so Jesus can share the food with others.
The Singing Bell Podcast Edition
September 30, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 7.75 MBAndrew reflects on handbell techniques and what we can learn about God from the hum of a bell.
Bridges Podcast Edition
September 29, 2022 11:00 - 3 minutes - 6.2 MBFrom Pastor Joe: This past Sunday at Peakland After Dark, I had our youth build bridges. We made our first set of bridges with Lego blocks. The youth were very creative with their Lego bridges. We talked about different types of bridges….bridges that help us cross rivers and canyons and bridges that help us cross the divides between people. We United Methodists are always looking for ways that we can bridge the divide between people who can help and people who need help. You can make...
Wesley Wednesday: United Methodist Beliefs, Part One Podcast Edition
September 28, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 7.81 MBFrom Pastor Dave: Over the next few weeks, I will share some of our basic beliefs as United Methodist. My source is the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church: Part III Doctrinal Standards.
Methodism Podcast Edition
September 27, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 7.82 MBFrom Pastor Joe: Peakland United Methodist….why do we call ourselves United Methodists? Are there disjointed Methodists? What makes us so methodical? If you’re new to Methodism or even if you’ve been a United Methodist for a while, you may have questions about Methodism. Who is this John Wesley person that we Methodists talk about? Methodists talk a lot about conferences. Is a Methodist conference an event or an organization?
Music Monday: Happy Day Podcast Edition
September 26, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.4 MBFrom Linwood: For our Horizons Service, and a lot of times for our online services I use moving backgrounds for the lyrics to the songs we are singing. Most of them I have filmed in various places around our neck of the woods, as the old saying goes. On occasion I get some help from some friends who might be on vacation or just out and about. One of my ham radio buddies, Olen Persons, sent me some short film clips he shot while on a camping trip out west with his wife. The video and picture...
September 25 2022 Morning Worship Podcast Edition
September 25, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 54.2 MBfrom Peakland United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Va.
Peakland Kids: The Boy Who Went Away Podcast Edition
September 24, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 10.8 MBFrom Pastor Joe: Let’s listen to our story from the Bible which was adapted by Ella K. Lindvall. The Boy Who Went Away from the Gospel of Luke. In the story the parent loves the child always. IN our lives, God loves us and call us all children. God loves us. God loves you.
Joy of a One Year Old Audio Edition
September 23, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.36 MBAndrew reflects on a sacred moment with a few of our preschoolers.
Do Good Podcast Edition
September 22, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.11 MBFrom Pastor Joe: In my office I have this framed quote “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can.” John Wesley. Many folks call this John Wesley’s rule of life.
Wesley Wednesday: Music Fit For A Queen Podcast Edition
September 21, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.86 MBFrom Pastor Dave: Like has many of you, Linda and I have watched the Services of Remembrance for Queen Elizabeth II. I especially liked the service from St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh Scotland. We were surprised and trilled to hear an anthem composed by the grandson of Charles Wesley.
Three General Rules Podcast Edition
September 20, 2022 11:00 - 3 minutes - 6.22 MBFrom Pastor Joe: Avoid Harm. Do Good. Follow Christ. In 1743 as Methodism in England was expanding, John Wesley, who established the Methodist movement wrote three general rules for the Methodist people to follow. Avoid Harm. Do Good. Follow Christ.
Music Monday: Come Thou Fount Podcast Edition
September 19, 2022 11:00 - 3 minutes - 6.47 MBFrom Linwood: Once again the boys are at it. My friend and fellow collaborator Lynn Nash and I team up to do a groove version of the old hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. This is definitely not the version you would hear in grandma’s church.
September 18 2022 Podcast Edition
September 18, 2022 11:00 - 24 minutes - 44.8 MBFrom Pastor joe: Grace and peace to you, today is September 18, 2022. Welcome to Sunday morning worship. I’m Rev. Joe Cailles, the pastor at Peakland United Methodist Church in Lynchburg Virginia. All are welcome to this worship and into the life of our church community. Andrew will be on screen in just a moment to share with you the ministries that are happening here at Peakland and all are welcome to join in our ministries. If you’d like to know more about Peakland and the ministries ...
Peakland Kids: Simon and the Boat Podcast Edition
September 17, 2022 11:00 - 7 minutes - 13.4 MBFrom Pastor Joe: In our devotion today we’re going to do three things. Can you hold up three fingers? We’re going to sing our song with our mouths and use our fingers. We’re going to listen to a story from the Bible with our ears, and we’re going to pray the action prayer with using our words and our actions.
Juan 3.0 Podcast Edition
September 16, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.99 MBAndrew reflects on his good friend Juan, and the people who have been with him throughout his life.
The Calling PODCAST EDITION
September 15, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.2 MBFrom Pastor Joe: Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain died during the first full week of September. She was 96 years old and had reigned for just over 70 years. I don’t really know anything about the Queen. I’ve seen several depictions of her in movies and TV. Helen Mirren played the Queen in the movie The Queen which covered the days right after the death of Princess Diana Clair Foy and Olivia Coleman each played Queen Elizabeth in the Netflix series the Crown,
Wesley Wednesday: Prayers For A New King PODCAST EDITION
September 14, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.75 MBFrom Pastor Dave: Like many of you, Linda and I are watching with great interest the celebrations going on in the UK regarding the life of Queen Elizabeth and the beginning of King Charles II reign. This morning I share a devotion I first recorded more than a year ago. The focus is on Samuel and Susanna Wesley and prayers for the King.
Prayer Quilts PODCAST EDITION
September 13, 2022 11:00 - 3 minutes - 7.11 MBFrom Pastor Joe: I’m learning more and more about the wonderful ministries that Peakland offers. We are a church that worships our One Trinity God, nurtures our Christian faith and reaches out with love and compassion to each other and to our neighbors. One of the ways that we offer care and compassion to each other is with quilts like these. Made by hand by our church members, these lap quilts are offered to folks who are sick, who are grieving, and those who are struggling. These quilt...
Music Monday: God's Love PODCAST EDITION
September 12, 2022 11:00 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MBFrom Linwood: It’s Friday morning. Well. It’s Monday morning, or possibly later for you, but I’m recording this on a Friday morning. AS I was drinking coffee this morning with my wife I mentioned that I needed to record a Music Monday today, but really didn’t have any idea as to what I might do. I mentioned that I felt like it might be a hymn, or hymn medley today. Without much hesitation, Tricia said You know How Deep The Father’s Love For Us? You could pair it with In Christ Alone. Thank...
September 11 2022 Online Service PODCAST EDITION
September 11, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 47.9 MBfrom Peakland United Methodist Church In Lynchburg, Va. From Pastor Joe: In our Gospel passage this morning, Jesus tells two stories about lost items, a lost sheep and a lost coin. As Jesus tells the story, imagine which character you are in the story. Are you the shepherd or the woman looking for something that is missing in your life? Are you feeling like a lost lamb yourself? Are you the good sheep that stayed where you were supposed to stay? We’ll consider that in just a moment.
Peakland Kids: The Man Who Said Thank You PODCAST EDITION
September 10, 2022 11:00 - 6 minutes - 11.6 MBFrom Pastor Joe: Let’s listen to our story from the Bible which was adapted by Ella K. Lindvall. The Man who said thank you from the Gospel of Luke.
Preludes and Postludes PODCAST EDITION
September 09, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.05 MBAndrew reflects on the part of worship he enjoys most, and how it inspires him to do more in his own life.
Church Library PODCAST EDITION
September 08, 2022 11:00 - 3 minutes - 7.12 MBFrom Pastor Joe: I’m here in our church library which is right next to the pastor’s office here at the church. I’ve been near libraries most all of my life. One of the first things I do when I move to a new town is to get my library card. My first library card was at the New Albany Floyd County Public library in Indiana where I grew up. My first job was at the New Albany Floyd County Public library, and I worked there throughout high school. I worked at the libraries of Indiana Univers...
Wesley Wednesday: Charles Welsey Morning Prayers PODCAST EDITION
September 07, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.73 MBFrom Pastor Dave: This morning I share two poems by Charles Wesley simply titled “Morning Hymns”. You will find many such hymns in his collections some for the morning and others for the evening. They reflect the fact that both John and Charles were committed to daily prayers. I will close with a birthday Poem.
What's The Point? PODCAST EDITION
September 06, 2022 11:00 - 6 minutes - 12.3 MBfrom Linwood: . . . . . so through all this I have come back to the realization that having your own thriving relationship with God is the really important thing to focus on. WE are not called to sit in judgment over anybody - that’s God’s job - not ours. Nor is it our calling to criticize others in their interoperation of God’s word. There are a litany of things that are “wrong” according to certain interpretations, that have no Biblical basis whatsoever, but I suppose that’s a topic for a...
Music Monday: 10,000 Reasons PODCAST EDITION
September 05, 2022 11:00 - 6 minutes - 11.9 MBFrom Linwood: Several weeks ago, I asked one of our members if he would lead us in worship one Sunday morning with a song. He asked if I would accompany him on the piano as he sang and played his guitar. Well, the response was quite overwhelming. I’m not sure everyone in the room had any idea that he could sing and play, much less with such inspiration. A few days ago, I asked him to come in so we could record the song, just for the fun of it for him as he had never done any recording bef...
Peakland Kids: The Wind That Obeyed PODCAST EDITION
September 04, 2022 11:00 - 6 minutes - 11.6 MBFrom Pastor Joe: In our devotion today we’re going to do three things. Can you hold up three fingers? We’re going to sing our song with our mouths and use our fingers. We’re going to listen to a story from the Bible with our ears, and we’re going to pray the action prayer with using our words and our actions.
September 4 2022 Morning Worship
September 04, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 52.7 MBfrom Peakland United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Va. Grace and peace to you, welcome to Sunday morning worship September 4, 2022. All are welcome to this worship and all are welcome for our online communion today. This Sunday at Peakland we are celebrating communion in person and today we expand the table to include you. Welcome. Whether or not you are a member of Peakland church or any church, whatever age you are, you are welcome. Adults, children, youth all are welcome. If you ...
Run With Perseverance, Part 2 PODCAST EDITION
September 02, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 7.53 MBFrom Pastor Joe: Two months ago on one of my very first Trusting God devotions, I shared with you that I was running in the mornings. I’ve been using an app the 5k runner to help me eventually to run 5 kilometer or just over 3 miles. I have an update for you.
Charlews Wesley: The Eloquent Poet PODCAST EDITION
August 31, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 10.4 MBFrom Pastor Dave: his summer my devotions have featured Charles Wesley the poet. It has been noted that Charles wrote around 9,000 poems containing nearly 180,000 lines. Yes, some of these became hymns but the vast majority were never put to music or meant to be sung. Charles Wesley understandably is recognized as one of the great hymnists, but seldom is he included among the great English poets. Frank Baker, Professor of English Church History at Duke Divinity School is quick to point out ...
Perfect Imperfection PODCAST EDITION
August 30, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.06 MBAndrew reflects on how something unfortunate led to a connection and moment of joy he never saw coming.
Music Monday: It Is Well PODCAST EDITION
August 29, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.04 MBFrom Linwood: The other day I was looking for one thing and found another haha. I know you know how that works! I found an arrangement I had done of It is Well, with just piano. But I also stumbled across another folder in my music folder on my Mac, also labeled It is Well.
August 28 2022 Morning Worship PODCAST EDITION
August 28, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 51.9 MBFrom Pastor Joe: We’re going to do something radically different in just a moment, something we’ve never done while I’ve been pastor here. Some of you are not going to like it. I know this, but we’re doing it anyway.
Jesus and The Children PODCAST EDITION
August 27, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 11.1 MBFrom Pastor Joe: Grace and peace to you and welcome to Trusting God at all Times Kids Edition. This devotion is created for children of all ages. I’m Rev. Joe, and I’m the pastor at Peakland United Methodist Church in Lynchburg Virginia. All are welcome Let’s begin with our song….this little light of mine. We imagine our finger is a little light, a warm light and a friendly light. In the Bible Jesus tells us to let our light shine, so Let’s move our bodies and sing together.
Deep Breath Prayer PODCAST EDITION
August 26, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 7.6 MBAndrew reflects on one of the things he has observed of Pastor Joe's prayers, and the invitation that is offred through silence.
Communion Change PODCAST EDITION
August 25, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.04 MBFrom Pastor Joe: In my first sermon to you all I acknowledged the challenges that come for the church community when a new pastor arrives. What if the pastor changes things? What if the pastor doesn’t change things? Fear not folks, I’m going to do both. I’m going to change some things and keep some things exactly the same.
Wesley Wednesdays: Charles Wesley - Final Words from the Cross, Part 2 PODCAST EDITION
August 24, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 9.25 MBFrom Pastor Dave: I continue to scan through poems written by Charles Wesley on select passages of Holy Scripture. Often, I will be sitting in my favorite chair, with one hear on the TV and my eyes scrolling through hundreds of hymns and poems searching for just the right selections for a Wesley Wednesday devotion. A verse of scripture will catch my attention and I will quickly give focus to see how Charles will expound it’s meaning. Such was the case for the poems I share this week. They e...
Benedoikos PODCAST EDITION
August 23, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 9.7 MBAndrew shares a story from his time in undergrad and a made up word that created conflict in the congregation.
Music Monday: Everlasting God PODCAST EDITION
August 22, 2022 11:00 - 4 minutes - 8.84 MBFrom Linwood: There is a wide variety of music at Peakland UMC. Everything from classical piano or organ along with hymn arrangements. And then there is the more contemporary flavor of our music. For me, the variety is a wonderful opportunity to express our praise and worship, regardless of what that may be. And this week, we turn towards the upbeat side of praise. The setting is a small lake not too far away from the church. The song - Everlasting God. Here we go!
August 21, 2022 Online Worship PODCAST EDITION
August 21, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 50.3 MBGrace and peace to you, welcome to Peakland United Methodist Church Sunday morning worship for August 21, 2022. I’m Rev. Joe Cailles, the pastor here. All are welcome. In this story from the Gospel of Luke, we will hear how Jesus heals a woman who had been crippled for 18 years. Luke writes that she was bent over and quite unable to stand up straight. This passage is special for me because this was the passage for my very first sermon, which I preached in August 1995 at Mount Olivet Unit...