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Arise: “Believe Where You Have Not Seen” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - April 21, 2024 17:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhen we meet the disciples in today’s scripture, they are behind locked doors on Easter evening. But as the disciples are about to be the first to realize, there is no locked door, no sealed tomb, that can keep our Lord contained. And that same spirit is about to be poured out upon us. “No mat...
Arise: “Proclaim Forgiveness” - Amanda Davis
First Methodist Traditional - April 15, 2024 03:06 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhen we meet the disciples in today’s story, they are still in the thickness of grief - and they remind Amanda a bit of toddlers being picked up after being preschool. But the Jesus who comes to them is simply WITH them, in their fear and their disbelief. Luke 24:36-48 fmhouston.com
Arise: “Look For Jesus Along The Way” - Eric Pugh
First Methodist Traditional - April 08, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs we begin a new series on “living as Easter People,” Eric tells us the story of the road to Emmaus - which, as he pictures it, is a bit like an episode of ‘Undercover Boss.’ Luke 24:13-35 fmhouston.com
Easter Sunday: “Why Do You Look For the Dead?” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - April 01, 2024 04:33 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe notice different things in different ways. Every time Lance returns to the Easter story, he finds a new perspective. The world prepares us to expect bad news. But when the women went to the tomb where Jesus was buried on Easter morning… if they had understood what Jesus had told them, they ...
Good Friday: “He Saved Others, He Could Not Save Himself” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - March 30, 2024 16:11 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs Lance reads through the Passion story, he is struck by the mockery that Jesus endures throughout. But as he notes, this was always the plan. Jesus could not save himself, and still save us. But evil does not have the final word. Love does. And remember: Sunday’s coming. Isaiah 52:13-15; 5...
Palm Sunday: “Follow Where Christ Is Leading” – Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - March 25, 2024 10:09 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs Jesus came into Jerusalem, he was hailed as a hero. The problem was that Jesus continued to not be who they had expected him to be. Where was their conquering savior? Mark 15: 1-39 fmhouston.com
We Strive To Bless: “Seek God Daily” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - March 18, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe reach the last tenet of our core values: seek God daily. What does this look like? Maybe not what you think. Seeking God isn’t just in the inward practices, it’s in the outward practices: justice, healing people, reformation. Mark 10:35-45 fmhouston.com
We Strive To Bless: “Serve Continually” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - March 11, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsOne of Lance’s favorite Christmas movies is the Muppet Christmas Carol - and while it’s not an ideal time on the calendar to talk about Christmas movies, it’s an ideal text to illustrate today’s lesson. Look at the effects Jesus had on people like Matthew, or Zaccheus. His love and generosity l...
We Strive To Bless: “Embody Christ” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - March 04, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance wants this place to be the kind of church that hears the message that Jesus spoke and lives that message out. A church known for mercy, for grace, for compassion. Jesus is still resurrecting the dead, bringing life to those walking around who need to hear the message of grace and forgive...
We Strive To Bless: “Love All” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - February 26, 2024 11:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJesus told us to love all - and it’s important that, like Jesus, we don’t try to draw demarcations around what “all” means. This is the hallmark and cornerstone of Jesus’ whole ministry. Luke 6:27-38 fmhouston.com
We Strive To Bless: “Be Authentic” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - February 19, 2024 10:50 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance introduces the church to our new core values, and what they’ll mean to our church as we try to put our mission statement into action. Luke 11:33-42; 12:1-3 fmhouston.com
Ash Wednesday: "What Must We Bury to Produce Fruit?" - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - February 15, 2024 17:06 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAsh Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and as we ask "what should we give up for Lent this year," Lance asks a bigger question: "what do we need to bury for our lives to produce fruit?" Ash Wednesday is a time of penitence and repentance - from dust we came, and to dust we will return. But we ...
Putting God’s Love Into Action: “Putting God’s Love Into Action” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - February 12, 2024 11:01 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance comes to the end of his series on our new mission statement: “transforming lives and communities by putting God’s love into action.” He notes that this church has always been dedicated to making disciples. And how do we do this? By putting God’s love into action. 1 John 3:11, 16-24 fmh...
Putting God’s Love Into Action: “God’s Love” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - February 05, 2024 11:11 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs we continue to break down our new mission statement, Lance turns to 1 John to look at God’s love, and the way God calls us to give our lives to one another. The fruit reveals the plant. When we remain in the vine, the fruit of the spirit grows out of u 1 John 4:7-21 fmhouston.com
Putting God’s Love Into Action: “Transforming Communities” - Amanda Davis
First Methodist Traditional - January 29, 2024 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn high school, Amanda went on her first Emmaus experience, and something stuck with her. “Do not anticipate, just participate,” they told her. The phrase has stuck with her. We have a mission statement. It’s time to take action. The biggest threat to our city not changing is us believing our ...
Putting God's Love Into Action: “Transforming Lives” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - January 22, 2024 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat do we need to do to follow God? There are tough questions, and we discover the answers through community. We need community to grow, in order to leave worldly things behind. Colossians 1:3-14 fmhouston.com
Putting God’s Love Into Action: “Do Not Conform, Be Transformed!” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - January 14, 2024 19:12 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance introduces the new mission statement for the church, and tells the story of how it was we got here. Transformation in Christ is a lifelong process. We are more like a butterfly than we realize - the change happens to us. It is not something we create ourselves. Romans 12:1-2 fmhouston.com
Unshakable Joy: “Joy Guides Us To Worship Jesus” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - January 08, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance brought his family out to Brazos Bend State Park to look at the stars. But when he tried again at home, he discovered how difficult it can be to see the light. Maybe, just maybe, it’s our job to shine light into the darkness. So God can be made known to those who are seeking after him. ...
Christmas Eve: "Good News Causes Great Joy for All People!" - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - December 25, 2023 02:48 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings“There is no better news than a birth announcement.” Lance remembers the joy that surrounded the announcement of his own child, and points out what was so different about the one on this first Christmas: this news wasn’t proclaimed to those in power, it was given to those with the least power. ...
Unshakable Joy: “Joy Rebuilds And Restores” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - December 11, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance traveled to serve in Louisiana after Katrina with a group of youth. He’ll never forget the devastation, and how wherever they looked, there was no rebuilding taking place, just more tearing down. But God was there, even in the midst of destruction. The only way to rebuild is to rebuild t...
Unshakable Joy: “Joy Heals and Transforms” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - December 04, 2023 11:14 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance’s family has been working on puzzles this Advent, spreading the work out over the whole season to watch the picture come together slowly over Advent - so they can learn how to look for joy. That’s what Advent is. We’ve been given a glimpse of the beauty wants to do in the world by the gif...
Unshakable Joy: “Joy Drives Away our Fear” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - November 27, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsInstead of rushing to the nativity this year, we are spending a time with the prophets. Which isn’t exactly everyone’s favorite! They can be a downer. But the joy the prophets speak about is a hope that we can cling to in the darkness, in good times and in bad. A joy that is unshakable. Zepha...
The Goodness Of God: “The Lord, Our King, Is Good to All” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - November 20, 2023 11:46 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance finishes our series on The Goodness Of God - just in time for Thanksgiving - and explains what it means to praise the Lord “from prayer to prayer.” He wants us to ask ourselves, “how are you blessing the name of the Lord?” Praise is the work of God’s people. Psalm 145 fmhouston.com
The Goodness of God: “Taste And See That The Lord Is Good” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - November 13, 2023 11:03 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSometimes we wonder when we pray - does God hear us, does God see us? What does it mean to “taste and see that the Lord is good?” There’s a quote Lance has been considering: “In prayer we act like people, in praise we act like angels.” As he continues his series on the goodness of God, he dives...
The Goodness Of God: “Dwelling In The House of the Lord Forever” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - November 06, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe word “goodness” has been running through Lance’s mind this season, as the news turns grim. As we begin a new series, he walks through Psalm 23 and reminds us of the faithful promises of God. As we walk through the difficulties of daily life, Lance urges us to look closely at the paths we a...
Multiply: “Commitment Sunday” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - October 30, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGiving generously can cause anxiety - after all, we think, if we give away too freely, what if we don’t have enough? But in Corinthians, Paul is trying to tell us that the grace of God is more precious than any possession we can have. And when we give generously, we reflect the very nature of Go...
Multiply: Excel in Generosity - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - October 23, 2023 20:54 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAt First Methodist Houston our vision is to have an empowered, diverse faith family built on the foundation of God’s Word, sharing the transforming love of Jesus Christ throughout Houston and the world. Click the subscribe button to always have the latest podcast downloaded to your device.
Multiply: “Entrusted As Stewards Of The Greatest Treasure” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - October 16, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLance looks into the Parable of the Talents, and asks the question - what was it that the third servant actually did wrong? When it comes to the Parable of the Talents, burying your talent isn’t just a failure to invest. It’s hiding your light under a bushel. Matthew 25:14-30 fmhouston.com
Multiply: “You Give Them Something To Eat” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - October 09, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the church Lance was serving in decided to open its doors to people needing shelter, despite not being in any way set up to take in people - because they felt that this was what God was leading them towards. In today’s Scripture, the story of the feeding of the...
Multiply: “Trusting In God’s Generosity And Abundance” - Lance Richards
First Methodist Traditional - October 02, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAt the Wedding in Cana, Lance shows how Mary asked Jesus for help, and that the ask mattered. Throughout the gospels, ordinary gifts were brought to Jesus by ordinary people, and something miraculous happened as a result. John 2:1-11 fmhouston.com
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