Beyond the Sermon

This week we get a special treat as we get to talk with a group of our students and youth leaders who participated in either the Jr High or Sr High retreats at Black Rock Retreat Center in January. In this conversation Jeremy and Scott are joined by Kirstan, Josiah, Elizabeth, Bethany, and Lillian, as they share favorite memories and spiritual impacts from the weekends.

The sermon you’re about to listen to is from our Lent sermon series for 2024, “I Am: Letting Jesus Be Who He Says He Is.” In this series we’re looking at Jesus’ I Am statements in the Gospel of John as we seek to gain a fuller picture of who God is. This sermon from one of our missionary partners, Don Parsons, comes from John 4 and looks at how an encounter with Jesus, the great I Am, changes ever...

The sermon you’re about to listen to is the Ash Wednesday sermon from our Lent sermon series for 2024, “I Am: Letting Jesus Be Who He Says He Is.” In this series we’re looking at Jesus’ I Am statements in the Gospel of John as we seek to gain a fuller picture of who God is. This sermon, coming from Exodus 3, sets the framework within which Jesus' original audiences would have heard Him say, &q...

Since Jeremy is on paternity leave, in this week's conversation we drop in on a First Methodist staff meeting. We always open our staff meetings answering questions from the "Discipleship Deck" before moving on to other business. In this episode Scott is joined by Will, Aaron, Tina, and Marie as we talk about our discipleship cards, our fasting series, and what we're fasting from...

The sermon you’re about to listen to comes from our first series of 2024, “Fast Forward.” Today, in our final sermon in the series, we're talking about how we are called to patiently endure seasons we would rather fast forward through in prayer.

We continue the conversation with Jonathan Schwehm and discuss prayer, tithing, and more

The sermon you’re about to listen to comes from our first series of 2024, “Fast Forward.” Today we're talking about the role that our motivations play in how we practice spiritual disciplines like prayer and fasting.

Pastor Scott and Jeremy talk to Jonathan Schwehm about how he ended up as a part of our congregation, what God is doing in his life, and what God is doing in the church that excites Jonathan

The sermon you’re about to listen to comes from our first series of 2024, “Fast Forward.” Today we're talking about some of the reasons it can seem that God isn't answering our prayers and what to do when our prayers feel unheard.

Pastor Scott and Jeremy sit with Tina Hemphill to learn a little about her history with our congregation, what God has been doing in her life, and what she's excited about with the future of our congregation.

The sermon you’re about to listen to comes from our first series of 2024, “Fast Forward.” Today we're talking about the different reasons we see people fast in Scripture and how it all comes down to motives.

Pastor Scott and Jeremy enter the new year talking about the future of our congregation and how you can participate in your prayers and fasting

The sermon you’re about to listen to comes from our first series of 2024, “Fast Forward.” Today we're talking about fasting as the physical expression of our spiritual intentions in prayer.

Pastor Jeremy sits down with a few of our College students who went to the Passion conference to talk about their experiences

The sermon you’re about to listen to comes from our first series of 2024, “Fast Forward.” Today we're talking about how the portrait of God we hold in our hearts impacts the way we approach prayer and how God's invitation makes prayer a privilege, not an obligation.

Pastor Scott and Jeremy do not talk about being filled with the Holy Spirit, but discuss the place of Mary in our faith and share some end of the year sentiments.

In this third sermon in our advent series, "Make Straight the Paths," we look at Mary's visit to Elizabeth and the role of the Holy Spirit in John's life and for us so we can become people who prepare the way for Jesus to come to others today. We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/li...

Pastor Scott and Jeremy discuss odd Christmas lyrics, Oswalt vs. Oswalt, faithfulness for the kingdoms sake

In this second sermon in our advent series, "Make Straight the Paths," we look at the angelic announcement of John's birth and what it means to let God set the expectations for our waiting so we can be people who prepare the way for Jesus to come to others today. We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creati...

Pastor Scott and Jeremy Discuss Carols, Camel Hair, and Fasting

In this first sermon in our advent series, "Make Straight the Paths," we look at the ministry and message of John the Baptist and what it looks like for us to repent so we can be people who prepare the way for Jesus to come to others today. We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4...

Pastor Scott and Jeremy talk about Christmas in November, trusting God even if it leads to instability, and the "real" Promise Land

In our series,  "In The Wilderness,"  we’re walking with the Israelites from Mt Sinai to the Promised Land and looking at what we can learn about trusting God more, even when the journey looks different than we anticipated or expected.  In this sixth and final sermon, we talk about what it looks like to trust God in the midst of the shakiness and instability that comes with seasons of tr...

Pastor Scott and Jeremy talk about Swedish bus stops, Women's roles in church, and why Jeremy is the best/worst uncle

In our series,  "In The Wilderness,"  we’re walking with the Israelites from Mt Sinai to the Promised Land and looking at what we can learn about trusting God more, even when the journey looks different than we anticipated or expected.  In this fifth sermon, which got switched up just this week, we talk about what we do when we don't know what to do.