Grace UMC Manassas Podcasts

January 11, 2026 – Our Exodus series continues with Moses’ birth story which reveals something about Jesus’ own story, and our own. The post Basket Case appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

January 4, 2026 – Our Epiphany celebration reminds us of the visitation of the Magi who followed a star. This year we’re pairing it with a reading from Exodus to notice that one of the ways our God speaks to us is through mysterious light. The post Thin Places appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

December 28, 2025 – Our Christmas observance continues this week as we notice the events that happen immediately after Jesus’ birth and the ways they remind us of the first pages of the book of Exodus. The post Welcome to Our World appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

December 21, 2025 – This Sunday we’ll enjoy extra music to anticipate the birth of Christ with Lessons and Carols at 9am and a Cantata at 11am. The post Sing We Now of Christmas appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

December 14, 2025 – The third week of Advent invites us to light the pink or rose colored candle, and let a little joy in our long Advent wait. We’ll return to Isaiah to hear the good news of fruitful plants coming to desert lands, and a highway emerging for our God and for us. The post A Tale of Two Yeahbuts appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

December 7, 2025 – This Sunday our Advent journey brings us again to Isaiah, and a beautiful image of a peace to come; but it’s a peace that comes after a fight. The post War & Peace appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

November 30, 2025 – Advent begins with our first of four readings from the prophet Isaiah, speaking to a world that sits in darkness, about a day that shall (and he means “shall”) come. The post The Light’s Shall appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

November 23, 2025 – Our Daily Bread ends in John chapter 6 where Jesus spends a whole chapter of the Bible revealing the ways in which he is the Bread of Life, sent to feed our deepest hungers. The post The Bread Course appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

November 16, 2025 – Our Daily Bread series continues with a vision of “the end,” which apparently involves an oven. The post The Great Bible Bake-off appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

November 9, 2025 – God uses the lowly to accomplish the holy, Throughout scripture, it’s not the powerful but the widows, fishermen, shepherds and servants who carry out God’s purposes. What the world overlooks, God chooses. The post There Is No Last Supper appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

November 2, 2025 – This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Day, a holy day in the church for the remembrance of all the saints who have gone before us, and the hope we share with them in Christ Jesus. The post Buried Bread appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

October 26, 2025 – In today’s story, the Israelites are given bread, but this “God bread” is different. It knows you, how much you need, and it wants so badly for you to rest. The post Man Huh? appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

October 19, 2025 – There are times when our energy, hope, and even our love runs dry, God has already stored what we need to be filled, we may need to go to a foreign land to receive it. The post Empty to be Filled appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

October 12, 2025 – Our series through 1 Timothy ends with the first part of 2 Timothy, with words of encouragement to kindle the faith that began long before us, and will be passed on long after us. The post Raised Up Family appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

October 5, 2025 – Our trip through 1 Timothy continues with some teaching about money, and God, and the life that really is life. The post A Theology of Money appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

September 28, 2025 – Practicing our faith gives us an opportunity to embody the love of Christ resulting in a witness of serving with our hands and hearts. The post Learning to Walk appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

September 21, 2025 – We continue in 1 Timothy this week noticing how Jesus presents himself to us, as we are, in ways that make us present for one another. The post Present and Accounted For appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

September 14, 2025 – Engagement Season and our reading of 1 Timothy continues this Sunday with a call to prayer. The post The Urge to Pray appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

September 7, 2025 – We begin Engagement Season and a trip through 1 Timothy this week, a letter written to Timothy, encouraging him to help the church be the church. The post Engage with Grace appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

August 31, 2025 – Our road trip series ends with a meal, as many road trips do. This one, thanks be to God, is hosted by Jesus. The post Open Seating appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

In this three-week PastorClass, Pastor Drew presents a theological reflection on the “should” and the “shall” of God. The post PastorClass – Law & Gospel 101: Session 3 appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

August 24, 2025 – Our roadtrip takes us to a new place this week, to meet a woman living with a bent-over back, but Jesus reveals that we all need our alignment checked. The post Chiropraxis appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

In this three-week PastorClass, Pastor Drew presents a theological reflection on the “should” and the “shall” of God. The post PastorClass – Law & Gospel 101: Session 2 appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

In this three-week PastorClass, Pastor Drew presents a theological reflection on the “should” and the “shall” of God. The post PastorClass – Law & Gospel 101: Session 1 appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.

August 17, 2025 – Toward the end of the roadtrip things can get tense. Jesus doesn’t mind, in fact he’s prepared to light the match! The post Fire! Fire! Fire! appeared first on Grace United Methodist Church.