Mankato Hilltop Podcast

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. Every social group is shaped by its core stories, customs, and histories, which collectively contribute to its character. These formative traditions serve as the foundation of a collective identity, akin to pieces of a mosaic. In the context of our faith, each story represents a building block in the grand narrative. The book of Exodus recounts...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. Every social group is shaped by its core stories, customs, and histories, which collectively contribute to its character. These formative traditions serve as the foundation of a collective identity, akin to pieces of a mosaic. In the context of our faith, each story represents a building block in the grand narrative. The book of Exodus recounts...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. Every social group is shaped by its core stories, customs, and histories, which collectively contribute to its character. These formative traditions serve as the foundation of a collective identity, akin to pieces of a mosaic. In the context of our faith, each story represents a building block in the grand narrative. The book of Exodus recounts...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. Every social group is shaped by its core stories, customs, and histories, which collectively contribute to its character. These formative traditions serve as the foundation of a collective identity, akin to pieces of a mosaic. In the context of our faith, each story represents a building block in the grand narrative. The book of Exodus recounts...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. Every social group is shaped by its core stories, customs, and histories, which collectively contribute to its character. These formative traditions serve as the foundation of a collective identity, akin to pieces of a mosaic. In the context of our faith, each story represents a building block in the grand narrative. The book of Exodus recounts...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel.  A message from Hilltop Church member  Barb Keith.   Text NEW to 507-575-4222 to connect with Hilltop United Methodist Church. Hilltop United Methodist Church is located in Mankato Minnesota and we pray that everyone would experience God's presence through this channel. We are happy to interact online or in-person. Please subscribe to this...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. The Second Sunday of Easter in some traditions is known as Quasimodo Sunday. Most people know the name Quasimodo from Victor Hugo's 1831 novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" or one of it's various adaptations to film. The name Quasimodo (or Quasimodogeniti) originates from the incipit of this day's traditional Latin intro...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. Easter Sunday is the day Christians around the world celebrate Jesus' resurrection from the dead. Easter is also a season in the church (The Great 50 Days) that is an extended celebration of the resurrection and the vast new reality that this event brings to the world. Clarence Jordan, co-founder of Koinonia Farm, wrote, "The resurrect...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, the Holy Trinity, and ourselves. Each week we'll explore one of these "final words" a...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, the Holy Trinity, and ourselves. Each week we'll explore one of these "final words" a...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, the Holy Trinity, and ourselves. Each week we'll explore one of these "final words" a...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, the Holy Trinity, and ourselves. Each week we'll explore one of these "final words" a...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, the Holy Trinity, and ourselves. Each week we'll explore one of these "final words" a...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, the Holy Trinity, and ourselves. Each week we'll explore one of these "final words" a...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. This service will have the traditional imposition of ashes along with the kick-off to our Lenten theme: The Seven Last Words of Christ. Text NEW to 507-575-4222 to connect with Hilltop United Methodist Church. Hilltop United Methodist Church is located in Mankato Minnesota and we pray that everyone would experience God's presence through th...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. How to Read Revelation is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, we’re going to spend 5 weeks diving into the Biblical text itself and its important connections to the Old Testament and how this...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. How to Read Revelation is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, we’re going to spend 5 weeks diving into the Biblical text itself and its important connections to the Old Testament and how this...

On this podcast Pastor Mathew Sipe and Juston Cline discuss the 7 Church Trends for 2024, predicted by Carey Nieuwhof.  If you would like to look at the data while listening here is the link to the original article: https://careynieuwhof.com/church-trends-2024/ This became a good lengthy discussion with expansion on almost all 7 of the topics.  We hope you will enjoy it and find some excitement as...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. How to Read Revelation is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, we’re going to spend 5 weeks diving into the Biblical text itself and its important connections to the Old Testament and how this...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. How to Read Revelation is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, we’re going to spend 5 weeks diving into the Biblical text itself and its important connections to the Old Testament and how this...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. How to Read Revelation is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, we’re going to spend 5 weeks diving into the Biblical text itself and its important connections to the Old Testament and how this...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. A special message from our District Superintendent Woojae Im. Text NEW to 507-575-4222 to connect with Hilltop United Methodist Church. Hilltop United Methodist Church is located in Mankato Minnesota and we pray that everyone would experience God's presence through this channel. We are happy to interact online or in-person. Please subscribe...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. “You Say You Want a Resolution" including Spiritual Practice: Start, Stop, More, Less. This is a sermon and spiritual practice by guest preacher Rev. Nate Melcher from Richfield United Methodist Church. Text NEW to 507-575-4222 to connect with Hilltop United Methodist Church. Hilltop United Methodist Church is located in Mankato Minnesota a...

What's your favorite part of Christmas?  After an opening with a child's view, Pastor Matt looks at Isaiah 9:2-7. Text NEW to 507-575-4222 to connect with Hilltop United Methodist Church. Hilltop United Methodist Church is located in Mankato Minnesota and we pray that everyone would experience God's presence through this channel. We are happy to interact online or in-person. Please...

Hello and welcome, thanks for visiting this channel. With two wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine, and our restless hearts so prone to raging at others, especially with another election cycle about to start, PEACE comes surging into our midst again this Advent. It comes on the wings of the angels to the shepherds and in the words of the prophet Isaiah in our biblical texts, it comes in the songs of th...