Zionsville United Methodist Church

Listen to the July 5, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. "We're going on a bear hunt. We're not scared." If you've ever read that book to a kid, you remember the refrain — every obstacle met with the same answer: can't go over it, can't go under it, gotta go through it. This message takes that simple childhood story and pairs it with the Apostle...

Listen to the June 28, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. The average visitor to the Grand Canyon makes two stops and stays for a total of 20 minutes. They look over the edge, say "that's cool," take a picture, and drive away. John spent four days on the Colorado River and hiked nine miles — one vertical mile — out of the canyon. The difference b...

Listen to the June 21, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. A four-year-old boy once grabbed the wrong man's pants leg in a crowded room, confident he was holding onto his dad — until he looked up and realized his mistake. This Father's Day message starts there and asks a deeper question: where did your picture of God the Father actually come from?...

Listen to the June 14, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. In March 1965, a group of voting rights marchers tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and were met with horses and bullwhips. The nation watched it happen on the evening news. Within days, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. put out a call for help — and a classroom full of se...

Listen to the June 7, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. A volunteer stopped at Starbucks on her way to VBS and sparked a conversation about faith that was still going when she left. A little girl went home and told her mom they thanked God every day for Cheez-Its. These are the kinds of stories that come out of a week like this one. This Sunday'...

Listen to the May 31, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. A man once called his worship pastor not to complain about the music — which apparently does happen — but to ask for a recommendation for a voice teacher. Not because he wanted to join the choir. Because he wanted to become a better worshiper. That story opens a message that takes a serious...

Listen to the May 24, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Almost everyone knows the story of Jonah and the whale. Fewer people know how the book actually ends. It ends with God asking a question — one the author never answers. And that, it turns out, is entirely the point. Youth Director Zach Cheeseman walks through the complete book of Jonah, fro...

Listen to the May 10, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. There's a moment in nearly every hard season of life when you realize you can't get through it alone. This week's message weaves together two stories — the biblical account of Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth during two impossible pregnancies, and a personal story of a grandmother who dro...

Listen to the May 3, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. There's something worth paying attention to when teenagers stand up in front of a congregation and talk honestly about feeling disconnected from their faith. This week's message was delivered entirely by five high school students for Youth Sunday, and it might be one of the most grounded tak...

Listen to the April 26, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Most of us don't stop until we have no choice. We push through, we give more, we tell ourselves the right moment to rest is just around the corner. And then one day we end up under the broom tree — exhausted, depleted, and wondering what went wrong. This message draws on one of the Bible'...

Listen to the April 19, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Most of us don't stop until we have to. We let the calendar fill up, let the noise crowd in, and somewhere along the way we lose touch with the things that actually feed us — genuine worship, real connection with others, and that wide-eyed sense of wonder that reminds us the world is bigg...

Listen to the April 12, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. We know the story of Doubting Thomas — but we've probably missed what it's really about. It's not just a story about one man's skepticism. It's a story about a room full of frightened, grieving people who had heard the best news in human history and still couldn't bring themselves to beli...

Listen to the April 5, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Most of us know the Easter story. But knowing a story and being moved by it are two different things. This message takes a fresh angle on the resurrection by working through three of the most familiar words in the Bible — faith, hope, and love — and showing how the events of that first Eas...

Listen to the March 29, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Courtroom dramas fascinate us because they're where truth and justice are supposed to win. But what happens when the court itself is corrupt? This week we walk through one of history's most unjust trials — Jesus before the Sanhedrin — where rules were broken, witnesses contradicted each o...

Listen to the March 22, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. We live in a world full of protests, counter-protests, and constant conflict — and most of us are somewhere between deeply compelled to act and completely exhausted by it all. This week we look at one of history's most famous acts of defiance: Jesus walking into the temple and flipping ov...

Listen to the March 15, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Why do people compete for honor, influence, and recognition? In Mark’s Gospel, two disciples ask Jesus for the highest places of honor in his kingdom. Their request reveals a deep human drive, the need to be seen, valued, and favored. Yet Jesus responds by turning the entire idea of great...

Listen to the March 8, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. "What’s eating you?" It’s a question we often ask when someone seems conflicted, but it points to a deeper spiritual reality: the things we consume can end up consuming us. In this week’s message, we look at the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders over the "Cleanliness Code." W...

Listen to the March 1, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Conflict is an unavoidable part of being human, but it doesn't have to be destructive. In this special Confirmation Sunday service, Youth Director Zach Cheeseman and our pastoral team explore a "Practical Theology" framework for resolving conflict. By examining the story of Jesus healing a...

Listen to the February 22, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Conflict is unavoidable, but it doesn't have to lead to gridlock. As we begin our Lenten series on the conflicts found in the Gospel of Mark, we look at the tension between the "old ways" of legalism and the "new wine" of Jesus’ grace. Using the research of John Gottman alongside the p...

Listen to the February 15, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. We all encounter voices of authority every day, but whose voice truly commands our lives? In this week’s message, we examine the authority of Jesus—not as someone who is simply "bossy," but as the one who holds the power and the right to command. Through the lens of Mark 1, we see Jesu...

Listen to the February 8, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. This week's service will be a little different. Pastor Dave and Children's Director Tracy Vermillion lead some of our 4th and 5th-graders through a conversation about the four friends who brought their paralyzed friend to Jesus. There are some gaps in the audio as the students think abo...

Listen to the February 1, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. This week, we look at the definitive declaration made at the foot of the cross: "Surely this man is the Son of God." To understand what this means for us today, we look back at the three roles in the Old Testament that required anointing: Priests, Prophets, and Kings. Through the lens o...

Listen to the January 25, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. At the center of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus asks a question that changes everything, “Who do you say that I am?” When Peter names him as Messiah, it sounds like the right answer. But almost immediately, it becomes clear how misunderstood that title really is. The Messiah many hoped for was a...

Listen to the January 18, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Who Is This Man, Week 23: The Prophet Jesus is known as a healer, but Mark’s Gospel also presents him as a prophet. A prophet who speaks truth, exposes false loyalties, and calls people back to God’s kingdom, even when that message is hard to hear. In Nazareth, Jesus is rejected not bec...

Listen to the January 11, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Who Is This Man, Week 2: The Healer In the beginning of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus draws crowds for one clear reason: people believe he can heal. Bodies, minds, souls, whole lives. Yet the healing Jesus offers goes deeper than quick fixes or public displays. He meets people where they ar...