Zionsville United Methodist Church

Listen to the January 4, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. What if faith is not about having all the answers, but about learning to follow? The Gospel of Mark tells the story of Jesus in a very different way than the other Gospels. Jesus heals, teaches, and changes lives, yet his identity remains unclear for much of the story. People encounter h...

Listen to the December 28, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Listen to the December 28, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. As Advent comes to an end, we return to Mary, whose quiet faith bookends the Christmas story. After the shepherds leave and the celebration settles, Mary treasures and pond...

Listen to the December 21, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Joseph thought he knew the right thing to do. According to the law, his path was clear. But when an angel appeared in a dream, Joseph discovered that God was doing something far bigger than he could see. This sermon traces Joseph’s story alongside an ancient story from the book of Numb...

Listen to the December 14, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Shoot for the stars with this fantastically fun, faith-filled Christmas Musical. Our children will sparkle and shine as heavenly stars in Star Stomp, getting front row seats to the excitement ensuing on Earth…the coming of the Savior! The stars have aligned on this silent night…and all...

Listen to the December 7, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Luke 1:39-56 Have you ever felt like hope was out of reach? Like certain doors in your life had been shut for so long that nothing new could grow? Today’s Advent message brings us into the meeting between Elizabeth and Mary, two women who carried the start of God’s work inside them. One...

Listen to the November 230 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Luke 1:26-38 Have you ever felt like the pace of December squeezes out the very thing your heart needs most? Mary shows us another way. When the angel came to her, she didn’t panic or brush it off. She paused. She wondered. She held space for God to do something she didn’t expect...

Listen to the November 23, 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Matthew 13:44-46 Have you ever asked how to know what really matters in life? Jesus gives two short stories that cut right to that question. A farmer finds treasure in a field. A merchant finds a pearl worth more than everything he owns. Both choose to give up a lot to gain somet...

Listen to the November 16, 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Luke 15:8-10 Some gifts seem small until you understand their meaning. Jesus tells a simple story about a woman who loses a single silver coin. It isn’t rare. It isn’t worth much. But she searches her dark home with determination, sweeping every corner until she finds it. Jesus s...

Listen to the November 9, 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Matthew 18:23-31 Debt is something most of us understand all too well. From mortgages to student loans to credit cards, it can weigh us down and shape how we live. But Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving servant takes debt to another level—a servant owes his king a sum so large he c...

Listen to the November 2, 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Mark 4:30-34 How can something as small as a mustard seed reveal the greatness of God’s kingdom? In this week’s sermon, “The Kingdom of God and the Power of Small Things,” Pastor Dave invites us to see that God’s work in the world often starts small—through daily acts of kindness,...

Listen to the October 26, 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Matthew 25:14-30 When Jesus told the Parable of the Talents, he wasn’t just talking about money — he was talking about life. In this week’s message, “The Parable of the Talents: What God Has Entrusted to You,” Pastor Dave invites us to see stewardship as more than financial giving...

Listen to the October 19, 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Esther 9:24-28 Sometimes, it feels like we can’t see God at work in our lives. We long for clear signs or direct answers, but instead, we find ourselves living between the moments — in the quiet, the ordinary, the unseen. This week’s message, “Open Our Eyes,” takes an unexpected t...

Listen to the October 12, 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 What does it really mean to be rich? This message explores that question through both Scripture and story—connecting Paul’s words to the Corinthians with the incredible work of generosity happening right here at Zionsville UMC. Since 2018, two things stand out...

Listen to the October 5, 2025, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Mark 2:1-12 This week’s service marks our first-ever Worship in Pink Sunday—a time to honor breast cancer survivors, remember those we’ve lost, and raise awareness for continued research and care. Throughout the past few months, we’ve focused on health in many forms—mental, emotion...

Listen to the September 28, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Numbers 6:22-27 This week we wrap up our series The Work of the People, where we’ve been exploring the rhythms of worship that shape our faith. Week after week, we sing, pray, pass the peace, share in sacraments, open God’s Word, and offer our gifts. But there’s one final act of worsh...

Listen to the September 21, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Matthew 14:13-21 Bread has always been more than food—it’s a picture of God’s Word, His grace, and His Son. This week we explore how Scripture is described not just as light, a mirror, or a sword, but as bread—the daily sustenance that feeds and sustains our lives. From manna in the w...

Listen to the September 14, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Matthew 18:18-20 Prayer is often thought of as personal and private—but what happens when we pray together? This week’s message explores the practice of corporate prayer and why it has been central to Christian worship since the earliest days of the church. We’ll look at the many form...

Listen to the September 7, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. 1 Corinthians 11:17-26 What do Baptism and Communion really mean for our lives of faith? This week’s message looks at the sacraments as gifts of God’s grace, drawing us closer to Christ and to one another. We revisit John Wesley’s Three Simple Rules—do no harm, do good, stay in love wi...

Listen to the August 31, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Colossians 3:12-17 Why do we pause in worship to greet one another? At first glance, the “Passing of the Peace” may feel like a simple hello—or even an awkward interruption. But the truth is, this practice runs deep in Christian history and has profound meaning for our lives today. This...

Listen to the August 24, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Psalm 100 This week, we continue our series on liturgies—the patterns of worship that shape the way we live. From ancient hymns to contemporary praise songs, music has always been at the heart of the church’s worship. Why do we sing? Because music is a gift from God. It connects our hear...

Listen to the August 17, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Romans 12:1-3 (the Message translation) When you think about worship, what comes to mind? A favorite hymn, a creed, the Lord’s Prayer, or maybe even the offering plate being passed down the row. These repeated patterns—our liturgies—do more than mark our time in church. They shape how we...

Listen to the August 10, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Romans 8:1-14 (the Message translation) We live in a culture that prizes achievement. Good grades, sports wins, career success—everywhere we turn, the pressure to perform is relentless. Drawing from Malcolm Gladwell’s Revenge of the Tipping Point and conversations with retired high schoo...

Listen to the July 27, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. John 10:1-10 What if joy and laughter were part of your spiritual life—not distractions from it? In Week 7 of our summer series The Way We Love, Rev. Kimberly King invites us to rediscover play as a sacred practice. Rooted in Jesus' promise that he came so we might have life “to the fulles...

Listen to the July 20, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Acts 2:42-47 What does a folktale about soup have to do with the early church? This week, we look at the simple story of Stone Soup and see echoes of its lessons in Acts 2:42–47—where a community of believers gave generously, shared life together, and let God’s grace guide their love. Lovi...

Listen to the July 13, 2025 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. Acts 9:36-42 This week in The Way We Love series, we explored what it means to love God with all our strength—not just physical power, but every part of ourselves that can be offered in service. We began with Samson, a man whose strength was legendary but often self-serving. Then we turned...