Grace UMC (Franklin, IN) Sermon Podcast

SERMON | Psalm 118.1-2, 19-29 & Matthew 21.1-11 | "Marching Orders" by Rev. Ceciliah Igweta-Keega at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana

SERMON | Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8:6-11, & John 11:1-45 | "Redemption Road" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana Think about a time when you felt stuck… overwhelmed… maybe even hopeless. When worry kept replaying in your mind. When anxiety felt like the default setting. When you didn’t know how things would turn out. Most of us have...

SERMON | Psalm 23 & Ephesians 5:8-14 | "Journeying in Grace" by Rev. Ceciliah Igweta-Keega at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana LENT 2026

SERMON | Psalm 95:1-3, 8-10 & Romans 5:1-11 | "Companion for the Journey" by Rev. Ceciliah Igweta-Keega at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana LENT 2026

SERMON | Genesis 12, Romans 4:1-5 & John 3:1-17 | "Guided by the Promise" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana Abraham and Sarah were approved by God before God even spoke with them. God called them not due to anything they’d done, but because God wanted them! They were regarded as righteous— in right relationship with God —not by doing anythin...

SERMON | Psalm 32 & Matthew 4:1-11 | "Mercy on the Wilderness Road" by Rev. Ceciliah Igweta-Keega at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana Lent 2026

SERMON | Matthew 17:1-9 | "The Transfiguration" by Rev. Ceciliah Igweta-Keega at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana

SERMON | Matthew 5:13-20 | "The Kingdom of God: The Matter of the Heart" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana If our hearts are not right, we will not live into this God-willed way of relationship with one another. If you degrade a person’s humanity AT ALL…you’re living counter to God’s will and way. If you think a person is less-deserving of love...

SERMON | Matthew 5:1-12 | "The Kingdom of God: For Anyone on the Right Path" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana Living more and more into the Kingdom of God means living less and less in every other kingdom. Those who are allegiant to other kingdoms will see you as a traitor…as un-allegiant. Experiencing this kind of response from disciples of ot...

SERMON | Matthew 4:12-23 | "The Kingdom Among Us" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana The whole story of the Bible is about putting things back together as God had intended. All of Creation is meant to be connected and a giant collective where we all gain something EXTRA…a quality that is more than the sum of its parts. There’s a phrase for this:...

We continue our look at this passage considering how the first meal post-Resurrection (of the new age) counters the first meal of the old age (Genesis 3) so that the eyes of humanity are opened to the reality of Resurrection and what it means. We encounter Christ in scripture AND the table. Let's consider all this meal has to offer us today.

Of course the Messiah had to suffer--according to all the scriptures about Jesus. We will explore what Jesus meant as well as understand how this passage was used by the early church as a template for worship. Part one focuses on how we can be distracted and miss the point.

Sermon | Luke 24:1-12 | JITQ - 9. "Why do you look for the living among the dead?" by Rev. Dr. Jenothy Irvine at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana

We have heard about the foot washing, but have we understood its deep theological meaning? It's not about washing each other's feet unless that act is understood in its deeper context of the union Jesus is ushering in between humanity, himself, and God. Let us consider this familiar text to understand exactly what Jesus did TO them.

Jesus chose a very particular way to enter Jerusalem and challenge the corruption of the systems at work (Rome, Judea, and the Temple). Of course he did! Who did we expect?

Sermon | Luke 9:18-27 | JESUS IS THE QUESTION - 6. "Who do you say I am?" by Rev. Dr. Jenothy Irvine at Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana

A sermon about our responsibility in faith.

A sermon about our call to see and hear all people--about how all people (including us) are seen and heard by Jesus.

A sermon about faithing...even in the storms.

JITQ #2

Ash Wednesday

Transfiguration

We are invited to go deeper in our faith. Are you willing?

What does it mean to prosper?

Hoping is important when we are struggling.