Mankato Hilltop Podcast

The sermons of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, have been preserved for centuries. Wesley preached thousands of sermons to coal miners and common people all across the British countryside, driven by a strong conviction that God's grace is available to everyone, that genuine spiritual transformation is possible in this life, and that authentic faith must show up in how you a...

Guest Preacher Timothy Jaycox reflects on Matthew 18:1-5, and humbling ourselves like children. 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 channel an...

As we begin summer, it may be time for many of us to “touch grass” again. This Gen Z phrase usually means stepping away from the noise and reconnecting with reality. Together we will explore the five emotions often connected to grief: anger, denial, acceptance, bargaining, and sadness to consider how God meets us in those feelings. Consider this a spiritual invitation to step out of the doom-scrol...

As we begin summer, it may be time for many of us to “touch grass” again. This Gen Z phrase usually means stepping away from the noise and reconnecting with reality. Together we will explore the five emotions often connected to grief: anger, denial, acceptance, bargaining, and sadness to consider how God meets us in those feelings. Consider this a spiritual invitation to step out of the doom-scrol...

As we begin summer, it may be time for many of us to “touch grass” again. This Gen Z phrase usually means stepping away from the noise and reconnecting with reality. Together we will explore the five emotions often connected to grief: anger, denial, acceptance, bargaining, and sadness to consider how God meets us in those feelings. Consider this a spiritual invitation to step out of the doom-scrol...

As we begin summer, it may be time for many of us to “touch grass” again. This Gen Z phrase usually means stepping away from the noise and reconnecting with reality. Together we will explore the five emotions often connected to grief: anger, denial, acceptance, bargaining, and sadness to consider how God meets us in those feelings. Consider this a spiritual invitation to step out of the doom-scrol...

As we begin summer, it may be time for many of us to “touch grass” again. This Gen Z phrase usually means stepping away from the noise and reconnecting with reality. Together we will explore the five emotions often connected to grief: anger, denial, acceptance, bargaining, and sadness to consider how God meets us in those feelings. Consider this a spiritual invitation to step out of the doom-scrol...

In a world reshaped by isolation, digital distraction, and division, how do we "do" community well? Join us this Sunday as Pastor Fred Vanderwerf continues his four-part series, "Living Into Community." Drawing from the work of Christine Pohl and the Methodist tradition, Fred explores how community serves as a vital "means of grace" that transforms us. Having already...

Relief is a sermon series for a worn-out world. This series explores the good news that God’s grace meets us right where we live: in our guilt, our striving, our status anxiety, our need to control, and our deep exhaustion. Week by week, we will hear how the gospel brings real relief through forgiveness, atonement, favor, surrender, rest, rescue, and even joy. In a world full of pressure, this ser...

Relief is a sermon series for a worn-out world. This series explores the good news that God’s grace meets us right where we live: in our guilt, our striving, our status anxiety, our need to control, and our deep exhaustion. Week by week, we will hear how the gospel brings real relief through forgiveness, atonement, favor, surrender, rest, rescue, and even joy. In a world full of pressure, this ser...

Relief is a sermon series for a worn-out world. This series explores the good news that God’s grace meets us right where we live: in our guilt, our striving, our status anxiety, our need to control, and our deep exhaustion. Week by week, we will hear how the gospel brings real relief through forgiveness, atonement, favor, surrender, rest, rescue, and even joy. In a world full of pressure, this ser...

Relief is a sermon series for a worn-out world. This series explores the good news that God’s grace meets us right where we live: in our guilt, our striving, our status anxiety, our need to control, and our deep exhaustion. Week by week, we will hear how the gospel brings real relief through forgiveness, atonement, favor, surrender, rest, rescue, and even joy. In a world full of pressure, this ser...

Relief is a sermon series for a worn-out world. This series explores the good news that God’s grace meets us right where we live: in our guilt, our striving, our status anxiety, our need to control, and our deep exhaustion. Week by week, we will hear how the gospel brings real relief through forgiveness, atonement, favor, surrender, rest, rescue, and even joy. In a world full of pressure, this ser...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Pastor Matt Sipe sits down with Paster Fred Vanderwerf and Paster Austin Walker to talk about a recent trip to Ukraine and how God is at work there.  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 on...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Life has a way of wearing us down. Faith can feel fragile. Hope can feel stretched thin. The book of Hebrews was written for moments like these: to believers who were tired, discouraged, and tempted to give up. In this preaching series, Anchored, we will walk through the book of Hebrews sequentially, listening for its steady, pastoral call: hold fast. Hebrews points us again and again to Jesus Chr...

Guest preacher Conference Superintendent Rev. Dr. Woojae Im presents his faith journey. 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 channel and be sur...

Pastor Katie Menne reflects on Matthew 2:1-12 and our journey into often unfamiliar territory in life--but God is with us.    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. Pleas...