Sunday Scripture Podcast

Three men encounter each other outside of the temple gate and the story of healing surprises the entire crowd.

Jesus appears to the disciples and shows them how their faith and work in his name will never be the same.

Jesus appears to his disciples and Thomas learns an important lesson.Link to Brad and Megan's services

Easter Sunday and Mary Magdalene learns an important lesson Link to Brad and Megan's worship page

Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb to prepare the space and find closure. Plans change, everyone is floored, and a new story begins. 

We discuss the sacrificial act Jesus offered his disciples on Maundy Thursday and the painful story of human anger on Good Friday. 

In the final mile of Jesus's journey towards Jerusalem, he requests a special animal, forms a surprise parade, and spends time in the valley

We celebrate Palm Sunday by reading an incredibly important psalm and Luke's version of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.

Two brothers learn an important lesson about approaching their father.Link to Brad and Megan's worship services

The prodigal son story and the turn the other cheek teaching show that foolish love ignores offenses and just seeks to love, and love abundantly. Note: the definition of prodigal is wastefully extravagant. Prodigal is better applied to the father than the son in this story. Because this shares some of the themes of the previous week, this is a good time to reflect on the response of the older brother, which is too often our own response. Also builds the tension for where we are headed

Sometimes the grace Jesus offers us costs nothing and other times we must sacrifice something significant.Link to Brad and Megan's worship services

Sometimes the grace Jesus offers us costs nothing and other times we must sacrifice something significant.

The parable of the workers in the vineyard and the story of the 99 sheep left behind for the sake of the 1 show us that foolish love is not an equitable equation. It is not a utilitarian decision, but in fact sometimes means making the least fair decision in order to include more in the field of love.

Foolish Love… Breaks the Rules. Sermon description: The healing of the bent over woman on the Sabbath and the Syrophoenician woman who ignores all kinds of boundaries to get healing for her daughter show us that foolish love cannot be contained by our usual expectations of how things work.Link to Brad and Megan's church worship page

Series for Lent - Foolish Love - The healing of the bent over woman on the Sabbath andthe Syrophoenician woman who ignores all kinds of boundaries to gethealing for her daughter show us that foolish love cannot be contained byour usual expectations of how things work.

We combined the texts from Ash Wednesday and the 1st Sunday in Lent, so that everyone could participate in the liturgy of the ashes on Sunday morning. Link to Brad and Megan's worship services.

We begin the Season of Lent with two texts that talk about thoughts, words, and actions. 

Jesus takes a small group of disciples up a mountain, to show them the his authority and sacrificial nature. Listen to Brad and Megan's sermons

Jesus takes select disciples up a high mountain and they witness something they could have never imagined. 

A small village erupts after an important figure is healed from sickness and Jesus responds with two important actions. Brad and Megan's church websitehttps://bethelmethodist.org/online-worship/