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The "Sermon-Cast" by Wesley UMC, where we bring you engaging sermons from our church community.These podcast sermons combine traditional Christian values with contemporary perspectives, making it accessible to all. From grace and forgiveness to personal growth, our sermons offer practical insights for your spiritual journey.Subscribe to "Sermon-Cast" by Wesley UMC and be part of our community as we explore faith and spirituality together, and get ready for impactful sermons that inspire and equip you to navigate life's challenges.
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Unity in Christ
Philippians 4:1-9 (NRSV) Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they…
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Humility: It's Not Just for a Few People
Philippians 3:1-14 (NRSV) Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. For it is we who are the circumcision, we who...
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We are Stewards Through Our Service and Witness
Acts 6:1-7 (NRSV) Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food. And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, "It is…
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We are Stewards Through Our Gifts
Malachi 3:8-12 (NRSV) Will anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing me! But you say, "How are we robbing you?" In your tithes and offerings! You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me—the whole nation of you! Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and...
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We are Stewards Through Our Presence
Acts 2:42-47 (NRSV) They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone because many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell...
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We Are Stewards Through Our Prayers
Luke 11:1-4 (NRSV) He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be revered as holy. May your kingdom come. Give us each day our...
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The Goodness of God
Romans 12:9-21 (NRSV) Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer. Contribute…
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What Gifts Have We to Bring?
Romans 12:1-8 (NRSV) I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God's mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship. Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so...
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Who is Grace for Anyway?
Romans 11:1-2a; 29-32 (NRSV) I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God...
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Who is Salvation for Anyway?
Romans 10:5-15 (NRSV) Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that "the person who does these things will live by them." But the righteousness that comes from faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down) "or…
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Who Are Our Brothers and Sisters in Christ?
Romans 9:1-5 (NRSV) I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the Holy Spirit. I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own brothers and sisters, my own flesh...
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Where is Our Focus?
Psalm 105:1-11; 45b (NRSV) O give thanks to the Lord; call on his name; make known his deeds among the peoples. 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works. 3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 4 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek...
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God Truly Knows Us
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 (NRSV) O Lord, you have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it...
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Living In the Lamp of God's Word
Psalm 119:105-112 (NRSV) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe your righteous ordinances. I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word. Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your ordinances.…
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What Do You Want Me to Do for You?
Mark 10:46-52 (NRSV) They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'...
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A Gospel Sing
This week we had a Gospel Sing at Wesley UMC Macon Here is a sermon replay from December 15th, 2024
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The Community of the King: Peace Be with You
Philippians 4:4-7 (NLT) Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.…
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The Community of the King: Shine Bright Like a Diamond
Philippians 2:1-13 (NLT) Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together...
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Preach Jesus
Philippians 1:1-18 (NLT) This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am writing to all of God's holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and deacons. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. Every time I…
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Explaining The Unexplainable
Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 (NIV) Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also...
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The Great Divide
Acts 28:17-31 (NLT) Three days after Paul's arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, "Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors. The Romans tried me...
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And If You Don't Know, Now You Know
Acts 17:16-34 (NLT) While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city. He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there. He also had…
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"Love That Remains"
Happy Mother's Day from Wesley UMC Macon Guest speaker Brandon Tolle brought us this week's message
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Mission Sunday 5-3-26
This week was Mission Sunday at Wesley UMC Macon The following is a sermon replay from October 26, 2025
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When Closed Doors Open Doors
Acts 16:16-30 (NLT) One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes. She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most…
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"The Ordeal"
Acts 16:16-24 (NLT) One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes. She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most…
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Why We Believe
John 20:19-31 (NLT) That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! "Peace be with you," he said. As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled…
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Why We Gather
Happy Easter from Wesley UMC Macon! John 20:1-18 (NLT) Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, "They...
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Our Contemplation of the Cross
This message was recorded from our Maundy Thursday service on 4-2-26
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An Unlikely Journey: Unlikely Allies
Today was Palm Sunday at Wesley UMC Macon John 19:38-42 (NLT) Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus' body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. With...
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An Unlikely Journey: Unlikely Courage
Matthew 27:45-61 (NLT) At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. At about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was…
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An Unlikely Journey: Unlikely Companionship
Luke 23::26 (NLT) As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
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An Unlikely Journey: Unlikely Freedom
Matthew 27:15-31 (NLT) Now it was the governor's custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted. This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas. As the crowds gathered before Pilate's house that morning, he asked them…
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An Unlikely Journey: Unlikely Opposition
Mark 14:66-72 (NLT) Meanwhile, Peter was in the courtyard below. One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by and noticed Peter warming himself at the fire. She looked at him closely and said, "You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth." But Peter denied it. "I don't know…
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An Unlikely Journey: Unlikely Offering
John 12:1-11 (NLT) Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. A dinner was prepared in Jesus' honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him. Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive...
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The Whole Story
This message was recorded from our Ash Wednesday Service on 2-18-26 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 (NLT) "Watch out! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. When you give to someone in need, don't do as the hypocrites do—blowing...
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To Believe or Not to Believe
Guest Speaker Al Copp brought us today's message. Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:6-11 (King James Version) The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and,...
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And For My Next Act: I Give You Mission
Acts 13:1-12 (NLT) Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called "the black man"), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul. One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit...
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And For My Next Act: I Give You an Imagination
Guest Speaker Rev Nita Crump brought us today's message Acts 11:1-18 (NLT) Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God. But when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers criticized him. "You entered the home of…
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And For My Next Act: I Give You Favor and Focus
Acts 4:13-22, Acts 6:1-7 (NLT) The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. But since they could see the man...
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And For My Next Act: I Give You Fellowship
Acts 2:42-47 (NLT) All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper), and to prayer. A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. And all the believers…
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And For My Next Act: I Give You Confidence
Acts 2:1-4, 14-21 (NLT) On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and...
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A Cozy Service at Wesley UMC Macon
Brandon Tolle brought us today's message
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The Revelation of Love: God is No "Guest"
John 1:1-18 (NLT) In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought...
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The Revelation of Love: God's Invitation to a Good Time
Isaiah 55:1-13 (NLT) "Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it's all free! Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will...
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The Revelation of Love: Barren Love
Ezekiel 37:1-14 (NLT) The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. Then he asked me…
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More Than Enough: God's Math: Jesus, The Living Water
John 7:25-39 (NLT) Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, "Isn't this the man they are trying to kill? But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah? But how could he be? For we know where...
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Are We There Yet?
Guest Speaker Rev. Debbie Wallace brought us this week's message. Jeremiah 29:10-14 (NRSV) For thus says the Lord: Only when Babylon's seventy years are completed will I visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For surely I know the plans I have for you,...
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More Than Enough: God's Math: The Feeding of 100 Men
2 Kings 4:42-44 (NLT) One day a man from Baal-shalishah brought the man of God a sack of fresh grain and twenty loaves of barley bread made from the first grain of his harvest. Elisha said, "Give it to the people so they can eat." "What?" his servant exclaimed. "Feed a hundred people with only...
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The "Sermon-Cast" by Wesley UMC, where we bring you engaging sermons from our church community.These podcast sermons combine traditional Christian values with contemporary perspectives, making it accessible to all. From grace and forgiveness to personal growth, our sermons offer practical insights for your spiritual journey.Subscribe to "Sermon-Cast" by Wesley UMC and be part of our community as we explore faith and spirituality together, and get ready for impactful sermons that inspire and equip you to navigate life's challenges.
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