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Sermons at Emmanuel United Methodist Church: Love God, Love Neighbor — 349 episodes
8-16-26 Our Invitation to Dwell [Gather Us In]
8-9-26 To Direct Our Path [Gather Us In]
8-2-26 One Mission for Hearts [Gather Us In]
7-26-26 Wrestling Jacob [Preparing a People]
7-19-26 Ladder to the Stars [Preparing a People]
7-12-2026 Esau & Jacob [Preparing A People]
7-5-26 Handling Success [Preparing the People]
6-28-26 God Will Provide [Preparing the People]
6-21-26 Hearing the Voice [Preparing the People]
6-14-26 A Miracle Called Laughter [Preparing a People]
6-7-26 To Be a Blessing [Preparing the People]
5-31-26 Spirit in Partnership (Trinity Sunday)
5-24-26 Spirit Unbounded [Pentecost Sunday]
5-10-26 The Story Abides [Stories that Matter] (Sixth Sunday of Easter)
5-3-26 You Know the Way [Stories that Matter] (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
4-26-26 Knowing That Voice [Stories that Matter] (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
4-19-26 Astounded Us [Stories that Matter] (Third Sunday of Easter)
4-12-26 Unless I See [Stories that Matter] (Second Sunday of Easter)
4-5-26 Shake it Up [Busy] (Easter Sunday)
3-29-26 Give it A Rest [Busy] (Palm Sunday)
3-22-26 A Time for Every Matter [Busy] (Fifth Sunday in Lent)
3-15-26 Living Light [Busy] (Fourth Sunday in Lent)
3-8-26 Tuning In [Busy] (Third Sunday in Lent)
3-1-26 Preparing a Table [Busy] (Second Sunday in Lent)
2-22-26 "The Right Tempo" [Busy] (First Sunday in Lent)
2-15-26 Glory Revealed
2-8-26 Call to Action [Glory Revealed]
2-1-26 What is Good [Glory Revealed]
1-25-26 Give You As a Light [Glory Revealed]
1-18-26 Glory From The Mountain [Glory Revealed]
1-11-26 Power of Presence [Glory Revealed]
1-4-26 Seeing The Light
12-28-25 This, This... [What Child IS This?]
12-21-25 Enthroned By Love [What Child IS This?] (Fourth Week of Advent)
12-14-25 Son of Mary [What Child IS This?] (Third Week of Advent)
12-7-25 The Silent Word [What Child IS This?] (Second Sunday in Advent)
11-30-25 King of Kings [What Child IS This?] (First Sunday of Advent])
11-23-25 An Outstretched Arm (A Service of Thanksgiving)
11-16-25 We ARE Headed Somewhere
11-9-25 Lessons from Haggai
11-2-25 Death...It's What's for Dinner [All Saints Sunday]
10-19-25 Instruction [Perseverance]
10-12-25 Piety [Perseverance]
10-5-25 Trials [Perseverance]
9-28-25 Community [The Tie That Binds]
9-21-25 Hospitality [The Tie That Binds]
9-14-25 Education [The Tie That Binds]
9-7-25 Generosity [The Tie That Binds]
8-31-25 Giving up Power for Healing
8-24-25 The Risen Christ and Home Renovation [All My Days]
8-17-25 The Divine Spark [All My Days]
8-10-25 Light for the World [All My Days]
8-3-25 Teach Me How to Pray [All My Days]
7-27-25 People to Love [All My Days]
7-20-25 Concern [All My Days]
7-13-25 God Said "I Want to Make a Child" [All My Days]
7-6-25 Praying with Our Feet [All My Days]
6-29-25 Silence [All My Days]
6-22-25 Letting Go, Letting God [All My Days]
6-15-25 A Good, Good God [All My Days] (Trinity Sunday)
6-8-25 Dove Dove Goose [We Are Witnesses] Pentecost 2025
6-1-25 Rejoice [We Are Witnesses]
5-25-25 Strengthen & Gather [We Are Witnesses]
5-18-25 Is There Room for Me in This Here Church? [We are Witnesses]
5-11-25 Dorcas is a Witness [We Are Witnesses]
5-4-25 In Serving, We See [We are Witnesses]
4-27-25 We Are Witnesses [Second Sunday of Easter / Kindergarten Sunday]
4-20-25 The Gardener Sees “Good Enough” Can Grow [Good Enough / Easter Sunday]
4-13-25 We Are A Group Project (Good Enough / Palm Sunday)
4-6-25 We Are Fragile (Good Enough / Lent 5)
3-30-25 We Often Believe We Are the Problem (Good Enough / Lent 4)
3-23-25 Lots of Things Can Be Medicine (Good Enough / Lent 3)
3-16-25 So Much Is Out of Our Control [Good Enough / Lent 2]
3-9-25 Ordinary is Good Enough [Good Enough / Lent 1]
3-2-25 On the Mountain Top [Transfiguration Sunday/Youth Sunday]
2-23-25 Serve Our Neighbors [The Way]
2-16-25 Give Generously [The Way]
2-9-25 Listen and Follow [The Way]
2-2-25 Belong to Community [The Way]
1-26-25 Worship One God [The Way]
1-19-25 Bearing Water for Our Lord [Third Sunday after Epiphany]
1-12-25 Step in the Water [Baptism of the Lord]
1-5-25 They All Gather Together
12-29-24 Persia: A Place of Return [On the Way to Bethlehem: The Sunday After Christmas]
12-22-24 Bethlehem: A Place of Humility [On the Way to Bethlehem: Advent 4]
12-15-24 Nazareth: A Place of Simplicity [On the Way to Bethlehem: Advent 3]
12-8-24 Jerusalem: A Place of Waiting (On the Way to Bethlehem: Advent Two)
12-1-24 Rome: A Place of Longing [On the Way to Bethlehem: Advent One]
11-24-24 Thanksgiving with Heart, Hand, and Voice
11-17-24 When Will This Be? [I Would Be Curious to Know]
11-10-24 Unusual Interest in Others. The Reprise. (AKA “Never Has So Little Done So Much”) [I Would Be Curious to Know]
11-3-24 Of Mice & Men & Saints (All Saints Sunday)
10-27-24 Unusual Interests in Others [I Would Be Curious to Know]
10-20-24 I Would Be Curious to Know... [Laity Sunday]
10-13-24 Stay in the Room [I Would Be Curious to Know]
10-6-24 Being Emmanuel in the World (World Communion Sunday)
9-29-24 Praying and Promoting Healing & Wholeness [Living Into Our Name: Being Emmanuel]
9-22-24 Having the Mind of Christ [Living Into Our Name: Being Emmanuel]
9-15-24 O Be Careful Little Tongue … [Living Into Our Name: Being Emmanuel]
9-8-24 God Is With Us...& Them [Living Into Our Name: Being Emmanuel]
9-1-24 Do, Be, De-Be-Do-Be-Doooo... [Living Into Our Name: Being Emmanuel]
8-25-24 What Next?
8-18-24 Sing a Hymn to Me [Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost]
8-11-24 A Way of Life: Saying Without Speaking [Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost]
8-4-24 Choose This Day [Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost]
7-28-24 How Deep, How Wide: Rooted in Love [Christ is Transforming Lives]
7-21-24 It's Good for the Soul [Christ Is Transforming Lives]
7-14-24 Form Follows Function [Christ is Transforming Lives]
7-7-24 Count the Yes Votes
6-30-24 A Spiritual Pilgrimage: Letting Go [Sixth Sunday after Pentecost]
6-23-24 A Wesleyan Way of Living (Fifth Sunday After Pentecost)
6-16-24 Our Holy Advocate [Fourth Sunday after Pentecost]
6-9-24 A Modern Missionary Mindset [Third Sunday after Pentecost]
6-2-24 Understanding Sabbath [Second Sunday after Pentecost]
5-26-24 Connecting with God [Trinity Sunday]
5-19-24 A Word About The Spirit [Day of Pentecost]
5-12-24 Six Values of a Godly Mother [Seventh Sunday of Easter]
5-5-24 Stay Fruitful, My Friends [Sixth Sunday of Easter]
4-28-24 The Gardener, the Vine, and the Branches [Fifth Sunday of Easter]
4-21-24 Discovering Our Real Identity [Fourth Sunday of Easter]
4-14-24 Starting Place of Belovedness [Third Sunday of Easter] Kindergarten Sunday
4-7-24 What Now? [Second Sunday of Easter]
3-31-24 From Worry to Worship [Easter Sunday]
3-24-24 The Garden: Risking Temptation [Passion/Palm Sunday]
3-17-24 The Last Supper: Risking the Loss of Friends [Fifth Sunday in Lent]
3-10-24 A Ministry of Presence: Risking Rejection [Fourth Sunday in Lent]
3-3-24 The Teaching: Risking Challenge [Third Sunday in Lent]
2-25-24 The Temple: Risking Righteous Anger [Second Sunday in Lent]
2-18-24 The Parade: Risking Reputation [First Sunday in Lent]
2-11-24 Take It with You [Transfiguration Sunday]
2-4-24 If You Build It... [Youth Sunday]
1-28-24 Saturday Night Bath
1-21-24 Responding to God's Call
1-14-24 In Our Sitting and Going
1-7-24 The Dangers of Baptism
12-24-23 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
12-24-23 This Will Be a Sign #morelove [Fourth Sunday of Advent]
12-17-23 Do Not Be Afraid: #morejoy [Third Sunday of Advent]
12-10-23 Nothing is Impossible: #morepeace [Second Sunday of Advent]
12-3-23 Make Ready a People: #morehope [First Sunday of Advent]
11-26-23 A Kingdom Not of This World [Christ the King Sunday]
11-19-23 Adjusting Our Thanksgiving Perspective
11-12-23 A Call to Praise
11-5-23 These Are They... [All Saints Day]
10-29-23 Finding Rest in God
10-22-23 Here I Raise My Ebenezer (Laity Sunday)
10-15-23 Are You Ready? The Conversation Continues....
10-8-23 Glory to God: the conversation continues....
10-1-23 I'm Fine: the conversation continues...
9-24-23 Looking for Paradise: Heeding God's Voice
9-17-23 The Path to Abundant Life: Heeding God's Voice
9-10-23 Idol Worshippers or Kingdom Builders? Heeding God's Voice
9-3-23 Hearing God's Voice: Are You There Yet?
8-27-23 Hearing God's Voice: Is God Still with Us?
8-20-23 Hearing God's Voice: Is Your Servant Listening?
8-13-23: Hearing God's Voice: What are You Doing Here?
8-6-23: Hearing God's Voice: What's Your Excuse
7-30-23 Humble Beginnings: The Parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Yeast
7-23-23: The Parable of the Wheat & the Weeds: Second Instincts
7-16-23 The Parable of the Sower: Cultivating a Receptive Heart
7-9-23 Staying Yoked, Even When It Gets Hot
7-2-23 The Life of a Messenger: Part 2
6-25-23 The Life of a Messenger
6-18-23 Building God’s Kingdom Here: What Type of House Are You Building? [Father's Day]
6-11-23 Building the Kingdom Here: Kingdom Exhortations
6-4-23 Building God's Kingdom Here: The Golden Rule [Trinity Sunday]
5-28-23 Building God's Kingdom Here: Ask, Seek, Knock [Pentecost Sunday]
5-21-23 Building God's Kingdom Here: Judging Others
5-14-23 Our Living Hope [Mother's Day]
5-7-23 Mind the Gap
4-30-23 Building Vital Community [Confirmation Sunday]
4-23-23 Believing Thomas [Kindergarten Sunday]
4-16-2023 Walking with Jesus
4-9-23 Love Always Wins: Lookin' for Love [Easter Sunday]
4-2-23 Look for the Unexpected: Lookin' for Love (Palm Sunday)
3-26-23 Look for the Liberator: Lookin' for Love [Lent Week 5]
3-19-23 Look for the Shepherd: Lookin' for Love in All the Wrong Places [Lent Week 4]
3-12-23 Look for the Thirst Quencher: Lookin' for Love [Lent Week 3]
3-5-23 Look for the Helper: Lookin' for Love [Lent Week 2] (Youth Sunday)
2-26-23 Look for the Resister: Lookin' for Love [Lent Week 1]
2-19-23 Behold! When God Wants Our Attention: The Transfiguration
2-12-23 Build My Life: Anxiety
2-5-23 Build My Life: Materialism
1-29-23 Build My Life: Fasting
1-22-23 Build My Life: Prayer
1-15-23 Charitable Deeds: Build My Life
1-8-23 Baptism of the Lord [Wesley Covenant Service]
1-1-23 Holy Doing: Reflecting the Holy [New Year's Day]
12-25-22 Surprisingly Holy: Reflecting the Holy [Christmas Day]
12-24-22 Reflecting the Holy [Christmas Eve]
12-18-22 Holy Knowing: Reflecting the Holy [Advent Week 4 - Peace]
12-11-22 Holy Space: Reflecting the Holy [Advent Week 3 - Joy]
12-4-22 Holy People: Reflecting the Holy [Advent Week 2 - Love]
11-27-22 Holy Time: Reflecting the Holy [Advent Week 1 - Hope]
11-20-22 Taking the Journey Together
11-13-22 Steering Clear
11-6-22 Staying on Course: Living Out Our Faith [All Saints Day]
10-30-22 Catching the Wind
10-23-22 Raising the Sails
10-16-22 Ebenezer - Laity Sunday 2022
10-9-22 See What God is Building
10-2-22 That Which Brings Us Together
9-25-22 A Debt of Love
9-18-22 Provoked to Love
9-11-22 Remain in Me
9-4-22 Extravagant Generosity
8-28-22 Passionate Worship
8-21-22 Risk-Taking Mission and Service
8-14-2022 Intentional Faith Development
8-7-2022 Radical Hospitality
7-31-22 Qualities 4 Unity
7-24-22 Way 2 Unity
7-17-22 Seeing Like Jesus Sees
7-10-22 Living Out God's Promise
7-03-22 Take the Walk of Faith
6-26-22 Living the Dream
6-19-22 A Time to Say Goodbye
6-12-22 Team Effort [Trinity Sunday]
6-5-22 Now Thank We All Our God: Strengthening Community [Pentecost]
5-29-22 The Story Goes On: Strengthening Community
5-22-22 No Temple in the City: Strengthening Community
5-15-22 Risk Nothing, Gain Nothing: Strengthening Community
5-8-22 Blessed to Be a Blessing: Strengthening Community
5-1-22: Be Pre-Prayered: Strengthening Community
4-24-22 The First 20: Strengthening Community
4-17-22 From Tears to Triumph: Easter Sunday
4-10-22 The Lord Needs It: Gathered Up in Jesus (Palm Sunday)
4-3-22 Filled with the Fragrance: Gathered Up in Jesus
3-27-22 Lost & Found: Gathered Up in Jesus
3-20-22 If It Bears Fruit: Gathered up in Jesus (Third Sunday of Lent)
3-13-22 Under the Wings: Gathered Up in Jesus (Second Sunday of Lent)
3-6-22 An Opportune Time: Gathered Up in Jesus (First Sunday of Lent)
2-27-22 Seeing the Glory: Being the Body of Christ [Transfiguration Sunday]
2-20-22 Raised in Glory: Being the Body of Christ
2-13-22 The Greatest of These: Being the Body of Christ
2-6-22 Hold Firmly: Being the Body of Christ [Youth Sunday]
1-30-22 A More Excellent Way: Being the Body of Christ
1-23-22 You Are the Body: Being the Body of Christ
1-16-22 Being the Body of Christ
1-9-22 Wesley Covenant Renewal Service: Baptism of the Lord
1-2-22 How Far Would You Go?
12-26-21 Dwelling: The Inn - Housing the Holy
12-19-21 A Room with a View (Love): The Inn - Housing The Holy [Fourth Sunday of Advent]
12-12-21 How Much is Enough? (Joy): The Inn - Housing the Holy [Third Sunday of Advent]
12-5-21 A Place at the Table (Peace): The Inn - Housing the Holy [Second Sunday of Advent]
11-28-21 Making Room (Hope): The Inn - Housing the Holy [First Sunday of Advent]
11-21-21 Don't Worry, Be Thankful
11-14-21 Elijah and Elisha: Earth, Wind, & Fire
11-7-21 Elijah and the Voice of God: Earth, Wind, & Fire
10-31-21 Elijah and the Priest of Baal: Earth, Wind & Fire
10-24-21 Elijah, the Widow and Her Son: Earth, Wind & Fire
10-17-21 Rise Up & Revive God's Gift
10-10-21 The Power to Become a Child of God
10-3-21 Children, Come to Me
9-26-21 The Giving Tree: We Are Called...to Use Our Gifts Well
9-19-21 If Jesus Came to My House: We Are Called...to Welcome
Guess How Much I Love You: We Are Called...to Love
9-5-21 Growing Seedlings of Discipleship: Planting Seeds of Discipleship
8-29-21 A Call to Remember: Planting Seeds of Discipleship
8-22-21 Connecting to the Call: Planting Seeds of Discipleship
8-15-21 Live a Good Story: Planting Seeds of Discipleship
8-8-21 The Call to Discipleship: Planting Seeds of Discipleship
8-1-21 Teachings of Jesus - Revenge and Enemies: Sermon on the Mount
7-25-21 Teachings of Jesus - Oaths: Sermon on the Mount
7-18-21 Teachings of Jesus - Divorce: Sermon on the Mount
7-11-21 Teachings of Jesus - Adultery: Sermon on the Mount
7-4-21 Teachings of Jesus - Murder and Anger: Sermon on the Mount
6-27-21 Teachings of Jesus - The Law & The Prophets: Sermon on the Mount
6-20-21 Teachings of Jesus - Salt and Light: Sermon on the Mount
6-13-21 Teachings of Jesus - The Beatitudes: Sermon on the Mount
6-6-21 The Teachings of Jesus: Sermon on the Mount
5-30-21 Celebrating God and God’s Grace (Trinity Sunday)
5-23-21 Experiencing God Firsthand (Pentecost)
5-16-21 A Season of Transition
5-9-21 Crossroads of Faith
5-2-21 It's Not Too Late ...to Move
4-25-21 A Living Picture (Kindergarten Sunday)
4-18-21 Living Missionally in a Post-Christian World
4-11-21 Have You Found Jesus?
4-4-21 Against All Odds (Easter Sunday)
3-28-21 Holy, Wholly (Palm Sunday)
3-21-21 Restoration: Holy Vessels
3-14-21 Different Pictures: Holy Vessels - Fourth Sunday in Lent
3-7-21 Stories: Holy Vessels - Third Sunday in Lent
2-28-21 Safe Keeping: Holy Vessels
2-21-21 Treasure: Holy Vessels
2-14-21 We've Arrived: A Journey with Jesus
1-31-21 Remembering the Sabbath: A Journey with Jesus
1-24-21 Let's Go Fishing: A Journey with Jesus
1-17-21 C'mon, Let's Go: A Journey with Jesus
1-10-21 Preparing to Go: A Journey with Jesus
1-3-21 Wesley Covenant Renewal Service
12-20-20 I Believe In the Light: Illuminating Peace (Fourth Sunday of Advent 2020)
12-13-20 I Believe in God: Ode to Joy (Third Sunday of Advent 2020)
12-6-20 I Believe in Love: Daring Right Relationship (Second Sunday of Advent 2020)
11-29-20 I Believe in the Sun: Hope for Tomorrow (First Sunday of Advent 2020)
11-22-20 Realizing Gratitude
11-15-20 Are You a Fan or a Follower?
11-8-20 Jesus Christ, HP
11-1-20 Honor Roll of Faith (All Saint's Day 2020)
10-18-20 Shaped by God or the World?
10-11-20 Think on These Things
10-4-20 An Imitable Life - World Communion Sunday
9-27-20 Celebrating God's Blessings: Giving to Something Bigger Than Ourselves
9-20-20 Celebrating God's Blessings: We All Have Something to Give
9-13-20 Celebrating God's Blessings in Poverty and Pandemic
9-6-20 A Recipe for Success
8-30-20 Faithful Living: The Rest of the Story for Ruth & Us
8-23-20 Faithful Living: Redemption - The Book of Ruth
8-16-20 Faithful Living: Security - The Book of Ruth
8-9-20 Faithful Living: Kindness - The Book of Ruth
8-2-20 Faithful Living: Commitment - The Book of Ruth
7-26-20 The Wise and Foolish Builders: Gather Round
7-19-20 What is in Your Heart? Gather Round
7-12-20 The Great Banquet: Gather Round
7-5-20 The Lost Coin & The Lost Sheep: Gather Round
6-28-20 The Mustard Seed: Gather Round
6-21-20 The Sower and the Seed: Gather Round
6-14-20 Soaring to New Heights with God
6-7-20 The Holy Trinity (Trinity Sunday)
5-31-20 The Heart of the Matter (Pentecost)
5-24-20 Open the Eyes of My Heart: Heart of the Matter
5-17-20 Kept in Our Hearts: Heart of the Matter
5-10-20 No Trouble in My Heart: Heart of the Matter
5-3-20 Hearts Overflowing: Heart of the Matter
4-26-20 Straight from the Heart: Heart of the Matter
4-19-20 With Glad Hearts: Heart of the Matter
4-12-20 Transformed Lives: The Resurrection of Jesus (Easter Sunday)
4-5-20 Transformed Lives: Jesus Enters Jerusalem
3-29-20 Transformed Lives: Lazarus
3-22-20 Transformed Lives: The Man Born Blind
3-15-20 Transformed Lives: Woman at the Well
3-8-20 Transformed Lives: Nicodemus
3-1-20 Transformed Lives: The Temptation of Jesus
2-23-20 Service: The Marks of Discipleship
2-16-20 Scripture: The Marks of Discipleship
2-09-20 Spiritual Friendship: The Marks of Discipleship
1-19-20 Prayer: The Marks of Discipleship
1-5-20 Holy Moments (Epiphany Sunday)
12-29-19 Compassionate Joy: Heaven and Nature Sings (First Sunday after Christmas)
12-22-19 Loving Joy: Heaven and Nature Sings (Fourth Sunday in Advent)
12-15-19 Joyful Joy: Heaven and Nature Sings (Third Sunday in Advent)
12-8-19 Peaceful Joy: Heaven and Nature Sings (Second Sunday of Advent)
12-01-19 Hopeful Joy: Heaven & Nature Sings (First Sunday of Advent)
11-24-19 Is Christ Your King? (Christ The King Sunday)
11-17-19 Shared Responsibility
11-10-19 Between a Rock and a Hard Place
11-3-19 Common Purpose, Common Values (All Saints' Day 2019)
10-27-19 Dare to Dream