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The JCFUMC Podcast — 312 episodes

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mini Devotional #2

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Mini Devotional #1

3

Fools and Their Folly

4

A Conversation with Pastors

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A Conversation with Hugh Waggoner and Tom & Charlotte Beal

6

A Conversation with Kyrell Newell and Andy Hood

7

A Conversation with Linda Bartley and Jerry Kelly

8

Bold Witness

9

Race & Racism: Conversation with Chuck Uptergrove

10

Race & Racism: Conversation with Rebecca and Brandi

11

Race & Racism: Conversation with Virginia Brizendine

12

Race & Racism: Conversation with Steve Kretzer

13

Race & Racism: What is this about?

14

Hidden From View: Your Influence

15

The Resurrection - Easter 2022

16

The Teachings of Jesus

17

Service

18

Generosity

19

Finding Nemo

20

Prayer & Meditation

21

10AM Sunday Morning Livestream

22

Ruth: Loyal Love

23

A Mother's Faith

24

Deborah: Right Place, Right Time

25

Friends Endure

26

Friends Show Up

27

What is Friendship?

28

Resurrection

29

Palm Sunday: Always New

30

Telling Your Story

31

Maintaining

32

Enduring Through the Process

33

Assistance and Replanning

34

Deconstruction

35

In Vain

36

Who Do You Say I Am

37

Psalms: Book Five

38

Psalms: Book Three

39

Psalms: Book Two

40

Psalms: Book One

41

What Next?

42

7PM Christmas Eve Livestream

43

5PM Christmas Eve Livestream

44

The Ballad of Bethlehem: A Timeless Story of God's Love

45

Preparing the Gathering

46

Preparing the Gifts

47

Preparing Your Home

48

Sitting Under the Shade

49

Cultivating and Pruning

50

Spoiling Grain

51

Planting for the Future

52

Programming the Algorithm

53

Cancelling the Noise

54

Naming the Algorithm

55

Every Person Felt Welcomed and Included

56

Generations Interacted More Together

57

We Saw Our Commonalities Before Our Differences

58

We Served More Than Consumed

59

Imagine If...Faith United Rather Than Divided

60

How Does Faith Offer a Unique Perspective in Our Place Among the Stars?

61

What Do We Know About the End of All Things?

62

How Have We Blocked Out the Stars?

63

What Does the Vastness of Space Say About God?

64

Cultivating the Stillness of the Spirit

65

Holy Spirit as an Eternal Presence

66

Discernment

67

The Holy Spirit in Relationships

68

Holy Spirit in Creation

69

The Birth of Monsters

70

Making All Things New

71

Mother's Day

72

A Time for All Things

73

God's Authority?

74

Easter Sunday: Culture Can Always Be Made New

75

Palm Sunday: Culture is Often Not What You Expect

76

Culture as a Springboard or Entrapment

77

The Power of Community as Culture Keepers

78

Jesus as a Culture Maker and Disrupter

79

The Garden and the City

80

Cultivating and Creating Culture

81

The Transfiguration of Jesus

82

Becoming New

83

Accountability is Sustainability

84

Making Space for Better

85

Letting Go

86

We are All Parts of the Body

87

God's Goodness

88

The Baptism of Jesus

89

Epiphany: The Wise Men Visit

90

One Service Sunday Livestream 9AM

91

Christmas Eve Message of Hope

92

Christmas Cantata: Appalachian Winter Livestream 8:30AM

93

Mary's Song About Hope

94

Angelic Announcements

95

Incarnation

96

Planning for the Future

97

Taking Stock. What did I learn?

98

Celebration in Harvest: What Happened?

99

Remembering Our Saints

100

Blind Bartimaeus

101

Being the Hero and the Villain

102

Fighting Dragons

103

Why Fairy Tales Still Speak to Us

104

Jesus Heals Legion

105

Moses and the Red Sea

106

Peter Walking on Water

107

David and Goliath

108

Why Must We Work?

109

What is the Sacred Life?

110

What is Communion?

111

What is Baptism?

112

What is Sacred?

113

What Are You Looking For?

114

Reflections from Encanto

115

Call Stories

116

Meat Offered to Idols

117

Breaking Bread

118

Choosing the Lower Seat

119

Mana from Heaven

120

Two Very Different Feasts

121

When We Are Redeemed

122

When We Stand in the Mirror

123

When We Step Up

124

When We Hear the Rooster Crow

125

The Tree by the Water

126

The Fig Tree

127

The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

128

Easter Sunday: Lead the Revolution

129

Maundy Thursday Livestream 7pm "Requiem for the Living"

130

Jesus Reshapes Our identity

131

Jesus Builds Genuine Relationships

132

Jesus Offered a Different Way of Being

133

Secure the Marginalized

134

Provoke the Leadership

135

Disruption to the Status Quo

136

Forgiveness and Reconciliation are Part of the Deal

137

Prudence in the Big Things.

138

Remember the Small Things

139

Integrity - Believing in Yourself When No One Else Does

140

Dreams and Resistance

141

Epiphany Sunday: Jesus Should Change How You Live

142

2024 New Year: The Wesleyan Covenant Service

143

Christmas Eve Service 8pm - Traditional

144

Christmas Eve Service 6pm - Modern

145

2023 Christmas Cantata

146

No Room for Them at the Inn

147

The Refugee Holy Family

148

Finishing Well

149

Playing the Long Game

150

Cultivating Generosity With the Whole Family

151

Investing in the Collective Work

152

People Over Ideas

153

Being in Community With Diverse Thought

154

Dealing With People You Don't Like

155

We are All Created in the Image of God

156

A Theological Journey for All

157

Tribalism and Why We Are All Wrong

158

Rhythm and Rest

159

Marathon

160

The Next Thing

161

The Myth of Busyness

162

Pump up the Jams!

163

Songs of Relationships

164

Songs of Justice

165

Songs that Gather us Together

166

Songs of Nostalgia and Memory

167

Raising of Lazarus

168

Healing the Blind Man

169

Jesus Walks on Water

170

Feeding the 5000

171

Healing at Bethesda

172

Healing the Official's Son

173

Water into Wine

174

Relationships

175

Proverbs: Forgiveness & Healing

176

Proverbs: Work

177

Proverbs: Speech & the Power of Words

178

A Healthier You: Easter Sunday

179

How to Die Well

180

Sunday Morning 10:00 a.m. Worship Livestream

181

Sabbath Keeping

182

A Healthier You: Yoga

183

Fasting

184

The Older Brother

185

The Father

186

The Younger Brother

187

Our God Reigns

188

Guard Your Heart

189

The Disease of Comparison

190

Finding Fulfillment

191

2023 New Year's Day: The Wesleyan Covenant Prayer

192

2022 Christmas Eve - I'll Be Home for Christmas

193

2022 Christmas Cantata

194

No Crying He Makes

195

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

196

Naughty or Nice

197

The Impact of Soccer on Local Communities

198

Team Goals

199

The World's Most Popular Sport

200

All Saints Day - Remembering Our Saints

201

The Mission in Real Life

202

Reflecting Your Community

203

The Third Way

204

Church Relevance in 2022

205

You Are Here: Spirit & Soul

206

You Are Here: Roots

207

You Are Here: Ontology

208

Expanding Our Circle

209

Doubting God

210

Doubting Scripture

211

Doubting Yourself

212

Doubting What You Thought You Knew

213

Self-Righteous Prophets

214

A Successful Prophet

215

Prayers From the Deep

216

A Fishing tale... Running Away

217

For the Greater Good

218

A Zoomed Out Life

219

Steve and the Refugees

220

Communal vs. Personal

221

What's Next?

222

Life is Too Short to Miss Out

223

Life is Too Short to be Self Absorbed

224

Life is Too Short to be Bitter

225

Life Is Too Short to Waste Time

226

The Crucifixion

227

The Two Kingdoms

228

The Weird Stuff

229

The Questions of Jesus

230

The Miracles of Jesus

231

Why Are You Afraid?

232

What Does it Mean to Have Faith?

233

What Does It Mean To Be Great?

234

Who Do You Say That I Am?

235

Community

236

Prayer

237

The Longest Night

238

Joy & Contentment

239

High Expectations

240

Moving in the Same Direction

241

Basket Case

242

Better Together

243

What Legacy Will You Leave Behind?

244

Mary Mcleod Bethune: The Way of Authority

245

Zilpha Elaw: The Way of Transcendence

246

Jarena Lee: The Way of Courage

247

Influencers: For the Long Haul

248

Influencing Our Own Sphere

249

Influencers From Consumption

250

Influencers From a Distance

251

Share It: Lydia, The Cloth Dealer

252

Share It: The Crippled Beggar

253

Share It: Paul on the Ariopagus

254

Up

255

Soul

256

Drinking the Living Water of Jesus

257

Confirmed An Ambassador

258

Who Am I? Who Are They?

259

The Spirit & Gifts

260

Shaped by the Spirit

261

What Is The Spirit

262

Are Heaven and Hell Real??

263

What is the Bible?

264

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

265

Religion & Science

266

Intentional Service

267

Sacrificial Giving

268

Invitational Community

269

Start With Prayer

270

And On Earth, Peace

271

Jesus' Wish List

272

Scandalous Love

273

Giving Up on Perfect

274

Expect a Miracle

275

Remnant and Redemption

276

Preparing for the Unexpected

277

How to Keep Your Integrity During a Plot Twist

278

Dreams Come at a Cost

279

Hidden From View: Your Companions

280

Hidden From View: Your Role Models

281

Your Experiences

282

Your Appetite

283

Your Roots

284

The Great Pearl

285

The Wedding Banquet

286

The Two Debtors

287

The Good Samaritan

288

Choosing Whom to Serve

289

Friends: Not Taking Them for Granted

290

Honoring the Past with Hope for the Future

291

Grief: The Loss of the Way Things Were

292

Bringing Things With You and Leaving Things Behind

293

Overflow

294

The Power to Create

295

Easter Sunday

296

The Crucifixion

297

The Greatest Commandment

298

The Triumphal Entry

299

From Cowardice to Courage

300

Bedrock? Or Stumbling Block?

301

Walking With Jesus in the Storm

302

The Call

303

Created for Good

304

Many Gifts

305

God is the Creator

306

Christmas Gifts

307

Christmas Lights

308

Christmas Carols

309

Christmas Trees

310

How to Be a Neighbor

311

Neighborhood Through Diversity

312

Who Is My Neighbor?