Grace & Truth with Rev. Elizabeth Crosby of Long Memorial United Methodist Church in Cordova, AL

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you a new episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This message is the first in a series called “Faithful & Broken: A Sermon Series on Faith and Mental Health.” This message specifically talks about anxiety, and the text for the message comes from Matthew 6:24-35. Join us for this important conversation!

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you a new episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! The message comes from Daniel 3:13-30, and is the last part of the “Bold Faith” sermon series inspired by the book of Daniel. This message reminds that although God might not always save us, in a literal sense, from the fires of life, God will always walk with us through it.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you a new episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This message was originally preached on April 19 and is part of a mini-series inspired by the book of Daniel. The message comes from Daniel 3:1-18. This message shows us that the key to moving beyond spoken belief to action is to stop asking “what if?” and begin to declare “even if…”

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you a new episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This message was originally preached on April 12 as part of Long Memorial UMC’s confirmation service. The message comes from Daniel 1:1-17. It reminds of an important truth: The key to living faithfully for God is that we must never forget who we are or who God is.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you this week’s episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This Easter message comes from Matthew 28:1-10. This week’s message reminds us that, whatever comes, we can rest assured that God is more powerful. God gets the last word.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you a special episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This episode is part of our special Holy Week devotional series. Today’s episode is a special Holy Wednesday devotional on John 13:21-32 brought by Fred Porter.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you a special episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This episode is part of our special Holy Week devotional series. Today’s episode is a special Holy Tuesday devotional on John 12:20-36 brought by Marcia Adkins.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you a special episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This episode is part of our special Holy Week devotional series. Today’s episode is a special Holy Monday devotional on John 12:1-11 brought by Elizabeth Black.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you this week’s episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! The message for Palm Sunday comes from Mark 11:1-11. This week’s message challenges us to reflect on these two questions: Will we make Jesus king over our lives? And what does it mean for Jesus to be king?

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you this week’s episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! The message from the fifth week of Lent comes from John 11:1-45. This week’s message invites us to consider what barriers may be in the way of us experiencing a life-changing and life-giving encounter with God. As we prepare for Easter, will we lean into life with Jesus?

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you this week’s episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! The message from the fourth week of Lent comes from Psalm 23. This text beautifully illustrates what a life lived in union with God looks like, a life in which we daily walk and commune with the Lord. In this episode, Rev. Crosby and David dive into this familiar text.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you this week’s episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! We are officially in the third week of Lent, and the scripture for today’s episode comes from Romans 5:1-11. This week’s podcast reminds us of a much-needed truth: we are never alone. 

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you this week’s episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! We are officially in the second week of Lent, and the scripture for today’s episode comes from John 3:1-17. This week’s podcast invites us to reflect on the question, “What is guiding us?” 

Kicking off the Lenten season, Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears are joined by special guests, Maggie Kenyon and Nina Carpenter, on this week’s episode of the Grace and Truth Podcast! The podcast begins with Rev. Crosby’s sermon, “Grace that Dismantles Shame.” Stick around for the end where David and Rev. Crosby chat with Maggie and Nina about their band, His Heart Our Hands, newly released song, “God of Miracles.” 

Reverend Elizabeth Crosby is joined by the Superintendent of the Midcentral District of Alabama, Rev. Alan Head, on this edition of the Grace & Truth podcast! They talk about Matthew 17:1-7 on Jesus' transfiguration.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you episode 6 of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This is the fifth part in Rev. Crosby’s series, “Catch the Vision,” which is inspired by the new United Methodist Vision statement. Today’s episode is all about leadership and God’s call for us to be a people who lead courageously. The scripture for today’s episode comes from Joshua 1:1-9.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you episode 5 of the Grace and Truth Podcast! This is the fourth part in Rev. Crosby’s series, “Catch the Vision,” which is inspired by the new United Methodist Vision statement. Today’s episode talks about how to be great! The answer may not be what you think… The scripture for today’s episode comes from Matthew 20:20-28.

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you episode 4 of the Grace and Truth Podcast!  Rev. Crosby originally preached this sermon on January 25th. This is the third part in Rev. Crosby’s series, “Catch the Vision,” which is inspired by the new United Methodist Vision statement. Today’s episode talks about love: what it is, what Jesus had to say about it, and the challenge of living as people called to love boldly. The scripture for today’s episode comes from 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. At the beginning of this episode, Rev. Crosby talks about Royal Family Kids Camp. If you’d like to learn more about this ministry, visit: https://royalfamily218.org/If you’d like to donate, click below:https://royalfamily218.org/donate

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you episode 3 of the Grace and Truth Podcast recapping the January 18th sermon! This is the second part in Rev. Crosby’s series, “Catch the Vision,” which is inspired by the new United Methodist Vision statement. Today’s episode talks about the gift of being empowered by the Holy Spirit, and the scripture comes from Acts 2:1-18. 

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you episode 2 of the Grace and Truth Podcast! Today’s scripture comes from Matthew 3:13-17. In today’s episode, Rev. Crosby discusses baptism, discipleship, community, spiritual formation, and how these elements are interconnected.Also, if you missed it last week, the website for Bible study that Rev. Crosby talks about is www.TheBibleRecap.com

Rev. Elizabeth Crosby and David Sears bring you the Grace and Truth Podcast! Rev. Crosby's message today is John Chapter 1, verses 1 through 18, about the Light of the World! Plus, she issues a challenge for listeners as we head into the New Year!