United Methodist Church of Kent Sermon Podcast
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The One Who Walks with Us
Jesus joins fully in our human weakness and our brokenness. No matter what you are experiencing, you are not alone. Christ is with you.
Compassion from a Cross
In the midst of suffering, Jesus acts in compassion. We can find an answer to our own pain when we join with Jesus and turn outward in love toward others.
Keep Showing Up
This sermon was delivered as part of the 2020 United Methodist Women's Sunday celebrating the women of our church and involving members across the church.
Forgiveness that Changes Lives
The first amazing word of Jesus from the cross is to answer terrible human wrong with forgiveness. He invites us to receive and display that kind of mercy in our own lives.
Set Right through Faith
How are we finally “set right” with God? We can never quite put ourselves right through our own efforts, but the answer comes to us in Jesus Christ.
The Plumb Line
The Biblical prophets declared that God is concerned about the entire society—whether a society is in line with God’s will for humanity. Too often human societies have gotten badly “out of plumb.” God calls us to join with the movement of His Spirit to...
Better than the Neighbors
We often like to think that we are pretty good people, at least better than some of the neighbors! But spiritual healing comes when we acknowledge our need for forgiveness and renewal, and open ourselves to the healing power of Christ.
God Dwells Among Us
Just as God “dwelled among” the Israelites by means of the tabernacle, so now in a far greater way God dwells among us in Christ (John 1:14). Jesus is the new temple – the point where we experience and connect with God.
Baby Jesus—From Stable to Temple
The first place Jesus goes (taken by his parents) after his birth is to church! They go to the temple to fulfill the sacrificial requirements of the Old Testament law. There they are met by Simeon and Anna,