Episodes
Sunday May 31, 2020
Lectionary Readings for Day of Pentecost, Year A
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Day of Pentecost, May 31, 2020
First Lesson: Acts 2:1-21
Psalter: Psalm 104:24-34,35b
Epistle Lesson: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
Gospel Lesson: John 7:37-39
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Sunday May 24, 2020
S7E65: GC Live Hymn Sing (May 23, 2020)
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
We had us a good old-fashioned hymn sing live on Facebook and on Podbean! Below are the hymns we sang by request and the timestamps where you will find them.
00:00 Guerrilla Christianity Intro
00:38 Welcome
01:01 The Promised Land
05:25 When the Roll Is Called up Yonder
08:20 Let There Be Peace on Earth
10:12 Abide With Me
14:42 Nearer, My God, to Thee
18:28 Because He Lives
22:06 Were You There?
27:09 Count Your Blessings
31:38 Make Me a Blessing
36:08 Down In My Heart (I've Got the Joy)
38:40 How Great Thou Art
43:59 To God Be the Glory
47:06 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
50:20 Fairest Lord Jesus
54:13 Here I Am, Lord
58:40 Be Thou My Vision
61:16 Amazing Grace
65:44 In the Garden
68:53 Down In My Heart (again)
71:08 Closing
Recorded at Hudson UMC Parsonage on May 23, 2020
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Saturday May 23, 2020
S7E64: GC Talk - On Kindness
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
Kindness is something that seems to be sorely lacking in our society today. Over 60% of Americans profess to be Christians, and kindness is listed as one of the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23, and yet we simply do not seem to have time to be kind to one another. How can we practice kindness when others are unkind to us? And how can we have healthy debates with each other without making enemies over the discussion? We seem to have lost the fine art of debate along with our practice of kindness. With the removal of social filters on the internet we resort to our baser nature, and this is something that we, as Christians, need to steer clear of. We are called to a higher standard of love as followers of Christ.
Recorded via Zoom Meetings on May 22, 2020
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Monday May 18, 2020
S2E22: By Our Service (Five Promises pt. 3)
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
We continue our look at the five promises we make to the local church when we become members, and this week we look at what it means to participate by our service. Our guest speaker Jen Andrade has quite a unique perspective on service, being active in the United Methodist Women and also serving as a missionary in residence to La Palmilla, Mexico. She delivers quite a strong message, based on Jesus' washing of his disciples' feet. So grab your Bible, turn it to John Chapter 13, and join our guest speaker as she tells us what it means to support the church by our service.
John 13:3-15
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on October 19, 2014 (originally published November 1, 2014)
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Tuesday May 12, 2020
S2E19: By Our Prayers (Five Promises pt. 1)
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
We Christians know how important it is to pray. Jesus Himself taught his disciples to pray, and modelled prayer for us by his very life. So why do so few of us pray on a regular basis, outside of Sunday worship or mealtimes? Today we begin a new series based on the five promises we make as United Methodists - to participate in the ministries of the local church by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service, and our witness. So grab your Bible, turn it to Philippians chapter 4, and join us as we look at what it means to support the church by our prayers.
Philippians 4:4-9
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on October 5, 2014 (Originally published October 17, 2014)
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Saturday May 09, 2020
S7E57: GC Talk - On Stewardship
Saturday May 09, 2020
Saturday May 09, 2020
The mere mention of stewardship in a church environment causes one to clutch at his or her own wallet. But as we will see in today's talk with Pastor Zach Taylor, stewardship is about so much more than the finances of the church and how we are to give. It is an all-encompasing lifestyle of being a faithful manager of the resources that God gives to us. While that does include financial resources, it also incorporates our resources of time and ability as it pertains to the needs of the local church. Are we compelled to give? What is the biblical standard of giving? And what is our attitude when giving? All these questions and more are addressed in today's GC Talk.
Recorded via Zoom Meetings on May 8, 2020
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Sunday May 03, 2020
S2E20: By Our Presence (Five Promises pt. 2)
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
We continue our look at the five ways we participate in ministry. This week we look at how we participate by our presence. Presence means being there, and it's more than just showing up. Paul in his letter to the church at Colosae exhorts the Colossians to be a part of the body of Christ. We are not called into isolation, but community. So grab your Bible, turn it to Colossians chapter 3, and join us as we look at how we participate in ministry by our presence.
Colossians 3:12-17
Recorded at Hudson UMC on October 12, 2014 (First published on October 28, 2014)
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Saturday May 02, 2020
S2E24: By Our Witness (Five Promises pt. 5)
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
In 2008, the United Methodist General Conference added "witness" to the vows that a Christian makes when he or she joins the local church. Witness is an important part of our Christian walk, but the vast majority of Christians are reluctant to talk about their faith to unbelievers. Even so, everything we do as Christians is our witness - the way we live and the things we say bear witness to who we are as Christians. The question is, what does our witness say about us? And what does our witness say... about Christ? So grab your Bible, turn it to Matthew chapter 28, and join us as we wrap up our series and look at how we support the local church by our witness.
Matthew 28:16-20
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on November 2, 2014 (first published November 6, 2014)
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