The question of what happens to us when we die is a poignant one, especially when we lose someone. We explore what the Bible teaches about what comes next—God making all things new, the world the way it was meant to be.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The question of what happens to us when we die is a poignant one, especially when we lose someone. We explore what the Bible teaches about what comes next—God making all things new, the world the way it was meant to be.","date_published":"2024-04-22T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f65d791e-9e9d-4bb3-a31c-52f1f65f081b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15078356,"duration_in_seconds":1874}]},{"id":"7f8f3881-b0f7-4390-adc2-e409eba62226","title":"Finding Faith in a World of Doubt, part 2: Do Non-Christians Go to Hell?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/487","content_text":"One of the most troubling ideas Christians wrestle with is what happens to non-Christians after death. The idea that God would send all non-Christians to hell is difficult to reconcile with the words and actions of Jesus. In this sermon, Pastor Mark explores what the Bible says and how we can trust in God’s goodness and mercy. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"One of the most troubling ideas Christians wrestle with is what happens to non-Christians after death. The idea that God would send all non-Christians to hell is difficult to reconcile with the words and actions of Jesus. In this sermon, Pastor Mark explores what the Bible says and how we can trust in God’s goodness and mercy.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"One of the most troubling ideas Christians wrestle with is what happens to non-Christians after death. The idea that God would send all non-Christians to hell is difficult to reconcile with the words and actions of Jesus. In this sermon, Pastor Mark explores what the Bible says and how we can trust in God’s goodness and mercy. ","date_published":"2024-04-15T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/7f8f3881-b0f7-4390-adc2-e409eba62226.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15061186,"duration_in_seconds":2120}]},{"id":"97d238e7-fda4-4a94-98e6-c6138bab1868","title":"Finding Faith in a World of Doubt, part 1: Wrestling with Doubt","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/486","content_text":"Everyone has doubts, but that isn’t something we have to be afraid or ashamed of. Doubt and questioning are not the enemies of faith, but can be a path to a deeper and more authentic faith. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Everyone has doubts, but that isn’t something we have to be afraid or ashamed of. Doubt and questioning are not the enemies of faith, but can be a path to a deeper and more authentic faith.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Everyone has doubts, but that isn’t something we have to be afraid or ashamed of. Doubt and questioning are not the enemies of faith, but can be a path to a deeper and more authentic faith.","date_published":"2024-04-07T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/97d238e7-fda4-4a94-98e6-c6138bab1868.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13697209,"duration_in_seconds":1999}]},{"id":"2645acc0-5716-4237-8510-392f5d8fdbe6","title":"Easter 2024: The World Launched at Easter","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/485","content_text":"On the day Jesus rose from the dead, everything changed. God has launched a new world, and because of Easter, the transformation that makes all things new has already begun!\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"On the day Jesus rose from the dead, everything changed. God has launched a new world, and because of Easter, the transformation that makes all things new has already begun!
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"On the day Jesus rose from the dead, everything changed. God has launched a new world, and because of Easter, the transformation that makes all things new has already begun!","date_published":"2024-03-31T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2645acc0-5716-4237-8510-392f5d8fdbe6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12692451,"duration_in_seconds":1714}]},{"id":"f386cd1d-e3c1-45cd-b942-d52a805ecc4f","title":"Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 7: Take Up Your Cross","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/484","content_text":"Following Jesus has a cost. But choosing not to follow him has an even greater cost. If we choose to take up our cross alongside Jesus, he promises a life of beauty and possibility.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Following Jesus has a cost. But choosing not to follow him has an even greater cost. If we choose to take up our cross alongside Jesus, he promises a life of beauty and possibility.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Following Jesus has a cost. But choosing not to follow him has an even greater cost. If we choose to take up our cross alongside Jesus, he promises a life of beauty and possibility.","date_published":"2024-03-25T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f386cd1d-e3c1-45cd-b942-d52a805ecc4f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14064305,"duration_in_seconds":1977}]},{"id":"c52a5ab4-906f-4e9c-a1ea-fd3a4b8d6a5a","title":"Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 6: How to Become Like Jesus & Do as He Did","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/483","content_text":"A transformed life is possible, but it doesn’t just happen. To become like Jesus and do the kinds of things he did, we can’t just try hard and leave it to chance. We need a plan.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"A transformed life is possible, but it doesn’t just happen. To become like Jesus and do the kinds of things he did, we can’t just try hard and leave it to chance. We need a plan.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"A transformed life is possible, but it doesn’t just happen. To become like Jesus and do the kinds of things he did, we can’t just try hard and leave it to chance. We need a plan.","date_published":"2024-03-17T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c52a5ab4-906f-4e9c-a1ea-fd3a4b8d6a5a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14430326,"duration_in_seconds":2023}]},{"id":"32484288-feb3-4996-954f-86025108bad6","title":"Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 5: Goal #3: Do as He Did","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/482","content_text":"The idea of doing as Jesus did can seem daunting, but that is exactly what Jesus’ apprentices are trained to do—the kinds of things that Jesus did. Find out how. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The idea of doing as Jesus did can seem daunting, but that is exactly what Jesus’ apprentices are trained to do—the kinds of things that Jesus did. Find out how.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The idea of doing as Jesus did can seem daunting, but that is exactly what Jesus’ apprentices are trained to do—the kinds of things that Jesus did. Find out how. ","date_published":"2024-03-11T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/32484288-feb3-4996-954f-86025108bad6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13633031,"duration_in_seconds":1945}]},{"id":"52e4a892-2342-4447-87c4-1ac37e280ea2","title":"Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 4: Become Like Him","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/481","content_text":"Becoming like Jesus isn’t something just for exceptionally religious people; it’s for everyone! But it doesn’t just happen. It takes a dependable, intentional process to be formed into a person who is more and more like Jesus.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Becoming like Jesus isn’t something just for exceptionally religious people; it’s for everyone! But it doesn’t just happen. It takes a dependable, intentional process to be formed into a person who is more and more like Jesus.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Becoming like Jesus isn’t something just for exceptionally religious people; it’s for everyone! But it doesn’t just happen. It takes a dependable, intentional process to be formed into a person who is more and more like Jesus.","date_published":"2024-03-04T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/52e4a892-2342-4447-87c4-1ac37e280ea2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15988550,"duration_in_seconds":2219}]},{"id":"12acc437-1124-48f2-9f5a-41fa0f1fe3bf","title":"Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 3: Goal #1: Be with Jesus","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/480","content_text":"The people we spend the most time with have an immense influence on who we are becoming. If we want to look more like Jesus, we have to spend time with him. When we spend time with the one who loves us more than we can imagine, we are formed by God’s love into people of love.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The people we spend the most time with have an immense influence on who we are becoming. If we want to look more like Jesus, we have to spend time with him. When we spend time with the one who loves us more than we can imagine, we are formed by God’s love into people of love.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The people we spend the most time with have an immense influence on who we are becoming. If we want to look more like Jesus, we have to spend time with him. When we spend time with the one who loves us more than we can imagine, we are formed by God’s love into people of love.","date_published":"2024-02-26T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/12acc437-1124-48f2-9f5a-41fa0f1fe3bf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13921245,"duration_in_seconds":1997}]},{"id":"2f5c9874-c9ba-4dda-ae9c-eb6dd7a11370","title":"Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 2: What is a Christian?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/479","content_text":"Whether we realize it or not, we are all being formed by something. For people who identify as Christians, the goal is to be formed by Jesus. But this isn’t something that happens automatically. It takes practice as we follow Jesus’ way and become his apprentices.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Whether we realize it or not, we are all being formed by something. For people who identify as Christians, the goal is to be formed by Jesus. But this isn’t something that happens automatically. It takes practice as we follow Jesus’ way and become his apprentices.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Whether we realize it or not, we are all being formed by something. For people who identify as Christians, the goal is to be formed by Jesus. But this isn’t something that happens automatically. It takes practice as we follow Jesus’ way and become his apprentices.","date_published":"2024-02-19T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2f5c9874-c9ba-4dda-ae9c-eb6dd7a11370.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14326846,"duration_in_seconds":2007}]},{"id":"6667b54e-958f-48ef-90ce-9e23ca0ae447","title":"Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 1: How to Live Differently","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/478","content_text":"Our lives are moving so fast, it’s difficult to live intentionally, and when the way we spend our time is out of alignment with what matters most, things start to break down. The ancient practice of sabbath can help us to step back from the chaos and begin to live differently.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Our lives are moving so fast, it’s difficult to live intentionally, and when the way we spend our time is out of alignment with what matters most, things start to break down. The ancient practice of sabbath can help us to step back from the chaos and begin to live differently.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Our lives are moving so fast, it’s difficult to live intentionally, and when the way we spend our time is out of alignment with what matters most, things start to break down. The ancient practice of sabbath can help us to step back from the chaos and begin to live differently.","date_published":"2024-02-12T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/6667b54e-958f-48ef-90ce-9e23ca0ae447.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18190534,"duration_in_seconds":2264}]},{"id":"fcfc5b51-9a93-4813-9aa3-ad7bf2108f36","title":"Celebrating 25 Years","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/477","content_text":"As Acts 2 celebrates 25 years, Oklahoma Bishop Jimmy Nunn shares four focus areas of the early church from Acts 2:42 and how those can help us continue Jesus’ work today.\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As Acts 2 celebrates 25 years, Oklahoma Bishop Jimmy Nunn shares four focus areas of the early church from Acts 2:42 and how those can help us continue Jesus’ work today.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As Acts 2 celebrates 25 years, Oklahoma Bishop Jimmy Nunn shares four focus areas of the early church from Acts 2:42 and how those can help us continue Jesus’ work today.","date_published":"2024-02-04T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/fcfc5b51-9a93-4813-9aa3-ad7bf2108f36.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11914440,"duration_in_seconds":1499}]},{"id":"397f9dc9-33c4-41c7-ae4a-145c3e78d5bd","title":"Love and Happiness, part 4: Invest in and Protect What You Value Most","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/476","content_text":"Many of us would say our relationships are the most important things in our lives, but the way we spend our time rarely reflects that. If we want strong relationship, we have to prioritize them appropriately, invest in them, and protect them from all the things that distract us.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Many of us would say our relationships are the most important things in our lives, but the way we spend our time rarely reflects that. If we want strong relationship, we have to prioritize them appropriately, invest in them, and protect them from all the things that distract us.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Many of us would say our relationships are the most important things in our lives, but the way we spend our time rarely reflects that. If we want strong relationship, we have to prioritize them appropriately, invest in them, and protect them from all the things that distract us.","date_published":"2024-01-28T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/397f9dc9-33c4-41c7-ae4a-145c3e78d5bd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16439691,"duration_in_seconds":2230}]},{"id":"2aeebfc1-9950-45e9-bfbd-a3ce7c1ea3f9","title":"Love and Happiness, part 3: How to Have Better Relationships","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/475","content_text":"Good relationships require time and effort. Find out how to make time for your most important relationships and learn seven ways to improve your relationships.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Good relationships require time and effort. Find out how to make time for your most important relationships and learn seven ways to improve your relationships.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Good relationships require time and effort. Find out how to make time for your most important relationships and learn seven ways to improve your relationships.","date_published":"2024-01-22T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2aeebfc1-9950-45e9-bfbd-a3ce7c1ea3f9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15800338,"duration_in_seconds":2058}]},{"id":"b3ed6303-504e-40e7-8ec0-9357c0c80f9c","title":"Love and Happiness, part 2: How to Live a Happier Life","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/474","content_text":"The first act of love is attention. When we share our full attention with the people in our life, we create deeper connections and help both the people we love and ourselves to experience a happier life. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The first act of love is attention. When we share our full attention with the people in our life, we create deeper connections and help both the people we love and ourselves to experience a happier life.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The first act of love is attention. When we share our full attention with the people in our life, we create deeper connections and help both the people we love and ourselves to experience a happier life.","date_published":"2024-01-14T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b3ed6303-504e-40e7-8ec0-9357c0c80f9c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15729832,"duration_in_seconds":2018}]},{"id":"c738b419-3768-4e0d-8168-37540772db7f","title":"Love and Happiness, part 1: What is Love?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/473","content_text":"Everyone wants to find love and to be happy, but we end up looking in all the wrong places. This may be because both love and happiness are hard to define. Find out what the Bible and science say about what they mean and how we can find them.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Everyone wants to find love and to be happy, but we end up looking in all the wrong places. This may be because both love and happiness are hard to define. Find out what the Bible and science say about what they mean and how we can find them.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Everyone wants to find love and to be happy, but we end up looking in all the wrong places. This may be because both love and happiness are hard to define. Find out what the Bible and science say about what they mean and how we can find them.","date_published":"2024-01-07T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c738b419-3768-4e0d-8168-37540772db7f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15702147,"duration_in_seconds":2077}]},{"id":"63f062c6-c8b1-4c06-aace-c5534fd45291","title":"New Year, True You","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/472","content_text":"As we head into a new year, marketers promise that the possibility of a “new year, new you.” But instead of trying to become something different, what if we focused on becoming more fully our true selves—the people God created us to be?\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As we head into a new year, marketers promise that the possibility of a “new year, new you.” But instead of trying to become something different, what if we focused on becoming more fully our true selves—the people God created us to be?
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As we head into a new year, marketers promise that the possibility of a “new year, new you.” But instead of trying to become something different, what if we focused on becoming more fully our true selves—the people God created us to be?","date_published":"2023-12-31T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/63f062c6-c8b1-4c06-aace-c5534fd45291.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13689724,"duration_in_seconds":1688}]},{"id":"219be682-5edd-4dcc-87d5-c542016f2f82","title":"Christmas Candlelight 2023: Waiting for Dawn","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/471","content_text":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. Today, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it! Merry Christmas!\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. Today, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it! Merry Christmas!
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. Today, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it!","date_published":"2023-12-24T21:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/219be682-5edd-4dcc-87d5-c542016f2f82.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":8583880,"duration_in_seconds":1245}]},{"id":"f073f80b-e1ef-4a41-aab6-55d36539ef0d","title":"Almost Christmas Sermon Series, part 3: Love in Action","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/470","content_text":"Love is more than a feeling—it’s something we put into action. In this sermon, Pastor Mark invites Acts 2 families to share how they have answered God’s call to embody Jesus’ love through service to others.\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service – \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Love is more than a feeling—it’s something we put into action. In this sermon, Pastor Mark invites Acts 2 families to share how they have answered God’s call to embody Jesus’ love through service to others.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Love is more than a feeling—it’s something we put into action. In this sermon, Pastor Mark invites Acts 2 families to share how they have answered God’s call to embody Jesus’ love through service to others.","date_published":"2023-12-17T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f073f80b-e1ef-4a41-aab6-55d36539ef0d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17130448,"duration_in_seconds":2286}]},{"id":"37ea415e-6269-4862-a6dc-828ec038f0a3","title":"Almost Christmas, part 2: An Altogether Hope","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/469","content_text":"When we're struggling, hope can seem distant and even unattainable. The hope that Jesus brings, though, comes into the darkness with us and shines a light.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we're struggling, hope can seem distant and even unattainable. The hope that Jesus brings, though, comes into the darkness with us and shines a light.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we're struggling, hope can seem distant an even unattainable. The hope that Jesus brings, though, comes into the darkness with us and shines a light.","date_published":"2023-12-11T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/37ea415e-6269-4862-a6dc-828ec038f0a3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13564278,"duration_in_seconds":1952}]},{"id":"bc2a2844-5a16-491f-b9b2-5f50bb05a715","title":"Almost Christmas, part 1: Peace: Anger’s Antidote","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/468","content_text":"As the season of Advent begins, this four-week sermon series is to help us move from merely living an “almost” life to the full, altogether life God has for us in God’s kingdom.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As the season of Advent begins, this four-week sermon series is to help us move from merely living an “almost” life to the full, altogether life God has for us in God’s kingdom.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As the season of Advent begins, this four-week sermon series is to help us move from merely living an “almost” life to the full, altogether life God has for us in God’s kingdom.","date_published":"2023-12-04T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/bc2a2844-5a16-491f-b9b2-5f50bb05a715.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12942374,"duration_in_seconds":1801}]},{"id":"ff367a5d-8b2f-46e3-9201-43d818072791","title":"The Gospel of Mark, part 6: Terror and Amazement","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/467","content_text":"When they encountered Jesus’ empty tomb, the women who came there felt terror and amazement and ran away. Eventually, though, they told others of Jesus rising from the dead. At the end of the Gospel of Mark, we are faced with the same question they faced: how will we respond to the Good News of Jesus? \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When they encountered Jesus’ empty tomb, the women who came there felt terror and amazement and ran away. Eventually, though, they told others of Jesus rising from the dead. At the end of the Gospel of Mark, we are faced with the same question they faced: how will we respond to the Good News of Jesus?
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When they encountered Jesus’ empty tomb, the women who came there felt terror and amazement and ran away. Eventually, though, they told others of Jesus rising from the dead. At the end of the Gospel of Mark, we are faced with the same question they faced: how will we respond to the Good News of Jesus? ","date_published":"2023-11-26T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ff367a5d-8b2f-46e3-9201-43d818072791.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14256250,"duration_in_seconds":2008}]},{"id":"60ddb926-29f3-4a49-bf73-ab23599f0340","title":"The Gospel of Mark, part 5: The Year the Stars Fell from the Sky","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/466","content_text":"When Jesus describes wars, suffering, and starts falling from the sky, it can be confusing and even scary. But when he teaches about these things, he’s actually preparing the disciples for the cross and resurrection. As we read those words today, they help us to bear witness to the cross and live the resurrection in our daily lives.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When Jesus describes wars, suffering, and starts falling from the sky, it can be confusing and even scary. But when he teaches about these things, he’s actually preparing the disciples for the cross and resurrection. As we read those words today, they help us to bear witness to the cross and live the resurrection in our daily lives.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When Jesus describes wars, suffering, and starts falling from the sky, it can be confusing and even scary. But when he teaches about these things, he’s actually preparing the disciples for the cross and resurrection. As we read those words today, they help us to bear witness to the cross and live the resurrection in our daily lives.","date_published":"2023-11-19T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/60ddb926-29f3-4a49-bf73-ab23599f0340.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15835706,"duration_in_seconds":2195}]},{"id":"9de4a082-a855-4e6a-b006-c0e0d6a47bfc","title":"The Gospel of Mark, part 4: Encountering Jesus","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/465","content_text":"When we read the Gospel of Mark, we encounter Jesus in all of his power, and through that encounter, he invites us to live in a new kind of reality--the Kingdom of God.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we read the Gospel of Mark, we encounter Jesus in all of his power, and through that encounter, he invites us to live in a new kind of reality--the Kingdom of God.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we read the Gospel of Mark, we encounter Jesus in all of his power, and through that encounter, he invites us to live in a new kind of reality--the Kingdom of God.","date_published":"2023-11-13T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/9de4a082-a855-4e6a-b006-c0e0d6a47bfc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19286928,"duration_in_seconds":2383}]},{"id":"c5c0c6e5-4071-4157-bfb4-209ebd74ddee","title":"The Gospel of Mark, part 3: A Call to Die","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/464","content_text":"Most of us avoid suffering when we have the choice, but Jesus actually chose to serve and to suffer for our sake. In doing so, he showed us what true greatness really looks like.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Most of us avoid suffering when we have the choice, but Jesus actually chose to serve and to suffer for our sake. In doing so, he showed us what true greatness really looks like.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Most of us avoid suffering when we have the choice, but Jesus actually chose to serve and to suffer for our sake. In doing so, he showed us what true greatness really looks like.","date_published":"2023-11-05T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c5c0c6e5-4071-4157-bfb4-209ebd74ddee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14799315,"duration_in_seconds":2149}]},{"id":"e4ddc678-6c5d-45e1-829e-d36d57153c3d","title":"The Gospel of Mark, part 2: A Second Chance","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/463","content_text":"Jesus invites us to follow him. And while it’s simple, it’s not easy. To follow Jesus is to find ourselves face to face with the needs of the world and the evils of the world. Yet he also not only promises that he’ll always be with us, but that he’ll send us with companions on the journey as well.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Jesus invites us to follow him. And while it’s simple, it’s not easy. To follow Jesus is to find ourselves face to face with the needs of the world and the evils of the world. Yet he also not only promises that he’ll always be with us, but that he’ll send us with companions on the journey as well.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Jesus invites us to follow him. And while it’s simple, it’s not easy. To follow Jesus is to find ourselves face to face with the needs of the world and the evils of the world. Yet he also not only promises that he’ll always be with us, but that he’ll send us with companions on the journey as well.","date_published":"2023-10-30T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e4ddc678-6c5d-45e1-829e-d36d57153c3d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14919749,"duration_in_seconds":2156}]},{"id":"ae433feb-c6ef-4df4-b66e-237f80a40e11","title":"The Gospel of Mark, part 1: Tearing Heaven","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/462","content_text":"Jesus’ life is good news for the world, and in the Gospel of Mark, we learn what that good news means for our everyday lives. In this series, we’ll explore how we can experience his good news for ourselves and be part of his mission to share it with the world.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Jesus’ life is good news for the world, and in the Gospel of Mark, we learn what that good news means for our everyday lives. In this series, we’ll explore how we can experience his good news for ourselves and be part of his mission to share it with the world.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Jesus’ life is good news for the world, and in the Gospel of Mark, we learn what that good news means for our everyday lives. In this series, we’ll explore how we can experience his good news for ourselves and be part of his mission to share it with the world.","date_published":"2023-10-23T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ae433feb-c6ef-4df4-b66e-237f80a40e11.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18646532,"duration_in_seconds":2514}]},{"id":"fe6115d9-3473-4782-80cf-300260f576bf","title":"What the Tech, part 6: If Jesus Had an iPhone","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/461","content_text":"If Jesus had an iPhone, how might he use it? By looking at his life and teaching, we can learn he would have us do with our technology so that we can be fully present, attentive, and loving to God and the people around us.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"If Jesus had an iPhone, how might he use it? By looking at his life and teaching, we can learn he would have us do with our technology so that we can be fully present, attentive, and loving to God and the people around us.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"If Jesus had an iPhone, how might he use it? By looking at his life and teaching, we can learn he would have us do with our technology so that we can be fully present, attentive, and loving to God and the people around us.","date_published":"2023-10-16T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/fe6115d9-3473-4782-80cf-300260f576bf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17307826,"duration_in_seconds":2462}]},{"id":"f5557ea7-80b0-402b-b0c9-d2ea03583625","title":"Truth: Discerning Fact from Fiction","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/460","content_text":"As technology progresses, it’s getting harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s generated by a computer. But Jesus teaches us that discerning the truth is enormously important because, as he said, the truth will set us free.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As technology progresses, it’s getting harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s generated by a computer. But Jesus teaches us that discerning the truth is enormously important because, as he said, the truth will set us free.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As technology progresses, it’s getting harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s generated by a computer. But Jesus teaches us that discerning the truth is enormously important because, as he said, the truth will set us free.","date_published":"2023-10-09T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f5557ea7-80b0-402b-b0c9-d2ea03583625.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15612812,"duration_in_seconds":2294}]},{"id":"5d816579-997a-4f87-afe9-052855d3d713","title":"What the Tech, part 4: Temptation and Technology","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/459","content_text":"Since the beginning of time and by the third page of the Bible, humanity has struggled with the relationship between God, knowledge, control, and temptation. When we get it wrong, the results are catastrophic.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Since the beginning of time and by the third page of the Bible, humanity has struggled with the relationship between God, knowledge, control, and temptation. When we get it wrong, the results are catastrophic.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Since the beginning of time and by the third page of the Bible, humanity has struggled with the relationship between God, knowledge, control, and temptation. When we get it wrong, the results are catastrophic.","date_published":"2023-10-01T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/5d816579-997a-4f87-afe9-052855d3d713.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17436586,"duration_in_seconds":2340}]},{"id":"a3d7dc0c-3e57-455a-9328-f31d768e27d0","title":"What the Tech, part 3: Social Media is a Megaphone","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/458","content_text":"The downsides of social media are never far away. . . our teens are constantly confronted with images of people who somehow seem prettier, richer, more fashionable, and more popular. Social media takes the normal anxieties of teenage life and hypercharges them.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The downsides of social media are never far away. . . our teens are constantly confronted with images of people who somehow seem prettier, richer, more fashionable, and more popular. Social media takes the normal anxieties of teenage life and hypercharges them.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The downsides of social media are never far away. . . our teens are constantly confronted with images of people who somehow seem prettier, richer, more fashionable, and more popular. Social media takes the normal anxieties of teenage life and hypercharges them.","date_published":"2023-09-24T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a3d7dc0c-3e57-455a-9328-f31d768e27d0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16057740,"duration_in_seconds":2348}]},{"id":"6abf181b-d6ce-4e6f-9495-6c69bb581e62","title":"What the Tech, part 2: Alone Together","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/457","content_text":"How do we relate to God and one another in this digital age? We hope you will join us this week as we look for God’s answer together to the real problem of being “Alone Together.”\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"How do we relate to God and one another in this digital age? We hope you will join us this week as we look for God’s answer together to the real problem of being “Alone Together.”
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"How do we relate to God and one another in this digital age? We hope you will join us this week as we look for God’s answer together to the real problem of being “Alone Together.”","date_published":"2023-09-17T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/6abf181b-d6ce-4e6f-9495-6c69bb581e62.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14835239,"duration_in_seconds":2161}]},{"id":"32cee156-535f-4232-8374-59fd617c1d23","title":"What the Tech, part 1: Becoming Human Again","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/456","content_text":"Technology enables us to do amazing things. Yet despite these advances, our well-being is diminishing by many measures. Too often, heavy device use leaves us feeling less human when we’re done. Jesus, however, came to give us abundant life, and he shows us how we can begin to reclaim our humanity: putting relationships before technology.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Technology enables us to do amazing things. Yet despite these advances, our well-being is diminishing by many measures. Too often, heavy device use leaves us feeling less human when we’re done. Jesus, however, came to give us abundant life, and he shows us how we can begin to reclaim our humanity: putting relationships before technology.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Technology enables us to do amazing things. Yet despite these advances, our well-being is diminishing by many measures. Too often, heavy device use leaves us feeling less human when we’re done. Jesus, however, came to give us abundant life, and he shows us how we can begin to reclaim our humanity: putting relationships before technology.","date_published":"2023-09-11T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/32cee156-535f-4232-8374-59fd617c1d23.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14211461,"duration_in_seconds":1793}]},{"id":"b4f0d6f5-3626-4e7f-afbc-a60a050ba205","title":"Until Only Love Remains","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/455","content_text":"In our culture love is most often defined as a feeling. But that’s not love according to the Bible. Love is something else completely—a willing choice to put the good of the other before our own. When we make that choice, we can form and strengthen relationships that can endure even the greatest challenges.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In our culture love is most often defined as a feeling. But that’s not love according to the Bible. Love is something else completely—a willing choice to put the good of the other before our own. When we make that choice, we can form and strengthen relationships that can endure even the greatest challenges.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In our culture love is most often defined as a feeling. But that’s not love according to the Bible. Love is something else completely—a willing choice to put the good of the other before our own. When we make that choice, we can form and strengthen relationships that can endure even the greatest challenges.","date_published":"2023-09-03T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b4f0d6f5-3626-4e7f-afbc-a60a050ba205.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19704801,"duration_in_seconds":2768}]},{"id":"6f556c97-ef3d-4d30-9645-1cc932201907","title":"It’s Just Not True, part 5: What Some Are Saying About the United Methodist Church","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/454","content_text":"While disagreement is unavoidable, division is a choice. The most important thing to Jesus is his followers’ unity, and in the midst of disagreement, we can create a community where everyone is welcome, and we can all work together for the good of all people.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"While disagreement is unavoidable, division is a choice. The most important thing to Jesus is his followers’ unity, and in the midst of disagreement, we can create a community where everyone is welcome, and we can all work together for the good of all people.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"While disagreement is unavoidable, division is a choice. The most important thing to Jesus is his followers’ unity, and in the midst of disagreement, we can create a community where everyone is welcome, and we can all work together for the good of all people.","date_published":"2023-08-27T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/6f556c97-ef3d-4d30-9645-1cc932201907.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16422032,"duration_in_seconds":2555}]},{"id":"246ed9c8-5cb6-443f-b065-ba66a08e566c","title":"It’s Just Not True, part 4: You Get What You Deserve","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/453","content_text":"When someone does something wrong, we want them to get what they deserve. But when we’re the ones who do wrong, we want mercy! Thankfully, Jesus shows us a God who does not give us what we deserve but offers us grace, no matter how little we seem to deserve it.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When someone does something wrong, we want them to get what they deserve. But when we’re the ones who do wrong, we want mercy! Thankfully, Jesus shows us a God who does not give us what we deserve but offers us grace, no matter how little we seem to deserve it.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When someone does something wrong, we want them to get what they deserve. But when we’re the ones who do wrong, we want mercy! Thankfully, Jesus shows us a God who does not give us what we deserve but offers us grace, no matter how little we seem to deserve it.","date_published":"2023-08-20T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/246ed9c8-5cb6-443f-b065-ba66a08e566c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13116092,"duration_in_seconds":2029}]},{"id":"604df955-215a-429c-a508-e7dfc356b8b2","title":"It’s Just Not True, part 3: God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/452","content_text":"When you’re going through a difficult time, someone might try to reassure you by saying, “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” But if we’re honest, we all have things we can’t handle alone. The good news is that God never expected us to handle everything on our own, and God helps us when we have more than we can handle.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When you’re going through a difficult time, someone might try to reassure you by saying, “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” But if we’re honest, we all have things we can’t handle alone. The good news is that God never expected us to handle everything on our own, and God helps us when we have more than we can handle.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When you’re going through a difficult time, someone might try to reassure you by saying, “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” But if we’re honest, we all have things we can’t handle alone. The good news is that God never expected us to handle everything on our own, and God helps us when we have more than we can handle.","date_published":"2023-08-13T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/604df955-215a-429c-a508-e7dfc356b8b2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11580562,"duration_in_seconds":1784}]},{"id":"3b4ffe8a-7d99-40b6-9ce9-d8a5b41172c8","title":"It’s Just Not True, part 2: God Just Wants You to Be Happy","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/451","content_text":"Everyone wants to be happy, but our attempts to chase happiness often have the opposite effect—they make us miserable. While God delights in our happiness, God also has higher callings for us that are better and more life-giving than happiness alone.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Everyone wants to be happy, but our attempts to chase happiness often have the opposite effect—they make us miserable. While God delights in our happiness, God also has higher callings for us that are better and more life-giving than happiness alone.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Everyone wants to be happy, but our attempts to chase happiness often have the opposite effect—they make us miserable. While God delights in our happiness, God also has higher callings for us that are better and more life-giving than happiness alone.","date_published":"2023-08-06T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3b4ffe8a-7d99-40b6-9ce9-d8a5b41172c8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14797472,"duration_in_seconds":2198}]},{"id":"e7e25134-a5c3-41dd-ac9d-96d74918231b","title":"It’s Just Not True, part 1: Doubting Is Dangerous","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/450","content_text":"We’ve all heard them—simple sayings that sound nice, but are simply untrue. You may have heard that “Doubting is dangerous.” But doubt is something we all experience, and in fact, doubt can actually help us to grow.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We’ve all heard them—simple sayings that sound nice, but are simply untrue. You may have heard that “Doubting is dangerous.” But doubt is something we all experience, and in fact, doubt can actually help us to grow.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We’ve all heard them—simple sayings that sound nice, but are simply untrue. You may have heard that “Doubting is dangerous.” But doubt is something we all experience, and in fact, doubt can actually help us to grow.","date_published":"2023-07-30T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e7e25134-a5c3-41dd-ac9d-96d74918231b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15449630,"duration_in_seconds":2326}]},{"id":"07bbe74c-e4a3-4b1b-a680-9f27427ecc29","title":"Ready Set Move!: Believe Who Jesus Is","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/449","content_text":"God’s love and forgiveness are for everyone, but young people will only know that if we commit ourselves to loving, supporting, and encouraging them on their life’s journey.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"God’s love and forgiveness are for everyone, but young people will only know that if we commit ourselves to loving, supporting, and encouraging them on their life’s journey.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"God’s love and forgiveness are for everyone, but young people will only know that if we commit ourselves to loving, supporting, and encouraging them on their life’s journey.","date_published":"2023-07-23T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/07bbe74c-e4a3-4b1b-a680-9f27427ecc29.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15080471,"duration_in_seconds":2081}]},{"id":"45d6bf86-cf79-498f-8f6b-1b55ffe8fd6e","title":"Life Together, part 4: A Life Worth Wanting","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/448","content_text":"We like to think that the things we pursue are freely chosen, but we rarely realize how much our desires are shaped by the people and media we pay attention to. In the final chapter of Philippians, Paul shares the secret to being content in all circumstances and living a life worth wanting.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We like to think that the things we pursue are freely chosen, but we rarely realize how much our desires are shaped by the people and media we pay attention to. In the final chapter of Philippians, Paul shares the secret to being content in all circumstances and living a life worth wanting.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We like to think that the things we pursue are freely chosen, but we rarely realize how much our desires are shaped by the people and media we pay attention to. In the final chapter of Philippians, Paul shares the secret to being content in all circumstances and living a life worth wanting.","date_published":"2023-07-17T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/45d6bf86-cf79-498f-8f6b-1b55ffe8fd6e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15610421,"duration_in_seconds":2146}]},{"id":"3ad17254-2953-4a20-9aa0-5105f728a607","title":"Life Together, part 3: What Matters Most","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/446","content_text":"We live in a society obsessed with status—having the most wealth, power, or respect. Yet even when we get these things, we find that we’re not any happier. Instead, Paul teaches us to seek after what really matters most.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We live in a society obsessed with status—having the most wealth, power, or respect. Yet even when we get these things, we find that we’re not any happier. Instead, Paul teaches us to seek after what really matters most.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We live in a society obsessed with status—having the most wealth, power, or respect. Yet even when we get these things, we find that we’re not any happier. Instead, Paul teaches us to seek after what really matters most.","date_published":"2023-07-09T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3ad17254-2953-4a20-9aa0-5105f728a607.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15382874,"duration_in_seconds":2098}]},{"id":"4ee5be7d-b6d0-449e-9e90-f7a8ad21f412","title":"Life Together, part 2: Dual Citizenship","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/445","content_text":"The Christian life isn't something we do in private—it's a public act of living as a citizen of heaven, and it has serious social and community consequences. Being good citizens of the gospel kingdom of Christ demands higher standards for our behavior, and when we live this way, we can enjoy a common life of joy and humility.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The Christian life isn't something we do in private—it's a public act of living as a citizen of heaven, and it has serious social and community consequences. Being good citizens of the gospel kingdom of Christ demands higher standards for our behavior, and when we live this way, we can enjoy a common life of joy and humility.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The Christian life isn't something we do in private—it's a public act of living as a citizen of heaven, and it has serious social and community consequences. Being good citizens of the gospel kingdom of Christ demands higher standards for our behavior, and when we live this way, we can enjoy a common life of joy and humility.","date_published":"2023-07-02T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/4ee5be7d-b6d0-449e-9e90-f7a8ad21f412.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12471817,"duration_in_seconds":1804}]},{"id":"a667657e-4d06-4332-8866-55f5f3672beb","title":"Life Together, part 1: Our Uncommon Common Life","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/444","content_text":"We all need a supportive community around us, but a healthy, strong community can be hard to find. The early church in Philippi demonstrates what it looks like when we come together as people partnering together who are generous, content, and loving. By following their example, we can create that same kind of community today.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We all need a supportive community around us, but a healthy, strong community can be hard to find. The early church in Philippi demonstrates what it looks like when we come together as people partnering together who are generous, content, and loving. By following their example, we can create that same kind of community today.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We all need a supportive community around us, but a healthy, strong community can be hard to find. The early church in Philippi demonstrates what it looks like when we come together as people partnering together who are generous, content, and loving. By following their example, we can create that same kind of community today.","date_published":"2023-06-25T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a667657e-4d06-4332-8866-55f5f3672beb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13014080,"duration_in_seconds":1906}]},{"id":"34d01c77-dfd3-4858-bddb-7031aeb844be","title":"Prepare to Die – Resilient, part 6 – 6/18/2023 Sermon","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/443","content_text":"When we face challenges in the world, what we want is a pain-free solution, ease of life, certainty, and security. What we need, though, is meaningful work, community, and faith that God will take care of us in the ambiguity. When we trust God, love our enemies, and set aside selfish desires, we can be part of the world-changing work that Jesus is dong in the world.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we face challenges in the world, what we want is a pain-free solution, ease of life, certainty, and security. What we need, though, is meaningful work, community, and faith that God will take care of us in the ambiguity. When we trust God, love our enemies, and set aside selfish desires, we can be part of the world-changing work that Jesus is dong in the world.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we face challenges in the world, what we want is a pain-free solution, ease of life, certainty, and security. What we need, though, is meaningful work, community, and faith that God will take care of us in the ambiguity. When we trust God, love our enemies, and set aside selfish desires, we can be part of the world-changing work that Jesus is dong in the world.","date_published":"2023-06-19T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/34d01c77-dfd3-4858-bddb-7031aeb844be.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13497630,"duration_in_seconds":1983}]},{"id":"368fed12-73cb-4cba-9792-8f5310e22e54","title":"Resilient, part 5: Resilience Training","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/442","content_text":"We like to hope that in the crucial moments of our lives, we'll rise to the occasion. Unfortunately, what actually happens is that we fall to the level of our training and preparation. If we want to become more resilient, we have to train. An ancient Christian practice helps us as we train to become more resilient and more like Jesus.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We like to hope that in the crucial moments of our lives, we'll rise to the occasion. Unfortunately, what actually happens is that we fall to the level of our training and preparation. If we want to become more resilient, we have to train. An ancient Christian practice helps us as we train to become more resilient and more like Jesus.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We like to hope that in the crucial moments of our lives, we'll rise to the occasion. Unfortunately, what actually happens is that we fall to the level of our training and preparation. If we want to become more resilient, we have to train. An ancient Christian practice helps us as we train to become more resilient and more like Jesus.","date_published":"2023-06-12T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/368fed12-73cb-4cba-9792-8f5310e22e54.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15519972,"duration_in_seconds":2057}]},{"id":"ab6d241e-1ad5-4052-9f02-c7d9e9641ed9","title":"Resilient, Part 4: Hardship + Relationship = Resilience","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/441","content_text":"It’s tempting to think of resilience as an individual matter, but we cannot become resilient without relationships. The greater the challenges we face, the more accountability and life-giving relationships we need.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"It’s tempting to think of resilience as an individual matter, but we cannot become resilient without relationships. The greater the challenges we face, the more accountability and life-giving relationships we need.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"It’s tempting to think of resilience as an individual matter, but we cannot become resilient without relationships. The greater the challenges we face, the more accountability and life-giving relationships we need.","date_published":"2023-06-05T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ab6d241e-1ad5-4052-9f02-c7d9e9641ed9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13055753,"duration_in_seconds":1999}]},{"id":"1486b98c-584f-42da-9b66-58c8e0d1ac64","title":"Resilient, part 3: Come Holy Spirit","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/440","content_text":"In the midst of chaos, resistance, and loss, we often want certainty about the path forward. Unfortunately, most of the challenges we face can't be solved with easy answers. Instead of seeking certainty, we can grow stronger by practicing self-reflection, learning to become more adaptable, and growing in self-awareness so that we can be transformed as we grow in resilience and character.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In the midst of chaos, resistance, and loss, we often want certainty about the path forward. Unfortunately, most of the challenges we face can't be solved with easy answers. Instead of seeking certainty, we can grow stronger by practicing self-reflection, learning to become more adaptable, and growing in self-awareness so that we can be transformed as we grow in resilience and character.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In the midst of chaos, resistance, and loss, we often want certainty about the path forward. Unfortunately, most of the challenges we face can't be solved with easy answers. Instead of seeking certainty, we can grow stronger by practicing self-reflection, learning to become more adaptable, and growing in self-awareness so that we can be transformed as we grow in resilience and character.","date_published":"2023-05-29T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/1486b98c-584f-42da-9b66-58c8e0d1ac64.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13018005,"duration_in_seconds":1995}]},{"id":"9644575f-9873-4a76-93f2-f0ccf807cf0c","title":"Resilient, part 2: Grounded in Love","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/439","content_text":"If we base our identity on our success or others’ approval, we’re going to be in for a rough time when we fail or when others are upset with us. Instead, we can ground our identity in who God says we are: God’s beloved children. When we do, we can keep going even in the midst of stress, chaos, and loss.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"If we base our identity on our success or others’ approval, we’re going to be in for a rough time when we fail or when others are upset with us. Instead, we can ground our identity in who God says we are: God’s beloved children. When we do, we can keep going even in the midst of stress, chaos, and loss.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"If we base our identity on our success or others’ approval, we’re going to be in for a rough time when we fail or when others are upset with us. Instead, we can ground our identity in who God says we are: God’s beloved children. When we do, we can keep going even in the midst of stress, chaos, and loss.","date_published":"2023-05-23T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/9644575f-9873-4a76-93f2-f0ccf807cf0c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38576720,"duration_in_seconds":2229}]},{"id":"b13a964c-d286-40e1-899f-81c7c8ac4cd0","title":"Resilient: Finding Strength in the Chaos, part 1: Holy Transitions","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/438","content_text":"We live in a world of anxiety and despair. How do we become resilient and holy (set apart) in a throw-away world of mass production? In a performance-driven world of grades and evaluations, it is possible to leave the chaos and burnout of a performance-based life and embrace the peace and freedom of a grace-based life.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We live in a world of anxiety and despair. How do we become resilient and holy (set apart) in a throw-away world of mass production? In a performance-driven world of grades and evaluations, it is possible to leave the chaos and burnout of a performance-based life and embrace the peace and freedom of a grace-based life.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We live in a world of anxiety and despair. How do we become resilient and holy (set apart) in a throw-away world of mass production? In a performance-driven world of grades and evaluations, it is possible to leave the chaos and burnout of a performance-based life and embrace the peace and freedom of a grace-based life.","date_published":"2023-05-15T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b13a964c-d286-40e1-899f-81c7c8ac4cd0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12127701,"duration_in_seconds":1908}]},{"id":"da850dc8-1cf7-4675-b761-bcb5a4aecb41","title":"3 Words That Change Everything, part 4: 3 More Words","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/437","content_text":"We know that forgiveness is important, but it’s also really hard. There are many reasons we don’t want to forgive others, but forgiving others doesn’t just help them; it helps us, too. The words “I forgive you” can set us free. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We know that forgiveness is important, but it’s also really hard. There are many reasons we don’t want to forgive others, but forgiving others doesn’t just help them; it helps us, too. The words “I forgive you” can set us free.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We know that forgiveness is important, but it’s also really hard. There are many reasons we don’t want to forgive others, but forgiving others doesn’t just help them; it helps us, too. The words “I forgive you” can set us free. ","date_published":"2023-05-08T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/da850dc8-1cf7-4675-b761-bcb5a4aecb41.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14544734,"duration_in_seconds":2166}]},{"id":"effb6f0c-dc28-43e6-9616-d1499f5bee95","title":"3 Words That Change Everything, part 3: Thanks","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/436","content_text":"We’re taught to say “thanks” as children, but the word is much more than good manners. A heartfelt thanks paves the way toward a resilient mindset of gratitude and an expectancy to see God move on your behalf.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We’re taught to say “thanks” as children, but the word is much more than good manners. A heartfelt thanks paves the way toward a resilient mindset of gratitude and an expectancy to see God move on your behalf.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We’re taught to say “thanks” as children, but the word is much more than good manners. A heartfelt thanks paves the way toward a resilient mindset of gratitude and an expectancy to see God move on your behalf.","date_published":"2023-05-01T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/effb6f0c-dc28-43e6-9616-d1499f5bee95.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14343968,"duration_in_seconds":2039}]},{"id":"5888fc39-4474-4171-90e5-d157f21c9d04","title":"3 Words That Change Everything, part 2: Sorry","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/435","content_text":"Our words have the power to create worlds. The word “sorry” can mend broken relationships, strengthen connections through radically vulnerability, and begin the process of forgiveness.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Our words have the power to create worlds. The word “sorry” can mend broken relationships, strengthen connections through radically vulnerability, and begin the process of forgiveness.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Our words have the power to create worlds. The word “sorry” can mend broken relationships, strengthen connections through radically vulnerability, and begin the process of forgiveness.","date_published":"2023-04-23T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/5888fc39-4474-4171-90e5-d157f21c9d04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12008406,"duration_in_seconds":1813}]},{"id":"6e223f65-ed71-4959-a3ad-55fc0c3ec57d","title":"3 Words That Change Everything, part 1: Please","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/434","content_text":"Words have power, and even a single word can change everything for both the speaker and the hearer. The word “please” opens doors that were previously closed. It can change a demand into an invitation to relationship and reciprocity.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Words have power, and even a single word can change everything for both the speaker and the hearer. The word “please” opens doors that were previously closed. It can change a demand into an invitation to relationship and reciprocity.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Words have power, and even a single word can change everything for both the speaker and the hearer. The word “please” opens doors that were previously closed. It can change a demand into an invitation to relationship and reciprocity.","date_published":"2023-04-17T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/6e223f65-ed71-4959-a3ad-55fc0c3ec57d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12902336,"duration_in_seconds":1918}]},{"id":"0c88a431-a891-4845-b6ca-1c1fe888861c","title":"Easter 2023: Heaven is for You","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/433","content_text":"The grave is empty. Love has won. Christ is risen! Jesus’ resurrection changes everything, and it can change everything for you.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The grave is empty. Love has won. Christ is risen! Jesus’ resurrection changes everything, and it can change everything for you.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The grave is empty. Love has won. Christ is risen! Jesus’ resurrection changes everything, and it can change everything for you.","date_published":"2023-04-10T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/0c88a431-a891-4845-b6ca-1c1fe888861c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10976284,"duration_in_seconds":1724}]},{"id":"4a59037a-6de9-4781-beae-8ea4e7f12c00","title":"Luke, part 6: Palm Sunday to Good Friday","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/432","content_text":"In the last week of his life, Jesus faced betrayal, abandonment, arrest, torture, and death. He willingly endured it all because of his passionate love for all people.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In the last week of his life, Jesus faced betrayal, abandonment, arrest, torture, and death. He willingly endured it all because of his passionate love for all people.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In the last week of his life, Jesus faced betrayal, abandonment, arrest, torture, and death. He willingly endured it all because of his passionate love for all people.","date_published":"2023-04-03T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/4a59037a-6de9-4781-beae-8ea4e7f12c00.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14742874,"duration_in_seconds":1889}]},{"id":"2e27604e-ce3f-4fe6-9d50-471043f15944","title":"Luke, part 5: The Final Week","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/431","content_text":"What Jesus says and does in the final week of his life tell us what he values most. And his words and actions toward those he encounters consistently show us that when everyone around you says, “You’re out,” God says, “You’re in!”\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"What Jesus says and does in the final week of his life tell us what he values most. And his words and actions toward those he encounters consistently show us that when everyone around you says, “You’re out,” God says, “You’re in!”
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"What Jesus says and does in the final week of his life tell us what he values most. And his words and actions toward those he encounters consistently show us that when everyone around you says, “You’re out,” God says, “You’re in!”","date_published":"2023-03-27T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2e27604e-ce3f-4fe6-9d50-471043f15944.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12262814,"duration_in_seconds":1837}]},{"id":"c12eb995-836c-4fc1-8c1b-57ca1530714a","title":"Luke, part 4: The Journey to Jerusalem","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/430","content_text":"After healing and teaching in Galilee, Jesus began his journey toward Jerusalem and the cross, but his journey wasn't just about the destination. It was about compassion for the people he met along the way.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"After healing and teaching in Galilee, Jesus began his journey toward Jerusalem and the cross, but his journey wasn't just about the destination. It was about compassion for the people he met along the way.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"After healing and teaching in Galilee, Jesus began his journey toward Jerusalem and the cross, but his journey wasn't just about the destination. It was about compassion for the people he met along the way.","date_published":"2023-03-20T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c12eb995-836c-4fc1-8c1b-57ca1530714a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11738952,"duration_in_seconds":1755}]},{"id":"8b47f4ad-6dcf-418d-bb27-f098b1bb0136","title":"Luke, part 3: Turning the World Upside Down","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/429","content_text":"A good story can change the way we see the world, and the parables of Jesus do just that. His teachings turn the world upside down so we can experience a life of freedom and possibility.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"A good story can change the way we see the world, and the parables of Jesus do just that. His teachings turn the world upside down so we can experience a life of freedom and possibility.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"A good story can change the way we see the world, and the parables of Jesus do just that. His teachings turn the world upside down so we can experience a life of freedom and possibility.","date_published":"2023-03-13T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8b47f4ad-6dcf-418d-bb27-f098b1bb0136.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13101917,"duration_in_seconds":1642}]},{"id":"b2fc0bbb-8537-449b-be91-928f34fcf8b5","title":"Luke, part 2: You Are Seen","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/428","content_text":"We all deeply desire to be seen, but we're often afraid that if people knew who we really are, they wouldn't accept us. Jesus sees us as we truly are, accepts us, and helps us to see ourselves as he sees us.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We all deeply desire to be seen, but we're often afraid that if people knew who we really are, they wouldn't accept us. Jesus sees us as we truly are, accepts us, and helps us to see ourselves as he sees us.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We all deeply desire to be seen, but we're often afraid that if people knew who we really are, they wouldn't accept us. Jesus sees us as we truly are, accepts us, and helps us to see ourselves as he sees us.","date_published":"2023-03-06T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b2fc0bbb-8537-449b-be91-928f34fcf8b5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16205364,"duration_in_seconds":2097}]},{"id":"e5259456-a61d-499b-8966-a7e7338f1bf7","title":"Luke, part 1: Lifting Up the Lowly","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/426","content_text":"[Synopsis]\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"[Synopsis]
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Jesus came to help and save the outsiders, outcasts, and outlaws. During the season of Lent, we’ll be reading the Gospel of Luke together, and we’ll see that whether you’ve been poor, rich, rejected, dejected, sick or humiliated, God wants to use you to lift up the lowly.","date_published":"2023-02-27T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e5259456-a61d-499b-8966-a7e7338f1bf7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11740820,"duration_in_seconds":1833}]},{"id":"437fda2a-a528-42ed-9fcb-7f5dd6bc6ae8","title":"Relationship Bootcamp 2023, part 3: Difficult People","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/425","content_text":"Each of us has to deal with difficult people, but they don't have to wreak havoc in our lives. And when we follow Jesus' teaching and example for dealing with difficult people, it can transform the world.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Each of us has to deal with difficult people, but they don't have to wreak havoc in our lives. And when we follow Jesus' teaching and example for dealing with difficult people, it can transform the world.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Each of us has to deal with difficult people, but they don't have to wreak havoc in our lives. And when we follow Jesus' teaching and example for dealing with difficult people, it can transform the world.","date_published":"2023-02-20T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/437fda2a-a528-42ed-9fcb-7f5dd6bc6ae8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13305449,"duration_in_seconds":2203}]},{"id":"b33d824c-6a95-4642-b383-642c7d6f88c6","title":"Relationship Bootcamp 2023, part 2: One Flesh","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/424","content_text":"God Created us for intimacy, and some of us find intimacy in marriage. In marriage and other relationships, we often get it wrong, but God is a God of second chances. In marriage and in any other relationship, God offers the chance to start over.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"God Created us for intimacy, and some of us find intimacy in marriage. In marriage and other relationships, we often get it wrong, but God is a God of second chances. In marriage and in any other relationship, God offers the chance to start over.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"God Created us for intimacy, and some of us find intimacy in marriage. In marriage and other relationships, we often get it wrong, but God is a God of second chances. In marriage and in any other relationship, God offers the chance to start over.","date_published":"2023-02-13T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b33d824c-6a95-4642-b383-642c7d6f88c6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16282351,"duration_in_seconds":2382}]},{"id":"ab2c54fa-4d53-4825-be6d-26321fa881ba","title":"Relationship Bootcamp 2023, part 1: Parenting","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/423","content_text":"Good relationships keep us healthier and happier. One of the best investments we can make is growing in our relationships, and this is certainly true for parents. Parenting is a lifetime job that doesn’t end when children are grown, and the best gift we can give to our children is our presence.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Good relationships keep us healthier and happier. One of the best investments we can make is growing in our relationships, and this is certainly true for parents. Parenting is a lifetime job that doesn’t end when children are grown, and the best gift we can give to our children is our presence.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Good relationships keep us healthier and happier. One of the best investments we can make is growing in our relationships, and this is certainly true for parents. Parenting is a lifetime job that doesn’t end when children are grown, and the best gift we can give to our children is our presence.","date_published":"2023-02-06T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ab2c54fa-4d53-4825-be6d-26321fa881ba.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13587943,"duration_in_seconds":1963}]},{"id":"d0284f7d-5831-45df-a867-d841ee30eee6","title":"The BE Campaign, part 4: Be Humble","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/422","content_text":"Humility is not natural to anyone, but it is the lifestyle Jesus models for us. And when we learn to be humble, not only does it open us up to the possibility of wisdom, it also makes others feel encouraged, accepted, and valued in our presence.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Humility is not natural to anyone, but it is the lifestyle Jesus models for us. And when we learn to be humble, not only does it open us up to the possibility of wisdom, it also makes others feel encouraged, accepted, and valued in our presence.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Humility is not natural to anyone, but it is the lifestyle Jesus models for us. And when we learn to be humble, not only does it open us up to the possibility of wisdom, it also makes others feel encouraged, accepted, and valued in our presence.","date_published":"2023-01-30T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d0284f7d-5831-45df-a867-d841ee30eee6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11337428,"duration_in_seconds":1784}]},{"id":"306e9f8b-e8c5-46a1-a6da-13c12558ac2f","title":"The BE Campaign, part 3: Be Kind","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/421","content_text":"Kindness is not a weakness. In fact, it can actually lower blood pressure, improve sleep, and strengthen immune systems. We are made for loving kindness, and when we choose to be kind, we bless others and create a kinder world.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Kindness is not a weakness. In fact, it can actually lower blood pressure, improve sleep, and strengthen immune systems. We are made for loving kindness, and when we choose to be kind, we bless others and create a kinder world.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Kindness is not a weakness. In fact, it can actually lower blood pressure, improve sleep, and strengthen immune systems. We are made for loving kindness, and when we choose to be kind, we bless others and create a kinder world.","date_published":"2023-01-23T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/306e9f8b-e8c5-46a1-a6da-13c12558ac2f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12984450,"duration_in_seconds":1892}]},{"id":"03d9507e-230a-45af-87ef-665646af8273","title":"The BE Campaign, part 2: Be Just","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/420","content_text":"On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the prophet Micah reminds us what God requires of us: to do justice. The long fight for economic justice, racial justice, and any other kind of justice takes intentional planning. Justice doesn’t “just happen.” According to Micah, it is something we do.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the prophet Micah reminds us what God requires of us: to do justice. The long fight for economic justice, racial justice, and any other kind of justice takes intentional planning. Justice doesn’t “just happen.” According to Micah, it is something we do.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the prophet Micah reminds us what God requires of us: to do justice. The long fight for economic justice, racial justice, and any other kind of justice takes intentional planning. Justice doesn’t “just happen.” According to Micah, it is something we do.","date_published":"2023-01-16T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/03d9507e-230a-45af-87ef-665646af8273.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15374274,"duration_in_seconds":2213}]},{"id":"3eb4967e-a92b-4e96-90c4-24461ce617b3","title":"The BE Campaign, part 1: A Different Way of BEing","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/419","content_text":"Who do you want to be in 2023? God invites us into a new way of being—not just doing the right things, but being transformed to be more like Jesus. And a transformed \"you\" can lead to a transformed family, community, and world.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Who do you want to be in 2023? God invites us into a new way of being—not just doing the right things, but being transformed to be more like Jesus. And a transformed "you" can lead to a transformed family, community, and world.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Who do you want to be in 2023? God invites us into a new way of being—not just doing the right things, but being transformed to be more like Jesus. And a transformed \"you\" can lead to a transformed family, community, and world.","date_published":"2023-01-09T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3eb4967e-a92b-4e96-90c4-24461ce617b3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16716772,"duration_in_seconds":2074}]},{"id":"13d9ed5f-d425-4d66-a218-c6106fb133e8","title":"Baptism Sunday 2023: A New Year – A New You","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/418","content_text":"When we are baptized, Jesus invites us into a new life. As a new year begins, we invite you to experience newness of life by remembering your baptism or saying yes to Jesus and being baptized for the first time.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we are baptized, Jesus invites us into a new life. As a new year begins, we invite you to experience newness of life by remembering your baptism or saying yes to Jesus and being baptized for the first time.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we are baptized, Jesus invites us into a new life. As a new year begins, we invite you to experience newness of life by remembering your baptism or saying yes to Jesus and being baptized for the first time.","date_published":"2023-01-02T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/13d9ed5f-d425-4d66-a218-c6106fb133e8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14523054,"duration_in_seconds":2051}]},{"id":"0d9dc7aa-0a80-4a3d-8e9b-8a6569b7d5b1","title":"Christmas Candlelight 2022: Come Home to Jesus","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/417","content_text":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. Today, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it! Merry Christmas!\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. Today, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it! Merry Christmas!
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. Today, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it! Merry Christmas!","date_published":"2022-12-26T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/0d9dc7aa-0a80-4a3d-8e9b-8a6569b7d5b1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11645264,"duration_in_seconds":1791}]},{"id":"1ac06a3c-7f7c-47db-b76c-642a3638465b","title":"Come Home for Christmas, part 4: Come Home to Joy!","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/416","content_text":"It is difficult to find joy when we’re experiencing pain. Yet God offers us joy even in the most difficult circumstances. Through her example, Mary shows us how we can claim joy in tough times.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"It is difficult to find joy when we’re experiencing pain. Yet God offers us joy even in the most difficult circumstances. Through her example, Mary shows us how we can claim joy in tough times.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"It is difficult to find joy when we’re experiencing pain. Yet God offers us joy even in the most difficult circumstances. Through her example, Mary shows us how we can claim joy in tough times.","date_published":"2022-12-19T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/1ac06a3c-7f7c-47db-b76c-642a3638465b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12920700,"duration_in_seconds":1670}]},{"id":"08a925b4-8dcd-4164-940f-0920b9d5b172","title":"Come Home for Christmas, part 3: Come Home to Hope","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/415","content_text":"Hope can seem to be in short supply some days, and that can especially be true at the holidays. Yet hope is more than a feeling or a wish. Hope is an expectation, trust, and desire for a good outcome. And, as we learn from Mary’s story, hope is knowing God will show us what to do when we need to do it.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Hope can seem to be in short supply some days, and that can especially be true at the holidays. Yet hope is more than a feeling or a wish. Hope is an expectation, trust, and desire for a good outcome. And, as we learn from Mary’s story, hope is knowing God will show us what to do when we need to do it.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Hope can seem to be in short supply some days, and that can especially be true at the holidays. Yet hope is more than a feeling or a wish. Hope is an expectation, trust, and desire for a good outcome. And, as we learn from Mary’s story, hope is knowing God will show us what to do when we need to do it.","date_published":"2022-12-12T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/08a925b4-8dcd-4164-940f-0920b9d5b172.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14335000,"duration_in_seconds":1933}]},{"id":"4bf61bce-e6d3-4f74-abef-ac2f4b75ebc5","title":"Come Home for Christmas, part 2: Come Home from Fear","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/414","content_text":"In our more honest moments, we recognize that Christmas can be a time of fear and anxiety. What will happen when I sit next to the empty chair where my loved one used to sit? Do we have enough money to buy all the presents for my family, friends? Can I keep it together the whole time we are visiting family? These are real. And, there is hope. In a scary world, home is a place where we can be safe.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In our more honest moments, we recognize that Christmas can be a time of fear and anxiety. What will happen when I sit next to the empty chair where my loved one used to sit? Do we have enough money to buy all the presents for my family, friends? Can I keep it together the whole time we are visiting family? These are real. And, there is hope. In a scary world, home is a place where we can be safe.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In our more honest moments, we recognize that Christmas can be a time of fear and anxiety. What will happen when I sit next to the empty chair where my loved one used to sit? Do we have enough money to buy all the presents for my family, friends? Can I keep it together the whole time we are visiting family? These are real. And, there is hope. In a scary world, home is a place where we can be safe.","date_published":"2022-12-05T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/4bf61bce-e6d3-4f74-abef-ac2f4b75ebc5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15805196,"duration_in_seconds":2187}]},{"id":"d60029ee-3413-4195-90be-5d688fc97ba0","title":"Come Home for Christmas, part 1: Come Home from a Broken World","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/413","content_text":"The evidence of the world’s brokenness is everywhere we look, and sometimes, it seems inescapable. In the midst of brokenness, God comes to us and invites us to come home.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The evidence of the world’s brokenness is everywhere we look, and sometimes, it seems inescapable. In the midst of brokenness, God comes to us and invites us to come home.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The evidence of the world’s brokenness is everywhere we look, and sometimes, it seems inescapable. In the midst of brokenness, God comes to us and invites us to come home.","date_published":"2022-11-28T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d60029ee-3413-4195-90be-5d688fc97ba0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12424788,"duration_in_seconds":1730}]},{"id":"9a29a68f-e19b-44ab-9ae2-9616ca19dada","title":"A More Perfect Union, part 4: Faith and Politics","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/412","content_text":"When we see the other side as the enemy, everyone loses. When we learn instead to recognize that everyone has something to give, we can begin to grow toward a more perfect union, with liberty and justice for all.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we see the other side as the enemy, everyone loses. When we learn instead to recognize that everyone has something to give, we can begin to grow toward a more perfect union, with liberty and justice for all.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we see the other side as the enemy, everyone loses. When we learn instead to recognize that everyone has something to give, we can begin to grow toward a more perfect union, with liberty and justice for all.","date_published":"2022-11-21T11:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/9a29a68f-e19b-44ab-9ae2-9616ca19dada.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17643442,"duration_in_seconds":2386}]},{"id":"41067613-695d-4414-82e3-ac9699742a1d","title":"A More Perfect Union, part 3: A Better Way","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/411","content_text":"The early church was compelling not because of what they believed, but how they behaved. In a chaotic culture of division, the first Christians were a peaceful presence who welcomed all, loved authentically, and let their light shine. Let’s do that again.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The early church was compelling not because of what they believed, but how they behaved. In a chaotic culture of division, the first Christians were a peaceful presence who welcomed all, loved authentically, and let their light shine. Let’s do that again.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The early church was compelling not because of what they believed, but how they behaved. In a chaotic culture of division, the first Christians were a peaceful presence who welcomed all, loved authentically, and let their light shine. Let’s do that again.","date_published":"2022-11-14T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/41067613-695d-4414-82e3-ac9699742a1d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15346636,"duration_in_seconds":2227}]},{"id":"30a453d5-5a05-4e9c-9c30-e4c03c244047","title":"A More Perfect Union, part 2: One Nation Under God, Indivisible","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/410","content_text":"While disagreement is inevitable, division is a choice. When we choose to carry one another’s burdens instead of demonizing one another, what divides us fades, and we realize that we can disagree politically while loving unconditionally.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"While disagreement is inevitable, division is a choice. When we choose to carry one another’s burdens instead of demonizing one another, what divides us fades, and we realize that we can disagree politically while loving unconditionally.
\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"While disagreement is inevitable, division is a choice. When we choose to carry one another’s burdens instead of demonizing one another, what divides us fades, and we realize that we can disagree politically while loving unconditionally.","date_published":"2022-11-07T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/30a453d5-5a05-4e9c-9c30-e4c03c244047.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17840065,"duration_in_seconds":2383}]},{"id":"9d9c4ed6-fa5a-4315-8671-cda53432bc0a","title":"A More Perfect Union, part 1: Enemy #1","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/409","content_text":"The church’s greatest enemy is not a political party. It’s division. Instead of choosing one side over the other, we stand with Jesus in the messy middle because we can form a more perfect union by working together.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The church’s greatest enemy is not a political party. It’s division. Instead of choosing one side over the other, we stand with Jesus in the messy middle because we can form a more perfect union by working together.
\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The church’s greatest enemy is not a political party. It’s division. Instead of choosing one side over the other, we stand with Jesus in the messy middle because we can form a more perfect union by working together.","date_published":"2022-10-31T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/9d9c4ed6-fa5a-4315-8671-cda53432bc0a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15088200,"duration_in_seconds":2171}]},{"id":"d59adb1c-665e-4c64-8a62-1151935b29f2","title":"We Believe, part 7: I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/408","content_text":"What happens to us when we die? Pastor Mark explores that question as we conclude this series with last line of the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.”\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"What happens to us when we die? Pastor Mark explores that question as we conclude this series with last line of the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.”
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"What happens to us when we die? Pastor Mark explores that question as we conclude this series with last line of the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.”","date_published":"2022-10-24T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d59adb1c-665e-4c64-8a62-1151935b29f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15718800,"duration_in_seconds":2145}]},{"id":"8f286739-68a3-4348-8900-3a018fe2068d","title":"We Believe, part 6: I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/407","content_text":"As humans, we all mess up—in our families, at work, and in our relationship with God. When we do, we need forgiveness. Forgiving isn't easy, but without it, we can't have real or meaningful relationships. Thankfully, Jesus shows us the way.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As humans, we all mess up—in our families, at work, and in our relationship with God. When we do, we need forgiveness. Forgiving isn't easy, but without it, we can't have real or meaningful relationships. Thankfully, Jesus shows us the way.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As humans, we all mess up—in our families, at work, and in our relationship with God. When we do, we need forgiveness. Forgiving isn't easy, but without it, we can't have real or meaningful relationships. Thankfully, Jesus shows us the way.","date_published":"2022-10-17T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8f286739-68a3-4348-8900-3a018fe2068d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16495272,"duration_in_seconds":2164}]},{"id":"2c3fa615-5561-4e6c-948c-ba6ec417db97","title":"We Believe, part 5: I Believe in the Church and the Communion of Saints","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/406","content_text":"The church is not a building or an institution, but the called out people of God and an unending family of love and support. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Mark shares what it means to say we believe in “the holy catholic church” and “the communion of saints.”\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The church is not a building or an institution, but the called out people of God and an unending family of love and support. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Mark shares what it means to say we believe in “the holy catholic church” and “the communion of saints.”
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The church is not a building or an institution, but the called out people of God and an unending family of love and support. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Mark shares what it means to say we believe in “the holy catholic church” and “the communion of saints.”","date_published":"2022-10-10T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2c3fa615-5561-4e6c-948c-ba6ec417db97.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14215521,"duration_in_seconds":2220}]},{"id":"244cdce2-b891-4e88-9955-f7f2ba1a0043","title":"We Believe, part 4: I Believe in the Holy Spirit","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/405","content_text":"What does it mean to believe in the Holy Spirit? In this sermon Dr. Robert Gorrell shares the real and practical ways we can be led by the Holy Spirit.\n\nhttps://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=fq0AXYRzy\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"What does it mean to believe in the Holy Spirit? In this sermon Dr. Robert Gorrell shares the real and practical ways we can be led by the Holy Spirit.
\n\nhttps://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=fq0AXYRzy
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"What does it mean to believe in the Holy Spirit? In this sermon Dr. Robert Gorrell shares the real and practical ways we can be led by the Holy Spirit.","date_published":"2022-10-03T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/244cdce2-b891-4e88-9955-f7f2ba1a0043.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24952557,"duration_in_seconds":1559}]},{"id":"03da40b0-76ac-4a70-9bc8-7bd41a2fe4ea","title":"We Believe, week 3: I Believe in Jesus Christ, part 2","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/404","content_text":"The Apostles’ Creed declares that Jesus was “conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.” But what does that actually mean? In part 3 of the We Believe sermon series, we explore how these truths make a difference in our lives today. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The Apostles’ Creed declares that Jesus was “conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.” But what does that actually mean? In part 3 of the We Believe sermon series, we explore how these truths make a difference in our lives today.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The Apostles’ Creed declares that Jesus was “conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.” But what does that actually mean? In part 3 of the We Believe sermon series, we explore how these truths make a difference in our lives today. ","date_published":"2022-09-26T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/03da40b0-76ac-4a70-9bc8-7bd41a2fe4ea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14926407,"duration_in_seconds":2315}]},{"id":"43412287-61e6-40ae-9c2d-66fda05a6af5","title":"We Believe, part 2: I Believe in Jesus Christ","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/403","content_text":"When Christians call Jesus Christ our Lord, it's not just an empty title. It's a radical statement that means Jesus is our supreme ruler and that no one and no thing can challenge or rival his authority in our lives. In week 2 of We Believe, Pastor Mark shares how this statement can change our lives.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When Christians call Jesus Christ our Lord, it's not just an empty title. It's a radical statement that means Jesus is our supreme ruler and that no one and no thing can challenge or rival his authority in our lives. In week 2 of We Believe, Pastor Mark shares how this statement can change our lives.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When Christians call Jesus Christ our Lord, it's not just an empty title. It's a radical statement that means Jesus is our supreme ruler and that no one and no thing can challenge or rival his authority in our lives. In week 2 of We Believe, Pastor Mark shares how this statement can change our lives.","date_published":"2022-09-19T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/43412287-61e6-40ae-9c2d-66fda05a6af5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15650671,"duration_in_seconds":2155}]},{"id":"a27d8942-6e01-4a1b-b59d-76f35bcb1531","title":"We Believe, part 1: God","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/402","content_text":"What does it mean to believe? In week one of our sermon series, “We Believe: What Christians Believe and Why” we look at some of the earliest Christian statements of belief and how they came to be. We start with “I believe in God the Father Almighty.”\n\nhttps://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=xt8cI2i23Q\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"What does it mean to believe? In week one of our sermon series, “We Believe: What Christians Believe and Why” we look at some of the earliest Christian statements of belief and how they came to be. We start with “I believe in God the Father Almighty.”
\n\nhttps://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=xt8cI2i23Q
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"What does it mean to believe? In week one of our sermon series, “We Believe: What Christians Believe and Why” we look at some of the earliest Christian statements of belief and how they came to be. We start with “I believe in God the Father Almighty.”","date_published":"2022-09-14T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a27d8942-6e01-4a1b-b59d-76f35bcb1531.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68818959,"duration_in_seconds":2131}]},{"id":"59338bfb-620a-440d-bca4-db6ce72858fd","title":"Ancient Wisdom for Anxious Times, part 6: A Blessing to the World","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/401","content_text":"Jesus came to set us free, and in Galatians 6, we find an outline of specific ways we can live into our new freedom that Jesus brought and now shares with us by the power of the Holy Spirit.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Jesus came to set us free, and in Galatians 6, we find an outline of specific ways we can live into our new freedom that Jesus brought and now shares with us by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Jesus came to set us free, and in Galatians 6, we find an outline of specific ways we can live into our new freedom that Jesus brought and now shares with us by the power of the Holy Spirit.","date_published":"2022-09-05T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/59338bfb-620a-440d-bca4-db6ce72858fd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15496539,"duration_in_seconds":2364}]},{"id":"89ee8e48-4654-49a7-87a4-4bab5589cc29","title":"Ancient Wisdom for Anxious Times, part 5: Live Like This","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/400","content_text":"When anxiety is high, it’s hard to know what to do next. Galatians 5 teaches how to live in anxious and divisive times in a way that is unified, guided by the Holy Spirit, and full of love, joy, and peace.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When anxiety is high, it’s hard to know what to do next. Galatians 5 teaches how to live in anxious and divisive times in a way that is unified, guided by the Holy Spirit, and full of love, joy, and peace.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When anxiety is high, it’s hard to know what to do next. Galatians 5 teaches how to live in anxious and divisive times in a way that is unified, guided by the Holy Spirit, and full of love, joy, and peace.","date_published":"2022-08-29T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/89ee8e48-4654-49a7-87a4-4bab5589cc29.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14331306,"duration_in_seconds":2260}]},{"id":"42677b11-a15e-4e96-bf6e-fe9034e851e9","title":"Ancient Wisdom for Anxious Times, part 4: Jesus + Nothing","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/399","content_text":"When it comes to get faith, what really matters? It’s easy to get caught up in rules and requirements, but when it comes to your salvation, it’s Jesus Plus Nothing.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When it comes to get faith, what really matters? It’s easy to get caught up in rules and requirements, but when it comes to your salvation, it’s Jesus Plus Nothing.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When it comes to get faith, what really matters? It’s easy to get caught up in rules and requirements, but when it comes to your salvation, it’s Jesus Plus Nothing.","date_published":"2022-08-22T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/42677b11-a15e-4e96-bf6e-fe9034e851e9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13775755,"duration_in_seconds":2189}]},{"id":"ac608363-8c61-46ef-9d62-9ab27ecff7fa","title":"Ancient Wisdom for Anxious Times, part 3: How to Find Yourself","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/398","content_text":"What is the story you tell about yourself? Our stories define our identities, and when we find ourselves in Jesus’ story, we realize there is much more to the world than we previously believed.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"What is the story you tell about yourself? Our stories define our identities, and when we find ourselves in Jesus’ story, we realize there is much more to the world than we previously believed.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"What is the story you tell about yourself? Our stories define our identities, and when we find ourselves in Jesus’ story, we realize there is much more to the world than we previously believed.","date_published":"2022-08-15T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ac608363-8c61-46ef-9d62-9ab27ecff7fa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14146046,"duration_in_seconds":2307}]},{"id":"5b44539d-89dd-444e-8f68-ebf8d0fcf170","title":"Ancient Wisdom for Anxious Times, part 2: A Place at the Table","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/397","content_text":"We have access to more information than our ancestors could have ever dreamed of, but when it comes to making important decisions, we don’t need more information. We need wisdom. In Galatians 2, Paul shows us how to discern wisely.\n\nFIll-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We have access to more information than our ancestors could have ever dreamed of, but when it comes to making important decisions, we don’t need more information. We need wisdom. In Galatians 2, Paul shows us how to discern wisely.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We have access to more information than our ancestors could have ever dreamed of, but when it comes to making important decisions, we don’t need more information. We need wisdom. In Galatians 2, Paul shows us how to discern wisely.","date_published":"2022-08-07T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/5b44539d-89dd-444e-8f68-ebf8d0fcf170.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17387232,"duration_in_seconds":2421}]},{"id":"d2055b4c-7155-40ca-b0eb-3dccf132c1a7","title":"Ancient Wisdom for Anxious Times, part 1: Seeking Solid Ground","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/396","content_text":"When the ground seems to be falling away beneath us, we need solid ground to stand upon. We’re tempted to cling to fixed rules and structures to give us a sense of security, but these are a poor substitute for what really matters. In the book of Galatians, we find ancient wisdom that can help us thrive in anxious times so that we can experience the freedom Jesus gives.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When the ground seems to be falling away beneath us, we need solid ground to stand upon. We’re tempted to cling to fixed rules and structures to give us a sense of security, but these are a poor substitute for what really matters. In the book of Galatians, we find ancient wisdom that can help us thrive in anxious times so that we can experience the freedom Jesus gives.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When the ground seems to be falling away beneath us, we need solid ground to stand upon. We’re tempted to cling to fixed rules and structures to give us a sense of security, but these are a poor substitute for what really matters. In the book of Galatians, we find ancient wisdom that can help us thrive in anxious times so that we can experience the freedom Jesus gives.","date_published":"2022-08-01T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d2055b4c-7155-40ca-b0eb-3dccf132c1a7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12929880,"duration_in_seconds":1839}]},{"id":"162dd333-edd0-44fb-b52f-ba63b43695b8","title":"Make Waves: The Ripple Effect","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/395","content_text":"So often it can seem that the problems of the world are too big for us, but small things done with great love can change the world. When the Holy Spirit leads us, we can make waves of love and kindness in the world.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"So often it can seem that the problems of the world are too big for us, but small things done with great love can change the world. When the Holy Spirit leads us, we can make waves of love and kindness in the world.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"So often it can seem that the problems of the world are too big for us, but small things done with great love can change the world. When the Holy Spirit leads us, we can make waves of love and kindness in the world.","date_published":"2022-07-24T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/162dd333-edd0-44fb-b52f-ba63b43695b8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13801698,"duration_in_seconds":2080}]},{"id":"8cf06ad0-2625-45a1-b750-f58ea50e92cf","title":"Unlocking Greatness, part 5: You Are Going to Die, But...","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/394","content_text":"Most of us do our best to avoid thinking about death, and if we’re honest, we’re often in denial. Yet facing the hard truth that we are going to die can enable us to live fully in the time we have — and to allow Jesus to transform our life before and beyond death.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Most of us do our best to avoid thinking about death, and if we’re honest, we’re often in denial. Yet facing the hard truth that we are going to die can enable us to live fully in the time we have — and to allow Jesus to transform our life before and beyond death.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Most of us do our best to avoid thinking about death, and if we’re honest, we’re often in denial. Yet facing the hard truth that we are going to die can enable us to live fully in the time we have — and to allow Jesus to transform our life before and beyond death.","date_published":"2022-07-17T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8cf06ad0-2625-45a1-b750-f58ea50e92cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13954027,"duration_in_seconds":1991}]},{"id":"708838c7-0976-42e2-8763-2c2d87326240","title":"Unlocking Greatness, part 4: You Are Not In Control, But...","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/393","content_text":"We want to be in control of our futures—our family situation, finances, relationships, achievements, and more. Ultimately, though, we are not in control, and the sooner we can learn that hard lesson, the better our lives will be.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We want to be in control of our futures—our family situation, finances, relationships, achievements, and more. Ultimately, though, we are not in control, and the sooner we can learn that hard lesson, the better our lives will be.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We want to be in control of our futures—our family situation, finances, relationships, achievements, and more. Ultimately, though, we are not in control, and the sooner we can learn that hard lesson, the better our lives will be.","date_published":"2022-07-11T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/708838c7-0976-42e2-8763-2c2d87326240.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14297310,"duration_in_seconds":2128}]},{"id":"8fa01f56-0b78-4775-8c89-6e974dbd3ddf","title":"Unlocking Greatness, part 3: Your Life Is Not About You, But…","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/392","content_text":"As children, we naturally feel like life is all about us. If we’re honest, many of us also feel that way as adults. But Jesus teaches us that our lives are not about us, but something much greater. In today’s message, Pastor Mark shares why this is good news, and he interviews Acts 2 member Jenny Herzberger about what she has learned since her cancer diagnosis nearly ten years ago. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As children, we naturally feel like life is all about us. If we’re honest, many of us also feel that way as adults. But Jesus teaches us that our lives are not about us, but something much greater. In today’s message, Pastor Mark shares why this is good news, and he interviews Acts 2 member Jenny Herzberger about what she has learned since her cancer diagnosis nearly ten years ago.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As children, we naturally feel like life is all about us. If we’re honest, many of us also feel that way as adults. But Jesus teaches us that our lives are not about us, but something much greater. In today’s message, Pastor Mark shares why this is good news, and he interviews Acts 2 member Jenny Herzberger about what she has learned since her cancer diagnosis nearly ten years ago. ","date_published":"2022-07-03T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8fa01f56-0b78-4775-8c89-6e974dbd3ddf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14409632,"duration_in_seconds":1778}]},{"id":"7059da9a-3c71-4a6b-b66f-4a456bc13e22","title":"Unlocking Greatness, part 2: You Are Not That Important, But…","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/391","content_text":"We want our lives to matter, and we desperately try to prove to others that they do matter. We want to be seen as important, but seeking importance actually takes us further away from true greatness. This week, we explore the liberating truth that we are not that important, and why that’s actually good news.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We want our lives to matter, and we desperately try to prove to others that they do matter. We want to be seen as important, but seeking importance actually takes us further away from true greatness. This week, we explore the liberating truth that we are not that important, and why that’s actually good news.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We want our lives to matter, and we desperately try to prove to others that they do matter. We want to be seen as important, but seeking importance actually takes us further away from true greatness. This week, we explore the liberating truth that we are not that important, and why that’s actually good news.","date_published":"2022-06-26T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/7059da9a-3c71-4a6b-b66f-4a456bc13e22.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12832214,"duration_in_seconds":1923}]},{"id":"3d3acbbe-9a3a-4c1d-8444-4bd8e1e73d1b","title":"Unlocking Greatness, part 1: Life Is Hard","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/390","content_text":"It’s not a stretch to say that we are currently living at the most comfortable time in history, but at what cost? This instant society has a shadow side. How do we ever achieve greatness or even know what greatness looks like if everything is easy?\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"It’s not a stretch to say that we are currently living at the most comfortable time in history, but at what cost? This instant society has a shadow side. How do we ever achieve greatness or even know what greatness looks like if everything is easy?
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"It’s not a stretch to say that we are currently living at the most comfortable time in history, but at what cost? This instant society has a shadow side. How do we ever achieve greatness or even know what greatness looks like if everything is easy? ","date_published":"2022-06-20T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3d3acbbe-9a3a-4c1d-8444-4bd8e1e73d1b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14491329,"duration_in_seconds":2080}]},{"id":"8f1725f6-ec87-4236-834f-cfe6f2df75c3","title":"Joy, part 8: From Fear to Generosity","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/389","content_text":"We are afraid of not having enough — enough for today, for tomorrow, for retirement, for our children. Yet the surprising truth is that we actually have more when we’re generous. Generosity brings joy not just the recipient, but to the giver as well.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We are afraid of not having enough — enough for today, for tomorrow, for retirement, for our children. Yet the surprising truth is that we actually have more when we’re generous. Generosity brings joy not just the recipient, but to the giver as well.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We are afraid of not having enough — enough for today, for tomorrow, for retirement, for our children. Yet the surprising truth is that we actually have more when we’re generous. Generosity brings joy not just the recipient, but to the giver as well.","date_published":"2022-06-13T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8f1725f6-ec87-4236-834f-cfe6f2df75c3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15245044,"duration_in_seconds":2299}]},{"id":"5acfdf94-31f6-4849-93dd-9b690c7a23b9","title":"Joy, part 7: From Suffering to Compassion","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/388","content_text":"Suffering is inevitable, but the way we respond can determine whether we increase suffering or lessen it—both for ourselves and others. When we choose compassion, we can transform suffering and experience joy in the midst of it. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Suffering is inevitable, but the way we respond can determine whether we increase suffering or lessen it—both for ourselves and others. When we choose compassion, we can transform suffering and experience joy in the midst of it.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Suffering is inevitable, but the way we respond can determine whether we increase suffering or lessen it—both for ourselves and others. When we choose compassion, we can transform suffering and experience joy in the midst of it. ","date_published":"2022-06-06T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/5acfdf94-31f6-4849-93dd-9b690c7a23b9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14498865,"duration_in_seconds":2107}]},{"id":"455608f8-ba63-4b9e-be68-8a24a30eca70","title":"Joy, part 6: From Envy to Gratitude","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/387","content_text":"Did you know that gratitude can improve not only your happiness, but also your resilience, relationships, and health? We were made for gratitude, and we thrive when we practice it.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Did you know that gratitude can improve not only your happiness, but also your resilience, relationships, and health? We were made for gratitude, and we thrive when we practice it.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Did you know that gratitude can improve not only your happiness, but also your resilience, relationships, and health? We were made for gratitude, and we thrive when we practice it.","date_published":"2022-05-30T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/455608f8-ba63-4b9e-be68-8a24a30eca70.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13071939,"duration_in_seconds":2025}]},{"id":"5533826e-cbe3-4fcc-bad2-28a7188d17a5","title":"Joy, part 5: From Loneliness to Forgiveness","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/386","content_text":"Our country, our community, our families, and especially our children have a loneliness problem. There is only one way to escape the loneliness trap, and that is forgiveness. When forgiveness stops, community stops, but when forgiveness thrives, community thrives.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Our country, our community, our families, and especially our children have a loneliness problem. There is only one way to escape the loneliness trap, and that is forgiveness. When forgiveness stops, community stops, but when forgiveness thrives, community thrives.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Our country, our community, our families, and especially our children have a loneliness problem. There is only one way to escape the loneliness trap, and that is forgiveness. When forgiveness stops, community stops, but when forgiveness thrives, community thrives.","date_published":"2022-05-23T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/5533826e-cbe3-4fcc-bad2-28a7188d17a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14177904,"duration_in_seconds":2005}]},{"id":"c7bbdd94-867f-43b0-96b3-a588607922cc","title":"Joy, part 4: From Despair to Acceptance","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/385","content_text":"Acceptance is not defeat or resignation. Rather, acceptance is seeing the sober truth of your situation, offering it to God, and working together with God and others for the transformation of your world and the world as a whole\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Acceptance is not defeat or resignation. Rather, acceptance is seeing the sober truth of your situation, offering it to God, and working together with God and others for the transformation of your world and the world as a whole
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Acceptance is not defeat or resignation. Rather, acceptance is seeing the sober truth of your situation, offering it to God, and working together with God and others for the transformation of your world and the world as a whole.","date_published":"2022-05-16T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c7bbdd94-867f-43b0-96b3-a588607922cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14345994,"duration_in_seconds":1997}]},{"id":"26edde8f-be00-44e2-85a0-3e37b61da2fd","title":"Joy, part 3: Humor","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/384","content_text":"A sense of humor can help us all get through troubled times, and this especially true\nin motherhood. Celebrate Mother’s Day and hear how a supportive community can help us\nlaugh and even thrive through\nadversity.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"A sense of humor can help us all get through troubled times, and this especially true
\nin motherhood. Celebrate Mother’s Day and hear how a supportive community can help us
\nlaugh and even thrive through
\nadversity.
Watch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"A sense of humor can help us all get through troubled times, and this especially true\r\nin motherhood. Celebrate Mother’s Day and hear how a supportive community can help us\r\nlaugh and even thrive through\r\nadversity.","date_published":"2022-05-08T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/26edde8f-be00-44e2-85a0-3e37b61da2fd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24650925,"duration_in_seconds":1300}]},{"id":"ad2451d1-f6b4-4c81-bd70-dacd1d3a8c63","title":"Joy, part 2: Humility","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/383","content_text":"If we want to find joy, thinking too much about our own happiness can actually be counterproductive. Instead, we need to think of ourselves less—to practice humility.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"If we want to find joy, thinking too much about our own happiness can actually be counterproductive. Instead, we need to think of ourselves less—to practice humility.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"If we want to find joy, thinking too much about our own happiness can actually be counterproductive. Instead, we need to think of ourselves less—to practice humility.","date_published":"2022-05-02T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ad2451d1-f6b4-4c81-bd70-dacd1d3a8c63.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14165869,"duration_in_seconds":1902}]},{"id":"760439ea-c529-416a-a2e8-0c103bd4a6fe","title":"Joy, part 1: Perspective","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/382","content_text":"One of the hallmarks of Jesus’ life is joy, and by following his teachings and example, we can experience more joy in our lives. In this series, we’ll learn how to find, keep, and share joy in troubled times, and it all starts with perspective.\n\nhttps://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=-XiR-I0_pnx\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"One of the hallmarks of Jesus’ life is joy, and by following his teachings and example, we can experience more joy in our lives. In this series, we’ll learn how to find, keep, and share joy in troubled times, and it all starts with perspective.
\n\nhttps://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=-XiR-I0_pnx
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"One of the hallmarks of Jesus’ life is joy, and by following his teachings and example, we can experience more joy in our lives. In this series, we’ll learn how to find, keep, and share joy in troubled times, and it all starts with perspective.","date_published":"2022-04-25T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/760439ea-c529-416a-a2e8-0c103bd4a6fe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13547980,"duration_in_seconds":1852}]},{"id":"0d1f5e73-5cda-40b1-9b90-f4c0f96ac694","title":"Easter 2022: A Lot Can Happen in Eight Days","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/381","content_text":"Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, and we remember that Easter means the worst thing is never the last thing.\n\nhttps://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=1T5jJ8m7RU\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, and we remember that Easter means the worst thing is never the last thing.
\n\nhttps://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=1T5jJ8m7RU
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, and we remember that Easter means the worst thing is never the last thing.","date_published":"2022-04-17T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/0d1f5e73-5cda-40b1-9b90-f4c0f96ac694.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11865395,"duration_in_seconds":1878}]},{"id":"ed3432c2-9295-43c6-9bbd-f40a35092985","title":"The Lord's Prayer, part 6: The Kingdom, Power, and Glory","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/380","content_text":"In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us not just how to pray, but how to live a full and faithful life. This week we conclude the series with, \"For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.\"\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us not just how to pray, but how to live a full and faithful life. This week we conclude the series with, "For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen."
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us not just how to pray, but how to live a full and faithful life. This week we conclude the series with, \"For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.\"","date_published":"2022-04-10T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ed3432c2-9295-43c6-9bbd-f40a35092985.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14287653,"duration_in_seconds":1996}]},{"id":"5f24b757-6b3d-4ff4-8639-a25395f4c788","title":"The Lord's Prayer, part 5: And Lead Us","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/379","content_text":"Why did Jesus teach his disciples to pray, \"Lead us not into temptation?\" Does God lead us into temptation? In week five of The Lord's Prayer series, we look at temptation and how we can keep it from wrecking our lives.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Why did Jesus teach his disciples to pray, "Lead us not into temptation?" Does God lead us into temptation? In week five of The Lord's Prayer series, we look at temptation and how we can keep it from wrecking our lives.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Why did Jesus teach his disciples to pray, \"Lead us not into temptation?\" Does God lead us into temptation? In week five of The Lord's Prayer series, we look at temptation and how we can keep it from wrecking our lives.","date_published":"2022-04-04T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/5f24b757-6b3d-4ff4-8639-a25395f4c788.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15403974,"duration_in_seconds":2329}]},{"id":"9388337d-079b-4031-a389-79263e46d385","title":"The Lord’s Prayer, part 4: Forgive Us As We Forgive","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/378","content_text":"It’s hard to forgive someone who has hurt us, but holding onto past hurts can actually hurt us more: unforgiveness is linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, stress, and poor mental health. Learning to forgive can set both parties free, and Jesus shows us how.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"It’s hard to forgive someone who has hurt us, but holding onto past hurts can actually hurt us more: unforgiveness is linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, stress, and poor mental health. Learning to forgive can set both parties free, and Jesus shows us how.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"It’s hard to forgive someone who has hurt us, but holding onto past hurts can actually hurt us more: unforgiveness is linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, stress, and poor mental health. Learning to forgive can set both parties free, and Jesus shows us how.","date_published":"2022-03-27T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/9388337d-079b-4031-a389-79263e46d385.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14077392,"duration_in_seconds":1990}]},{"id":"8f4d4da3-d230-4e4e-928d-f15fee97ed9f","title":"The Lord’s Prayer, part 3: Our Daily Bread","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/377","content_text":"\"Our daily bread\" is about much more than just our need for food, and it's about much more than our individual needs. When we pray this prayer, we are asking God to provide for us and use us to meet the world's deepest needs. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":""Our daily bread" is about much more than just our need for food, and it's about much more than our individual needs. When we pray this prayer, we are asking God to provide for us and use us to meet the world's deepest needs.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"\"Our daily bread\" is about much more than just our need for food, and it's about much more than our individual needs. When we pray this prayer, we are asking God to provide for us and use us to meet the world's deepest needs.","date_published":"2022-03-20T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8f4d4da3-d230-4e4e-928d-f15fee97ed9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15315795,"duration_in_seconds":2103}]},{"id":"3291d0e5-1f05-4553-87d4-3687f6aca4ca","title":"The Lord’s Prayer, part 2: Whose Will Be Done?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/376","content_text":"Sometimes we think life would be better if we got everything we wanted, but often, our desires are not all they’re cracked up to be. As we learn to pray, “Thy will be done,” we find that God’s will and desires for the world are better than we could have imagined.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Sometimes we think life would be better if we got everything we wanted, but often, our desires are not all they’re cracked up to be. As we learn to pray, “Thy will be done,” we find that God’s will and desires for the world are better than we could have imagined.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"","date_published":"2022-03-13T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3291d0e5-1f05-4553-87d4-3687f6aca4ca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12717100,"duration_in_seconds":1619}]},{"id":"a27860a0-43e9-44c2-b7a5-f5c69ae055b5","title":"The Lord’s Prayer, part 1: Our Father Who Art in Heaven, Hallowed Be Thy Name","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/375","content_text":"If you want a deeper spiritual connection, there’s no better place to start than the prayer Jesus taught his disciples. It is familiar and simple, but it still has the power to change your life today. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"If you want a deeper spiritual connection, there’s no better place to start than the prayer Jesus taught his disciples. It is familiar and simple, but it still has the power to change your life today.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"If you want a deeper spiritual connection, there’s no better place to start than the prayer Jesus taught his disciples. It is familiar and simple, but it still has the power to change your life today. ","date_published":"2022-03-06T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a27860a0-43e9-44c2-b7a5-f5c69ae055b5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16067346,"duration_in_seconds":2209}]},{"id":"6f401ce5-fa09-435c-9dab-d0bec7b301ea","title":"Relationship Bootcamp 2022, part 2: How to Stay in Love Forever","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/374","content_text":"Staying in love is not something that just happens if you find the right person. It takes consistent effort and investment over time, and there are specific daily and weekly practices that can help you stay in love forever.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Staying in love is not something that just happens if you find the right person. It takes consistent effort and investment over time, and there are specific daily and weekly practices that can help you stay in love forever.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Staying in love is not something that just happens if you find the right person. It takes consistent effort and investment over time, and there are specific daily and weekly practices that can help you stay in love forever.","date_published":"2022-02-27T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/6f401ce5-fa09-435c-9dab-d0bec7b301ea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14300409,"duration_in_seconds":2022}]},{"id":"fc7c5d29-1a03-43f8-ae6e-429940c11789","title":"Relationship Bootcamp 2022, part 1: How to Find Love","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/373","content_text":"Relationships are hard, but they’re also vital. Our annual relationship series is back to help you strengthen and prepare for your most important relationships! \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Relationships are hard, but they’re also vital. Our annual relationship series is back to help you strengthen and prepare for your most important relationships!
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Relationships are hard, but they’re also vital. Our annual relationship series is back to help you strengthen and prepare for your most important relationships! ","date_published":"2022-02-20T22:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/fc7c5d29-1a03-43f8-ae6e-429940c11789.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14879045,"duration_in_seconds":1875}]},{"id":"ead8a738-7357-4744-988f-c769c787e432","title":"Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 6: Love Leads to Courage","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/372","content_text":"Where do you find the courage to love after you have been hurt—or after you’ve hurt those you love? It takes courage both to love and to be loved, and Jesus tells a story about how a love bigger than the past can change everything.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Where do you find the courage to love after you have been hurt—or after you’ve hurt those you love? It takes courage both to love and to be loved, and Jesus tells a story about how a love bigger than the past can change everything.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Where do you find the courage to love after you have been hurt—or after you’ve hurt those you love? It takes courage both to love and to be loved, and Jesus tells a story about how a love bigger than the past can change everything.","date_published":"2022-02-13T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ead8a738-7357-4744-988f-c769c787e432.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14201962,"duration_in_seconds":2000}]},{"id":"41f07a60-c234-4959-a97f-104ddc8e7313","title":"Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 5: The Fortitude of Courage","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/371","content_text":"Courage is not a one-time need; it's something we need for the long haul. How do you sustain things like a marriage, career, and parenthood that require courage over a lifetime? In part five of the Courage sermon series, we explore how Jesus equips us with courage that endures.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Courage is not a one-time need; it's something we need for the long haul. How do you sustain things like a marriage, career, and parenthood that require courage over a lifetime? In part five of the Courage sermon series, we explore how Jesus equips us with courage that endures.
\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Courage is not a one-time need; it's something we need for the long haul. How do you sustain things like a marriage, career, and parenthood that require courage over a lifetime? In part five of the Courage sermon series, we explore how Jesus equips us with courage that endures.","date_published":"2022-02-06T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/41f07a60-c234-4959-a97f-104ddc8e7313.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33194533,"duration_in_seconds":1979}]},{"id":"54d0dfaf-4c5c-4b92-a36b-7b3766723b04","title":"Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 4: The Hope of Courage","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/370","content_text":"In the face of all the pain and suffering in our world, we want to act courageously to make a difference. Without hope, though, the problems we face seem insurmountable. This week, we explore how Jesus gives us the hope to live a brave life.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In the face of all the pain and suffering in our world, we want to act courageously to make a difference. Without hope, though, the problems we face seem insurmountable. This week, we explore how Jesus gives us the hope to live a brave life.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In the face of all the pain and suffering in our world, we want to act courageously to make a difference. Without hope, though, the problems we face seem insurmountable. This week, we explore how Jesus gives us the hope to live a brave life.","date_published":"2022-01-30T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/54d0dfaf-4c5c-4b92-a36b-7b3766723b04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14004051,"duration_in_seconds":1953}]},{"id":"d06ca92c-ccc3-4164-a8a6-4f8b4a8f85f4","title":"Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 3: The Candor of Courage","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/369","content_text":"It’s not easy to tell someone something they won’t want to hear—either we deliver the message too forcefully, or we avoid the conversation altogether. Yet these courageous conversations can help people grow and transform our relationships, and Jesus shows us how to have them well.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"It’s not easy to tell someone something they won’t want to hear—either we deliver the message too forcefully, or we avoid the conversation altogether. Yet these courageous conversations can help people grow and transform our relationships, and Jesus shows us how to have them well.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"It’s not easy to tell someone something they won’t want to hear—either we deliver the message too forcefully, or we avoid the conversation altogether. Yet these courageous conversations can help people grow and transform our relationships, and Jesus shows us how to have them well.","date_published":"2022-01-23T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d06ca92c-ccc3-4164-a8a6-4f8b4a8f85f4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14783149,"duration_in_seconds":2095}]},{"id":"f52f13f3-5c0e-49cb-8cb1-b2ecb94e6ad1","title":"Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 2: The Conviction of Courage","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/368","content_text":"When we know the right thing to do but are afraid of what could happen if we do it, conviction makes all the difference. Jesus shows us through his example what can happen when our conviction drives us to be courageous. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we know the right thing to do but are afraid of what could happen if we do it, conviction makes all the difference. Jesus shows us through his example what can happen when our conviction drives us to be courageous.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we know the right thing to do but are afraid of what could happen if we do it, conviction makes all the difference. Jesus shows us through his example what can happen when our conviction drives us to be courageous. \r\n","date_published":"2022-01-17T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f52f13f3-5c0e-49cb-8cb1-b2ecb94e6ad1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14032271,"duration_in_seconds":1776}]},{"id":"8d4e6a1d-18e3-49f0-b1a3-02e59858268a","title":"Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 1: What is Courage?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/367","content_text":"We face situations every day that require courage, but sometimes, fear gets in the way. What would your 2022 look like if you were fully engaged in a courageous community that helped you grow past your fears and into the brave faith Jesus has for you?\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We face situations every day that require courage, but sometimes, fear gets in the way. What would your 2022 look like if you were fully engaged in a courageous community that helped you grow past your fears and into the brave faith Jesus has for you?
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We face situations every day that require courage, but sometimes, fear gets in the way. What would your 2022 look like if you were fully engaged in a courageous community that helped you grow past your fears and into the brave faith Jesus has for you?","date_published":"2022-01-10T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8d4e6a1d-18e3-49f0-b1a3-02e59858268a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15497375,"duration_in_seconds":2111}]},{"id":"ed10ec57-bd29-4f0b-bcae-a83c9328a2de","title":"How to Be Better in 2022","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/366","content_text":"As a new year begins, we dream of all the things we’d like to do and accomplish. If we really want to have a better 2022, though, we can’t just focus on accomplishments. We have to become better ourselves. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As a new year begins, we dream of all the things we’d like to do and accomplish. If we really want to have a better 2022, though, we can’t just focus on accomplishments. We have to become better ourselves.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As a new year begins, we dream of all the things we’d like to do and accomplish. If we really want to have a better 2022, though, we can’t just focus on accomplishments. We have to become better ourselves. ","date_published":"2022-01-02T17:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ed10ec57-bd29-4f0b-bcae-a83c9328a2de.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10974741,"duration_in_seconds":1949}]},{"id":"9481389f-e16b-4fdc-b1eb-03ccdcaf07ee","title":"Have a Decent Christmas, part 5: The Day After Christmas","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/365","content_text":"On the day after Christmas, it’s easy to feel like things have gone back to normal. But on the day after the first Christmas, everything was different—and Jesus still makes everything different today.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"On the day after Christmas, it’s easy to feel like things have gone back to normal. But on the day after the first Christmas, everything was different—and Jesus still makes everything different today.
\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"On the day after Christmas, it’s easy to feel like things have gone back to normal. But on the day after the first Christmas, everything was different—and Jesus still makes everything different today.","date_published":"2021-12-27T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/9481389f-e16b-4fdc-b1eb-03ccdcaf07ee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9189212,"duration_in_seconds":1294}]},{"id":"2359892c-9638-4928-b6f5-d08776affe8b","title":"The First Christmas – Candlelight Christmas Eve 2021","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/364","content_text":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. At Christmas, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it!\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. At Christmas, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it!
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Jesus came to bring light into darkness. At Christmas, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it!","date_published":"2021-12-26T23:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2359892c-9638-4928-b6f5-d08776affe8b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":7667704,"duration_in_seconds":1017}]},{"id":"875be072-bb31-4760-b245-6f7c98bae7cf","title":"Have a Decent Christmas, part 4: Love and Light","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/363","content_text":"There is no shortage of pain and darkness in the world. While the causes are complex, sharing love and light this Christmas is very simple: we simply have to follow Jesus’ command to love one another.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"There is no shortage of pain and darkness in the world. While the causes are complex, sharing love and light this Christmas is very simple: we simply have to follow Jesus’ command to love one another.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"There is no shortage of pain and darkness in the world. While the causes are complex, sharing love and light this Christmas is very simple: we simply have to follow Jesus’ command to love one another.","date_published":"2021-12-20T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/875be072-bb31-4760-b245-6f7c98bae7cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16340865,"duration_in_seconds":2230}]},{"id":"aca87273-e552-4ade-89c3-be42e3cd8ba9","title":"Have a Decent Christmas, part 3: Joy Over Judgment","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/361","content_text":"No one likes to be judged, but it’s easy to fall into being judgmental around the holidays—towards others as well as ourselves. Yet judgment and joy can’t coexist, and when we let go of judgment, we can fully embrace the joy of Christmas.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"No one likes to be judged, but it’s easy to fall into being judgmental around the holidays—towards others as well as ourselves. Yet judgment and joy can’t coexist, and when we let go of judgment, we can fully embrace the joy of Christmas.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"No one likes to be judged, but it’s easy to fall into being judgmental around the holidays—towards others as well as ourselves. Yet judgment and joy can’t coexist, and when we let go of judgment, we can fully embrace the joy of Christmas.","date_published":"2021-12-13T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/aca87273-e552-4ade-89c3-be42e3cd8ba9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14243589,"duration_in_seconds":1892}]},{"id":"eba27869-7997-4caa-97e5-15a09e033fbd","title":"Have a Decent Christmas, part 2: Peace Over Perfection","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/360","content_text":"While we may long for the perfect Christmas, when things don't go according to plan, we're inevitably disappointed. But when we can let go of perfectionism, we can experience the peace Jesus brings at Christmas. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"While we may long for the perfect Christmas, when things don't go according to plan, we're inevitably disappointed. But when we can let go of perfectionism, we can experience the peace Jesus brings at Christmas.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"While we may long for the perfect Christmas, when things don't go according to plan, we're inevitably disappointed. But when we can let go of perfectionism, we can experience the peace Jesus brings at Christmas. ","date_published":"2021-12-06T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/eba27869-7997-4caa-97e5-15a09e033fbd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15907561,"duration_in_seconds":2123}]},{"id":"c4ee8545-9e54-4a59-86e7-d4c1da5e8f2b","title":"Have a Decent Christmas, part 1: Hope Over Hate","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/359","content_text":"This year, instead of trying to have the perfect Christmas, what if we focused on being decent to one another so that we might share love and light to all? It starts with choosing hope over hate. This week, we kick off a new series—Have a Decent Christmas.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"This year, instead of trying to have the perfect Christmas, what if we focused on being decent to one another so that we might share love and light to all? It starts with choosing hope over hate. This week, we kick off a new series—Have a Decent Christmas.
\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"This year, instead of trying to have the perfect Christmas, what if we focused on being decent to one another so that we might share love and light to all? It starts with choosing hope over hate. This week, we kick off a new series—Have a Decent Christmas.","date_published":"2021-11-29T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c4ee8545-9e54-4a59-86e7-d4c1da5e8f2b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11025559,"duration_in_seconds":1718}]},{"id":"13fc43eb-0cc5-47e2-ad3f-be898b031193","title":"Keeping Time - Christ the King Sunday","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/358","content_text":"Are you managing your calendar, or is your calendar managing you? What if instead of trying to manage and control time, we could keep time in a way that allowed us to receive God’s gifts throughout the year? An ancient Christian practice can help us do just that.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Are you managing your calendar, or is your calendar managing you? What if instead of trying to manage and control time, we could keep time in a way that allowed us to receive God’s gifts throughout the year? An ancient Christian practice can help us do just that.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Are you managing your calendar, or is your calendar managing you? What if instead of trying to manage and control time, we could keep time in a way that allowed us to receive God’s gifts throughout the year? An ancient Christian practice can help us do just that.","date_published":"2021-11-21T21:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/13fc43eb-0cc5-47e2-ad3f-be898b031193.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15507642,"duration_in_seconds":2100}]},{"id":"b64e49e0-c451-428b-abc7-93134abd1e80","title":"The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, part 5: How to Slow Down","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/357","content_text":"A slower pace of life would be nice, but how do you pull it off? Today, Pastor Mark gets super practical about how to slow down and actually enjoy the good and beautiful life God has for us.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"A slower pace of life would be nice, but how do you pull it off? Today, Pastor Mark gets super practical about how to slow down and actually enjoy the good and beautiful life God has for us.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"A slower pace of life would be nice, but how do you pull it off? Today, Pastor Mark gets super practical about how to slow down and actually enjoy the good and beautiful life God has for us.","date_published":"2021-11-14T13:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b64e49e0-c451-428b-abc7-93134abd1e80.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10868517,"duration_in_seconds":1737}]},{"id":"a7550c80-2c21-4043-8d14-81cf7e699169","title":"The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, part 4: How to Have a Simple Life","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/356","content_text":"How can we live THIS day in order to be ready for THAT day when we see Jesus face to face among the hungry, the thirsty, and those living in the cold? In today’s message, Pastor Mark helps us identify how we can have a simpler, fulfilling life. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"How can we live THIS day in order to be ready for THAT day when we see Jesus face to face among the hungry, the thirsty, and those living in the cold? In today’s message, Pastor Mark helps us identify how we can have a simpler, fulfilling life.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"How can we live THIS day in order to be ready for THAT day when we see Jesus face to face among the hungry, the thirsty, and those living in the cold? In today’s message, Pastor Mark helps us identify how we can have a simpler, fulfilling life. ","date_published":"2021-11-07T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a7550c80-2c21-4043-8d14-81cf7e699169.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10891726,"duration_in_seconds":1781}]},{"id":"fe7c9c3b-d541-4bd6-b1b3-5ae366bc65e1","title":"The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, part 3: How to Beat Exhaustion","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/355","content_text":"Are you tired or rested? Are you anxious or at peace? Are you lonely or surrounded by love? If you want different results in your life, you must change the design of your life. This has always been true for humankind, and God made special provision for it in the Ten Commandments. This week, Pastor Mark continues our series “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by teaching on sabbath.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Are you tired or rested? Are you anxious or at peace? Are you lonely or surrounded by love? If you want different results in your life, you must change the design of your life. This has always been true for humankind, and God made special provision for it in the Ten Commandments. This week, Pastor Mark continues our series “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by teaching on sabbath.
\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Are you tired or rested? Are you anxious or at peace? Are you lonely or surrounded by love? If you want different results in your life, you must change the design of your life. This has always been true for humankind, and God made special provision for it in the Ten Commandments. This week, Pastor Mark continues our series “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by teaching on sabbath.","date_published":"2021-10-31T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/fe7c9c3b-d541-4bd6-b1b3-5ae366bc65e1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12659383,"duration_in_seconds":1900}]},{"id":"f7ed587d-44c1-4926-996a-09580b4303a4","title":"The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, part 2: It’s About Time!","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/354","content_text":"Have you ever tried to slow down and rest, but can’t relax? Are you busier than ever before yet you still feel you don’t have time for what really matters to you? In the second week of our sermon series, “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry,” Pastor Mark helps us look at how we spend and use our time. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Have you ever tried to slow down and rest, but can’t relax? Are you busier than ever before yet you still feel you don’t have time for what really matters to you? In the second week of our sermon series, “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry,” Pastor Mark helps us look at how we spend and use our time.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Have you ever tried to slow down and rest, but can’t relax? Are you busier than ever before yet you still feel you don’t have time for what really matters to you? In the second week of our sermon series, “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry,” Pastor Mark helps us look at how we spend and use our time. ","date_published":"2021-10-24T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f7ed587d-44c1-4926-996a-09580b4303a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10408069,"duration_in_seconds":1688}]},{"id":"9aec1200-87b1-4659-9244-b566c8df1e82","title":"Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, part 1","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/353","content_text":"Renowned psychologist Carl Jung once said, “Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil.” This morning Pastor Mark leads us in a new sermon series that will help us eliminate hurry and increase our happiness.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Renowned psychologist Carl Jung once said, “Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil.” This morning Pastor Mark leads us in a new sermon series that will help us eliminate hurry and increase our happiness.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Renowned psychologist Carl Jung once said, “Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil.” This morning Pastor Mark leads us in a new sermon series that will help us eliminate hurry and increase our happiness.","date_published":"2021-10-17T18:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/9aec1200-87b1-4659-9244-b566c8df1e82.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27600244,"duration_in_seconds":1880}]},{"id":"102b4844-d195-40b0-82de-2455c00f4d15","title":"All in 2022, part 5: Come and See","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/352","content_text":"The way we live is a testimony to the things we profess to believe—for better and worse. How can we live in a way that spreads hope and love? In this sermon we explore how we can share the hope that Jesus gives through our words and actions.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The way we live is a testimony to the things we profess to believe—for better and worse. How can we live in a way that spreads hope and love? In this sermon we explore how we can share the hope that Jesus gives through our words and actions.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The way we live is a testimony to the things we profess to believe—for better and worse. How can we live in a way that spreads hope and love? In this sermon we explore how we can share the hope that Jesus gives through our words and actions.","date_published":"2021-10-10T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/102b4844-d195-40b0-82de-2455c00f4d15.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12254873,"duration_in_seconds":1940}]},{"id":"fb6a0d7c-8086-4f2c-83ff-880fe7ea7fc7","title":"All In 2022, part 4: Full Service or Self Service?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/351","content_text":"Works of service provide the opportunity for faithfulness, fellowship, and freedom. It’s one thing to serve, it is quite another to be a servant. Pastor Mark continues our sermon series by looking at what it means to be “All In” with our service.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Works of service provide the opportunity for faithfulness, fellowship, and freedom. It’s one thing to serve, it is quite another to be a servant. Pastor Mark continues our sermon series by looking at what it means to be “All In” with our service.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Works of service provide the opportunity for faithfulness, fellowship, and freedom. It’s one thing to serve, it is quite another to be a servant. Pastor Mark continues our sermon series by looking at what it means to be “All In” with our service.","date_published":"2021-10-03T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/fb6a0d7c-8086-4f2c-83ff-880fe7ea7fc7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10909214,"duration_in_seconds":1587}]},{"id":"a0a5487e-21aa-4f57-bc55-991c6c00bffe","title":"All In 2022, part 3: What Is God’s Goodness Worth?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/350","content_text":"It’s “love people and use things,” and never “use people and love things.” Harvard researchers found that to get happier, we need to change the choices we make with our financial resources. In today’s message, Pastor Mark looks at what it means to be “All In” with our gifts.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"It’s “love people and use things,” and never “use people and love things.” Harvard researchers found that to get happier, we need to change the choices we make with our financial resources. In today’s message, Pastor Mark looks at what it means to be “All In” with our gifts.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"It’s “love people and use things,” and never “use people and love things.” Harvard researchers found that to get happier, we need to change the choices we make with our financial resources. In today’s message, Pastor Mark looks at what it means to be “All In” with our gifts.","date_published":"2021-09-26T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a0a5487e-21aa-4f57-bc55-991c6c00bffe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14286931,"duration_in_seconds":2126}]},{"id":"555075c7-55d7-41bf-a2ba-784c6cfd8118","title":"All In 2022, part 2: You Must Be Present to Win","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/349","content_text":"Last week Pastor Mark talked about what it looks like to be “All In” with our prayers, and he continues our sermon series by exploring what it means to be “All In” with our presence. We are present with and for God in prayer, worship, service, community, and crisis. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Last week Pastor Mark talked about what it looks like to be “All In” with our prayers, and he continues our sermon series by exploring what it means to be “All In” with our presence. We are present with and for God in prayer, worship, service, community, and crisis.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Last week Pastor Mark talked about what it looks like to be “All In” with our prayers, and he continues our sermon series by exploring what it means to be “All In” with our presence. We are present with and for God in prayer, worship, service, community, and crisis.","date_published":"2021-09-19T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/555075c7-55d7-41bf-a2ba-784c6cfd8118.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12965531,"duration_in_seconds":1945}]},{"id":"51935f56-b842-4ef3-baad-fc0110bfeeb1","title":"All In 2022, part 1","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/348","content_text":"In today’s message, Pastor Mark begins a new sermon series called, “All In.” We’ll explore what it means to be “all in” as followers of Jesus and as a church in 2022.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In today’s message, Pastor Mark begins a new sermon series called, “All In.” We’ll explore what it means to be “all in” as followers of Jesus and as a church in 2022.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In today’s message, Pastor Mark begins a new sermon series called, “All In.” We’ll explore what it means to be “all in” as followers of Jesus and as a church in 2022.","date_published":"2021-09-13T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/51935f56-b842-4ef3-baad-fc0110bfeeb1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12956759,"duration_in_seconds":2055}]},{"id":"02178c67-6d0a-44cf-a7c3-5b611e3943f4","title":"Starting Over, part 5: Starting Over When You’re Tired of Starting Over","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/347","content_text":"Starting over can be exciting and invigorating, but it can also be exhausting, especially when you don’t have a choice. In the conclusion of the Starting Over series, we explore how we can continue to show up and thrive even when we’re tired of starting over.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Starting over can be exciting and invigorating, but it can also be exhausting, especially when you don’t have a choice. In the conclusion of the Starting Over series, we explore how we can continue to show up and thrive even when we’re tired of starting over.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Starting over can be exciting and invigorating, but it can also be exhausting, especially when you don’t have a choice. In the conclusion of the Starting Over series, we explore how we can continue to show up and thrive even when we’re tired of starting over.","date_published":"2021-09-05T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/02178c67-6d0a-44cf-a7c3-5b611e3943f4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12599750,"duration_in_seconds":1938}]},{"id":"e3340f41-8537-4fe4-9f61-75f6126cf24d","title":"Starting Over, part 4: Starting Over with Only the Essential","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/346","content_text":"In the fourth week of our series, “Starting Over,” Pastor Brandon shares a word about what it’s like to start over with only the essential. Starting over is an opportunity to eliminate distractions and focus on essentials.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In the fourth week of our series, “Starting Over,” Pastor Brandon shares a word about what it’s like to start over with only the essential. Starting over is an opportunity to eliminate distractions and focus on essentials.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In the fourth week of our series, “Starting Over,” Pastor Brandon shares a word about what it’s like to start over with only the essential. Starting over is an opportunity to eliminate distractions and focus on essentials.","date_published":"2021-08-29T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e3340f41-8537-4fe4-9f61-75f6126cf24d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13685935,"duration_in_seconds":2012}]},{"id":"c9feedc9-2558-42a4-8f93-20eed9999f17","title":"Starting Over, part 3: Starting Over When You’ve Really Messed Up","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/345","content_text":"Grace is free, but often takes courage and our best efforts to receive it. In today’s message, we will explore an epic fail in the Bible and how you too can start over even when you’ve really messed up.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Grace is free, but often takes courage and our best efforts to receive it. In today’s message, we will explore an epic fail in the Bible and how you too can start over even when you’ve really messed up.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Grace is free, but often takes courage and our best efforts to receive it. In today’s message, we will explore an epic fail in the Bible and how you too can start over even when you’ve really messed up.","date_published":"2021-08-22T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c9feedc9-2558-42a4-8f93-20eed9999f17.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11332567,"duration_in_seconds":1816}]},{"id":"8e0e6833-780a-42f6-8b47-132fe7a7fbd8","title":"Starting Over, part 2: Starting Over is Not Going Back","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/344","content_text":"Starting over is a moving forward to something new. There must be something new and different in order to move forward rather than backward.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Starting over is a moving forward to something new. There must be something new and different in order to move forward rather than backward.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Starting over is a moving forward to something new. There must be something new and different in order to move forward rather than backward.","date_published":"2021-08-16T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8e0e6833-780a-42f6-8b47-132fe7a7fbd8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10537750,"duration_in_seconds":1681}]},{"id":"c826383c-861d-4ee0-bdd7-e50121d9a8cd","title":"Starting Over, part 1: Starting Over Starts with Hope","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/343","content_text":"Our God loves us and has plans for our good, not for harm. Our God gives us a future of hope even when we can’t see it.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Our God loves us and has plans for our good, not for harm. Our God gives us a future of hope even when we can’t see it.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Our God loves us and has plans for our good, not for harm. Our God gives us a future of hope even when we can’t see it.","date_published":"2021-08-08T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c826383c-861d-4ee0-bdd7-e50121d9a8cd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10321917,"duration_in_seconds":1637}]},{"id":"ff9a2dc9-9b08-4e44-a672-b75900e15e9b","title":"How to Read the Bible like a Grown-Up - Grown Up Bible School, part 4 - 8/1/2021 Sermon","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/342","content_text":"God speaks to us through the Bible, and studying the Bible can teach us more about God and how to live than any other thing in our life. Today, Pastor Mark helps us better understand how to read God’s Word, and how we encounter Christ in the words of scripture. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"God speaks to us through the Bible, and studying the Bible can teach us more about God and how to live than any other thing in our life. Today, Pastor Mark helps us better understand how to read God’s Word, and how we encounter Christ in the words of scripture.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"God speaks to us through the Bible, and studying the Bible can teach us more about God and how to live than any other thing in our life. Today, Pastor Mark helps us better understand how to read God’s Word, and how we encounter Christ in the words of scripture. ","date_published":"2021-08-01T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ff9a2dc9-9b08-4e44-a672-b75900e15e9b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11200502,"duration_in_seconds":1759}]},{"id":"bccd4c39-42a1-41e9-af07-c8d08120e70e","title":"No Matter What","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/341","content_text":"Jesus came to earth so we could see the immeasurable love of God. You may not know everything about Jesus, but you can trust him no matter what.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Jesus came to earth so we could see the immeasurable love of God. You may not know everything about Jesus, but you can trust him no matter what.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Jesus came to earth so we could see the immeasurable love of God. You may not know everything about Jesus, but you can trust him no matter what.","date_published":"2021-07-25T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/bccd4c39-42a1-41e9-af07-c8d08120e70e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12849800,"duration_in_seconds":1971}]},{"id":"a869383f-e3fc-4338-91af-6e957df152ed","title":"Grown Up Bible School, part 2: Where Do I Belong?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/340","content_text":"We all long for a place to truly belong, yet we each face different obstacles. Jesus helps us overcome those obstacles because in his Kingdom, no one is excluded, and everyone belongs.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We all long for a place to truly belong, yet we each face different obstacles. Jesus helps us overcome those obstacles because in his Kingdom, no one is excluded, and everyone belongs.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We all long for a place to truly belong, yet we each face different obstacles. Jesus helps us overcome those obstacles because in his Kingdom, no one is excluded, and everyone belongs.","date_published":"2021-07-18T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a869383f-e3fc-4338-91af-6e957df152ed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11690980,"duration_in_seconds":1710}]},{"id":"c2daf54e-e688-4179-a87d-9c718ba3fa52","title":"Grown Up Bible School, part 1: Fully Known","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/339","content_text":"We want to be known and accepted, but often we’re afraid that if people really know us, they won’t accept us. Yet Jesus knows us fully and loves us unconditionally, and his acceptance means we are free from worrying about what others think.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We want to be known and accepted, but often we’re afraid that if people really know us, they won’t accept us. Yet Jesus knows us fully and loves us unconditionally, and his acceptance means we are free from worrying about what others think.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We want to be known and accepted, but often we’re afraid that if people really know us, they won’t accept us. Yet Jesus knows us fully and loves us unconditionally, and his acceptance means we are free from worrying about what others think.","date_published":"2021-07-11T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c2daf54e-e688-4179-a87d-9c718ba3fa52.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10837975,"duration_in_seconds":1653}]},{"id":"3838accc-0a63-4761-98ae-400ee658d870","title":"How to Save America","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/338","content_text":"This weekend as we celebrate the Fourth of July, we also reflect on the role that we as Jesus’ followers have in continuing to make our country and this world a better place. Pastor Mark has a message about how we can disagree better, love all people, and find power in unity.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"This weekend as we celebrate the Fourth of July, we also reflect on the role that we as Jesus’ followers have in continuing to make our country and this world a better place. Pastor Mark has a message about how we can disagree better, love all people, and find power in unity.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"This weekend as we celebrate the Fourth of July, we also reflect on the role that we as Jesus’ followers have in continuing to make our country and this world a better place. Pastor Mark has a message about how we can disagree better, love all people, and find power in unity.","date_published":"2021-07-04T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3838accc-0a63-4761-98ae-400ee658d870.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11738138,"duration_in_seconds":1829}]},{"id":"d6a9b260-a03d-4530-ae59-e0a92429d850","title":"People of the Light, part 4: How to Have a Great Life","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/337","content_text":"In the final week of our sermon series, “People of the Light,” Pastor Mark guides us through the end of 1 Thessalonians to help us understand how to live a great life and to discern God’s will for our lives.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In the final week of our sermon series, “People of the Light,” Pastor Mark guides us through the end of 1 Thessalonians to help us understand how to live a great life and to discern God’s will for our lives.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In the final week of our sermon series, “People of the Light,” Pastor Mark guides us through the end of 1 Thessalonians to help us understand how to live a great life and to discern God’s will for our lives. ","date_published":"2021-06-27T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d6a9b260-a03d-4530-ae59-e0a92429d850.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14317825,"duration_in_seconds":2055}]},{"id":"c63e9f69-6262-4b2c-bf9f-8e14c25b0858","title":"People of the Light, part 3: The End of the World as We Know It","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/336","content_text":"The disciples of the early church anticipated Christ’s return in their lifetime. In this week’s message, Pastor Mark continues teaching from Paul’s first letter, as he explores the questions about what happens when we die and what happens at the end of time.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The disciples of the early church anticipated Christ’s return in their lifetime. In this week’s message, Pastor Mark continues teaching from Paul’s first letter, as he explores the questions about what happens when we die and what happens at the end of time.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The disciples of the early church anticipated Christ’s return in their lifetime. In this week’s message, Pastor Mark continues teaching from Paul’s first letter, as he explores the questions about what happens when we die and what happens at the end of time.","date_published":"2021-06-20T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c63e9f69-6262-4b2c-bf9f-8e14c25b0858.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13310626,"duration_in_seconds":1969}]},{"id":"ae6c114e-415c-4048-b156-344317cf147a","title":"People of the Light, part 2: Faithful in All Things","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/335","content_text":"Faithfulness is about much more than marriage. It is steadfastness and trustworthiness in all areas of our lives, and as we learn to be faithful to God in all things, we can endure all things.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Faithfulness is about much more than marriage. It is steadfastness and trustworthiness in all areas of our lives, and as we learn to be faithful to God in all things, we can endure all things.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Faithfulness is about much more than marriage. It is steadfastness and trustworthiness in all areas of our lives, and as we learn to be faithful to God in all things, we can endure all things.","date_published":"2021-06-14T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ae6c114e-415c-4048-b156-344317cf147a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13014937,"duration_in_seconds":2026}]},{"id":"38e3dd7a-5e31-4052-afd1-e9ece764e719","title":"People of the Light, part 1: Let Your Light Shine","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/334","content_text":"When we face criticism, we often respond with anger, denial, or defensiveness, but that causes us to miss a great opportunity for growth. Paul shared wisdom with the Thessalonian church to help them persevere through challenges, and that wisdom can help us remain steadfast through obstacles, persecution, and criticism today.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we face criticism, we often respond with anger, denial, or defensiveness, but that causes us to miss a great opportunity for growth. Paul shared wisdom with the Thessalonian church to help them persevere through challenges, and that wisdom can help us remain steadfast through obstacles, persecution, and criticism today.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we face criticism, we often respond with anger, denial, or defensiveness, but that causes us to miss a great opportunity for growth. Paul shared wisdom with the Thessalonian church to help them persevere through challenges, and that wisdom can help us remain steadfast through obstacles, persecution, and criticism today.","date_published":"2021-06-06T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/38e3dd7a-5e31-4052-afd1-e9ece764e719.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12228639,"duration_in_seconds":2000}]},{"id":"402a4e64-fc8e-4cc3-a956-147037e8be31","title":"Pentecost, part 2: “A Community that Gives Life”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/332","content_text":"There are few things more powerful than a community of people that is strong and healthy, but too often, communities are neither, focusing more on convenience, greed, and image management than supporting one another. In the Acts 2 church, we see an inspired example is possible when we become a community that gives life. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"There are few things more powerful than a community of people that is strong and healthy, but too often, communities are neither, focusing more on convenience, greed, and image management than supporting one another. In the Acts 2 church, we see an inspired example is possible when we become a community that gives life.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"There are few things more powerful than a community of people that is strong and healthy, but too often, communities are neither, focusing more on convenience, greed, and image management than supporting one another. In the Acts 2 church, we see an inspired example is possible when we become a community that gives life. \r\n","date_published":"2021-05-30T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/402a4e64-fc8e-4cc3-a956-147037e8be31.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12034619,"duration_in_seconds":1810}]},{"id":"d3493fc6-ddea-4e71-9a4b-17af91423b5c","title":"Pentecost: Never Alone","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/331","content_text":"On Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit came and filled the followers of Jesus, and because the same Spirit is present in us, we are never alone.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"On Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit came and filled the followers of Jesus, and because the same Spirit is present in us, we are never alone.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"On Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit came and filled the followers of Jesus, and because the same Spirit is present in us, we are never alone.","date_published":"2021-05-23T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d3493fc6-ddea-4e71-9a4b-17af91423b5c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10720534,"duration_in_seconds":1657}]},{"id":"bc228d9f-a144-4bf9-8041-a8cb2060d48a","title":"Jesus in His Own Words, part 6: How to Live with Other People","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/330","content_text":"Life is richer when we share it with other people—as long as we can figure out how to live with them. At the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares wisdom about how to live with other people in such a way that our life is built on a firm foundation.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Life is richer when we share it with other people—as long as we can figure out how to live with them. At the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares wisdom about how to live with other people in such a way that our life is built on a firm foundation.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Life is richer when we share it with other people—as long as we can figure out how to live with them. At the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares wisdom about how to live with other people in such a way that our life is built on a firm foundation.","date_published":"2021-05-16T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/bc228d9f-a144-4bf9-8041-a8cb2060d48a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11733076,"duration_in_seconds":1877}]},{"id":"8b320d00-9a7e-46b4-a580-e035ce62078f","title":"Jesus in His Own Words, part 5: Living for an Audience of One","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/329","content_text":"Christianity is more than “not doing anything wrong.” Christianity answers the two great questions we all have to answer: “Who is really well off and “Who is a genuinely good person?”\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Christianity is more than “not doing anything wrong.” Christianity answers the two great questions we all have to answer: “Who is really well off and “Who is a genuinely good person?”
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Christianity is more than “not doing anything wrong.” Christianity answers the two great questions we all have to answer: “Who is really well off and “Who is a genuinely good person?”","date_published":"2021-05-09T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8b320d00-9a7e-46b4-a580-e035ce62078f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11951257,"duration_in_seconds":1991}]},{"id":"b00cc6fd-e9a9-4d36-8de8-7ac21bdb03a6","title":"Jesus in His Own Words, part 4: “The Perfect Prayer”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/328","content_text":"The Lord’s Prayer has been prayed by our community thousands of times. Every time we gather to worship, we say this prayer. Why? It is powerful. It reminds us of who God is, who we are and what we need, and how the world really works.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The Lord’s Prayer has been prayed by our community thousands of times. Every time we gather to worship, we say this prayer. Why? It is powerful. It reminds us of who God is, who we are and what we need, and how the world really works.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The Lord’s Prayer has been prayed by our community thousands of times. Every time we gather to worship, we say this prayer. Why? It is powerful. It reminds us of who God is, who we are and what we need, and how the world really works.","date_published":"2021-05-02T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b00cc6fd-e9a9-4d36-8de8-7ac21bdb03a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27624953,"duration_in_seconds":1725}]},{"id":"b83354b8-68d2-4ee3-888d-9e9d564cf325","title":"Jesus in His Own Words, part 3: Dignity in the Kingdom of Heaven","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/327","content_text":"Our life in Christ is never for show, for selfishness, or for harm. This week, Jesus in His Own Words teaches us how to pray, how to fast, and what God really expects when we help others.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Our life in Christ is never for show, for selfishness, or for harm. This week, Jesus in His Own Words teaches us how to pray, how to fast, and what God really expects when we help others.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Our life in Christ is never for show, for selfishness, or for harm. This week, Jesus in His Own Words teaches us how to pray, how to fast, and what God really expects when we help others.","date_published":"2021-04-25T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b83354b8-68d2-4ee3-888d-9e9d564cf325.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29393535,"duration_in_seconds":1817}]},{"id":"88eb30ff-290b-47a4-a229-6237c913d515","title":"Jesus in His Own Words, part 2: “Learning to Handle the Ordinary Events of Daily Life”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/326","content_text":"Our anger is nothing more than our wounded ego, our not getting our way or what we want. And this is where Jesus comes in and has the answers to our deepest problems. Jesus says, God is in control and you don’t have to worry any longer about getting your way. If you are not getting your way, God has something better for you!\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Our anger is nothing more than our wounded ego, our not getting our way or what we want. And this is where Jesus comes in and has the answers to our deepest problems. Jesus says, God is in control and you don’t have to worry any longer about getting your way. If you are not getting your way, God has something better for you!
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Our anger is nothing more than our wounded ego, our not getting our way or what we want. And this is where Jesus comes in and has the answers to our deepest problems. Jesus says, God is in control and you don’t have to worry any longer about getting your way. If you are not getting your way, God has something better for you!","date_published":"2021-04-18T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/88eb30ff-290b-47a4-a229-6237c913d515.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29625400,"duration_in_seconds":1848}]},{"id":"969398fe-0d90-476e-a84d-b972bb8b726f","title":"Jesus in His Own Words, part 1: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/325","content_text":"Pastor Mark begins a new sermon series, “Jesus in His Own Words,” which teaches from the Sermon on the Mount. There we find that we are invited to be a part of what God is doing right now, right here, right where we are. When we do this, we participate in heaven.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Pastor Mark begins a new sermon series, “Jesus in His Own Words,” which teaches from the Sermon on the Mount. There we find that we are invited to be a part of what God is doing right now, right here, right where we are. When we do this, we participate in heaven.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Pastor Mark begins a new sermon series, “Jesus in His Own Words,” which teaches from the Sermon on the Mount. There we find that we are invited to be a part of what God is doing right now, right here, right where we are. When we do this, we participate in heaven.","date_published":"2021-04-11T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/969398fe-0d90-476e-a84d-b972bb8b726f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27342335,"duration_in_seconds":1708}]},{"id":"f73e7273-790d-430b-bc76-0fe74f1cb039","title":"Easter 2021","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/324","content_text":"Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the gift of salvation that we have received.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the gift of salvation that we have received.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the gift of salvation that we have received.\r\n","date_published":"2021-04-05T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f73e7273-790d-430b-bc76-0fe74f1cb039.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27813713,"duration_in_seconds":1720}]},{"id":"44594a32-7573-4268-8709-6907fa25184b","title":"Holding on to Hope, part 6: “Overcoming Emptiness” – 3/28/2021","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/323","content_text":"After we push out a lot of adrenaline preaching, performing, taking a test, having a tough talk or coaching session, after enjoying a thrilling sporting event, what comes next is a let down. In his message this morning, Pastor Mark concludes our sermon series, “Holding on to Hope” with a word on how to overcome emptiness.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"After we push out a lot of adrenaline preaching, performing, taking a test, having a tough talk or coaching session, after enjoying a thrilling sporting event, what comes next is a let down. In his message this morning, Pastor Mark concludes our sermon series, “Holding on to Hope” with a word on how to overcome emptiness.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"After we push out a lot of adrenaline preaching, performing, taking a test, having a tough talk or coaching session, after enjoying a thrilling sporting event, what comes next is a let down. In his message this morning, Pastor Mark concludes our sermon series, “Holding on to Hope” with a word on how to overcome emptiness.","date_published":"2021-03-28T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/44594a32-7573-4268-8709-6907fa25184b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25717099,"duration_in_seconds":1604}]},{"id":"14b32db0-383c-4065-a94b-4fe292e9bf3e","title":"Holding on to Hope, part 5: “Overcoming Burnout”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/322","content_text":"A stressful lifestyle, being overworked, under-challenged, time pressure, caring for an ill relative, and unresolved conflicts with colleagues all contribute to stress and possible burnout. Any extreme commitment that results in neglecting your own needs, may lead to burnout. This week Pastor Mark helps us understand how to overcome burnout, and how to live today so that we can thrive tomorrow.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"A stressful lifestyle, being overworked, under-challenged, time pressure, caring for an ill relative, and unresolved conflicts with colleagues all contribute to stress and possible burnout. Any extreme commitment that results in neglecting your own needs, may lead to burnout. This week Pastor Mark helps us understand how to overcome burnout, and how to live today so that we can thrive tomorrow.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"","date_published":"2021-03-14T11:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/34ea3f89-8fd3-4c48-99b1-c26c74fa7352.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27206949,"duration_in_seconds":1697}]},{"id":"92af06db-79cb-4e26-9baf-2054557a7fd7","title":"Holding on to Hope, part 3: Overcoming Disconnection","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/320","content_text":"Despite our digital connections, many of us are feeling more disconnected than ever, and loneliness is growing at an alarming rate. Jesus shows us how we can overcome loneliness and experience a life of connection and love. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Despite our digital connections, many of us are feeling more disconnected than ever, and loneliness is growing at an alarming rate. Jesus shows us how we can overcome loneliness and experience a life of connection and love.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Despite our digital connections, many of us are feeling more disconnected than ever, and loneliness is growing at an alarming rate. Jesus shows us how we can overcome loneliness and experience a life of connection and love. ","date_published":"2021-03-07T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/92af06db-79cb-4e26-9baf-2054557a7fd7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11567927,"duration_in_seconds":1757}]},{"id":"912af903-ffd4-42f5-adb3-4ce6a9b04e52","title":"Holding on to Hope, Part 2: Overcoming Temptation","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/319","content_text":"Lack of character kills careers, shatters families, and ruins friendships. Character matters because you bring who you are into everything you do. When we open ourselves to the love of Jesus, we can become the kind of people who bring goodness every place we go.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Lack of character kills careers, shatters families, and ruins friendships. Character matters because you bring who you are into everything you do. When we open ourselves to the love of Jesus, we can become the kind of people who bring goodness every place we go.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Lack of character kills careers, shatters families, and ruins friendships. Character matters because you bring who you are into everything you do. When we open ourselves to the love of Jesus, we can become the kind of people who bring goodness every place we go.","date_published":"2021-02-28T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/912af903-ffd4-42f5-adb3-4ce6a9b04e52.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10633573,"duration_in_seconds":1706}]},{"id":"dc2672e5-fed5-4ac3-afb3-788b337123e9","title":"Holding on to Hope, Part 1: Overcoming Cynicism","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/318","content_text":"As we age, it’s easy to become cynical, but cynicism is a choice. Instead of giving in to cynicism, we can choose to hold on to hope.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As we age, it’s easy to become cynical, but cynicism is a choice. Instead of giving in to cynicism, we can choose to hold on to hope.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As we age, it’s easy to become cynical, but cynicism is a choice. Instead of giving in to cynicism, we can choose to hold on to hope.\r\n","date_published":"2021-02-21T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/dc2672e5-fed5-4ac3-afb3-788b337123e9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11260271,"duration_in_seconds":1784}]},{"id":"b0bc5bf3-a074-4d21-ba71-0a21859eef95","title":"Relationship Bootcamp, part 4: Do the Work","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/317","content_text":"Our past wounds can continue to damage our relationships in the present. Jesus shows us how we can do the work recovery and healing so we can strengthen our relationships and families.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Our past wounds can continue to damage our relationships in the present. Jesus shows us how we can do the work recovery and healing so we can strengthen our relationships and families.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Our past wounds can continue to damage our relationships in the present. Jesus shows us how we can do the work recovery and healing so we can strengthen our relationships and families.","date_published":"2021-02-14T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b0bc5bf3-a074-4d21-ba71-0a21859eef95.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13373747,"duration_in_seconds":1866}]},{"id":"95c251c3-bf58-4327-a699-beaba89b4275","title":"Relationship Boot Camp, part 3: Achieving Adulthood ","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/316","content_text":"It’s possible to grow up physically while remaining a child emotionally and spiritually, but God invites us to achieve adulthood so that we can experience a life of wisdom and joy.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"It’s possible to grow up physically while remaining a child emotionally and spiritually, but God invites us to achieve adulthood so that we can experience a life of wisdom and joy.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"It’s possible to grow up physically while remaining a child emotionally and spiritually, but God invites us to achieve adulthood so that we can experience a life of wisdom and joy.","date_published":"2021-02-07T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/95c251c3-bf58-4327-a699-beaba89b4275.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10775702,"duration_in_seconds":1717}]},{"id":"6c8c9664-023b-4283-bab1-c4fa97c2c64a","title":"Relationship Boot Camp, part 2: Boundaries","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/315","content_text":"One of our most difficult relationship challenges is how to have healthy attachments while maintaining separateness. Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries can help us have a more peaceful, less chaotic, and more joyful life.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"One of our most difficult relationship challenges is how to have healthy attachments while maintaining separateness. Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries can help us have a more peaceful, less chaotic, and more joyful life.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"One of our most difficult relationship challenges is how to have healthy attachments while maintaining separateness. Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries can help us have a more peaceful, less chaotic, and more joyful life.","date_published":"2021-01-31T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/6c8c9664-023b-4283-bab1-c4fa97c2c64a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12455069,"duration_in_seconds":1973}]},{"id":"46076408-00bc-40e3-bb7e-309ce55a05ee","title":"Relationship Bootcamp, part 1: How to Do It Right When You Learned It Wrong","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/314","content_text":"We all need a place where we know we will be unconditionally cherished. Yet all families are flawed and, therefore, dysfunctional in some way or another. With God’s help, we can find freedom from past hurts and begin to move into healthier relationships where our loved ones know how cherished they are.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We all need a place where we know we will be unconditionally cherished. Yet all families are flawed and, therefore, dysfunctional in some way or another. With God’s help, we can find freedom from past hurts and begin to move into healthier relationships where our loved ones know how cherished they are.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We all need a place where we know we will be unconditionally cherished. Yet all families are flawed and, therefore, dysfunctional in some way or another. With God’s help, we can find freedom from past hurts and begin to move into healthier relationships where our loved ones know how cherished they are.","date_published":"2021-01-24T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/46076408-00bc-40e3-bb7e-309ce55a05ee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11090479,"duration_in_seconds":1698}]},{"id":"82b93442-4737-43f6-8529-f8e24c7162de","title":"Better, part 3: Better in Public","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/313","content_text":"The divisions in our country are a serious problem, and as recent events have made clear, our public actions matter. Dr. Mark Foster explores how God calls us to be “Better in Public,” and three public figures from our church will share their understanding of their call to a public life. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The divisions in our country are a serious problem, and as recent events have made clear, our public actions matter. Dr. Mark Foster explores how God calls us to be “Better in Public,” and three public figures from our church will share their understanding of their call to a public life.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The divisions in our country are a serious problem, and as recent events have made clear, our public actions matter. Dr. Mark Foster explores how God calls us to be “Better in Public,” and three public figures from our church will share their understanding of their call to a public life. ","date_published":"2021-01-17T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/82b93442-4737-43f6-8529-f8e24c7162de.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13087717,"duration_in_seconds":1913}]},{"id":"0a200620-669c-47fc-ac3d-c13d4cc771d8","title":"Better, part 2: Better in Person","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/312","content_text":"Relationships are at the core of what it means to be human, but they’re are also really hard. In his life, Jesus prioritized relationships over efficiency, and he shows us how we can become better in person with others.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Relationships are at the core of what it means to be human, but they’re are also really hard. In his life, Jesus prioritized relationships over efficiency, and he shows us how we can become better in person with others.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Relationships are at the core of what it means to be human, but they’re are also really hard. In his life, Jesus prioritized relationships over efficiency, and he shows us how we can become better in person with others.","date_published":"2021-01-10T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/0a200620-669c-47fc-ac3d-c13d4cc771d8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9689583,"duration_in_seconds":1455}]},{"id":"883586eb-3c54-400c-a294-f4ded97187db","title":"Better, part 1: Better in Private ","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/311","content_text":"With a new year, we’re all hoping for better, but 2021 will only be better if the people living on the planet choose to become better. We have that choice today.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"With a new year, we’re all hoping for better, but 2021 will only be better if the people living on the planet choose to become better. We have that choice today.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"With a new year, we’re all hoping for better, but 2021 will only be better if the people living on the planet choose to become better. We have that choice today.","date_published":"2021-01-03T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/883586eb-3c54-400c-a294-f4ded97187db.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10984681,"duration_in_seconds":1655}]},{"id":"0ecda1ff-efd4-4e62-ba91-748afb099ea0","title":"A Different Kind of Christmas, part 5: “When the Decorations Come Down” ","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/310","content_text":"Though the decorations may come down, Christmas doesn’t have to give way to the same kind of new year.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Though the decorations may come down, Christmas doesn’t have to give way to the same kind of new year.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Though the decorations may come down, Christmas doesn’t have to give way to the same kind of new year.","date_published":"2020-12-27T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/0ecda1ff-efd4-4e62-ba91-748afb099ea0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":7154152,"duration_in_seconds":1116}]},{"id":"c08bcfd6-13ff-4d94-88cb-9c7588b0ed0d","title":"Christmas Candlelight 2020","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/309","content_text":"The Good News of Christmas is that God came to save. This light of Christ is the light of the world that changes everything!\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The Good News of Christmas is that God came to save. This light of Christ is the light of the world that changes everything!
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The Good News of Christmas is that God came to save. This light of Christ is the light of the world that changes everything!","date_published":"2020-12-24T20:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c08bcfd6-13ff-4d94-88cb-9c7588b0ed0d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":6439673,"duration_in_seconds":786}]},{"id":"d4042404-878a-47c5-94e0-d6a7f288557f","title":"A Different Kind of Christmas, Part 4: Jesus’ Wish List","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/308","content_text":"Christmas isn’t your birthday—it’s Jesus' birthday! So what if our celebrations focused less on our wants and more on Jesus’ wish list?\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Christmas isn’t your birthday—it’s Jesus' birthday! So what if our celebrations focused less on our wants and more on Jesus’ wish list?
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Christmas isn’t your birthday—it’s Jesus' birthday! So what if our celebrations focused less on our wants and more on Jesus’ wish list?","date_published":"2020-12-20T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d4042404-878a-47c5-94e0-d6a7f288557f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9229219,"duration_in_seconds":1480}]},{"id":"2e439630-662c-4e76-aba1-9d12eb56c327","title":"A Different Kind of Christmas, Part 3: “A Different Kind of King”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/307","content_text":"With all we're facing this year, a baby in a manger doesn't seem like enough. But Christmas is about much more than a baby. It's about a different kind of King.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"With all we're facing this year, a baby in a manger doesn't seem like enough. But Christmas is about much more than a baby. It's about a different kind of King.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"With all we're facing this year, a baby in a manger doesn't seem like enough. But Christmas is about much more than a baby. It's about a different kind of King.\r\n","date_published":"2020-12-13T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2e439630-662c-4e76-aba1-9d12eb56c327.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10057041,"duration_in_seconds":1560}]},{"id":"423aa579-5448-4253-bdf6-28ccd487d090","title":"A Different Kind of Christmas, part 2: “Giving Up on Perfect”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/306","content_text":"We all want a perfect Christmas, but what if our quest for perfection is getting in the way of something better? Pastor Brandon explores the first Christmas and what is possible when we give up on perfect.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We all want a perfect Christmas, but what if our quest for perfection is getting in the way of something better? Pastor Brandon explores the first Christmas and what is possible when we give up on perfect.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We all want a perfect Christmas, but what if our quest for perfection is getting in the way of something better? Pastor Brandon explores the first Christmas and what is possible when we give up on perfect.","date_published":"2020-12-06T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/423aa579-5448-4253-bdf6-28ccd487d090.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9746743,"duration_in_seconds":1381}]},{"id":"5af73fe8-271b-407e-b8d4-30ce78ec4ffa","title":"Hope for a Different Kind of Christmas","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/305","content_text":"We dream of Christmas joy and peace, but too often, overspending, overeating, and over-worrying make us miserable. How can we cut through the hype and exhaustion? Jesus gives us hope for a different kind of Christmas.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We dream of Christmas joy and peace, but too often, overspending, overeating, and over-worrying make us miserable. How can we cut through the hype and exhaustion? Jesus gives us hope for a different kind of Christmas.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We dream of Christmas joy and peace, but too often, overspending, overeating, and over-worrying make us miserable. How can we cut through the hype and exhaustion? Jesus gives us hope for a different kind of Christmas.","date_published":"2020-11-29T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/5af73fe8-271b-407e-b8d4-30ce78ec4ffa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12960435,"duration_in_seconds":1899}]},{"id":"ad73b662-19cf-416a-905a-dde0b3faf732","title":"Words We Long to Hear, Part 5: “I Forgive You” – 11/22/2020 Sermon","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/304","content_text":"Forgiveness does not come easily, but if we don’t learn to forgive, we will never be free. Fortunately, Jesus gives us an example and instruction for how to forgive and experience the freedom and reconciliation that forgiveness brings.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Forgiveness does not come easily, but if we don’t learn to forgive, we will never be free. Fortunately, Jesus gives us an example and instruction for how to forgive and experience the freedom and reconciliation that forgiveness brings.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Forgiveness does not come easily, but if we don’t learn to forgive, we will never be free. Fortunately, Jesus gives us an example and instruction for how to forgive and experience the freedom and reconciliation that forgiveness brings.","date_published":"2020-11-22T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ad73b662-19cf-416a-905a-dde0b3faf732.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12765975,"duration_in_seconds":1805}]},{"id":"015bdcc3-30f6-45d1-abb8-c93be8ba0561","title":"Words We Long to Hear, part 4: “I'm Sorry”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/303","content_text":"“I’m sorry.” It’s nice to hear, but hard to say. Yet these words are crucial if we’re to experience healing and reconciliation in our most important relationships. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can apologize well and be reconciled to God and others. \n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"“I’m sorry.” It’s nice to hear, but hard to say. Yet these words are crucial if we’re to experience healing and reconciliation in our most important relationships. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can apologize well and be reconciled to God and others.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"“I’m sorry.” It’s nice to hear, but hard to say. Yet these words are crucial if we’re to experience healing and reconciliation in our most important relationships. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can apologize well and be reconciled to God and others. ","date_published":"2020-11-15T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/015bdcc3-30f6-45d1-abb8-c93be8ba0561.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11780891,"duration_in_seconds":1824}]},{"id":"f22746d3-9dba-423c-8dcf-4d6b370969bd","title":"Words We Long to Hear, Part 3: “I Am With You”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/302","content_text":"When we are anxious or afraid, some of the most powerful words we can hear are \"I am with you.\" From Jesus' teaching and example, we know that God is with us no matter what, bringing us peace in all circumstances.\n\nFill-In Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we are anxious or afraid, some of the most powerful words we can hear are "I am with you." From Jesus' teaching and example, we know that God is with us no matter what, bringing us peace in all circumstances.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we are anxious or afraid, some of the most powerful words we can hear are \"I am with you.\" From Jesus' teaching and example, we know that God is with us no matter what, bringing us peace in all circumstances.","date_published":"2020-11-08T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f22746d3-9dba-423c-8dcf-4d6b370969bd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9062816,"duration_in_seconds":1482}]},{"id":"56139acd-b62a-4345-8876-fc7b6041bb34","title":"Words We Long to Hear, part 2: “Thank You”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/301","content_text":"Growing up, we all learned to say “thank you” when someone does something nice for us, but did you know gratitude can actually make you happier and healthier? Dr. Mark Foster shares Jesus’ teaching on gratitude and how the words “thank you” can change the way we experience the world.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Growing up, we all learned to say “thank you” when someone does something nice for us, but did you know gratitude can actually make you happier and healthier? Dr. Mark Foster shares Jesus’ teaching on gratitude and how the words “thank you” can change the way we experience the world.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Growing up, we all learned to say “thank you” when someone does something nice for us, but did you know gratitude can actually make you happier and healthier? Dr. Mark Foster shares Jesus’ teaching on gratitude and how the words “thank you” can change the way we experience the world.","date_published":"2020-11-02T10:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/56139acd-b62a-4345-8876-fc7b6041bb34.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11264231,"duration_in_seconds":1823}]},{"id":"57ef52cd-d558-4131-982e-807dfc21519e","title":"Words We Long to Hear, Part 1: “I Love You”","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/300","content_text":"There are few words we long to hear more than “I love you,” yet the phrase is often difficult to say or hear—and even harder to live out. In this sermon from Dr. Mark Foster, we explore what the Bible teaches us about what love is and what love does.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"There are few words we long to hear more than “I love you,” yet the phrase is often difficult to say or hear—and even harder to live out. In this sermon from Dr. Mark Foster, we explore what the Bible teaches us about what love is and what love does.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"There are few words we long to hear more than “I love you,” yet the phrase is often difficult to say or hear—and even harder to live out. In this sermon from Dr. Mark Foster, we explore what the Bible teaches us about what love is and what love does.","date_published":"2020-10-25T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/57ef52cd-d558-4131-982e-807dfc21519e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11029685,"duration_in_seconds":1640}]},{"id":"e407ef9c-2d90-489d-96d1-fe7981b20086","title":"Surviving the Pandemic, part 6: To Save Your Life","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/299","content_text":"Who tells you who you are? The actions you take without thinking might answer that question. Dr. Mark Foster shares two habits that can help make your life worth living again as we conclude our sermon series, Surviving the Pandemic.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Who tells you who you are? The actions you take without thinking might answer that question. Dr. Mark Foster shares two habits that can help make your life worth living again as we conclude our sermon series, Surviving the Pandemic.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Who tells you who you are? The actions you take without thinking might answer that question. Dr. Mark Foster shares two habits that can help make your life worth living again as we conclude our sermon series, Surviving the Pandemic.","date_published":"2020-10-18T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e407ef9c-2d90-489d-96d1-fe7981b20086.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10093061,"duration_in_seconds":1453}]},{"id":"49f192a2-74a7-4184-9c23-3569156549b1","title":"Surviving the Pandemic, part 5: From Loneliness to Solitude","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/298","content_text":"Would you like to do your best, focused, uninterrupted work? Would you like to connect with your family? Would you like to open yourself up to the voice of God? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this sermon by Dr. Mark Foster, and especially the daily habit he recommends, is for you. It is proven to work, and it is not complicated.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Would you like to do your best, focused, uninterrupted work? Would you like to connect with your family? Would you like to open yourself up to the voice of God? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this sermon by Dr. Mark Foster, and especially the daily habit he recommends, is for you. It is proven to work, and it is not complicated.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Would you like to do your best, focused, uninterrupted work? Would you like to connect with your family? Would you like to open yourself up to the voice of God? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this sermon by Dr. Mark Foster, and especially the daily habit he recommends, is for you. It is proven to work, and it is not complicated.","date_published":"2020-10-13T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/49f192a2-74a7-4184-9c23-3569156549b1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10707095,"duration_in_seconds":1623}]},{"id":"2005251e-1547-4c9f-8cb0-2a505962ed2d","title":"Surviving the Pandemic, part 4: Choose Wisely","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/297","content_text":"We will become the stories we give our attention to. What stories are you paying attention to? Are you tired of endlessly consuming whatever story an algorithm chooses for you? Dr. Mark Foster shares two habits that can help us experience a life defined by the greater story God invites us into.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We will become the stories we give our attention to. What stories are you paying attention to? Are you tired of endlessly consuming whatever story an algorithm chooses for you? Dr. Mark Foster shares two habits that can help us experience a life defined by the greater story God invites us into.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We will become the stories we give our attention to. What stories are you paying attention to? Are you tired of endlessly consuming whatever story an algorithm chooses for you? Dr. Mark Foster shares two habits that can help us experience a life defined by the greater story God invites us into.","date_published":"2020-10-04T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2005251e-1547-4c9f-8cb0-2a505962ed2d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10936803,"duration_in_seconds":1671}]},{"id":"f413f98f-a8fa-4631-b97d-9af96f0fad04","title":"Surviving the Pandemic, part 3: Healthy Habits for a Broken Heart","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/296","content_text":"We become what we do. Where are your habits leading you these days? In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores two habits that can help form us into the people God made us to be. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We become what we do. Where are your habits leading you these days? In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores two habits that can help form us into the people God made us to be.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We become what we do. Where are your habits leading you these days? In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores two habits that can help form us into the people God made us to be. ","date_published":"2020-09-28T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f413f98f-a8fa-4631-b97d-9af96f0fad04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11775418,"duration_in_seconds":1635}]},{"id":"86d60a79-5adb-4b2e-87bd-09bdfb125f08","title":"Surviving the Pandemic, part 2: The Pandemic of Division","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/295","content_text":"Our country and our world seem more divided than ever. Whose side is Jesus on? In part two of Surviving the Pandemic, Dr. Mark Foster shares how Jesus navigated the divisions of his day and what he has to say to us today.\n\nSome audio elements have been removed to honor copyright restrictions.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Our country and our world seem more divided than ever. Whose side is Jesus on? In part two of Surviving the Pandemic, Dr. Mark Foster shares how Jesus navigated the divisions of his day and what he has to say to us today.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Our country and our world seem more divided than ever. Whose side is Jesus on? In part two of Surviving the Pandemic, Dr. Mark Foster shares how Jesus navigated the divisions of his day and what he has to say to us today.","date_published":"2020-09-20T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/86d60a79-5adb-4b2e-87bd-09bdfb125f08.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10688228,"duration_in_seconds":1727}]},{"id":"f64ab384-bc7f-4955-9bf3-10cb3fd12a3b","title":"Surviving the Pandemic, part 1: What They Did","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/294","content_text":"Trouble is nothing new for people of faith. We may have never lived through a pandemic before, but the people of God have survived far worse. This week, Dr. Mark Foster begins a new sermon series exploring what our ancestors in the faith can teach us about enduring and thriving in difficult times. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Trouble is nothing new for people of faith. We may have never lived through a pandemic before, but the people of God have survived far worse. This week, Dr. Mark Foster begins a new sermon series exploring what our ancestors in the faith can teach us about enduring and thriving in difficult times.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Trouble is nothing new for people of faith. We may have never lived through a pandemic before, but the people of God have survived far worse. This week, Dr. Mark Foster begins a new sermon series exploring what our ancestors in the faith can teach us about enduring and thriving in difficult times. ","date_published":"2020-09-20T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f64ab384-bc7f-4955-9bf3-10cb3fd12a3b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12614713,"duration_in_seconds":1958}]},{"id":"81fc825d-a842-4cd2-9047-b6ba48fec17b","title":"All the Feels, part 6: Joy","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/293","content_text":"You may not be able to ensure that your circumstances are joyful, but you can choose joy even in difficult circumstances. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can experience God's joy in any circumstances.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"You may not be able to ensure that your circumstances are joyful, but you can choose joy even in difficult circumstances. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can experience God's joy in any circumstances.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"You may not be able to ensure that your circumstances are joyful, but you can choose joy even in difficult circumstances. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can experience God's joy in any circumstances.","date_published":"2020-09-06T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/81fc825d-a842-4cd2-9047-b6ba48fec17b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11914714,"duration_in_seconds":1639}]},{"id":"2fc8386b-e1ec-493c-8ba6-92afa29b2661","title":"All the Feels, Part 5: Fear","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/292","content_text":"Anyone feeling anxious these days? When fear, anxiety, and worry get the best of us, we can find ourselves immobilized and unable to act. We might even behave in ways that are immoral. But fear doesn't have to control us. In this message, Rev. Brandon Blacksten explores how Jesus' disciples responded to fear and what we can learn from their example.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Anyone feeling anxious these days? When fear, anxiety, and worry get the best of us, we can find ourselves immobilized and unable to act. We might even behave in ways that are immoral. But fear doesn't have to control us. In this message, Rev. Brandon Blacksten explores how Jesus' disciples responded to fear and what we can learn from their example.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Anyone feeling anxious these days? When fear, anxiety, and worry get the best of us, we can find ourselves immobilized and unable to act. We might even behave in ways that are immoral. But fear doesn't have to control us. In this message, Rev. Brandon Blacksten explores how Jesus' disciples responded to fear and what we can learn from their example.","date_published":"2020-08-30T21:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2fc8386b-e1ec-493c-8ba6-92afa29b2661.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12339777,"duration_in_seconds":1710}]},{"id":"374f1d2f-a30c-4c1b-8028-51c875666eb7","title":"All the Feels, Part 4: Anger","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/291","content_text":"All of us have some level of anger in us, but when anger lingers, it can cause all kinds of problems in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores what the Bible says about the source of anger and how we can keep it from getting the best of us.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"All of us have some level of anger in us, but when anger lingers, it can cause all kinds of problems in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores what the Bible says about the source of anger and how we can keep it from getting the best of us.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"All of us have some level of anger in us, but when anger lingers, it can cause all kinds of problems in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores what the Bible says about the source of anger and how we can keep it from getting the best of us.","date_published":"2020-08-23T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/374f1d2f-a30c-4c1b-8028-51c875666eb7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11553782,"duration_in_seconds":1754}]},{"id":"fe6ec60f-d5de-4b2e-b83a-600791f64d74","title":"Envy","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/290","content_text":"Envy has the potential to ruin what is most valuable and important to us. Looking around and comparing ourselves to others makes us miserable. But less is actually more when it leads to contentment. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how we can move from envy and comparison to peace.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Envy has the potential to ruin what is most valuable and important to us. Looking around and comparing ourselves to others makes us miserable. But less is actually more when it leads to contentment. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how we can move from envy and comparison to peace.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Envy has the potential to ruin what is most valuable and important to us. Looking around and comparing ourselves to others makes us miserable. But less is actually more when it leads to contentment. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how we can move from envy and comparison to peace.","date_published":"2020-08-16T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/fe6ec60f-d5de-4b2e-b83a-600791f64d74.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9522843,"duration_in_seconds":1530}]},{"id":"7073e530-dcda-40db-841e-9fcb5c8b4d8c","title":"Guilt","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/289","content_text":"Guilt is to our spirit what pain is to our body. Guilt is a signal that we have acted against our personal values. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at the role guilt plays in our lives and how we can keep guilt from getting the best of us.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Guilt is to our spirit what pain is to our body. Guilt is a signal that we have acted against our personal values. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at the role guilt plays in our lives and how we can keep guilt from getting the best of us.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Guilt is to our spirit what pain is to our body. Guilt is a signal that we have acted against our personal values. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at the role guilt plays in our lives and how we can keep guilt from getting the best of us.","date_published":"2020-08-09T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/7073e530-dcda-40db-841e-9fcb5c8b4d8c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9705166,"duration_in_seconds":1490}]},{"id":"e6213d34-c336-441f-ab00-6d65ff185869","title":"A Matter of the Heart","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/288","content_text":"God’s acceptance doesn’t come from the condition of our hearts, but the condition of our hearts does determine our openness to God’s work in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares what Jesus says about our hearts and what is most important to God.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"God’s acceptance doesn’t come from the condition of our hearts, but the condition of our hearts does determine our openness to God’s work in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares what Jesus says about our hearts and what is most important to God.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"God’s acceptance doesn’t come from the condition of our hearts, but the condition of our hearts does determine our openness to God’s work in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares what Jesus says about our hearts and what is most important to God.","date_published":"2020-08-02T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e6213d34-c336-441f-ab00-6d65ff185869.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9835330,"duration_in_seconds":1564}]},{"id":"f3480ce7-c1a8-481e-a38d-b975fcb83a02","title":"The Answer to Cancel Culture","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/287","content_text":"Cancel culture isn't something new to our society today, and it isn't something that the church has been immune from. From the earliest days of the church, we have struggled to not separate ourselves into \"them\" and \"us.\" Pastor Mark wraps up \"The Book of Acts\" sermon series by exploring how the early church formed unity community.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Cancel culture isn't something new to our society today, and it isn't something that the church has been immune from. From the earliest days of the church, we have struggled to not separate ourselves into "them" and "us." Pastor Mark wraps up "The Book of Acts" sermon series by exploring how the early church formed unity community.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Cancel culture isn't something new to our society today, and it isn't something that the church has been immune from. From the earliest days of the church, we have struggled to not separate ourselves into \"them\" and \"us.\" Pastor Mark wraps up \"The Book of Acts\" sermon series by exploring how the early church formed unity community.","date_published":"2020-07-26T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f3480ce7-c1a8-481e-a38d-b975fcb83a02.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34842886,"duration_in_seconds":1451}]},{"id":"bbf239ee-7ee3-4c15-a2a2-4248e678f3f0","title":"The Anointed Church","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/286","content_text":"The leadership of the church in Acts 13 was a multicultural, multi-ethnic, and economically diverse group that models what is possible when God's people come together. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster and Dr. Victor McCullough explore how we can achieve that unity and diversity in a divided society.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The leadership of the church in Acts 13 was a multicultural, multi-ethnic, and economically diverse group that models what is possible when God's people come together. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster and Dr. Victor McCullough explore how we can achieve that unity and diversity in a divided society.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The leadership of the church in Acts 13 was a multicultural, multi-ethnic, and economically diverse group that models what is possible when God's people come together. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster and Dr. Victor McCullough explore how we can achieve that unity and diversity in a divided society.","date_published":"2020-07-19T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/bbf239ee-7ee3-4c15-a2a2-4248e678f3f0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11425612,"duration_in_seconds":1811}]},{"id":"19d14a3a-48ba-449c-9480-23bc8c23340e","title":"The Great Reversal","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/285","content_text":"In 15 years, the church of Jesus Christ grew from a small sect in Jerusalem to a group of thousands in Samaria, along the Mediterranean seacoast, and into modern Syria and Turkey. In another 15 years, it would spread all the way to Rome, the capital of the empire. Dr. Mark Foster tells the story of how the church grew and spread, even in the face of challenges and persecution.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In 15 years, the church of Jesus Christ grew from a small sect in Jerusalem to a group of thousands in Samaria, along the Mediterranean seacoast, and into modern Syria and Turkey. In another 15 years, it would spread all the way to Rome, the capital of the empire. Dr. Mark Foster tells the story of how the church grew and spread, even in the face of challenges and persecution.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In 15 years, the church of Jesus Christ grew from a small sect in Jerusalem to a group of thousands in Samaria, along the Mediterranean seacoast, and into modern Syria and Turkey. In another 15 years, it would spread all the way to Rome, the capital of the empire. Dr. Mark Foster tells the story of how the church grew and spread, even in the face of challenges and persecution.","date_published":"2020-07-12T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/19d14a3a-48ba-449c-9480-23bc8c23340e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9890380,"duration_in_seconds":1574}]},{"id":"2002aee2-14ac-4e0b-b3ef-6098804fa2e5","title":"No Longer Them and Us","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/284","content_text":"When we do what's right, we expect to be applauded, but sometimes we're criticized. Yet when we persevere in doing good, God works through us to unite people so there's no longer them and us—there is unity. In that unity, we can rejoice in what God is doing and encourage those around us.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we do what's right, we expect to be applauded, but sometimes we're criticized. Yet when we persevere in doing good, God works through us to unite people so there's no longer them and us—there is unity. In that unity, we can rejoice in what God is doing and encourage those around us.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we do what's right, we expect to be applauded, but sometimes we're criticized. Yet when we persevere in doing good, God works through us to unite people so there's no longer them and us—there is unity. In that unity, we can rejoice in what God is doing and encourage those around us.","date_published":"2020-07-05T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2002aee2-14ac-4e0b-b3ef-6098804fa2e5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":8919496,"duration_in_seconds":1397}]},{"id":"b17a1ed0-9fee-4f67-be72-8d5921ac5088","title":"Peter Learns a Lesson","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/283","content_text":"We all grow up with assumptions about which people are \"our people,\" but God moves us beyond those assumptions. In Acts 10, Peter finds himself in the 'wrong' neighborhood with the 'wrong' people, and the Holy Spirit comes to a Roman centurion and his family. In one of the great turning points in the history of the church, people who were enemies become family. Today, the Holy Spirit still invites us to broaden our circles of welcome.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We all grow up with assumptions about which people are "our people," but God moves us beyond those assumptions. In Acts 10, Peter finds himself in the 'wrong' neighborhood with the 'wrong' people, and the Holy Spirit comes to a Roman centurion and his family. In one of the great turning points in the history of the church, people who were enemies become family. Today, the Holy Spirit still invites us to broaden our circles of welcome.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We all grow up with assumptions about which people are \"our people,\" but God moves us beyond those assumptions. In Acts 10, Peter finds himself in the 'wrong' neighborhood with the 'wrong' people, and the Holy Spirit comes to a Roman centurion and his family. In one of the great turning points in the history of the church, people who were enemies become family. Today, the Holy Spirit still invites us to broaden our circles of welcome.","date_published":"2020-06-28T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b17a1ed0-9fee-4f67-be72-8d5921ac5088.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11007290,"duration_in_seconds":1699}]},{"id":"2715844d-01fc-4a20-9fd4-c8e1c9f91f83","title":"Heaven on Earth","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/282","content_text":"True fellowship shares much more than common beliefs or core values. It involves time together and shared meals in homes, and it reflects heaven on earth. The early followers of Jesus came together from all over the known world and formed a community where everyone was welcome, showing us the possibilities for true fellowship today. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"True fellowship shares much more than common beliefs or core values. It involves time together and shared meals in homes, and it reflects heaven on earth. The early followers of Jesus came together from all over the known world and formed a community where everyone was welcome, showing us the possibilities for true fellowship today.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"True fellowship shares much more than common beliefs or core values. It involves time together and shared meals in homes, and it reflects heaven on earth. The early followers of Jesus came together from all over the known world and formed a community where everyone was welcome, showing us the possibilities for true fellowship today. ","date_published":"2020-06-21T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2715844d-01fc-4a20-9fd4-c8e1c9f91f83.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10335763,"duration_in_seconds":1633}]},{"id":"357bc512-738b-4d2b-95ee-d221694c44f5","title":"Come, Holy Spirit","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/281","content_text":"After all the disruptions of recent weeks, now is the time to remember who the church really is. We are much more than people who gather in a building once a week. We are the people of God on mission with Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit. In this message, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the birth of the church and what it means for us today.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"After all the disruptions of recent weeks, now is the time to remember who the church really is. We are much more than people who gather in a building once a week. We are the people of God on mission with Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit. In this message, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the birth of the church and what it means for us today.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"After all the disruptions of recent weeks, now is the time to remember who the church really is. We are much more than people who gather in a building once a week. We are the people of God on mission with Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit. In this message, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the birth of the church and what it means for us today.","date_published":"2020-06-14T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/357bc512-738b-4d2b-95ee-d221694c44f5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":8708374,"duration_in_seconds":1351}]},{"id":"c32e1b04-a5f7-4773-a39c-27686bc0e5ac","title":"Love God with All You Are","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/280","content_text":"Even in Jesus' day, racism was an issue. Jesus' teaching challenged his hearers to go beyond loving people who were easy for them to love. He taught them even to love their enemies—like Samaritans. And when we love God and love neighbor, unity happens.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Even in Jesus' day, racism was an issue. Jesus' teaching challenged his hearers to go beyond loving people who were easy for them to love. He taught them even to love their enemies—like Samaritans. And when we love God and love neighbor, unity happens.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Even in Jesus' day, racism was an issue. Jesus' teaching challenged his hearers to go beyond loving people who were easy for them to love. He taught them even to love their enemies—like Samaritans. And when we love God and love neighbor, unity happens.","date_published":"2020-06-07T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c32e1b04-a5f7-4773-a39c-27686bc0e5ac.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9485842,"duration_in_seconds":1495}]},{"id":"75c23a00-a42b-45c7-8bf4-f0192a4b0aae","title":"Take Life as it Comes","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/279","content_text":"When we go through events like a global pandemic, we desperately want things to be different than they are. Yet if we don’t learn to take life as it comes, we will always be waiting for our real lives to begin, and God’s desires for the world through us will go unrealized. In the stories of the Babylonian Exile and the early church, the Bible teaches us how to take life as it comes so that we can experience the abundant life that Jesus offers to all.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we go through events like a global pandemic, we desperately want things to be different than they are. Yet if we don’t learn to take life as it comes, we will always be waiting for our real lives to begin, and God’s desires for the world through us will go unrealized. In the stories of the Babylonian Exile and the early church, the Bible teaches us how to take life as it comes so that we can experience the abundant life that Jesus offers to all.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we go through events like a global pandemic, we desperately want things to be different than they are. Yet if we don’t learn to take life as it comes, we will always be waiting for our real lives to begin, and God’s desires for the world through us will go unrealized. In the stories of the Babylonian Exile and the early church, the Bible teaches us how to take life as it comes so that we can experience the abundant life that Jesus offers to all.","date_published":"2020-05-31T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/75c23a00-a42b-45c7-8bf4-f0192a4b0aae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11921423,"duration_in_seconds":1940}]},{"id":"c8a570b2-1ff4-4783-adc5-40b74f8358fc","title":"Embrace Problems as Gifts","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/278","content_text":"In the midst of a global pandemic, problems abound, and we often want out of those problems as quickly as possible. But God is not as concerned about getting us out of problems as in getting us through them. Problems bring us to the end of ourselves, and they teach us to rely on God, who uses those problems to help us grow. While it's uncomfortable, when life is disrupted, we can learn to embrace problems as gifts.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"In the midst of a global pandemic, problems abound, and we often want out of those problems as quickly as possible. But God is not as concerned about getting us out of problems as in getting us through them. Problems bring us to the end of ourselves, and they teach us to rely on God, who uses those problems to help us grow. While it's uncomfortable, when life is disrupted, we can learn to embrace problems as gifts.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"In the midst of a global pandemic, problems abound, and we often want out of those problems as quickly as possible. But God is not as concerned about getting us out of problems as in getting us through them. Problems bring us to the end of ourselves, and they teach us to rely on God, who uses those problems to help us grow. While it's uncomfortable, when life is disrupted, we can learn to embrace problems as gifts.","date_published":"2020-05-24T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c8a570b2-1ff4-4783-adc5-40b74f8358fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10050639,"duration_in_seconds":1621}]},{"id":"1fd56a9a-05d5-4837-b196-57480f4dd7a5","title":"Own Your Stuff","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/277","content_text":"Blame feels good at first, but ruins us over time. It keeps us stuck in shame. But when we learn to own our stuff, Jesus helps us create a new life of freedom and joy.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Blame feels good at first, but ruins us over time. It keeps us stuck in shame. But when we learn to own our stuff, Jesus helps us create a new life of freedom and joy.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Blame feels good at first, but ruins us over time. It keeps us stuck in shame. But when we learn to own our stuff, Jesus helps us create a new life of freedom and joy.","date_published":"2020-05-17T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/1fd56a9a-05d5-4837-b196-57480f4dd7a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":10596516,"duration_in_seconds":1611}]},{"id":"7cb3242c-e0ed-47bd-aa82-6c471d3b0635","title":"Leave Your Baggage Behind","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/276","content_text":"If we don't leave our baggage behind, our past will become our present. But baggage we carry around does not go away until we deal with it. In week 4 of the Disrupted sermon series, Dr. Mark Foster shares how acknowledging, grieving, and forgiving can set us free to enjoy the freedom God has for us.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"If we don't leave our baggage behind, our past will become our present. But baggage we carry around does not go away until we deal with it. In week 4 of the Disrupted sermon series, Dr. Mark Foster shares how acknowledging, grieving, and forgiving can set us free to enjoy the freedom God has for us.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"If we don't leave our baggage behind, our past will become our present. But baggage we carry around does not go away until we deal with it. In week 4 of the Disrupted sermon series, Dr. Mark Foster shares how acknowledging, grieving, and forgiving can set us free to enjoy the freedom God has for us.","date_published":"2020-05-10T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/7cb3242c-e0ed-47bd-aa82-6c471d3b0635.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11961815,"duration_in_seconds":1882}]},{"id":"eab4f75c-b86e-4206-8395-9da11f52d36e","title":"Seek Wisdom","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/275","content_text":"When we don't know what to do, we need wisdom—skill and knowledge applied to living. The Bible promises that if we lack knowledge, we can ask God. And Jesus promises that if we seek, we will find him.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"When we don't know what to do, we need wisdom—skill and knowledge applied to living. The Bible promises that if we lack knowledge, we can ask God. And Jesus promises that if we seek, we will find him.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"When we don't know what to do, we need wisdom—skill and knowledge applied to living. The Bible promises that if we lack knowledge, we can ask God. And Jesus promises that if we seek, we will find him.","date_published":"2020-05-03T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/eab4f75c-b86e-4206-8395-9da11f52d36e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11900441,"duration_in_seconds":1941}]},{"id":"5d637930-8e61-4a5e-8ac0-fef7eedd247b","title":"Choose Your Traveling Companions Wisely","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/274","content_text":"The happiest people regularly surround themselves with spiritually mature, well-grounded people. God is sending supportive people into our lives to help us get to the next step. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how to find and become the kind of friends who can help us find the way God is creating.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The happiest people regularly surround themselves with spiritually mature, well-grounded people. God is sending supportive people into our lives to help us get to the next step. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how to find and become the kind of friends who can help us find the way God is creating.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The happiest people regularly surround themselves with spiritually mature, well-grounded people. God is sending supportive people into our lives to help us get to the next step. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how to find and become the kind of friends who can help us find the way God is creating.\r\n","date_published":"2020-04-26T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/5d637930-8e61-4a5e-8ac0-fef7eedd247b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21198273,"duration_in_seconds":1994}]},{"id":"b830721e-8706-4616-aa5c-356cd7355106","title":"Say Yes to God","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/273","content_text":"We need someone greater than ourselves to tell us what to do when we don’t know what to do. God made us, so God knows what we need. When we ask God for help, everything changes. Most of the time, God helps us through other people. God can be trusted to take care of us. God’s power and resources are not just for special people; they are for all people like you and me. \n\nThe first step in God making a way for you is for you to say yes to God. God promises when you say yes to God first, everything else you need will be provided for you.\n\nWhen we say yes to God, a whole new world can open up. \n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"We need someone greater than ourselves to tell us what to do when we don’t know what to do. God made us, so God knows what we need. When we ask God for help, everything changes. Most of the time, God helps us through other people. God can be trusted to take care of us. God’s power and resources are not just for special people; they are for all people like you and me.
\n\nThe first step in God making a way for you is for you to say yes to God. God promises when you say yes to God first, everything else you need will be provided for you.
\n\nWhen we say yes to God, a whole new world can open up.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We need someone greater than ourselves to tell us what to do when we don’t know what to do. God made us, so God knows what we need. When we ask God for help, everything changes. Most of the time, God helps us through other people. God can be trusted to take care of us. God’s power and resources are not just for special people; they are for all people like you and me. \r\n\r\nThe first step in God making a way for you is for you to say yes to God. God promises when you say yes to God first, everything else you need will be provided for you. Matthew 6:33. \r\n\r\nWhen we say yes to God, a whole new world can open up. ","date_published":"2020-04-19T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b830721e-8706-4616-aa5c-356cd7355106.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21813106,"duration_in_seconds":2090}]},{"id":"1ca627f7-6b31-4b36-903b-70f8388389b7","title":"In the House, Afraid","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/272","content_text":"At Easter, we point to the cross and say, not even a blood-stained murder scene is beyond the love and power of God to turn evil to good. In this Easter sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the hope Jesus' resurrection brings.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"At Easter, we point to the cross and say, not even a blood-stained murder scene is beyond the love and power of God to turn evil to good. In this Easter sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the hope Jesus' resurrection brings.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"At Easter, we point to the cross and say, not even a blood-stained murder scene is beyond the love and power of God to turn evil to good. In this Easter sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the hope Jesus' resurrection brings.","date_published":"2020-04-12T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/1ca627f7-6b31-4b36-903b-70f8388389b7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19281010,"duration_in_seconds":1867}]},{"id":"17c6d274-3f5b-4fa0-802b-f0a75d46088b","title":"At the Cross","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/271","content_text":"On his journey toward the cross, Jesus' words and actions revealed who he truly is, and they exemplify for us the essential practices at the core of following him: prayer, reading scripture, serving others, giving, and sharing. Dr. Mark Foster shares what the final days of Jesus' life teach us about who he is and what it means to follow him.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"On his journey toward the cross, Jesus' words and actions revealed who he truly is, and they exemplify for us the essential practices at the core of following him: prayer, reading scripture, serving others, giving, and sharing. Dr. Mark Foster shares what the final days of Jesus' life teach us about who he is and what it means to follow him.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"On his journey toward the cross, Jesus' words and actions revealed who he truly is, and they exemplify for us the essential practices at the core of following him: prayer, reading scripture, serving others, giving, and sharing. Dr. Mark Foster shares what the final days of Jesus' life teach us about who he is and what it means to follow him.","date_published":"2020-04-05T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/17c6d274-3f5b-4fa0-802b-f0a75d46088b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17774650,"duration_in_seconds":1726}]},{"id":"3065542c-0e1b-4923-bcd0-7b14ee222069","title":"Share Faith, Not Fear","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/270","content_text":"What will you share in this crisis, faith or fear? When the story is told about how you led your family through this time, will it be a story you want told? Will it be a story where you shared your faith, or shrank in fear? We have the opportunity to share hope in the midst of crisis. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how.\n\nDownload the Sermon Notes\n\nWatch the Sermon\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"What will you share in this crisis, faith or fear? When the story is told about how you led your family through this time, will it be a story you want told? Will it be a story where you shared your faith, or shrank in fear? We have the opportunity to share hope in the midst of crisis. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Full Worship Service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"What will you share in this crisis, faith or fear? When the story is told about how you led your family through this time, will it be a story you want told? Will it be a story where you shared your faith, or shrank in fear? We have the opportunity to share hope in the midst of crisis. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how.","date_published":"2020-03-29T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3065542c-0e1b-4923-bcd0-7b14ee222069.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21735514,"duration_in_seconds":2091}]},{"id":"a167a162-1f51-4f55-b5ed-49976d57dfc2","title":"Where Your Treasure is.....","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/269","content_text":"As Winston Churchill said, \"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.\" We know that possessions do not make us happy, but it's still difficult to live out. How can we shift our focus from making a living to making a life? In this sermon, Natalie Wood shares what the Bible teaches about living generously.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"As Winston Churchill said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." We know that possessions do not make us happy, but it's still difficult to live out. How can we shift our focus from making a living to making a life? In this sermon, Natalie Wood shares what the Bible teaches about living generously.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"As Winston Churchill said, \"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.\" We know that possessions do not make us happy, but it's still difficult to live out. How can we shift our focus from making a living to making a life? In this sermon, Natalie Wood shares what the Bible teaches about living generously.","date_published":"2020-03-22T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a167a162-1f51-4f55-b5ed-49976d57dfc2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26243171,"duration_in_seconds":2528}]},{"id":"e777f82f-cdca-4ad1-a56f-b25eb3cc2bfe","title":"How to Help","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/268","content_text":"Following Jesus is more than just not doing anything wrong. Following Jesus is more than your individual salvation. Following Jesus includes action like providing food, clothing, health care, and education for those who need it. This is what it means to love our neighbors as ourself. This may be both inconvenient and costly. It was for Jesus. Dr. Mark Foster shares “How to Help” through sharing the words of Jesus and the witness of the church.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Following Jesus is more than just not doing anything wrong. Following Jesus is more than your individual salvation. Following Jesus includes action like providing food, clothing, health care, and education for those who need it. This is what it means to love our neighbors as ourself. This may be both inconvenient and costly. It was for Jesus. Dr. Mark Foster shares “How to Help” through sharing the words of Jesus and the witness of the church.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the full worship service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Following Jesus is more than just not doing anything wrong. Following Jesus is more than your individual salvation. Following Jesus includes action like providing food, clothing, health care, and education for those who need it. This is what it means to love our neighbors as ourself. This may be both inconvenient and costly. It was for Jesus. Dr. Mark Foster shares “How to Help” through sharing the words of Jesus and the witness of the church.","date_published":"2020-03-15T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e777f82f-cdca-4ad1-a56f-b25eb3cc2bfe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25680085,"duration_in_seconds":2439}]},{"id":"c16efb8c-d539-451f-8040-73fd7b87abb5","title":"Growing in the Word","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/267","content_text":"Americans are fond of the Bible, but most rarely read it. We lead busy lives, and the Bible can be a difficult book to understand. But when we read the Bible, we encounter the living Word of God--Jesus Christ--and we learn to walk with him. In this sermon, Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares practical ways you can approach the Bible to encounter God in its pages.\n\nDownload the sermon notes\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Americans are fond of the Bible, but most rarely read it. We lead busy lives, and the Bible can be a difficult book to understand. But when we read the Bible, we encounter the living Word of God--Jesus Christ--and we learn to walk with him. In this sermon, Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares practical ways you can approach the Bible to encounter God in its pages.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the full worship service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Americans are fond of the Bible, but most rarely read it. We lead busy lives, and the Bible can be a difficult book to understand. But when we read the Bible, we encounter the living Word of God--Jesus Christ--and we learn to walk with him. In this sermon, Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares practical ways you can approach the Bible to encounter God in its pages.","date_published":"2020-03-08T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c16efb8c-d539-451f-8040-73fd7b87abb5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29024563,"duration_in_seconds":2757}]},{"id":"75b5e19a-6f6c-4cf3-b064-ff94d9dc7e0e","title":"A Living Hallelujah","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/266","content_text":"Worship is not something we watch or attend. Worship is something we do! Worship is our response to God’s invitation. In this sermon Dr. Mark Foster shows us how worship and prayer are foundational practices of the Christian faith. Learn a simple hand prayer you can share with your children or grandchildren. This message is one you can put into practice today.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\n[Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc","content_html":"Worship is not something we watch or attend. Worship is something we do! Worship is our response to God’s invitation. In this sermon Dr. Mark Foster shows us how worship and prayer are foundational practices of the Christian faith. Learn a simple hand prayer you can share with your children or grandchildren. This message is one you can put into practice today.
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","summary":"Worship is not something we watch or attend. Worship is something we do! Worship is our response to God’s invitation. In this sermon Dr. Mark Foster shows us how worship and prayer are foundational practices of the Christian faith. Learn a simple hand prayer you can share with your children or grandchildren. This message is one you can put into practice today.","date_published":"2020-03-01T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/75b5e19a-6f6c-4cf3-b064-ff94d9dc7e0e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":21900013,"duration_in_seconds":2074}]},{"id":"77f38d84-54e0-49ff-8210-36bad71c2afd","title":"Be the Best Person for Your Person","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/265","content_text":"The #1 thing you can do for the health of your marriage is to become healthy yourself. So, how can we help one another become emotionally healthy? Dr. Mark Foster shares three questions to consider before getting married and biblical guidance for loving well.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The #1 thing you can do for the health of your marriage is to become healthy yourself. So, how can we help one another become emotionally healthy? Dr. Mark Foster shares three questions to consider before getting married and biblical guidance for loving well.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The #1 thing you can do for the health of your marriage is to become healthy yourself. So, how can we help one another become emotionally healthy? Dr. Mark Foster shares three questions to consider before getting married and biblical guidance for loving well.","date_published":"2020-02-23T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/77f38d84-54e0-49ff-8210-36bad71c2afd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22823965,"duration_in_seconds":2199}]},{"id":"095da595-070a-4663-b1a6-5fc09e17c8d7","title":"A Biblical Guide to Weakening Your Marriage, Family and Friendships","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/264","content_text":"The Bible is full of real people with real relationship challenges we can all learn from if we are willing to see ourselves in the stories of the people of God. Dr. Mark Foster explains the four relationship challenges from Judges 16 as we learn what NOT to do from Samson and Delilah \n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\n[Watch the sermon]\n\n[Watch the full worship service]\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The Bible is full of real people with real relationship challenges we can all learn from if we are willing to see ourselves in the stories of the people of God. Dr. Mark Foster explains the four relationship challenges from Judges 16 as we learn what NOT to do from Samson and Delilah
\n\n\n\n\n\n[Watch the full worship service]
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The Bible is full of real people with real relationship challenges we can all learn from if we are willing to see ourselves in the stories of the people of God. Dr. Mark Foster explains the four relationship challenges from Judges 16 as we learn what NOT to do from Samson and Delilah.","date_published":"2020-02-16T09:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/095da595-070a-4663-b1a6-5fc09e17c8d7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24464873,"duration_in_seconds":2318}]},{"id":"08ba2c6a-0d69-494e-a48e-490abeb22270","title":"To Love and To Cherish","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/263","content_text":"The beginning of marriage is exciting, but it's also challenging--particularly when you realize your spouse's habits, expectations, and dreams are much different than your own. And when children enter the picture, everything else goes out the window as we just try to get by. But when we clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus, we can learn to navigate difference and conflict so that we're able \"to love and to cherish\" one another for a lifetime.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"The beginning of marriage is exciting, but it's also challenging--particularly when you realize your spouse's habits, expectations, and dreams are much different than your own. And when children enter the picture, everything else goes out the window as we just try to get by. But when we clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus, we can learn to navigate difference and conflict so that we're able "to love and to cherish" one another for a lifetime.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the full worship service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"The beginning of marriage is exciting, but it's also challenging--particularly when you realize your spouse's habits, expectations, and dreams are much different than your own. And when children enter the picture, everything else goes out the window as we just try to get by. But when we clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus, we can learn to navigate difference and conflict so that we're able \"to love and to cherish\" one another for a lifetime.","date_published":"2020-02-09T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/08ba2c6a-0d69-494e-a48e-490abeb22270.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25430419,"duration_in_seconds":2403}]},{"id":"0375b043-4b46-47f0-9869-151cde257ed8","title":"In Singleness, We're With You","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/261","content_text":"Over the years, dating has changed drastically! What does dating look like today? Even more important, what role does faith in God have with dating and singleness? In this sermon, we explore contemporary dating, Scriptures pertaining to singleness, and what the church can do to equip single people. \n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon.\n\nWatch the full worship service.\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nYoutube\n\nInstagram","content_html":"Over the years, dating has changed drastically! What does dating look like today? Even more important, what role does faith in God have with dating and singleness? In this sermon, we explore contemporary dating, Scriptures pertaining to singleness, and what the church can do to equip single people.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the full worship service.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Over the years, dating has changed drastically! What does dating look like today? Even more important, what role does faith in God have with dating and singleness? In this sermon, we explore contemporary dating, Scriptures pertaining to singleness, and what the church can do to equip single people. ","date_published":"2020-02-02T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/0375b043-4b46-47f0-9869-151cde257ed8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21637835,"duration_in_seconds":2011}]},{"id":"60e9a300-0692-4d67-8024-685e32782bf5","title":"Thy Will Be Done","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/260","content_text":"C.S. Lewis wrote, “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell, choose it.” In this message, Dr. Mark Foster looks at God’s will versus Jonah’s will when it comes to the people and animals of Nineveh. Much of knowing what to do starts with knowing who you are and who God is.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon.\n\nWatch the full worship service.\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"C.S. Lewis wrote, “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell, choose it.” In this message, Dr. Mark Foster looks at God’s will versus Jonah’s will when it comes to the people and animals of Nineveh. Much of knowing what to do starts with knowing who you are and who God is.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"C.S. Lewis wrote, “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell, choose it.” In this message, Dr. Mark Foster looks at God’s will versus Jonah’s will when it comes to the people and animals of Nineveh. Much of knowing what to do starts with knowing who you are and who God is.","date_published":"2020-01-26T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/60e9a300-0692-4d67-8024-685e32782bf5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23857237,"duration_in_seconds":2251}]},{"id":"b905b536-4dc1-4a5d-80a7-4e12c0abd0c4","title":"Let's Try This Again","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/259","content_text":"Download the sermon notes.","content_html":"","summary":"","date_published":"2020-01-19T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b905b536-4dc1-4a5d-80a7-4e12c0abd0c4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22728325,"duration_in_seconds":2138}]},{"id":"59f0534f-b4c9-4baf-b6f2-f6ea9c49aa08","title":"Rock Bottom","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/258","content_text":"Discernment performed alone can become delusion.\n\nHow can you tell if the voice in your head is from God or from a dark place?\n\nIn “Rock Bottom,” Dr. Mark Foster takes a look at the life of Jonah as an example of what God does, how God does it, and how to know if it is truly God or not.\n\nThe good news is we have a God of second chances and we have thousands of years of brothers and sisters in the faith leading us to the way that leads to life.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Discernment performed alone can become delusion.
\n\nHow can you tell if the voice in your head is from God or from a dark place?
\n\nIn “Rock Bottom,” Dr. Mark Foster takes a look at the life of Jonah as an example of what God does, how God does it, and how to know if it is truly God or not.
\n\nThe good news is we have a God of second chances and we have thousands of years of brothers and sisters in the faith leading us to the way that leads to life.
\n\n","summary":"Discernment performed alone can become delusion.\r\n\r\nHow can you tell if the voice in your head is from God or from a dark place?\r\n\r\nIn “Rock Bottom,” Dr. Mark Foster takes a look at the life of Jonah as an example of what God does, how God does it, and how to know if it is truly God or not.\r\n\r\nThe good news is we have a God of second chances and we have thousands of years of brothers and sisters in the faith leading us to the way that leads to life.","date_published":"2020-01-12T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/59f0534f-b4c9-4baf-b6f2-f6ea9c49aa08.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23548981,"duration_in_seconds":2245}]},{"id":"e833fc6d-e870-4c7f-9a07-e59e999575e1","title":"Reading the Signs of Daily Life","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/257","content_text":"Direction without confirmation is delusion. How do we know what God wants us to do? How can we confirm what God is showing us individually and for our common mission? In “Seeing 2020” Dr. Mark Foster draws from the teaching and practice of the early church in helping us see how to discern what God is showing us. God is always speaking. Our question is, “Do we want what God wants?” or do we just “Want God to give us what we want?\"\n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Direction without confirmation is delusion. How do we know what God wants us to do? How can we confirm what God is showing us individually and for our common mission? In “Seeing 2020” Dr. Mark Foster draws from the teaching and practice of the early church in helping us see how to discern what God is showing us. God is always speaking. Our question is, “Do we want what God wants?” or do we just “Want God to give us what we want?"
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the full worship service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Direction without confirmation is delusion. How do we know what God wants us to do? How can we confirm what God is showing us individually and for our common mission? In “Seeing 2020” Dr. Mark Foster draws from the teaching and practice of the early church in helping us see how to discern what God is showing us. God is always speaking. Our question is, “Do we want what God wants?” or do we just “Want God to give us what we want?\"","date_published":"2020-01-05T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e833fc6d-e870-4c7f-9a07-e59e999575e1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23675029,"duration_in_seconds":2222}]},{"id":"4557391c-3418-4c48-a06e-3aef1e1db70f","title":"Not What I Expected","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/256","content_text":"It's the most wonderful time of the year...for some of us. For others, this time of the year can be filled with disappointments and unmet expectations. In Matthew 2, we see that the first Christmas ever did not go how Mary and Joseph had expected. When we, too, find ourselves in difficult, unexpected places in life, we can rest in God's love and find comfort in community. \n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"It's the most wonderful time of the year...for some of us. For others, this time of the year can be filled with disappointments and unmet expectations. In Matthew 2, we see that the first Christmas ever did not go how Mary and Joseph had expected. When we, too, find ourselves in difficult, unexpected places in life, we can rest in God's love and find comfort in community.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the full worship service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"It's the most wonderful time of the year...for some of us. For others, this time of the year can be filled with disappointments and unmet expectations. In Matthew 2, we see that the first Christmas ever did not go how Mary and Joseph had expected. When we, too, find ourselves in difficult, unexpected places in life, we can rest in God's love and find comfort in community. ","date_published":"2019-12-29T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/4557391c-3418-4c48-a06e-3aef1e1db70f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20191931,"duration_in_seconds":1879}]},{"id":"832e6d75-e1d3-4ff5-98b9-e6a318d66a18","title":"Longing for Christmas","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/255","content_text":"Longing for light, we wait in the darkness remembering that God does his best work in the dark: the darkness of a womb and the darkness of a tomb. God is always working for your good.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Longing for light, we wait in the darkness remembering that God does his best work in the dark: the darkness of a womb and the darkness of a tomb. God is always working for your good.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Longing for light, we wait in the darkness remembering that God does his best work in the dark: the darkness of a womb and the darkness of a tomb. God is always working for your good.","date_published":"2019-12-24T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/832e6d75-e1d3-4ff5-98b9-e6a318d66a18.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":6534946,"duration_in_seconds":801}]},{"id":"843bfd27-02fc-4898-a8ea-eda6fd90297a","title":"Longing for Love","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/254","content_text":"Mother Teresa said the hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. The love we all long for has arrived, and it has a name--Jesus. But to understand the love that Jesus brings, we first have to understand what love is not. Dr. Mark Foster shares what God's love is and is not, and how the love incarnate in Jesus changes everything.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube\n\nTwitter","content_html":"Mother Teresa said the hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. The love we all long for has arrived, and it has a name--Jesus. But to understand the love that Jesus brings, we first have to understand what love is not. Dr. Mark Foster shares what God's love is and is not, and how the love incarnate in Jesus changes everything.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the full worship service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Mother Teresa said the hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. The love we all long for has arrived, and it has a name--Jesus. But to understand the love that Jesus brings, we first have to understand what love is not. Dr. Mark Foster shares what God's love is and is not, and how the love incarnate in Jesus changes everything.","date_published":"2019-12-22T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/843bfd27-02fc-4898-a8ea-eda6fd90297a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25900453,"duration_in_seconds":2476}]},{"id":"ce997051-1bfa-4cfa-93da-e9f50eac2225","title":"Longing for Joy","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/253","content_text":"Aim at joy and you’ll miss it. Joy happens while we are busy serving others, in the quiet of a forest, or in the prayer of thanks for another day of grace from Jesus. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at joy as described in the Bible from the prophet Ezra through the words of Jesus and the actions of the early church. If you need joy, this message is for you.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.\n\nWatch the sermon\n\nWatch the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube","content_html":"Aim at joy and you’ll miss it. Joy happens while we are busy serving others, in the quiet of a forest, or in the prayer of thanks for another day of grace from Jesus. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at joy as described in the Bible from the prophet Ezra through the words of Jesus and the actions of the early church. If you need joy, this message is for you.
\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the full worship service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"Aim at joy and you’ll miss it. Joy happens while we are busy serving others, in the quiet of a forest, or in the prayer of thanks for another day of grace from Jesus. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at joy as described in the Bible from the prophet Ezra through the words of Jesus and the actions of the early church. If you need joy, this message is for you.","date_published":"2019-12-15T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ce997051-1bfa-4cfa-93da-e9f50eac2225.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18773878,"duration_in_seconds":1788}]},{"id":"3813abc6-9e0c-4636-ab38-d8f440a2a722","title":"Longing for Peace","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/252","content_text":"We long to find peace in the midst of struggle, and not only as individuals, but in our communities and world as well. We are called to be people of peace in a chaotic world. The good news is Jesus makes peace in this life possible. Dr. Mark Foster explores the Bible's teaching and how to live a life of peace.\n\nDownload the sermon notes\n\nWatch video of the full worship service\n\n\n\nFollow Acts 2:\n\nWebsite\n\nFacebook\n\nInstagram\n\nYoutube","content_html":"We long to find peace in the midst of struggle, and not only as individuals, but in our communities and world as well. We are called to be people of peace in a chaotic world. The good news is Jesus makes peace in this life possible. Dr. Mark Foster explores the Bible's teaching and how to live a life of peace.
\n\n\n\nWatch video of the full worship service
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"We long to find peace in the midst of struggle, and not only as individuals, but in our communities and world as well. We are called to be people of peace in a chaotic world. The good news is Jesus makes peace in this life possible. Dr. Mark Foster explores the Bible's teaching and how to live a life of peace.","date_published":"2019-12-08T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3813abc6-9e0c-4636-ab38-d8f440a2a722.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44065655,"duration_in_seconds":2203}]},{"id":"1afeb1fd-fac0-44a6-9372-a9628c027fd3","title":"Longing for Hope","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/251","content_text":"The season of Christmas lays bare the deepest longings of our heart, and in a world of violence, division, and suffering, we’re desperate for hope. In the 8th century BC, the prophet Isaiah spoke of the birth of a ruler who would establish peace and rule with justice and righteousness, and who continues to give us hope today.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"The season of Christmas lays bare the deepest longings of our heart, and in a world of violence, division, and suffering, we’re desperate for hope. In the 8th century BC, the prophet Isaiah spoke of the birth of a ruler who would establish peace and rule with justice and righteousness, and who continues to give us hope today.
\n\n","summary":"The season of Christmas lays bare the deepest longings of our heart, and in a world of violence, division, and suffering, we’re desperate for hope. In the 8th century BC, the prophet Isaiah spoke of the birth of a ruler who would establish peace and rule with justice and righteousness, and who continues to give us hope today.","date_published":"2019-12-01T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/1afeb1fd-fac0-44a6-9372-a9628c027fd3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25710067,"duration_in_seconds":2436}]},{"id":"188a9d7b-a7d8-4955-9f44-5c9e9ccc7e7c","title":"Amen","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/250","content_text":"Though we're familiar with the word, we don't think much about what it means to say \"amen\" at the end of a prayer. When we say \"amen\" to God's will in our lives, we may fear losing control, but we gain immeasurably more by allowing God's loving desires to be realized in us.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Though we're familiar with the word, we don't think much about what it means to say "amen" at the end of a prayer. When we say "amen" to God's will in our lives, we may fear losing control, but we gain immeasurably more by allowing God's loving desires to be realized in us.
\n\n","summary":"Though we're familiar with the word, we don't think much about what it means to say \"amen\" at the end of a prayer. When we say \"amen\" to God's will in our lives, we may fear losing control, but we gain immeasurably more by allowing God's loving desires to be realized in us.","date_published":"2019-11-24T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/188a9d7b-a7d8-4955-9f44-5c9e9ccc7e7c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22960867,"duration_in_seconds":2184}]},{"id":"8fe3bb0f-a524-4207-b53b-0252bd7e17e0","title":"Wow","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/249","content_text":"For some moments, \"Wow\" is the only word we can muster. Yet we find it difficult to stop and notice the beauty of the world around us. When we practice stillness with God and cultivate our sense of wonder, we can experience the glory of God that suffuses the world and gratefully pray, \"Wow!\"\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"For some moments, "Wow" is the only word we can muster. Yet we find it difficult to stop and notice the beauty of the world around us. When we practice stillness with God and cultivate our sense of wonder, we can experience the glory of God that suffuses the world and gratefully pray, "Wow!"
\n\n","summary":"For some moments, \"Wow\" is the only word we can muster. Yet we find it difficult to stop and notice the beauty of the world around us. When we practice stillness with God and cultivate our sense of wonder, we can experience the glory of God that suffuses the world and gratefully pray, \"Wow!\"","date_published":"2019-11-17T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8fe3bb0f-a524-4207-b53b-0252bd7e17e0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18929227,"duration_in_seconds":1786}]},{"id":"32936b48-21b2-4640-99e8-3e02e0f52800","title":"Thanks","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/248","content_text":"We all want to be more grateful, but it's often difficult. Yet when we recognize that everything we have is a gift from God, we can't help but feel grateful. And as we develop a rhythm of thanking God, gratitude fills us with joy and changes the way we experience the world.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"We all want to be more grateful, but it's often difficult. Yet when we recognize that everything we have is a gift from God, we can't help but feel grateful. And as we develop a rhythm of thanking God, gratitude fills us with joy and changes the way we experience the world.
\n\n","summary":"We all want to be more grateful, but it's often difficult. Yet when we recognize that everything we have is a gift from God, we can't help but feel grateful. And as we develop a rhythm of thanking God, gratitude fills us with joy and changes the way we experience the world.","date_published":"2019-11-10T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/32936b48-21b2-4640-99e8-3e02e0f52800.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20237299,"duration_in_seconds":1903}]},{"id":"d828800a-6639-481c-8e57-847ff97cb34f","title":"Help!","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/247","content_text":"“Help” is a complete sentence and perhaps the most concise and effective prayer in the world. The great preacher Charles Spurgeon said, “Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom.” A new life starts with surrender when we say, “Here, God. I can’t, but you can. Help.\"\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"“Help” is a complete sentence and perhaps the most concise and effective prayer in the world. The great preacher Charles Spurgeon said, “Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom.” A new life starts with surrender when we say, “Here, God. I can’t, but you can. Help."
\n\n","summary":"“Help” is a complete sentence and perhaps the most concise and effective prayer in the world. The great preacher Charles Spurgeon said, “Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom.” A new life starts with surrender when we say, “Here, God. I can’t, but you can. Help.\"","date_published":"2019-11-03T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/d828800a-6639-481c-8e57-847ff97cb34f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24843973,"duration_in_seconds":2314}]},{"id":"3048eaa2-93e4-42de-8d1f-ce2092222f40","title":"Talented People","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/246","content_text":"It's easy to hold on to what we have in order to feel secure. But God is the source of all our gifts, and when we are generous with those gifts, God uses our generosity to change our hearts and the world.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"It's easy to hold on to what we have in order to feel secure. But God is the source of all our gifts, and when we are generous with those gifts, God uses our generosity to change our hearts and the world.
\n\n","summary":"It's easy to hold on to what we have in order to feel secure. But God is the source of all our gifts, and when we are generous with those gifts, God uses our generosity to change our hearts and the world.","date_published":"2019-10-27T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3048eaa2-93e4-42de-8d1f-ce2092222f40.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24742141,"duration_in_seconds":2346}]},{"id":"1c2a6b6b-8d2c-4716-9849-75ee6b1c4c3e","title":"The Highest Value","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/245","content_text":"It's easy to fall into the belief that we can find happiness in jobs and achievements, but when we seek fulfillment in those things, we find them unfulfilling and empty. In Philippians, Paul teaches that knowing Christ is of highest value, and when we live for him, we find a fulfillment the world cannot offer.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"It's easy to fall into the belief that we can find happiness in jobs and achievements, but when we seek fulfillment in those things, we find them unfulfilling and empty. In Philippians, Paul teaches that knowing Christ is of highest value, and when we live for him, we find a fulfillment the world cannot offer.
\n\n","summary":"It's easy to fall into the belief that we can find happiness in jobs and achievements, but when we seek fulfillment in those things, we find them unfulfilling and empty. In Philippians, Paul teaches that knowing Christ is of highest value, and when we live for him, we find a fulfillment the world cannot offer.","date_published":"2019-10-20T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/1c2a6b6b-8d2c-4716-9849-75ee6b1c4c3e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25498621,"duration_in_seconds":2396}]},{"id":"77b6d364-1527-4c38-8cbd-791e0ffb498e","title":"You Are Free to Be Generous","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/244","content_text":"The things we worry about compete for mastery of our lives. When put God first, we are free from worry. When we trust God, we are free to leave the results of our obedience to our loving, merciful, glorious savior, Jesus. \n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"The things we worry about compete for mastery of our lives. When put God first, we are free from worry. When we trust God, we are free to leave the results of our obedience to our loving, merciful, glorious savior, Jesus.
\n\n","summary":"The things we worry about compete for mastery of our lives. When put God first, we are free from worry. When we trust God, we are free to leave the results of our obedience to our loving, merciful, glorious savior, Jesus. ","date_published":"2019-10-13T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/77b6d364-1527-4c38-8cbd-791e0ffb498e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24250141,"duration_in_seconds":2289}]},{"id":"bd0fd8bf-5404-4ad8-b8a8-c4f000ab6e9c","title":"Born to be Generous","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/243","content_text":"God is love, and God's love for us has been revealed perfectly in Jesus. As loved people who are created in God's image, we respond to God's love by loving others and being generous. \n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"God is love, and God's love for us has been revealed perfectly in Jesus. As loved people who are created in God's image, we respond to God's love by loving others and being generous.
\n\n","summary":"God is love, and God's love for us has been revealed perfectly in Jesus. As loved people who are created in God's image, we respond to God's love by loving others and being generous. ","date_published":"2019-10-06T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/bd0fd8bf-5404-4ad8-b8a8-c4f000ab6e9c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19854419,"duration_in_seconds":1817}]},{"id":"34e39198-8269-4324-a5c2-16c2489c6ca0","title":"The Reliability of the New Testament","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/242","content_text":"Is the New Testament reliable? Rev. Brandon Blacksten explores the challenges of the New Testament's origins and consistency, and concludes that, ultimately, we can trust the New Testament account of the Good News of Jesus.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Is the New Testament reliable? Rev. Brandon Blacksten explores the challenges of the New Testament's origins and consistency, and concludes that, ultimately, we can trust the New Testament account of the Good News of Jesus.
\n\n","summary":"Is the New Testament reliable? Rev. Brandon Blacksten explores the challenges of the New Testament's origins and consistency, and concludes that, ultimately, we can trust the New Testament account of the Good News of Jesus.","date_published":"2019-09-29T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/34e39198-8269-4324-a5c2-16c2489c6ca0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23485387,"duration_in_seconds":2218}]},{"id":"7c880310-1de6-479a-9901-ac92ac06e2b1","title":"Homosexuality and the Bible","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/241","content_text":"Homosexuality is the most divisive issue facing Christianity today. Of the more than 31,000 verses in the Bible, less than 8 potentially relate to homosexuality. Dr. Mark Foster explores these passages and casts a vision for a community that is grounded in the love of God, even in the midst of differences.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Homosexuality is the most divisive issue facing Christianity today. Of the more than 31,000 verses in the Bible, less than 8 potentially relate to homosexuality. Dr. Mark Foster explores these passages and casts a vision for a community that is grounded in the love of God, even in the midst of differences.
\n\n","summary":"Homosexuality is the most divisive issue facing Christianity today. Of the more than 31,000 verses in the Bible, less than 8 potentially relate to homosexuality. Dr. Mark Foster explores these passages and casts a vision for a community that is grounded in the love of God, even in the midst of differences.","date_published":"2019-09-22T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/7c880310-1de6-479a-9901-ac92ac06e2b1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29204989,"duration_in_seconds":2713}]},{"id":"f1706c1b-7053-4124-bdaa-7d9c5ac6d961","title":"Violence and God in the Bible","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/240","content_text":"How do we understand violence and God in the Bible? Some Old Testament passages where God commands violence and genocide stand in stark contrast to Jesus' new command to “Love one another as I have loved you.” Dr. Mark Foster is joined this week by three members of Acts 2 who are exemplary Christian military officers to make sense of violence in the Bible, in our world, and how we respond. \n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"How do we understand violence and God in the Bible? Some Old Testament passages where God commands violence and genocide stand in stark contrast to Jesus' new command to “Love one another as I have loved you.” Dr. Mark Foster is joined this week by three members of Acts 2 who are exemplary Christian military officers to make sense of violence in the Bible, in our world, and how we respond.
\n\n","summary":"How do we understand violence and God in the Bible? Some Old Testament passages where God commands violence and genocide stand in stark contrast to Jesus' new command to “Love one another as I have loved you.” Dr. Mark Foster is joined this week by three members of Acts 2 who are exemplary Christian military officers to make sense of violence in the Bible, in our world, and how we respond.","date_published":"2019-09-15T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f1706c1b-7053-4124-bdaa-7d9c5ac6d961.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27005053,"duration_in_seconds":2524}]},{"id":"2934bda6-ecc2-421d-9d16-f2b56014a5d2","title":"The Word of God","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/239","content_text":"The Word of God is Jesus Christ, and the words of the Bible tell us about that Word. So what do we do when we don’t understand portions of the Bible? What do we do when we do understand and are appalled? Dr. Mark Foster helps us learn how to read and NOT read the Bible in Week 1 of our September Sermon Series, “Making Sense of the Bible.\"\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"The Word of God is Jesus Christ, and the words of the Bible tell us about that Word. So what do we do when we don’t understand portions of the Bible? What do we do when we do understand and are appalled? Dr. Mark Foster helps us learn how to read and NOT read the Bible in Week 1 of our September Sermon Series, “Making Sense of the Bible."
\n\n","summary":"The Word of God is Jesus Christ, and the words of the Bible tell us about that Word. So what do we do when we don’t understand portions of the Bible? What do we do when we do understand and are appalled? Dr. Mark Foster helps us learn how to read and NOT read the Bible in Week 1 of our September Sermon Series, “Making Sense of the Bible.\"","date_published":"2019-09-08T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2934bda6-ecc2-421d-9d16-f2b56014a5d2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23323669,"duration_in_seconds":2269}]},{"id":"b15fb0d4-4dce-43b3-8f66-cc927eeb285e","title":"Words to Build a Life On","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/238","content_text":"In a world of “soundbites,” “headlines,” and “memes,” it can be difficult to get to the truth of what someone is saying. In this sermon, Dr. Mark summarizes the Sermon on the Mount covering the highlights of Matthew chapters five, six, and seven to allow us to hear the sermon as a whole. Jesus is not giving us advice or another set of restrictive rules. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching us that it is possible to become like Him in this life and live with him forever in the next!\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"In a world of “soundbites,” “headlines,” and “memes,” it can be difficult to get to the truth of what someone is saying. In this sermon, Dr. Mark summarizes the Sermon on the Mount covering the highlights of Matthew chapters five, six, and seven to allow us to hear the sermon as a whole. Jesus is not giving us advice or another set of restrictive rules. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching us that it is possible to become like Him in this life and live with him forever in the next!
\n\n","summary":"In a world of “soundbites,” “headlines,” and “memes,” it can be difficult to get to the truth of what someone is saying.\r\nIn this sermon, Dr. Mark summarizes the Sermon on the Mount covering the highlights of Matthew chapters five, six, and seven to allow us to hear the sermon as a whole. Jesus is not giving us advice or another set of restrictive rules. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching us that it is possible to become like Him in this life and live with him forever in the next!","date_published":"2019-09-01T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/b15fb0d4-4dce-43b3-8f66-cc927eeb285e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21497101,"duration_in_seconds":2022}]},{"id":"87473e69-67e9-4505-8982-4c0138ce04c6","title":"The Community of Prayerful Love","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/237","content_text":"In a world filled with condemnation, the church can be a \"community of prayerful love.\" Through offering compassion (and not condemnation!) and through prayer, we can look more and more like the community Jesus described in Matthew 7.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"In a world filled with condemnation, the church can be a "community of prayerful love." Through offering compassion (and not condemnation!) and through prayer, we can look more and more like the community Jesus described in Matthew 7.
\n\n","summary":"In a world filled with condemnation, the church can be a \"community of prayerful love.\" Through offering compassion (and not condemnation!) and through prayer, we can look more and more like the community Jesus described in Matthew 7.","date_published":"2019-08-25T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/87473e69-67e9-4505-8982-4c0138ce04c6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20099819,"duration_in_seconds":1850}]},{"id":"ec294d02-562f-4719-b7e8-9a208b41bdc6","title":"Letting Go of Worry","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/236","content_text":"We all experience worry—sometimes to the point that we can't think of anything else. But our worries can tell us what we truly treasure. Jesus teaches that when we learn to treasure what God treasures, we can let go of worry and find freedom.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"We all experience worry—sometimes to the point that we can't think of anything else. But our worries can tell us what we truly treasure. Jesus teaches that when we learn to treasure what God treasures, we can let go of worry and find freedom.
\n\n","summary":"We all experience worry—sometimes to the point that we can't think of anything else. But our worries can tell us what we truly treasure. Jesus teaches that when we learn to treasure what God treasures, we can let go of worry and find freedom.","date_published":"2019-08-18T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/ec294d02-562f-4719-b7e8-9a208b41bdc6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20698627,"duration_in_seconds":1960}]},{"id":"867c06f3-d11b-4c37-88e0-51a9f5757661","title":"How to Be Holy","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/235","content_text":"One of the primary hinderances to our ability to connect with God is the desire for the approval of others. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares how to overcome this challenge and teaches us to live beyond the opinion of others.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"One of the primary hinderances to our ability to connect with God is the desire for the approval of others. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares how to overcome this challenge and teaches us to live beyond the opinion of others.
\n\n","summary":"One of the primary hinderances to our ability to connect with God is the desire for the approval of others. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares how to overcome this challenge and teaches us to live beyond the opinion of others.","date_published":"2019-08-11T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/867c06f3-d11b-4c37-88e0-51a9f5757661.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20984869,"duration_in_seconds":1961}]},{"id":"126671b4-f1ca-461f-bc08-bf9b5cfef78f","title":"A Life Without Anger","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/234","content_text":"Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster\nPassage: Matthew 5:21-24\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Matthew 5:21-24
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Who is really well off? What is the good life? Dr. Mark Foster explores these questions in the first installment of our new series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, "The Best Teaching You'll Ever Hear."
\n\n","summary":"Who is really well off? What is the good life? Dr. Mark Foster explores these questions in the first installment of our new series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, \"The Best Teaching You'll Ever Hear.\"","date_published":"2019-07-28T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/3057bcef-a81c-4742-bacd-9298f55c2774.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20299357,"duration_in_seconds":1937}]},{"id":"054c9806-ea4d-47eb-bd98-6314935f6597","title":"232: Connecting All the Pieces","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/232","content_text":"We can go out in Jesus' protection and power because all authority on heaven and earth are his. He is Christ Pantocrator, Ruler of All. Be not afraid. We are in the wonderful and loving reign of Jesus the Christ.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"We can go out in Jesus' protection and power because all authority on heaven and earth are his. He is Christ Pantocrator, Ruler of All. Be not afraid. We are in the wonderful and loving reign of Jesus the Christ.
\n\n","summary":"We can go out in Jesus' protection and power because all authority on heaven and earth are his. He is Christ Pantocrator, Ruler of All. Be not afraid. We are in the wonderful and loving reign of Jesus the Christ.","date_published":"2019-07-21T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/054c9806-ea4d-47eb-bd98-6314935f6597.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27419317,"duration_in_seconds":2582}]},{"id":"7d2a227d-8646-4753-a3c4-4fc924ceda9c","title":"231: Building on a Firm Foundation","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/231","content_text":"We're often tempted to take the easy way out, but when we do so, we're like workers who build on a foundation of sand. Jesus shows us a better way, and when we build on the foundation of his teaching, we build a life that can endure.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"We're often tempted to take the easy way out, but when we do so, we're like workers who build on a foundation of sand. Jesus shows us a better way, and when we build on the foundation of his teaching, we build a life that can endure.
\n\n","summary":"We're often tempted to take the easy way out, but when we do so, we're like workers who build on a foundation of sand. Jesus shows us a better way, and when we build on the foundation of his teaching, we build a life that can endure.","date_published":"2019-07-14T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/7d2a227d-8646-4753-a3c4-4fc924ceda9c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21318972,"duration_in_seconds":1965}]},{"id":"8902de54-e961-4b65-9058-a22c65eda65f","title":"230: Follow the Instructions","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/230","content_text":"When building something, we start with the instructions, but instructions can't tell us how to deal with every situation. By exploring one of the most well-known sets of instructions—the Ten Commandments—we discover a pattern that shows us a way of life that's based in love.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"When building something, we start with the instructions, but instructions can't tell us how to deal with every situation. By exploring one of the most well-known sets of instructions—the Ten Commandments—we discover a pattern that shows us a way of life that's based in love.
\n\n","summary":"When building something, we start with the instructions, but instructions can't tell us how to deal with every situation. By exploring one of the most well-known sets of instructions—the Ten Commandments—we discover a pattern that shows us a way of life that's based in love.","date_published":"2019-07-07T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8902de54-e961-4b65-9058-a22c65eda65f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29321427,"duration_in_seconds":2350}]},{"id":"3f47cae4-837a-409f-9402-d7294729b6f9","title":"Episode 229: Mission Outpost","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/229","content_text":"In the book of Acts, the Antioch Church was a church that dug deep and reached out. Like them, we too can dig deep with devotion, encouragement, and discipleship, as well as reach out through the Holy Spirit, to diverse groups, in love. \nTeacher: Rev. John Vick\nPassage: Acts 11:21-26\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"In the book of Acts, the Antioch Church was a church that dug deep and reached out. Like them, we too can dig deep with devotion, encouragement, and discipleship, as well as reach out through the Holy Spirit, to diverse groups, in love.
\nTeacher: Rev. John Vick
\nPassage: Acts 11:21-26
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When we face transitions in life, we often must leave our comfort zones to reach the destination God desires for us. Rev. Andy and Melissa Nelms share about the apostles' adaptation to new circumstances in Acts 10 and how we can adapt when God calls us off the beaten path.
\n\n","summary":"When we face transitions in life, we often must leave our comfort zones to reach the destination God desires for us. Rev. Andy and Melissa Nelms share about the apostles' adaptation to new circumstances in Acts 10 and how we can adapt when God calls us off the beaten path. ","date_published":"2019-06-23T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/91811f0d-5327-4d32-8af1-542cbf4e71e9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24188472,"duration_in_seconds":2265}]},{"id":"28099b76-99d5-41c4-bb90-65bcf02882ae","title":"227: True Community","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/227","content_text":"When we head into uncharted territory, we need a community around us if we are to reach our goal. When the church was born, the disciples had to learn a new way of living together, and God used their new community to transform the world.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"When we head into uncharted territory, we need a community around us if we are to reach our goal. When the church was born, the disciples had to learn a new way of living together, and God used their new community to transform the world.
\n\n","summary":"When we head into uncharted territory, we need a community around us if we are to reach our goal. When the church was born, the disciples had to learn a new way of living together, and God used their new community to transform the world.","date_published":"2019-06-16T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/28099b76-99d5-41c4-bb90-65bcf02882ae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26440309,"duration_in_seconds":2512}]},{"id":"9b6b6ad8-8472-4319-871b-42fce7bd8766","title":"226: A New Canoe","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/226","content_text":"After he ascended into heaven, Jesus gave the disciples a task that was beyond their ability. But at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit filled them and gave them power to do things they previously could only have dreamt of. And the same Holy Spirit promises to fill, empower, and guide us today.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"After he ascended into heaven, Jesus gave the disciples a task that was beyond their ability. But at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit filled them and gave them power to do things they previously could only have dreamt of. And the same Holy Spirit promises to fill, empower, and guide us today.
\n\n","summary":"After he ascended into heaven, Jesus gave the disciples a task that was beyond their ability. But at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit filled them and gave them power to do things they previously could only have dreamt of. And the same Holy Spirit promises to fill, empower, and guide us today.","date_published":"2019-06-09T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/9b6b6ad8-8472-4319-871b-42fce7bd8766.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21573637,"duration_in_seconds":2029}]},{"id":"c20a8abb-bad7-4cb3-b03e-6fe009370d08","title":"225: Uncharted Territory","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/225","content_text":"At some point, we all realize that what got us here will not get us where we need to go. Jesus' disciples faced that situation when he ascended into heaven, and he gave them a mission that was beyond anything they had ever done before. Their response teaches us how we can respond when we enter uncharted territory.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"At some point, we all realize that what got us here will not get us where we need to go. Jesus' disciples faced that situation when he ascended into heaven, and he gave them a mission that was beyond anything they had ever done before. Their response teaches us how we can respond when we enter uncharted territory.
\n\n","summary":"At some point, we all realize that what got us here will not get us where we need to go. Jesus' disciples faced that situation when he ascended into heaven, and he gave them a mission that was beyond anything they had ever done before. Their response teaches us how we can respond when we enter uncharted territory.","date_published":"2019-06-02T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c20a8abb-bad7-4cb3-b03e-6fe009370d08.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17277475,"duration_in_seconds":1628}]},{"id":"c344e079-bc06-4828-9f1c-ca7819ad9e18","title":"224: Overflow","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/224","content_text":"Jesus said \"Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.\" Our words and actions flow from what we treasure in our hearts. When we treasure the word of Christ and the love of God within our hearts, we can overflow with love and kindness.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Jesus said "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks." Our words and actions flow from what we treasure in our hearts. When we treasure the word of Christ and the love of God within our hearts, we can overflow with love and kindness.
\n\n","summary":"Jesus said \"Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.\" Our words and actions flow from what we treasure in our hearts. When we treasure the word of Christ and the love of God within our hearts, we can overflow with love and kindness.","date_published":"2019-05-28T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/c344e079-bc06-4828-9f1c-ca7819ad9e18.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18994835,"duration_in_seconds":1751}]},{"id":"a81efe7d-7223-4a0f-b703-2e4332009c03","title":"223: When God is Silent","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/223","content_text":"What do you do when you pour out your heart to God in prayer, but you hear nothing in response? Dr. Mark Foster shares about when God's answer to prayer is \"Yes,\" \"No,\" and \"Not Yet,\" and he talks with Acts 2 member Cathy Meyer about her experience with God through struggle and loss.\n\nDownload the sermon notes. ","content_html":"What do you do when you pour out your heart to God in prayer, but you hear nothing in response? Dr. Mark Foster shares about when God's answer to prayer is "Yes," "No," and "Not Yet," and he talks with Acts 2 member Cathy Meyer about her experience with God through struggle and loss.
\n\n","summary":"What do you do when you pour out your heart to God in prayer, but you hear nothing in response? Dr. Mark Foster shares about when God's answer to prayer is \"Yes,\" \"No,\" and \"Not Yet,\" and he talks with Acts 2 member Cathy Meyer about her experience with God through struggle and loss.","date_published":"2019-05-19T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/a81efe7d-7223-4a0f-b703-2e4332009c03.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24453709,"duration_in_seconds":2289}]},{"id":"2b2bb7f7-899b-4724-af4f-d5d616740a44","title":"222: What God Sounds Like","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/222","content_text":"God is more ready to talk to you than you are ready to listen. You can learn to hear the direct, loving, weighty voice of God through scripture. Over thousands of years, God’s voice is consistent. Pastor Mark shows us how we can know God’s voice today.\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"God is more ready to talk to you than you are ready to listen. You can learn to hear the direct, loving, weighty voice of God through scripture. Over thousands of years, God’s voice is consistent. Pastor Mark shows us how we can know God’s voice today.
\n\n","summary":"God is more ready to talk to you than you are ready to listen. You can learn to hear the direct, loving, weighty voice of God through scripture. Over thousands of years, God’s voice is consistent. Pastor Mark shows us how we can know God’s voice today.","date_published":"2019-05-12T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/2b2bb7f7-899b-4724-af4f-d5d616740a44.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30385881,"duration_in_seconds":2338}]},{"id":"aec94e59-d9d0-45eb-bba5-0e2393c7f3d2","title":"221: Competing Voices","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/221","content_text":"Every day, we are bombarded by voices that compete for our time, attention, and our hearts. In a sea of competing voices, how do we discern the one voice that leads to abundant life?\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Every day, we are bombarded by voices that compete for our time, attention, and our hearts. In a sea of competing voices, how do we discern the one voice that leads to abundant life?
\n\n","summary":"Every day, we are bombarded by voices that compete for our time, attention, and our hearts. In a sea of competing voices, how do we discern the one voice that leads to abundant life?","date_published":"2019-05-05T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/aec94e59-d9d0-45eb-bba5-0e2393c7f3d2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18977971,"duration_in_seconds":1784}]},{"id":"8cd14f44-c0e1-4be0-9566-5163df6bb756","title":"220: Listening","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/220","content_text":"God's voice can be difficult to hear, as the boy Samuel found out. However, Samuel was able to discern God's voice through the help of his mentor Eli and through praying this prayer: \"Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.\" Often, the first step needed to hear God's voice is simply to listen.\n\nDownload the sermon notes. ","content_html":"God's voice can be difficult to hear, as the boy Samuel found out. However, Samuel was able to discern God's voice through the help of his mentor Eli and through praying this prayer: "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." Often, the first step needed to hear God's voice is simply to listen.
\n\n","summary":"God's voice can be difficult to hear, as the boy Samuel found out. However, Samuel was able to discern God's voice through the help of his mentor Eli and through praying this prayer: \"Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.\" Often, the first step needed to hear God's voice is simply to listen.","date_published":"2019-04-28T09:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/8cd14f44-c0e1-4be0-9566-5163df6bb756.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21072371,"duration_in_seconds":1958}]},{"id":"c532f4d6-bc7c-48fb-a7fc-a57ca45fa9c8","title":"219: He IS Risen","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/219","content_text":"On Friday, Jesus was crucified, and his followers were overcome with pain. On Saturday, they waited, and nothing made sense. But on Sunday, Jesus rose from the dead, and they experienced deliverance. Whether you find yourself in a time of waiting or pain, Easter means that Jesus still delivers us from death to life, hope, and love.\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster\nPassage: Matthew 28:1-6\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"On Friday, Jesus was crucified, and his followers were overcome with pain. On Saturday, they waited, and nothing made sense. But on Sunday, Jesus rose from the dead, and they experienced deliverance. Whether you find yourself in a time of waiting or pain, Easter means that Jesus still delivers us from death to life, hope, and love.
\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Matthew 28:1-6
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Sloth is painful to watch, but easy to fall into. When we give in to sloth, we become indifferent to those around us. But throughout his life, Jesus models a better way—the way of diligence.
\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Matthew 26:36-41
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While it's easy to see greed as a temptation only for the very rich, the desire for more affects all of us. Instead of accumulating as much as possible and holding on for dear life, though, Jesus teaches that generosity sets us free from greed and lets us live lives of blessing for others.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
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Whether it's food, shopping, or scrolling on our phones, we all struggle with wanting more than is good for us, and the excess leads to ruin. But God desires our freedom, and through the virtue of temperance, helps us trust that Jesus is enough.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Philippians 3:18-20
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Envy can cause us to resent and even have contempt towards others. We can, however, find true, authentic contentment in God. In the presence of God, we have all that we need, and our envy begins to vanish.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. John Vick
\nPassage: Psalm 73:2-3, 23-26
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Lust can wreck our relationships and reduce our capacity for love. The virtue of chastity helps us overcome lust so that we no longer see others as object for our use, but as people with whom we can have real relationships.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: Philippians 4:8
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It's easy to respond with anger when things don't go our way, but patience allows us to let go of the anger that ensnares us.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Ephesians 4:29-32
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Pride distorts our sense of self and prevents us from seeing clearly, but when we humble ourselves before God, God's truth leads to life, freedom, and connection with God, self, and others.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Genesis 2:15-17
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How can we best love our families? In the conclusion to “Relationship Bootcamp,” we look to the latest research and biblical wisdom for dealing with parents, children, and in-laws.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Matthew 21:28-31
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We all have difficult people in our lives, and we struggle to know how to be in relationship with them. The Bible gives us guidance for how to relate to wise, foolish, and evil people. When we follow this teaching, and we set and maintain healthy boundaries, we grow in our ability to love others and ourselves.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Matthew 5:43-48
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Romans 12:9-12
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Relationships are the greatest source of both joy and pain in our lives. But before we can begin to improve our relationships, we have to start in the right place—the love of God that makes possible our love for others. Our ability to love begins with the recognition that God first loved us.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: 1 John 4:7-11
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What is perhaps most unexpected in the Gospel of Mark is the ending. In the oldest manuscripts, the Gospel ends with three women finding Jesus’ tomb empty, encountering an angel, and fleeing; “and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.” Their encounter shows us the consequences of fear in our own lives. Learn what Jesus teaches about fear so that we can live unafraid.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Mark 16:6-8
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We don't always get what we ask for, and it can be painful when we receive an answer we didn't expect. Sometimes, Jesus says no when we expect him to say yes. But his \"Yes\" and his \"No\" are always for our good.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Mark 5:1-7a
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Mark 2:13-14
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We often see what we expect to see. But Jesus walks into situations and does the unexpected. Experience the unexpected Jesus, who creates new possibilities greater than we could have ever expected.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Mark 1:9-11
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Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: Luke 2:36-38
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 2:1-7
The birth of Jesus is good news of great joy for all people.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 2:1-7
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 3:16-17
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Matthew 6:24
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\"02_Dec_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Brandon Blacksten. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: Luke 1:46-49
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\"25_Nov_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Melissa Nelms. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Melissa Nelms
\nPassage: Luke 24:28-32
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\"18_Nov_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Brandon Blackston. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
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\"11_Nov_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Andy Nelms. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Genesis 3:15
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\"04_Nov_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster & Rabbi Harris. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster and Rabbie Vered Harris
\nPassage: Leviticus 19:16-18
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\"28_Oct_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 17:11-15
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\"21_Oct_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Andy Nelms. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Matthew 26:26-30
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\"14_Oct_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19
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\"07_Oct_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: James 1:17, James 1:22-26
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Matthew 7:1-3
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: 1 Corinthians 10:13
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\"16_Sep_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Brandon Blacksten. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
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\"09_Sep_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Romans 8:28
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassages: Ephesians 5:1-2
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Teacher: Melissa Nelms
\nPassage: Ephesians 4:11-13
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Ephesians 3:20-21
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Ephesians 2:8-10
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Ephesians 1:20-23
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 19:1-4
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Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: Luke 10:38-42
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Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: Matthew 4:18-22
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 17:1-3
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 5:2-9
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Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
\nPassage: John 13:4-8
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 9:10-13
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 8:40-42
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Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Luke 10:25-28
\"20_May_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Psalm 127:1-2
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\"13_May_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Melissa Nelms. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Melissa Nelms
\nPassage: 2 Samuel 24:24-25
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\"06_May_2018 2nd Sermon\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Genesis 12:1-3
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Mark 10:13-16
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 11:25-26
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Psalm 23
\"08_Apr_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Andy Nelms. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Joshua 1:9
\"01_Apr_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nPassage: Luke 24:1-5
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\"25_Mar_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nPassage: John 12:12-13
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"18_Mar_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nPassage: John 12:24-25
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"11_Mar_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nPassage: John 3:1-3
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"04_Mar_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nPassage: John 2:13-16
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"25_Feb_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Mark 8:31-33
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"18_Feb_2018 (2nd Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Mark 1:9-12
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"11_Feb_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 UMC Sermons by Andy Nelms. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Mark 2:23-28
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Matthew 24:1-2
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_January_28_Sermon_Podcast_01282018_EDITED__1_\". Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Matthew 7:24-26
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"21_Jan_2018 (1st Sermon)\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Acts 15:1-2
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_January_14_Sermon_Podcast_01142017_EDITED__1_\". Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Romans 16:3-5
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_January_7_Sermon_Podcast_01072018_EDITED_mixdown__1_\". Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: John 17:20-21
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_December_31_Sermon_Podcast_12312017_EDITED__1_\". Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
\nPassage: Psalm 19
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_December_24_Sermon_Podcast_12242017_EDITED__1_\". Released: 2018.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 2:1-7
\"A2_December_17_Sermon_Podcast_2017_EDITED__1_\". Released: 2017.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 2:8-12
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"10_Dec_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Melissa Nelms
\nPassage: Luke 1:26-33
\"A2_December_3_Sermon_Podcast_12032017_EDITED__1_\". Released: 2017.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Matthew 1:18-21
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_November_26_Sermon_Podcast_11262017_edited__1_\". Released: 2017.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
\nPassage: Matthew 16
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_November_19_Sermon_Podcast_11192017_edited__1_\". Released: 2017.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Joshua 24:14
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_November_12_Sermon_Podcast_11122017_EDITED__1_\". Released: 2017.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: 1 Thessalonians 5:13-19
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_November_5_Sermon_Podcast_11052017_EDITED__1_ (1)\". Released: 2017.
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_October_29_Sermon_Podcast_10292017_EDITED__1_\". Released: 2017.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Luke 17:11-14
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_October22SermonPodcast_10222017_EDITED\". Released: 2017.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 12:47-49
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_October_15_Sermon_Podcast_10152017_EDITED__1_\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 14:6-7
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"08_Oct_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Hebrews 6:1-2
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"A2_September_24_Sermon_Podcast_09242017_EDITED__1_\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: 1 Peter 2:17
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"17_Sep_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Philippians 4:8
\"A2_Sermon_Podcast_09102017_EDITED__1_\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Genesis 25:21-26
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"03_Sep_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: John 8:1-7
\"27_Aug_12.15.52\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: James 5:7-8
\"20_Aug_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: James 4:7-10
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"13_Aug_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: James 3:7-10
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"06_Aug_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: James 2:14-17
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"30_Jul_10.43.21\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: James 1:5-8
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"23_Jul_2017 (1st Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 14:25-27
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Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Romans 5:6-10
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"09_Jul_10.17.19\".
\n\nTeacher: Melissa Nelms
\nPassage: 1 Samuel 10-17
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"02_Jul_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Acts 27:21-26
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"25_Jun_12.14.42 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Daniel 3:13-15
\"18_Jun_2017__1st_Sermon__-_EDITED__1_\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
\nPassage: Deuteronomy 24
\"Bible Heros - Esther\" from Acts 2 Sermons 2017 by Creighton Alexander. Released: 2017. Track 6. Genre: Speech.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
\nPassage: Esther 4
\"04_Jun_2017 (2nd Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Genesis 6-9
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"28_May_2017 (1st Sermon)\".
\n\nTeacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
\nPassage: Genesis 50:18-21
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"21_May_2017 (1st Sermon) #BLESSED Final Week\" from #BLESSED by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 3:16-17
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"#BLESSED Sermon Series - Week 4\" from #BLESSED Sermon Series by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Mark 10:35-36
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"07_May_2017 (1st Sermon) #BLESSED Week 3\" from #BLESSED by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 21:4-12
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"30_Apr_2017 (2nd Sermon)\" from #BLESSED by ACTS 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
\nPassage: Acts 17:16-19
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"23_Apr_12.12.17 (2nd Sermon)\" from #BLESSED - Week 1 by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
\nPassage: Genesis 12:2-3, Luke 4:17-19
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"16_Apr_2017 (Easter 1st Sermon)\" from The Way by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: John 20:1-2
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"The Way - Final Week\" from The Way by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nTeacher: Dr. Mark Foster
\nPassage: Mark 11:7-10
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"The Way - Week 5\" from The Way by Acts 2. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nDr. Mark Foster Mark 2:15-17
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\"The Way - Week 4\" by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: other.
\n\nDr. Mark Foster Mark 4:25-41
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"The Way - Week 3\" from The Way by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Track 1.
\n\nMelissa Nelms Mark 9:1
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"12_Mar_10.56.47\" from The Way - Week 2 by Andy Nelms. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.
\n\nMark 1:21-25
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\n\nMark 1:1
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"Relationship Bootcamp\" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2017. Track 4. Genre: Other.
\n\n1 Corinthians 9:24-27
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"Relationship Bootcamp - Strength Training Sermon.\"
\n\nDr. Creighton Alexander 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"Produce\".
\n\nDr. Creighton Alexander 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
","summary":"\"Produce\".\r\nDr. Creighton Alexander 1 Corinthians 9:24-27","date_published":"2017-02-12T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/683e31a5-4b0c-4c0b-82fa-4c0db435307a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18064153,"duration_in_seconds":1482}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=1770","title":"Episode 103: Assessment","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/103","content_text":"Dr. Mark Foster 1 Corinthians 9:24-27\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Dr. Mark Foster 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"Produce\".
\n\nDr. Mark Foster Luke 15:4-7
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"Produce\".
\n\nDr. Mark Foster John 17:20-21
\nDownload the sermon notes.
\"Produce\".
\n\nRev. Andy Nelms
","summary":"\"Produce\".\r\nRev. Andy Nelms","date_published":"2017-01-15T09:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/af0503cf-34e1-4508-be64-4026fbf2a3fe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18266341,"duration_in_seconds":1499}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=1787","title":"Episode 99: One God","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/99","content_text":"\"Produce\".\n\nRev. Andy Nelms, Deuteronomy 6:4-9\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"\"Produce\".
\n\nRev. Andy Nelms, Deuteronomy 6:4-9
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Dr. Creighton Alexander, Hebrews 12:1-2
","summary":"Dr. Creighton Alexander, Hebrews 12:1-2","date_published":"2017-01-01T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/963a7de7-cf56-401f-8c9b-ff4a7b313b6a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15377595,"duration_in_seconds":1281}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=2110","title":"Episode 97: Now What?","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/97","content_text":"Rev. Andy Nelms, John 1:35-41\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Rev. Andy Nelms, John 1:35-41
\nDownload the sermon notes.
The Wonder of Christmas Sermon Series - Week 4
\n\nDr. Mark Foster, Luke 2:1-7
\nDownload the sermon notes.
The Wonder of Christmas Sermon Series - Week 3
\n\nRev. Andy Nelms, Matthew 1:20-24
\nDownload the sermon notes.
The Wonder of Christmas Sermon Series - Week 2
\n\nDr. Mark Foster, Luke 1:26-31
\nDownload the sermon notes.
The Wonder of Christmas Sermon Series - Advent - Week 1
\n\nRev. Andy Nelms, Matthew 2:7-10
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Now What Sermon Series - Week 2
\n\nDr. Mark Foster, John 17:21-26
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Now What Sermon Series - Week 1
\n\nDr. Mark Foster
","summary":"Now What Sermon Series - Week 1\r\nDr. Makr Foster","date_published":"2016-11-13T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/57203d84-ee6a-46f7-a06f-1dfb83e2dd9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23435914,"duration_in_seconds":1880}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=1888","title":"Episode 90: It’s Time to Fly","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/90","content_text":"Dr. Mark Foster, Matthew 16:24-26\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Dr. Mark Foster, Matthew 16:24-26
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Rev. Andy Nelms, 1 Timothy 6:17-19
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Defying Gravity Sermon Series - Week 2
\n\nDr. Mark Foster, Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Deuteronomy 12:10-12
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Dr. Mark Foster, Haggai 1:3-6
\nDownload the sermon notes.
The Call Sermon Series - Week 4
\n\nRev. Andy Nelms 2 Timothy 4:6-8
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Dr. Mark Foster, Acts 17:22-28
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Dr. Mark Foster, Acts 13:1-4
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Sermon from special guest, Bishop James G. (Jimmy) Nunn, of the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church
","summary":"Sermon from special guest, Bishop James G. (Jimmy) Nunn, of the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church","date_published":"2016-09-18T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/01f511c4-0524-46bc-8482-43f432635c78.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16489471,"duration_in_seconds":1374}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=1921","title":"Episode 82: Called by Christ, Shaped by Many","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/82","content_text":"The Call Sermon Series - Week 1\n\nActs 9:17-19 Dr. Mark Foster\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"The Call Sermon Series - Week 1
\n\nActs 9:17-19 Dr. Mark Foster
\nDownload the sermon notes.
FOMO Sermon Series - Week 3
\n\nDr. Mark Foster, Philippians 4:0
\nDownload the sermon notes.
FOMO Sermon Series - Week 2
\n\nRev. Andy Nelms, Luke 12:13-21
\nDownload the sermon notes.
Dr. Mark Foster, Romans 12:18
\n\n","summary":"Dr. Mark Foster, Romans 12:18","date_published":"2016-08-12T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/f1d656c5-33ab-4a67-ad5c-c1c51a6511f7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27967466,"duration_in_seconds":2330}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=1982","title":"Episode 78: Don’t Look Back","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/78","content_text":"Fear of Missing Out Sermon Series - Week 1\n\nDr. Mark Foster, Genesis 19:0\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Fear of Missing Out Sermon Series - Week 1
\n\nDr. Mark Foster, Genesis 19:0
\n\n","summary":"Fear of Missing Out Sermon Series - Week 1\r\nDr. Mark Foster, Genesis 19:0","date_published":"2016-08-05T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/93f40de4-5488-4c7d-917c-d43b7ccfea36.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22853380,"duration_in_seconds":1881}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=1986","title":"Episode 77: What God Wants","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/77","content_text":"Dr. Mark Foster, Acts 2:36-39\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Dr. Mark Foster, Acts 2:36-39
\n\n","summary":"Dr. Mark Foster, Acts 2:36-39","date_published":"2016-07-31T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/7f444c07-88c0-43c5-8392-ae01aa3bd422.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19483822,"duration_in_seconds":1600}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=2212","title":"Episode 76: How to FOLLOW Jesus","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/76","content_text":"Dr. Mark Foster, Mark 10:46-52\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Dr. Mark Foster, Mark 10:46-52
\n\n","summary":"Dr. Mark Foster, Mark 10:46-52","date_published":"2016-07-24T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/940d4e8e-cbaa-45c9-8657-d3fe7a0e722b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25188567,"duration_in_seconds":2098}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=1991","title":"Episode 75: God Calms","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/75","content_text":"Dr. Mark Foster, Luke 8:22-25\n\nDownload the sermon notes.","content_html":"Dr. Mark Foster, Luke 8:22-25
\n\n","summary":"Dr. Mark Foster, Luke 8:22-25","date_published":"2016-07-22T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4820ee0f-40e3-48ca-aab6-a40ef09f0c52/e9c14156-0b94-4240-bc74-dd1c8f4c8af6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23768932,"duration_in_seconds":1919}]},{"id":"http://acts2umc.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=1996","title":"Episode 74: One People","url":"https://acts2umc.fireside.fm/74","content_text":"One Church Sermon Series - Week 4\n\nRev. Andy Nelms, Exodus 18:14-18","content_html":"One Church Sermon Series - Week 4
\n\nRev. Andy Nelms, Exodus 18:14-18
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