Acts 2 Sermons

The weekly sermon podcast of Acts 2 United Methodist Church in Edmond, OK

About the show

The weekly sermon podcast of Acts 2 United Methodist Church in Edmond, OK. If you live in the Edmond area, we would love for you to worship with us in person Sunday mornings at 9:15 and 10:45. Learn more at acts2umc.org.

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Episodes

  • Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 7: Take Up Your Cross

    March 25th, 2024  |  32 mins 57 secs

    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.

  • Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 6: How to Become Like Jesus & Do as He Did

    March 17th, 2024  |  33 mins 43 secs

    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.

  • Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 5: Goal #3: Do as He Did

    March 11th, 2024  |  32 mins 25 secs

    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.

  • Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 4: Become Like Him

    March 4th, 2024  |  36 mins 59 secs

    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.

  • Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 3: Goal #1: Be with Jesus

    February 26th, 2024  |  33 mins 17 secs

    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.

  • Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 2: What is a Christian?

    February 19th, 2024  |  33 mins 27 secs

    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.

  • Practicing the Way of Jesus, part 1: How to Live Differently

    February 12th, 2024  |  37 mins 44 secs

    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.

  • Celebrating 25 Years

    February 4th, 2024  |  24 mins 59 secs

    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.

  • Love and Happiness, part 4: Invest in and Protect What You Value Most

    January 28th, 2024  |  37 mins 10 secs

    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.

  • Love and Happiness, part 3: How to Have Better Relationships

    January 22nd, 2024  |  34 mins 18 secs

    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.

  • Love and Happiness, part 2: How to Live a Happier Life

    January 14th, 2024  |  33 mins 38 secs

    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.

  • Love and Happiness, part 1: What is Love?

    January 7th, 2024  |  34 mins 37 secs

    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.