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

  • 215: Envy and Contentment

    March 24th, 2019  |  25 mins 23 secs

    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.

  • 214: Lust and Chastity

    March 17th, 2019  |  26 mins 47 secs

    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.

  • 213: Anger and Patience

    March 10th, 2019  |  31 mins 35 secs

    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.

  • Episode 212: Pride and Humility

    March 3rd, 2019  |  37 mins 22 secs

    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.

  • Episode 211: Family Matters

    February 24th, 2019  |  36 mins 32 secs

    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.

  • Episode 210: Loving Difficult People

    February 17th, 2019  |  28 mins 27 secs

    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 boundari...

  • Episode 209: Becoming the Right Person

    February 10th, 2019  |  39 mins 33 secs
  • Episode 208: This is Us

    February 3rd, 2019  |  37 mins 45 secs

    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 t...

  • Episode 207: An Unexpected End

    January 27th, 2019  |  23 mins 24 secs

    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.” ...

  • Episode 206: An Unexpected Refusal

    January 20th, 2019  |  33 mins 14 secs

    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.

  • Episode 205: An Unexpected Choice

    January 13th, 2019  |  34 mins 21 secs
  • Episode 204: An Unexpected Start

    January 6th, 2019  |  30 mins 59 secs

    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.