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Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Today Pastor Rob talks about religion's hidden need (spoiler alert: it's doubt!). Listen as he explores this sensitive subject and addresses leaving the church because of doubts instead of facing the challenge head on.
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Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Today we start and new series called Faith & Doubt where we will explore different angles of doubt and the positive role doubt can play in our faith. The message title this Sunday is "The Believing Side of Faith" and we will consider the story told in Mark 9:14-29. This passage tells of a father who brought his son to be healed by Jesus and ends up making one of the most powerful statements in the New Testament, "I believe, help my unbelief." We will unpack this declaration and think about the powerful implications of it.
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Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Each year Pastor Rob does two dramatic monologues. Listen today as he portrays King Herod.
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Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
This week Pastor Rob continues our Advent series "Glory" and he talks about the weight of glory and how glory is something God brings to us, and this makes a most important point about glory. Glory is something given not gotten.
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Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Listen as Pastor Rob talks about finding glory in the hard places in life. How sometimes what we need is not peace, but glory.
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Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
When was the first time you learned that certain aspects about Christmas were up for debate? But do you remember how old you were? Do you remember who told you or how you found out? Maybe it wasn’t around Christmas, but maybe it was involving something else. How did you feel when you found out that something that certain things didn’t add up. Did it feel like a disappointment or let down? How did it effect you? I mean, let’s face it we've all been there? Listen as Pastor Jevon talks about GLORY and how important it is to know who has the keys to your faith, your heart, and your home.
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Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Ever prayed a thanksgiving prayer? Sometimes we come at Thanksgiving through the back door. Our thanksgiving is not always about feeling abundantly blessed or full. Sometimes it comes out of hardship or challenge. Interestingly that latter condition has motivated people to give thanks more than any other.
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Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
In many ways, our series the last few weeks has been like solving a Rubik’s Cube. We’ve looked at the three loves Jesus identifies in the two great commandments, Love God with all your heart, soul, and might; and Love your neighbor as yourself. Love of God, Love of Others and Love of Self are like three dimensions that support life.
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Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
What makes a person a saint? I dare say most of us disqualify ourselves from that status, yet all the people we recognized in this service this morning would probably have been equally uncomfortable with such a title. But the qualities of genuine sainthood are not perfection, self-righteousness, superb biblical or theological knowledge. It is the way the love of God is reflected in our living.
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Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Because Jesus was in the form of God, he became a servant.
What’s my point? Serving is God’s nature. And Paul says it is our nature too. We are made to be compassionate, caring, and giving. We are most alive when we find a way to make a positive difference in the world. Parker Palmer reminds us that the word vocation comes from the Latin word for “listen.” We find our vocation, our calling in life, when we listen to who God made us to be, and we allow our lives to be used to bless others.
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
We begin today a stewardship series, which often in church translates into raising money, which is an unfortunate mischaracterization. Steward is one of the most important words in the Bible that describes our primary identity as human beings. The word steward means manager. God calls us to manage all that God gives us.
We see this in the first chapter of the Bible…“So God created human beings…blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge…” (Genesis 1:27-28 GNT) This doesn’t mean we can run the earth the way we want. It means we are given the responsibility to manage creation the way God wants. We are called to steward everything God gives us.
But here’s the paradox about stewardship. You don’t have to be a person of faith to be a steward. Regardless of our faith or lack of faith in God, we all have resources in life to manage. We have our bodies, our souls, our minds, our relationships, our possessions, our potential, and more. Whatever we think about God, we are managing what we have. We make decisions everyday about the way we want to manage and use what we are given in this life. And the way we manage our resources says everything about what we value and believe about life.
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Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Romans 13: 1-7
Of the several controversial things the Apostle Paul wrote, and there were several(!), one of the greatest is this: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities.” Did Paul mean we should obey whatever governing authority happens to be in power at the time? If you had been a southern, plantation owner in the 1700’s, you might have agreed with Paul and criticized abolitionists for not obeying scripture. The Bible is clear, we are to be subject to governing authorities. But then you look at the Civil Rights movement and find leaders who were inspired by scripture to resist unfair laws and authorities.
The relationship between church and state has always been tenuous, and Paul’s words in Romans have always been problematic for Christians somewhere in the world at any point in history. For instance, should Christians in Russia today support their current regime? Should Christians in Israel support the policies affecting Palestinians? Should Christians in America be happy or sad about decisions by our Supreme Court?
Of course, the answer is: it depends on what you believe. America has lived its existence in a strange contradiction—believing in the separation of church and state while respecting and even protecting the freedom of religion. People who say that America is a Christian nation have a struggle with the constitution where it says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…” At the same time, people who say religion should have no place in politics struggle with endorsements like our currency that says “In God we trust.” We are a country that refuses to let religion determine our politics while also resisting the removal of faith from our political life.
So what does this mean for the church? At times Christians involved themselves in politics to the point of aligning with certain political parties. This often divides and alienates people. On the other hand, some churches have sought to stay removed from potentially divisive topics, they were guilty of remaining silent when the church should have been speaking up.
We conclude today our series on BE Just, Kind and Humble in which we have been looking at the light Christians can bring to our divided country, and we do so asking the question, What does the nation need from the church right now?
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Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
For the last few weeks, we’ve been in our Be Just, Kind, Humble series and we’ve talked about what it means to live out those three things we find in Micah 6:8. And today we're going to get really practical, and maybe a little uncomfortable. Because today we’re talking about loving our neighbor. And not just the neighbor who brings your trash cans in or waves to you every time you come and go—not the neighbors that are EASY to love. Today we’re talking about how in the world we love the neighbor who we don’t agree with. Maybe, if we’re honest, the one we try to avoid or we don’t really like.
And I am really challenged by this, because while that certainly seems EASIER, and tempting to only do life with people who I agree with, I’m not sure it is exactly how Jesus is calling us to live, especially not in this particular passage of scripture that we read today. There’s a real challenge in these words- Love God. Love your neighbor. Everything depends on doing these two things.
So as we talk about loving your neighbor, I know that this is a really tender space for some of us, and sometimes there ARE relationships we can’t heal on our own.
But in the places where we can make some progress, there is also a call that Jesus gives us to do everything we can to create loving, healthy relationships even in moments of conflict or disunity.
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
We could all use a little more humility in our life. But how do we do that in a practical way? See how we can learn from Micah 6:8.
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Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Kindness in the Bible is the most important description of the character of God.
The word for kindness in the Old Testament is Hesed. It is a multifaceted word with many ways it can be defined, but the most frequent is kindness. That is the basic meaning of hesed. But hesed is not just an emotion. It is not describing a feeling, but action on behalf of someone in need. What does the Lord require of us? Action on behalf of people in need.
Our willingness to practice hesed, to show people the kindness of God, could be the greatest hope for our world right now.
“You always have to be optimistic that people can change, and that you can change, and that one act of kindness may make all the difference in the world.” (Good News Magazine, “Bright Light in Montgomery” Sept-Oct 2021, p20)
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Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Election seasons seem to become more and more divisive every couple of years. The fabric of our union as Americans feels as though it gets more fragile at the seams. Published 50 years ago, but as fresh as today’s newspaper, Methodist preacher Wallace Hamilton wrote: “The whole country today seems in an ugly mood, as if we’d all been suddenly bitten by the same venomous bug—class against class, black against white, younger generation against older. Everyone rallies around (their) hates—and some have called us ‘The United Hates of America.’ I don’t intend to go into all of this,” he continues, “except to say that we who are Christian should be a healing influence in society, take some of the heat out of the hysteria, reduce the fever, and restore some decent balance in our judgments.” (p.83, What About Tomorrow?)
Such sentiment was more recently echoed by former senator John Danforth and Matt Malone in a September 2020 op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. They said:
"Today a growing number of Americans regard their political opponents not as fellow citizens with whom they disagree but as enemies; as politically, socially and even morally irredeemable. Millions of Americans consume news in echo chambers, while countless numbers have lost friends or even turned away from family over political disagreements.
This tendency to divide the world between us and them has come even to American churches, where righteous advocacy of social justice can come across as self-righteous scolding of individuals. Christians have a religious duty to champion the cause of justice. But as the prophet Micah teaches, they also have the duty to walk humbly with God and with their neighbors, especially when tempted to think of themselves as the swords of divine judgment.
Ultimately, everyone bears responsibility for polarization. This might seem like unwelcome news, but it’s the opposite. As long as the cause of the problem is someone else, then nothing can be done. But those who acknowledge how they contribute to the problem also can begin to imagine how they can create a better culture. In this world Americans would see each other as neighbors and treat each other as friends, even and especially when they disagree deeply.
We are priests from different Christian churches. We belong to different generations and have worked for different political parties. Yet we share a love of country that transcends those differences. Above all, we share a faith in God, who alone has the power to separate the righteous from the sinners."
In this spirit we begin today a five-week series in which we are joining other large United Methodist churches around the country to examine what it means to be the church in times of division. Doing mishpat and tzedakah means Practicing Mercy and Justice.
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Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
When is a worse time to go grocery shopping, when you’re full or when you’re hungry? Let’s try this out. I want you to imagine you’re hungry right now and I will show you a series of two pictures at a time. You tell me which you’d probably buy when hungry….3 pictures – Rob will call out one at a time. When you’re hungry you tend to buy the things that appear to give immediate benefit to hunger. In other words, high calorie foods that are probably not good for you. Cornell University did a lab study with shoppers who didn’t eat 5 hours prior and others who shopped right after a meal. As expected the hungry shoppers not only bought more, they bought items they normally wouldn’t. These shoppers said things like, “I know I shouldn’t get this stuff, but…” The study was enlightening not only for everyday shoppers but particularly food insecure people who live hungry most of the time. It also analyzed the way many stores present more high calorie items for easy choosing. I found this conclusion of the study very interesting: “The body is always trying to defend its state and it makes very logical sense that if you’re going for a period without food…you’re more likely to go for the food that’s high-calorie. If we’re needing energy, we’re not going to go out for lettuce.” (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sh...) The body is always trying to defend its state. If what’s true of the body is true of the soul, then what’s the state of your soul today? Are you happy? Sad? Joyful? Depressed? Confident? Fearful? If your soul tried to defend it’s state, then what is it seeking? Subscribe to receive our latest messages: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2n... To support St. Luke's in our mission to be an open, antiracist, justice-seeking church, visit http://stlukesumc.com/give. We are an open community of Christians helping people find and give hope through Jesus Christ - regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or socioeconomic background. —— STAY CONNECTED Website: https://stlukesumc.com St. Luke's UMC Facebook: https://facebook.com/stlukesindy St. Luke's UMC Instagram: https://instagram.com/stlukesindy St. Luke’s UMC TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stlukesindy St. Luke's UMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/stlukesindy St. Luke's UMC YouTube: https://youtube.com/stlukesindy St. Luke's UMC Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/stlukesindy
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
When we pick up on the Israelites story today, we find them in what William Bridges, in his book Transitions, calls “the neutral zone.” And I don’t know about you, but that word neutral immediately makes me think of being stuck. You put your car in neutral and floor the gas- doesn't matter, you’re not going anywhere. And that feeling isn’t too far off from how Bridges defines this part of a transition. He says that the Neutral Zone: (SLIDE) the in-between time where you hang suspended between what “was and will be” (p.40)
Basically, this is the part of the transition where we wait. And wait and wait and wait some more. And it’s not always pretty when we wait for an extended period of time. We can get impatient, we can want to give up...all the momentum has run out once we hit the neutral zone, and we have to figure out if we’re going to make it to what comes next or if we’re going to bail.
I don’t know what kind of change or transition you might be going through right now- it might be a job change, the end of a relationship, trying to get your kids back on a school schedule, or beginning to care for an aging parent. It might be a transition that you’ve chosen or one that you’re dreading. But I do know that at some point, each and every one of us during a transition is going to want to give up. We’re going to wonder if it’s worth it or we’re going to hit a patch of grief that feels too big.
If that’s where you are today- if you’re wondering if you’re going to make it through, or you’re just exhausted by the waiting- I want to encourage you to keep going. Perseverance doesn’t magically take the hard stuff away. But it does point us toward hope and what’s possible.
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Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
If you could have a significant choice back in your life, would you take it? If so, what would it be? A college choice? A job choice? Whether or not to get married? A particular move? And if you would have chosen differently, here’s a second question, Why? Why would you have chosen differently? What is the outcome you believe you would have had? The answer to those two questions says a lot about us, and indirectly says a lot about our faith.
Life is a series of change and transitions. But the two are not the same. Listen as Pastor Rob talks about life's transitions and how God can take any ending and turn it into a new beginning.
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Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Today we start a new series, Transitions. Ever feel pain with change? I don’t want to go through this change. I don’t want to change schools. I don’t want to leave home and go to college. I am not ready for my child to go to college. I don’t want to have to change jobs. I don’t want to divorce. I don’t want to be alone. I don’t want to retire, or grow old, or leave my house, or give up my freedoms.
Life is a series of change and transitions. But the two are not the same. Listen as Pastor Rob talks about life's transitions and how God can take any ending and turn it into a new beginning.
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