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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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Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Today we finish the series, Faith in the Real World. Our message today is from Dr. David Wilkinson, "From the James Webb Telescope to Jesus: The World at the Heart of the Universe" based on John 1.” He talks about how faith and science interact and support each other. A message you don't want to miss.
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Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
This is the first of 2 in a series called Faith in the Real World - today, Pastor Rob talks with Fanchon Stinger, former Fox59 news anchor who dives deep into how her faith has influenced her life. Fanchon's stories and scripture based life is inspiring and brings lessons to everyone's real world.
Fanchon's Foundation is called Grit & Grace Nation: https://gritandgracenation.org/
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Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Our song or psalm for this week is even more confusing, and challenging, and needed. It describes our deepest fear and our deepest need. Last week could very well be a part 1 to this message because it was written by David so we have to filter the lyrics through his context. Today, Pastor Jevon talks about Psalm 139 - and how God fearfully and wonderfully made us. He reminds us to look at ourselves and remind ourselves that God can handle what we desperately want to hide. One of the difficult journeys of faith is not believing in God. It’s believing what God believes in you. No matter what, He accepts you - just remind yourself, THIS IS ME.
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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
The 51st psalm is a plea for forgiveness and a desire to repent. It is a response to an entanglement that David had thats recorded in more details in 2 Samuel 12. Listen in as Pastor Jevon talks us through how blowing it can be redeemed in our trust in God and how HE cleans our hearts.
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Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
For this month of July we are looking at psalms. If you didn’t get one last week we have a note card that gives helpful background on the Book of Psalms. There are 150 psalms that came together over 6 centuries. They were written by kings like David as well as other known and unknown composers. The psalms are like a hymn book. They describe the honest feelings and emotions of the writers and show us that we can do the same. We can share with God whatever is going on inside of us—even feelings of anger and revenge.
The psalms were like the hymnbook of Israel. If you get nothing else out of this series, I hope you appreciate the way music helps us experience the presence of God unlike anything else. I hope you will be encouraged to incorporate music in an intentional way in your devotions or meditation time. Through song we experience God in unique ways.
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
For this month of July we are looking at psalms. If you didn’t get one last week we have a note card that gives helpful background on the Book of Psalms. There are 150 psalms that came together over 6 centuries. They were written by kings like David as well as other known and unknown composers. The psalms are like a hymn book. They describe the honest feelings and emotions of the writers and show us that we can do the same. We can share with God whatever is going on inside of us—even feelings of anger and revenge.
Today we consider the most popular category of the psalms comprising one-third of all psalms, Lament. And out of these 50 psalms of lament we consider Psalm 22.
This is what makes Psalm 22, and Jesus use of it on the cross, an important tool for us because it teaches us that Why is an okay question to ask God. Why is the most frequently occurring question in the psalms. It indicates something is wrong and does not make sense. And we are searching for understanding and taking our search to God.
Asking God why does not show a lack of faith. It is an expression of faith. It shows a faith that believes God can do something about our pain. And in bringing our real honest emotions and questions to God we find how God can help us. Often our greatest need is not a reason why. It is a comforting hand.
And, there are times when our praise is not because of what God got us through, but because we refuse to give up believing God will get us through.
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Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
We begin a five week series on Psalms today which is why we are calling it Summer Playlist. Psalms are songs. The Book of Psalms is like a hymnbook. So each week we will have songs we use in worship you can access at stlukesumc.com/summer
To save time in today’s message I have a one-page background that helps to understand the Book of Psalms. This morning we begin with Psalm 16 which is a Psalm of Trust.See sermon notes and more at stlukesumc.com/sermons
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Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Today is Pastor Nicole's last Sunday at St. Luke's UMC, Indy. Listen in as we learn that Spiritual poverty not only makes it difficult to see the possibility of God, but spiritual poverty makes it difficult to see that God is where we are because of where we are.
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Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
This marks Pastor Rob's 35th year of being a full-time local church pastor with the responsibility of preaching weekly in the churches I serve. And after 35 years today is the first Sunday in which my sermon focuses on the celebration of Juneteenth. Now how could that be? Listen in as he dives deep into the impact of HOPE - Helping Overcome Prejudice Everywhere
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Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
If you haven’t caught on by now, we are in a final series this spring dealing with Paul’s spiritual tri-fecta. I Lent we talked about Faith. After Easter we spent some weeks dealing with Love. Now we talk about Hope. Faith, Hope and Love. I realize we got them out of order, but that’s just to keep you on your toes.
But really, this order makes more sense, because if we have faith and love, then we are going to be people of hope. We are going to have hope and give hope. So this series uses HOPE as an acronym to consider the different ways we are called as people of faith and love to bring hope to the world. So today we consider how H.O.P.E. means Hang On, Peace Exists!
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Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
There comes a point when the veil is lifted, and you realize the world isn’t as perfect as you thought. When this happens, it 1 of three things. 1. It jades you and you become a skeptic. 2. It inspires you. 3. It does a little of both. Listen in as Pastor Jevon talks about HOPE in Education and how you can plant the seed in someone's life that can change them forever.
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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.
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