Hyde Park United Methodist
Sermons and talks from Hyde Park United Methodist. Making God's Love Real. Find out more at hydeparkumc.org
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- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
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- 779
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
All In Together, Part 2 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // October 31, 2021
In this moving passage from 1 Chronicles, David leads the Israelites through the power of his own generous example. God called the people to gather together the materials necessary for the building o…
All In Together, Part 1 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // October 24, 2021
Paul’s letter to the Galatians offered practical guidance on how to live in peace and harmony despite the cultural forces that would pull the apart. The instructions build to the fifth and final chap…
Missions Celebration, Go . . . Again // Derrick Scott III // October 17, 2021
The work of missions is tiring, difficult work at times. You may feel exhausted and worn out, in need of encouragement. Or maybe you are wondering what God has called you to do in the world. Derrick …
All In, Part 5 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // October 10, 2021
This is simultaneously the easiest and hardest of the Great Commandment. It is one thing to love God, which we can render easier in our minds as simpler to do. But to love someone we can see, with co…
All In, Part 4 // The Rev. Justin LaRosa // October 3, 2021
Paul’s letter to the Philippians tells us that whatever we do, we should do it for the glory of God. Every action, every moment of rest, every initiative we take, ought to be done through the filter …
All In, Part 3 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // September 26, 2021
Faith and reason are not contradictory. Religion and science, long considered opposites, are actually complementary. As Christians in the Wesleyan tradition, we believe that “reason” is one of three …
All In, Part 2 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // September 19, 2021
We often think about soul as something separate from our bodies, but what if is more than that? Explore how to fully reflect the breath of God in the way we live, finding alignment with the way and w…
All In, Part 1 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // September 12, 2021
When the Bible refers to a person’s heart, it is not just talking about the muscular organ in our bodies that pumps blood. Kardia is the Greek word for heart and refers to a person’s whole being. In …
Questions Jesus Asked, Week 6 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // September 5, 2021
We conclude our series “Questions Jesus Asked” with the very first question Jesus asked in the gospel of John. In this passage, some followers of John the Baptist expressed an interest in learning mo…
Questions Jesus Asked, Week 5 // The Rev. Sally Campbell-Evans // August 29, 2021
Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you… are you kidding me, Jesus? But the truth, Jesus is not kidding. Indeed, he is prescribing …
Questions Jesus Asked, Week 4 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // August 22, 2021
This was one of Jesus’ most famous and most important questions: What does it profit a person to gain the whole world but lose their soul? The answer, of course, is that nothing is worth compromising…
Questions Jesus Asked, Week 3 // The Rev. Justin LaRosa // August 15, 2021
In Luke’s version of the Sermon on the Mount, he offers the same teaching as that in Matthew: Do not worry. God’s got this. If God is able to care for the flowers and the birds, who do not worry one …
Questions Jesus Asked, Week 2 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // August 8, 2021
This passage is Matthew’s version of Jesus calming the storm. As the disciples were cowering in fear over the wind and the waves, Jesus seemingly rebukes them for their lack of faith. If we are hones…
Questions Jesus Asked, Week 1 // The Rev. Justin LaRosa // August 1, 2021
The Transfiguration of Jesus serves as the hinge or pivot point in Mark’s gospel. There are the teachings and miracles of Jesus that take place before then, followed by the predictions of Jesus’ deat…
The Boy Who Would Be King, Week 4 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // July 25, 2021
David is nearing the end of his life, and he recognizes that because of his warlike nature, God has forbidden him from building the Temple. His final words therefore not only seal his achievements an…
The Boy Who Would Be King, Week 3 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // July 18, 2021
The very first thing we learn about David is that he is a worshiper. From his days out in the field to his final years on the throne, he worshiped God. Worship should be a whole-life expression for u…
The Boy Who Would Be King, Week 2 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // July 11, 2021
David’s hubris and his inability to practice self-control led to his greatest downfall. He committed adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband Uriah. But his downfall began even before th…
The Boy Who Would Be King, Week 1 // The Rev. Sally Campbell-Evans // July 4, 2021
Every quintessential hero story has a “rite of passage” moment, in which the hero explodes onto the scene with a captivating, high-profile achievement. This is what the story of David and Goliath is.…
Comeback: Faith to Move Forward, Week 4 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // June 27, 2021
Peter is one of the more notable figures in the New Testament, in part because he represents us so well. Like him, we are impatient, ambitious, and think more highly of ourselves than we ought. It of…
Comeback: Faith to Move Forward, Week 3 // The Rev. Sally Campbell-Evans // June 20, 2021
No person had it worse in the Bible than Job. His story does not fit cleanly into the chronology of the Bible. He is a kind of helpless pawn between God and the forces of evil, maybe in a way that we…