Hyde Park United Methodist
Sermons and talks from Hyde Park United Methodist. Making God's Love Real. Find out more at hydeparkumc.org
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 779
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
The Christmas Letters, Part 2 // Pastor Magrey Devega // December 8, 2024
Jesus is love incarnate, the “word of life” revealed to us as a human of both “water and blood.” He shows us the way of love, which shapes our relationships with God and others.
Reflection Questions:
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Beyond the Sermon: God's Promises for Past and Present
This week Mat and Magrey dive into the deeper meaning behind Magery's prayer and how we can stay faithful to every moment, even when we're called to something bigger then ourselves.
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The Christmas Letters, Part 1 // Pastor Magrey Devega // December 1, 2024
The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus brings us good news, offering us the hope of salvation. In Romans, we see God’s great plan to save all people from sin.
Reflection Questions:
1. What do you e…
Beyond the Sermon: The Empathy the World is Missing
This week, Mat and Magrey explore the Christian Liturgical Calendar more deeply, reflecting on what uncertain times mean to them and how they can find comfort in them.
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Not the End of the World, Part 4 // Pastor Magrey Devega // November 24, 2024
Challenged to prove ourselves, we find our identity in Christ, our King.
Reflection Questions:
1. What do you think it means to call Jesus king?
2. Do you think empathy is in short supply today? Who mod…
Beyond the Sermon: Full Disclosure
This week, Mat and Magrey reflect on what the crumbling temple might look like in your life, and how to find hope and guidance in those times of uncertainty.
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Not the End of the World, Part 3 // Pastor Magrey Devega // November 17, 2024
Christ never promises an easy walk, but one of sacrifice.
Reflection Questions:
1.) When in your life did all you thought was true and reliable seem “thrown down”?
2.) When have you seen evidence of God…
Beyond the Sermon: How to Overcome Hopelessness
Join Mat and Justin as they dive deeper into the message of Thessalonians, exploring how to find hope when it feels like the end is near. Justin shares a personal story of facing hopelessness, and to…
Not the End of the World: Skipping to the End, Part 2 // The Rev. Justin LaRosa // November 10, 2024
It may feel like the end is near, but we have to keep going.
Reflection Questions:
1. How have you attempted to stay grounded in your faith with unsettling news or alarming situation in today’s world?
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Not the End of the World: The Work of Waiting, Part 1 // Pastor Sally Campbell-Evans // November 3, 2024
God is at work in the dark places, even when we cannot see it.
Reflection Questions
1. When you are struggling who helps you (or what helps you) get back up and try again?
2. What is one thing you coul…
Living Impact: Committed to the Future, Part 6 // Pastor Magrey Devega // October 27, 2024
The culmination of remembering our membership vows is an act of recommitment, which would include the submission of our estimates of giving cards.
Reflection Questions:
In what way do you experience t…
Living Impact: Committed to the Future, Part 5 // Pastor Magrey Devega // October 20, 2024
The kingdom of God is built one life at a time, one relationship at a time, one moment of personal invitation at a time.
Reflection Questions:
What experience have you had with evangelism that is coer…
Living Impact: Committed to the Future, Part 4 // Heidi Aspinwall // October 13, 2024
What does it mean to serve others? For many of us, growing in our ability to serve means learning how to be uncomfortable in situations that stretch our boundaries. It means learning new names, exten…
Living Impact: Committed to the Future, Part 3 // Rev. Magrey Devega // October 6, 2024
Giving of our time, talent, and treasure is a central aspect of discipleship, and, for some, is the most difficult one to surrender.
Reflection Questions:
1. When have you had a good experience baking …
Living Impact: Committed to the Future, Part 2 // Rev. Clarke Campbell-Evans // September 29, 2024
Since the early church, Christians have been called to gather (ekklesia, which is translated as both “church” and “gathering.”) When we are present to each other, in worship, small groups, and servic…
Living Impact: Built to Last, Part 1 // The Rev. Justin LaRosa // September 22, 2024
A natural and important follow-up to our 125th Anniversary Celebration is a season of recommitment to grow deeper as disciples, wider in our reach to others, and united in mission to love God and lov…
Celebrating 125 Years of Making God's Love Real, Part 3 // The Rev. Magrey deVega // Sept. 15, 2024
Stories from our heritage not only tell us about our past. They remind us of who we are. Such is the story of our church’s beginning, back in 1899, when a small group chose to sing “I Love to Tell th…
Beyond the Sermon: What Thread Runs Through Your Life?
This week Mat sits down with former senior pastor of Hyde Park, Jim Harnish, with the topic of discovering and recognizing continuing threads of your life in the both spiritual and historical sense.
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Living Impact: 125 Years of Making God’s Love Real, Part 2 // The Rev. Jim Harnish // September 8, 2024
The writer of Hebrews scans over the long history of men and women who lived by faith, some of it in gory detail! But then the text looks directly at us to say that God’s story will not be perfect (c…
Beyond the Sermon: The Church's One Foundation
As Hyde Park begins its celebration of 125 years, Magrey and Mat sit down to discuss what it means to have a spiritual legacy.
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