MUMC Sermons

There is a generic version of you that tempts you to settle for a generic life. However, as the prophet Jeremiah discovered, God had called him to more than that. Follow along as Jeremiah "unconvers"…

God had a dream for the prophet Jeremiah, a God sized dream. Like many of us, Jeremiah had a hard time believing he could be a part of God's plan. And yet, as God did for Jeremiah, so God does for us…

In this week’s podcast, Pastor Russ talks about our heart condition based upon Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount where he said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Mt 6:21) The relatio…

On this week's podcast, Pastor Russ continues with the 3rd most essential practice we can do in our walk with God. Based upon the 24th chapter of the Old Testament book of Joshua, Pastor Russ invites…

In this week's episode, Pastor Russ continues discussing the four most essential things we can do on our Christian journey with God. This week he shares how study of the scriptures is an integral par…

This week, Pastor Russ starts a new worship series, Essential Practices, highlighting the things that are vital to do in our walk with Jesus. Listen as Pastor Russ shares how “Worship and Prayer” sho…

This week we center on Mary and Martha, two people who just …. Needed… Rest.  This story, like all others in the beautiful poetry that is the Word reminds us that the hyperlinks and parallels through…

This week, Pastor Russ, shares how the expert in the law got the question all wrong in Luke's Gospel and Jesus' telling of the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37). The question was not, "Who …

In this episode, Pastor Russ, talks about how "labeling" diminishes who we are and how others perceive us. In Luke's story of the woman with the alabaster jar (7:36-50) God in the person of Jesus the…

In today's message Pastor Russ talks about how sometimes in life, because of our circumstances, it is easier to hide behind a curtain, or put on a mask pretending to be someone we are not. However, t…

In Luke's Gospel, Jesus is about to depart and return to God. He invites his followers to "open their minds" to receiving the power from on high. As the Cup of Freedom series concludes, discover what…

In the 5th chapter of John's Gospel Jesus asks a man if he wants to be made well. In a world that is good at beating us up and keeps pushing us down it is a question for all of us. How can we be made…

In John’s Gospel, Jesus gave his disciples some last minute instructions before he was to be arrested and crucified –“love one another as I have loved you.” In this second week of his current sermon …

In the midst of life’s turmoil, the writer of the 116th psalm invites us to raise the cup of freedom and call upon the Lord. In both the 23rd psalm and Luke’s story about the apostle Peter raising Ta…

Forgiveness is not easy. In today’s episode, from the Apostle Peter’s perspective in the 21st Chapter of John’s Gospel, Pastor Russ talks about how Jesus stands at the shore of our lives inviting us …

This week Russ is out exploring so DeAnne Heersche filled the void today: God has a sense of humor that he uses to communicate with us, mostly to teach us humility and to focus on our humanity. Jesus…

In the 24th chapter of Luke's Gospel, Luke shares the story of frightened and grieving women making their way to the tomb on that very first Easter morning only to discover it is empty, and two men i…

Lust, the last of the Seven Deadly Sins, and yet, in a lot of ways, it is one of the most “deadly.” Deadly, not only because it affects the heart, but when used in ways that are contrary to God’s wil…

It’s been a week, literally.  Last week was Youth Sunday and I did not have a sermon to share.  This week (being a busy lenten season) was the Easter Cantata (Choral with narrations) and did not want…