Oberlin United Methodist Church Sermons21 Kesä

More Than a Casual Disciple

What separates an admirer of Jesus from an actual disciple? That's the question sitting underneath this week's gospel, and it's not a comfortable one, especially on a Father's Day weekend.

Jesus is sending his twelve disciples out into the world, and he's honest with them about what's ahead: opposition, rejection, even division within their own families. Three times he tells them the same thing, don't be afraid. Not because the road will be easy, but because they won't walk it alone. Not one sparrow falls to the ground apart from God's knowing. Every hair on your head is numbered. You are known, completely, even in the hard parts.

This message asks us to look honestly at our own faith, not in dramatic, headline-making moments, but in the thousand small decisions that make up an ordinary day. Choosing forgiveness over resentment. Showing up when it would be easier not to. Loving someone who's hard to love. That's where discipleship actually lives.

Casual disciples show up when it's convenient. Something else entirely is being asked of us, and it starts today, right where you are.

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What We Worship Shapes What We Become - The God Who Sets Us Free

Everybody worships something. Even the folks who'd swear they don't.Pastor G opens this week with a question that's easy to answer wrong: what actually has your heart? Not what you'd say on a Sunday m...

7 Heinä 14min

More Than a Cup of Water

What does it take to matter in God's kingdom? Not a title, not a platform, not a grand gesture; according to Jesus, sometimes it's nothing more than a cup of cold water, offered at just the right mome...

28 Kesä 16min

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Grace

What if grace doesn't wait for you to have it all together? In Matthew 9, Jesus walks into the most ordinary places a tax booth, a dinner table, a crowded street, a home full of grief and something un...

17 Kesä 15min

Times

Pentecost Sunday. Listen to Pastor Gordon with this Pentecost sermon. Worship with us LIVE every Sunday at 11 am central time https://online.oberlinumc.org/live

28 Touko 202320min

Perspectives

Perspectives: How does our perspective deal with inviting others to hear the story? Listen to Pastor Gordon's message on Perspectives.

22 Touko 202316min

If You Love Me

Thank you for listing to our Oberlin UMC Sermon Podcast. May the message you hear inspire you and help you on your faith journey. We invite you to join us for worship either in person or online.

14 Touko 202317min

Triumphal entry from two perspectives

Join us this morning as we worship Palm Sunday and learn about the Triumphal entry that Jesus made as we kick off Holy Week 2020. Record your attendance and download today’s bulletin: https://go.oberl...

5 Huhti 202032min