Sermon Central

Brecksville UMC strives to be an inclusive church. We intentionally make space for everyone to encounter a loving God—no matter your age, gender, race, income level, sexual orientation, or ability. No matter if you’re an atheist, someone struggling with faith, you live with constant faith in your heart, or you’re somewhere in between. You are welcome here and you are invited to participate in the life of our church. Here at BUMC we’re all about creating safe spaces to grow with God and one another!

Sermon Central is a religion podcast hosted by BrecksvilleUMC, with 500 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Sep 14, 202644 min

  Have you ever driven down the same road almost every day and then one day, suddenly see a building you've never noticed before? Or maybe you look at someone and say, “Hey—your hair looks nice! Did you get a haircut?” And they respond, “Yeah, a week and a half ago.” It’s not like the building suddenly appeared, or you hadn’t looked at that colleague or friend or spouse in a week and a half. In both instances, you were probably too preoccupied or distracted to look closely enough to see it. I have a feeling the same thing might be true with our faith. What if God is more present in our lives than we realize? What if we walk right past moments of grace because they don't look particularly spiritual? What if the problem isn't that God is absent—it’s that we haven't learned how to notice? That's what we're exploring in this short, three-week series, Hidden in Plain Sight: Learning to Notice God in the Book of Esther.

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  Also Starring....Onesiphorus - the one who came looking

  Sep 8, 202646 min

  For the past several weeks, we’ve been exploring people in scripture who don’t get top billing. The people whose names don't make it into the children's Sunday school songs like Zacchaeus, or have stained glass depictions in churches. The people who are supporting characters in other people’s story. And one of the things we’ve learned throughout this series is that while these people might not be as well-known, they’re just as important as the main characters. They’re the companions, mentors, and friends whose actions make all the difference. People who opened their homes, told the truth, carried someone else’s burden, taught, served, and stepped in when someone was in trouble. And they’re each excellent examples of what faith looks like in everyday life. Today, we close out this series with someone named Onesiphorous.

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  Also Starring...Epaphroditus: The Unsung Servant

  Aug 30, 202645 min

  We notice and remember the people who stand on the stage or have their names attached to buildings. We tell stories about the people who changed history. But Paul reminds us of another kind of greatness—the greatness of the person who simply does what needs to be done. Who carries someone else's burden because they see that it needs carrying, and who understands that making another person's life a little lighter can be a meaningful way of loving God.

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  Also Starring...Priscilla and Aquilla - the Teachers to the Teacher

  Aug 23, 202648 min

  There are some people in the Bible whose names are so familiar that you barely have to say anything else—Moses. Noah. Mary. Peter. Paul. Jesus. You hear the name, and immediately a story comes to mind. Then… there are Priscilla and Aquila. If I said those names and you thought, “Who?” You’re not alone. Because Priscilla and Aquila are not exactly biblical celebrities—they don’t have a book of the bible named after them; they don’t get a dramatic conversion story; they weren’t apostles or prophets. They are, for the most part, supporting characters. And yet, Priscilla and Aquila are mentioned seven times in the New Testament. So, they’re a perfect example for our “Also Starring…” series—those people who are easy to miss, but whose actions make all the difference.

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  Also Starrring Lydia - The One Who Opened The Door

  Aug 16, 202647 min

  By saying “yes” to Spirit’s nudging, Lydia was able to play an important part in the building of the early Christian community. Lydia's home had become a gathering place where the early Christian community could come together, find safety, and be encouraged. Lydia didn't know any of that was going to happen when she first said: "Come and stay at my home." She was just opening her door. But sometimes that's how the kingdom of God works. We don't always know what our small acts of welcome will become. We don't know what will happen because we noticed that someone was alone invited them to sit with us. We don't know what means to someone to remember their name, or say, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. How are you doing?" We just know that we open the door, and trust that God will do God’s work.

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