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The weekly sermon from Oberlin United Methodist Church. Want to learn more about us? Visit our website, or check us out on Facebook. @OberlinUMC

  1. 15h ago

    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.

    24 min

  2. 5d ago

    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 unexpected keeps happening. Grace shows up before anyone has time to qualify for it. A man marked by judgment hears two words: follow me. A woman who has suffered for twelve years and spent everything she had reaches out in quiet desperation and Jesus stops. Not later. Not when it's convenient. Right then. A father's grief becomes the site of something impossible. None of these people were ready. None of them had cleaned themselves up first. And that's exactly the point. Jesus says it plainly: "I desire mercy, not sacrifice." God isn't looking for the most polished guest. God is setting a table where mercy is the main dish and there's a seat there for you, exactly as you are, right where you are. Wherever you're listening from today whatever you're carrying this message is for you. Ordinary people are still being met by extraordinary grace.

    16 min

  3. 05/28/2023

    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

    21 min

  4. 05/22/2023

    Perspectives

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

    17 min

  5. 05/14/2023

    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.

    18 min

  6. 04/05/2020

    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.oberlinumc.org/attendance Have a prayer concern? Contact Pastor Gordon via email: gpettibone@oberlinumc.org Want to Tithe or Donate to Oberlin UMC? Send a Check: 102 N Cass Ave Oberlin Kansas 67749 OR Drop off your check in the locked drop box on the south side of the church. Praise Team Set Playlist: In His Time – CCLI Song # 25981 Hosanna, Hosanna – CCLI Song # 1388919 O How He Loves You and Me – CCLI Song # 15850 Filled with Excitement – CCLI Song # 354470 Tell Me the Stories of Jesus – CCLI Song # 2627445 Hosanna, Loud Hosanna – CCLI Song # 6329873 Copyright Information: Oberlin United Methodist Church -CCLI License # 1467347CCLI Streaming License #20199538 Oberlin United Methodist Church 102 N Cass Ave Oberlin Kansas 67749 hello@oberlinumc.org oberlinumc.org

    32 min

  7. 03/29/2020

    Mary, Martha, and Jesus

    Join us as we worship together online and learn about Mary, Martha, and Jesus from Pastor Gordon. Have a Prayer Concern? Contact Pastor Gordon – gpettibon@oberlinumc.org or 785-475-3067 Have an Offering or Tithe to Oberlin UMC? Mail a check: Oberlin United Methodist Church 102 N Cass Ave Oberlin Kansas 67749 Or leave your check in the locked mailbox on the south side of the church. Praise Team Sunday Set Lord I Lift Your Name on High – CCLI: 117947 Just a Closer Walk with Thee – CCLI: Public Domain In the Garden – CCLI: 62858 I Sing a Song of the Saints of God – CCLI: Public Domain Cares Chorus – CCLI: 23974 Hymn of Promise – CCLI: 4820130 Oberlin United Methodist Church 102 N Cass Ave Oberlin KS 67749 oberlinumc.org hello@oberlinumc.org CCLI License number: 1467347, 20199538

    35 min

  8. 03/22/2020

    It's Not about Us

    It's Not About Us. Join us this morning as we hear the message via online using YouTube Premiere. This mornings Gospel Lesson comes from John 9:1-41. May you be blessed by today's message from Pastor Gordon Oberlin United Methodist Church 102 N. Cass Ave Oberlin Kansas 67749 Visit our website: oberlinumc.org

    20 min
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