Hope Rising

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This podcast is filled with a combination of material being worked on by Travis Smith. Including his work on loneliness as well as his sermons from Acton UMC.

Episodes

  1. 06/05/2025

    Your Love Keeps Lifting Me

    🎧 Episode Title: Higher and Higher: When Love Lifts Us Through Loneliness 💬 Short Description: Do you feel like you are having to wait on something or someone?  This message blends Acts 1 📖 with Jackie Wilson’s soul classic 🎶 “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher” to remind you that God’s love 💛 never leaves you hanging—even in the waiting. ⏳✨

    21 min
  2. Just the Way You Are

    05/04/2025

    Just the Way You Are

    The idea that there is just one expression of faith is not what we find here in John chapter 21.

    21 min
  3. Personal Jesus

    04/13/2025

    Personal Jesus

    Palm Sunday 2025 at Acton UMC. The core issue is are are willing to follow Jesus or do we just want to make Jesus into someone who thinks like we do? Are we seeking to have our own personal Jesus?

    20 min
  4. Chanel No. 5 (A Sermon on Grace and Mary anointing Jesus)

    04/06/2025

    Chanel No. 5 (A Sermon on Grace and Mary anointing Jesus)

    A Sermon on grace and Mary anointing Jesus.

    13 min

  5. 02/24/2025

    Heart of the Matter

    A sermon at Acton UMC on forgiveness and the the tough part of what that looks like to live out.

    17 min

  6. 07/04/2024

    Doubt and Faith

    One of the elements of loneliness is when we feel separate or not in synch with those around us. Doubt is a normal part of our faith experience and is not unexpected, yet sometimes this can make us feel like we are failing.

    20 min

  7. 06/16/2024

    Into the Mystic

    This is a sermon from Acton UMC where I preach on the mystery of faith and how God provides even when we are unsure. I hope this comforts and encourages you to remember we are all on a similar path and God is at work even in what we do not or understand.

    18 min

  8. 06/14/2024

    Unanswered Prayers

    Life is full of ups and downs and situations that we wish we had avoided. This week's sermon explores the value of not always getting what we pray for.

    18 min

  9. 06/13/2024

    Losing My Religion

    This is the sermon preached at Acton UMC in June 2024. The sermon journeys with Jesus as the religious leaders attempt to accuse him of violating religious laws and expectations. Jesus reminds the leaders that people come before even the sabbath law. Do you need to lose your religion?

    19 min
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This podcast is filled with a combination of material being worked on by Travis Smith. Including his work on loneliness as well as his sermons from Acton UMC.

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  • Creator
    Hope Rising
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
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