Beverly Hills UMC Sermon Podcast

Today is Rev. Shannon Blosser's final Sunday at Beverly Hills UMC. In today's message, we take a look at 1 Corinthians 3:5-9. He focuses on what it means to be a servant of God, and how it applies to this time of pastoral transition. Beverly Hills UMC is located at 2600 Washington Blvd. in Huntington, W.Va. You can learn more about the church by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

In this week's sermon, Rev. Shannon Blosser looks at Matthew 9:35-38. There we find Jesus saying that the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. What does Jesus mean by this? What does it say to us, today, as we seek to be the church? Beverly Hills UMC is worshiping online through the month of June. You can learn more about us by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

This week, Rev. Shannon Blosser leads us in reflecting upon God's creation and how we are called to care for God's world. Our message comes from Genesis 1:1-5, 26-28. Throughout the month of June, Beverly Hills UMC is worshiping online. You can join us on both Facebook and YouTube by searching for Beverly Hills UMC. You can also learn more about us by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

It is Ascension Sunday and Aldersgate Sunday! On this day, we remember both Christ's ascension into heaven and John Wesley's Aldersgate experience of deep faith. Our sermon comes from Acts 1:1-11. Rev. Shannon Blosser focuses on how God might be inviting us to ask new questions about what it means for us to be disciples and the church. During the current coronavirus pandemic, Beverly Hills UMC is worshiping online to care for the most vulnerable in our community. You can worship with us online on our Facebook page each Sunday at 10:55 a.m. A YouTube feed begins at 11 a.m. You can learn more about Beverly Hills UMC by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available on the site and by visiting easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

We continue our look at the Book of Acts, this week, with a focus on Acts 17:22:31. It is the story of Paul speaking to a group in Athens about their altar to an "unknown God." Rev. Shannon Blosser focuses on how Paul, must like St. Patrick, adapted the presentation of the Gospel so that people would be able to hear it. He says that is our call still today. During the current coronavirus pandemic, Beverly Hills UMC is worshiping online on our Facebook page. You can learn more about us by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

This week, we continue our series through the Book of Acts and what it teaches us as we are being launched into a new normal. Our passage comes from Acts 7:54-60 and is the story of Stephen and his death. Rev. Shannon Blosser looks at Stephen's amazing witness of faith. He says it takes boldness to speak the truth with love. A boldness, he says, is required of us now. Beverly Hills UMC is worshiping online for the foreseeable future. Our worship services are found on our Facebook page on Sundays at 10:55 a.m. You can learn more about Beverly Hills UMC by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

This week, we start a new sermon series looking at how the Book of Acts guides us into a new reality. Rev. Shannon Blosser looks at Acts 2:42-47 and what values a community needs to claim and reclaim. Throughout the month of May, Beverly Hills UMC is worshiping online as we continue practices of social distancing. Our worship service is available at 10:55 a.m. on Facebook. Our hope is to return to in-person worship on June 7. You can learn more about Beverly Hills UMC by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available there and at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

Our guest preacher, this week, is Rev. Benjamin Wells. He is the campus pastor for the United Methodist Students/Wesley Foundation at Marshall University. The message comes from Luke 24:13-35. Rev. Wells focuses on the story of Emmaus and the witnesses of the resurrection available to us now through it. During the coronavirus pandemic, Beverly Hills UMC is worshiping online on our Facebook page at 10:55 a.m. We invite you to visit our website at beverlyhillsumc.org to learn more about our church. Online giving is available at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc and our church website.

This week, Rev. Mark Conner is our guest preacher. He shares about Thomas and faith in times of fear. Beverly Hills UMC is currently worshiping online. You can learn more by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

It is Easter Sunday! Rev. Shannon Blosser reflects upon the meaning of the resurrection and how, with the current health crisis, it is an opportunity for the church to think through its witness of the empty tomb. During the health pandemic, Beverly Hills UMC is offering its worship services online to its Facebook page on Sundays at 10:55 a.m. You can learn more about our church by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available at that site and easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

As we continue to socially distance, we offer our weekly worship from March 29, 2020. Our sermon comes from John 11:17-44 and focuses on how we can experience hope today. You can learn more about Beverly Hills UMC by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. An online giving portal is available on our website and, also, at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

A special podcast this week as you will hear our entire worship service from March 22, 2020. We recognize that this is an additional way for people to worship during this national health crisis. Our sermon will come from Matthew 23:37-39. In the message, Rev. Shannon Blosser focuses on the need to lament and how God reminds us where this hope through these prayers. Beverly Hills UMC is located at 2600 Washington Blvd. in Huntington, WV. Currently, we are not worshiping in person in observance of the CDC's group guidelines. We are offering a worship experience each Sunday at 10:55 a.m., on our Facebook page, which you can find by searching "Beverly Hills UMC" on Facebook. You can also learn more about Beverly Hills UMC by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. There you will find our online giving portal, which is a link to easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

We took a break from our "One Week" sermon series to reflect on what does it mean to be the people of God in a time of a global pandemic. Rev. Shannon Blosser bases the sermon on Matthew 6:24-35 and talks about how we are called to focus on others more than ourselves right now as a way to share grace. Beverly Hills UMC is currently encouraging those at risk from the coronavirus to join us online on our Facebook page on Sunday mornings at 10:55 a.m. We worship each week at 2600 Washington Blvd., at 10:55 a.m. Online giving is available at beverlyhillsumc.org and easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

We continue our "One Week" series looking at the events that took place early during Holy Week. This week, our sermon focuses on Matthew 21:18-22 and Jesus' cursing of the fig tree. Rev. Shannon Blosser talks about the meaning of the event and how Lent inspires us to focus in on if we are producing fruit in our life with Christ. Beverly Hills UMC is located at 2600 Washington Blvd., in Huntington, W.Va. Sunday School is each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., and worship is Sunday at 10:55 a.m. You can learn more about us by visiting us online at beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available on our site and at easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

This week's sermon begins a new series called "One Week." Throughout Lent, our sermons will focus on the events of Holy Week - Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday - that do not often get the attention in worship. Our series begins with Matthew 21:12-17. In this passage, we see Jesus overturn the tables in the Temple. Rev. Shannon Blosser focuses in on what that mean in Jesus' day and how we might respond to this moment today. Beverly Hills UMC is located at 2600 Washington Blvd., in Huntington, W.Va. We invite you to join us for worship on Sundays at 10:55 a.m. You can learn more about us by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org. Online giving is available on our website or by visiting easytithe.com/beverlyhillsumc.

On Ash Wednesday, we gathered to begin the journey to Jerusalem and the period of reflection known as Lent. This 40-day season of prayer and renewal is intended to prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus' resurrection. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of that journey with a calling to repent of our sin and reflect upon our walk with God. In this Ash Wednesday sermon, Rev. Shannon Blosser focuses on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 and its call for the community to participate in a period of reflection and renewal as it seeks to grow in faith.

This week's sermon continues our look at Matthew 5 and how God calls us to be faithful in the challenging moments of life. Our passage comes from Matthew 5:21-26. Rev. Shannon Blosser looks at how Jesus calls us to seek reconciliation when we have been hurt or have hurt someone. Beverly Hills UMC is located at 2600 Washington Blvd in Huntington, W.Va. Our worship time is 10:55 a.m., on Sunday morning. You can learn more about our church by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org.

This week, continue our sermon series looking at the Sermon on the Mount and Matthew 5. The sermon is based around Matthew 5:13-20. Rev. Shannon Blosser focuses on how we are called to give witness to the light of God's love in the dark corners of our community. Beverly Hills UMC is located at 2600 Washington Blvd., in Huntington, WV. You can learn more about us by visiting beverlyhillsumc.org.

Throughout the month of February, our sermons will focus on passages found within the Sermon on the Mount and what they say to us in living out our faith in difficult moments. This series of teaching, from Matthew 5-7, is where Jesus announced what was expected of those who sought to follow him. The series begins with Matthew 5:9, which states "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." (NRSV) In the sermon, Rev. Shannon Blosser talks about how we are called to practice God's idea of peace in polarized times. You can learn more about Beverly Hills UMC by visiting our website at beverlyhillsumc.org.