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An audio podcast of the weekly message preached at Central United Methodist Church in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. You're invited to join us for worship on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Visit us on the web at cumcballston.org to learn more about our congregation where we worship God, se…

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    Fly: Daring New Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 23:15


    Fly: Daring New Heights Scripture: Mark 2:1–5 Some transformations only happen when we're willing to take risks—when we dare to go higher, dig deeper, and break through the barriers in our way.In this week's sermon, Pastor Sarah reflects on the bold faith of four friends who refused to let a crowded house keep them from bringing someone they loved to Jesus. They climbed the roof, tore it open, and made space for healing. Their story invites us to consider how faith, community, and courage work together to lift us—and others—into the presence of Christ.As our butterfly series continues, we're reminded that some butterflies can fly over 30 miles per hour. Transformation has energy. Grace has momentum. And sometimes, faith takes flight.Sermon Reflection Questions

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    Let Go: Leaving Behind What We Don't Need

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 28:50


    "Let Go: Leaving Behind What We Don't Need" Scripture: Exodus 16On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember not just those we've lost, but the quiet grief that comes with change — even good change. In Exodus 16, the Israelites are no longer enslaved, but freedom brings uncertainty. They miss Egypt — not the cruelty, but the comfort and predictability of what they knew.This week's message explores what it means to let go of what no longer serves us — the habits, assumptions, or comforts that can keep us tethered to the past. God meets the Israelites in their fear and hunger, not with judgment, but with daily provision: manna, quiet and sufficient, like grace itself.What do we still carry from our own “Egypt”? And do we trust God to provide just enough for the journey ahead?Sermon Reflection Questions1. Butterfly Fact: A chrysalis is a hard exoskeleton that the caterpillar forms when it's time to transform. The chrysalis keeps the caterpillar safe for a time during metamorphosis and is ultimately discarded when the new butterfly is ready to come out. What safe spaces and comfort zones have you outgrown? How does our protective armor sometimes impede growth? 2. What does it look like for you to trust God's provision one day at a time, especially when you're in a season of transition or uncertainty?3. When have you experienced a time of spiritual “wilderness” that turned out to be a season of preparation or transformation? What did you learn about God, and about yourself, while waiting and trusting in that in-between space? Support the show

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    Unfold: Claiming New Possibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 20:27


    Sermon preached on 2025-05-18 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 16:13–20 Common English BibleIn this moving sermon, Pastor Sarah reflects on the moment Jesus renames Simon as Peter—the rock—showing how Christ sees who we are becoming, not just who we've been. Like a caterpillar transformed into a butterfly, we are invited to step into the fullness of our God-given identity. This message calls us to trust the Spirit's work in us, embrace transformation, and live into the names and purposes God speaks over our lives. Support the show

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    Unwrap: Waking Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 26:42


    Sermon preached on 2025-05-12 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen John 11:1–44 Common English BibleIn this powerful message, Pastor Sarah explores the story of Lazarus—inviting us to confront what holds us back, embrace grace, and wake up to new life in community. Support the show

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    Open: Into the Light

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 20:44


    Sermon preached on 2025-05-04 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Luke 24: 28-49 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Coming Out: Leaving Comfortable Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 25:07


    Sermon preached on 2025-04-27 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Hebrews 11:1-3 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Tombs and Cocoons: Trusting The Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 20:10


    Sermon preached on 2025-04-20 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen John 20:1-18 Common English Bible Support the show

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    The Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 23:48


    Sermon preached on 2025-04-13 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Mark 14:32-52 Common English Bible  Support the show

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    The Last Supper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 17:26


     Sermon preached on 2025-04-06 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen John 13:1-16 Common English Bible  Support the show

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    Anointing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 25:10


     Sermon preached on 2025-03-30 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 14:3-9  Common English Bible  Support the show

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    The Image of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 16:18


    Sermon preached on 2025-03-23 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 25:15-22 Common English Bible Support the show

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    The Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 21:16


     Sermon preached on 2025-03-16 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Mark 11:15-19 Common English Bible  Support the show

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    Victory Parade

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 18:10


    Sermon preached on 2025-03-09 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 21:1-11 Common English Bible Support the show

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    The Gift of Unpredictable Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 15:03


    Sermon preached on 2025-03-02 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 17:1-9 Common English Bible Support the show

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    The Gift Of Perfect Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 26:32


    Sermon preached on 2025-02-23 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 5:38-48 Common English Bible Support the show

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    The Gift Of Outrageous Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 21:34


    Sermon preached on 2025-02-16 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 5:21-37 Common English Bible Support the show

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    The Gift Of Public Witness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 17:50


    Sermon preached on 2025-02-09 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 5:13-20 Common English Bible Support the show

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    The Gift Of Poetic Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 14:20


    Sermon preached on 2025-02-03 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 5:1-12 Support the show

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    The Gift Of Bold Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 20:40


    Sermon preached on 2025-01-26 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 4:12-23 Support the show

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    The Gift Of The Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 21:56


    Sermon preached on 2025-01-19 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 4-1-11 Support the show

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    The Gift of Committed Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 19:55


    Sermon preached on 2025-01-12 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 3-13-17 Support the show

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    The Gift of Unexpected Gifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 16:58


    Sermon preached on 2025-01-05 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 2:1-12  Support the show

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    The Work Of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 13:46


    Sermon preached on 2024-12-29 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Colossians 3:12-17  Support the show

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    A Promise of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 11:20


    Sermon preached on 2024-12-22 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueenLuke 1:39-55  Support the show

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    A Promise To Rejoice In

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 16:49


     Sermon preached on 2024-12-15 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueenPhilippians 4:4-7 Common English Bible  Support the show

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    A Promise Of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 21:02


    Sermon preached on 2024-12-08 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueenMalachi 3:1-4 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Commitment Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 17:47


    Sermon preached on 2024-11-24 byRev. Sarah Harrison-McQueenActs 20:32-36 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Giving Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 24:14


    Sermon preached on 2024-11-17 by Rev. Thomas JamesEphesians 1:15-23 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Who Are Our Neighbors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 18:23


    Sermon preached on 2024-11-10 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueenLuke 10:25-37 Common English Bible Support the show

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    For The Common Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 19:17


    Sermon preached on 2024-11-03 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Resurrection and the Messiness of New Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 19:30


    Sermon preached on 2024-10-20 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueenJohn 11:17-44 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Embracing Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 14:32


    Sermon preached on 2024-10-20 by Tricia O'HaraProverbs 1:2-23 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Courage To Be First

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 21:28


    Sermon preached on 2024-10-13 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Philippians 3:10-16 Common English Bible Support the show

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    The Courage To Be Last

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 59:13


    Sermon preached on 2024-10-06 by Rev. Ilga Iluna Philippians 2:1-5 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Courage To Be Gracious

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 17:35


    Sermon preached on 2024-09-29 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Philippians 1:2-14 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Courage To Be Vulnerable

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 18:11


    Sermon preached on 2024-09-22 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Philippians 2:5-11 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Ancestors of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 9:04


    Sermon preached on 2024-09-15 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Hebrews 11:8:16 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Parable of the Mustard Seed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 17:32


    Sermon preached on 2024-09-08  by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Mark 4:30-32 Common English Bible Support the show

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    Parable of the Workers in the Vinyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 19:42


    Sermon preached on 2024-09-01  by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 20:1-16 Common English Bible Support the Show.

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    Parable of the Growing Seed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 52:39


    Sermon preached on 2024-08-25  by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Mark 4:26-29 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    Parable Of The Great Banquet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 27:34


    Sermon preached on 2024-08-18 by Rev. Jesse Lee Luke 14:12-24 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    Parable of the Two Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 27:43


    Sermon preached on 2024-08-11  by Rev. Ilgha Monga Ilunga Luke 7:36-50 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    The Parable of the Shrewd Manager

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 24:26


    Sermon preached on 2024-08-04  by Rev. Ilgha Monga Ilunga Luke 16:1-12 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 24:09


    Sermon preached on 2024-07-28  by Rev. Ilgha Monga Ilunga Luke 18:9-14 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    Parable Of The Persistent Widow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 14:36


    Sermon preached on 2024-07-21  by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Luke 18:1-8 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 15:44


    Sermon preached on 2024-06-23  by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 25:1-13 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    Parable Of The Lost Sheep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 19:29


    Sermon preached on 2024-07-14  by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Luke 15:1-7 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    The Parable Of The Tares

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 17:39


    Sermon preached on 2024-06-16  by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 13:24-30 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    The Parable Of The Rich Fool

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 15:57


    Sermon preached on 2024-06-9  by Rev. Patti Money Luke 12:13-21 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    What Do You Think He Meant By That?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 20:12


    Sermon preached on 2024-06-02 by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 13:1-17 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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    Trinity Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 18:10


    Sermon preached on 2024-05-26  by Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen Matthew 28:16-20 Common English BibleSupport the Show.

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