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Sermons and teachings from Pastor Tim Barton of First Church Fort Pierce, FL. I’m just a fellow traveler on this flying space rock, asking and responding to questions of faith and practice, while telling a story or two in between Join me as we try to figu

Tim Barton


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    A People Called Methodist: Who Are We?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 36:46


    This sermon focuses on the human identity from the Wesleyan perspective.

    A People Called Methodist: Who Is God?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 32:08


    This series focuses on what it means to be a United Methodist, focusing on our shared core beliefs. Think of it as Confirmation Class for Adults. This sermon kicks things off by asking the age old question, Who is God?

    A Whole New World: The Return of the King

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 33:05


    This sermon looks at the book of Zechariah as a vision of a future and current hope that when Jesus is on the throne we can build a world that is built on righteousness.

    A Whole New World: Moving on Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 28:23


    This sermon looks at the book of Haggai in the context of bringing restoration to our lives and the church.

    A Whole New World: The House that Hope Built

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 28:17


    This sermon looks at the book of Amos and the relationship between God, The Church, and the Empire.

    A Whole New World: A Vision of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 27:53


    This is the first in a series of sermons that uses the minor prophets to look at how God uses uncertain times to bring about resurrection.

    Drop the Rock: A Spiritual Awakening

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 20:14


    This Easter 2025 Sermon focuses on step 12 though the story of Mary Magdalene at Jesus's tomb.

    Drop the Rock: Staying Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 29:22


    This sermon looks at steps 10 and 11 as the practical way that we live out the greatest commandment.

    Drop The Rock: Making it Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 28:18


    This sermon looks at steps 8 and 9 through the lens of Joseph and his brothers.

    Drop the Rock: Drop the Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 23:19


    This sermon looks at Steps 6 and 7 and the call for us to ask God to help remove Character Defects

    Drop the Rock: Confess and Forgive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 30:05


    This sermon is by Rev. Jeff Brinkman on Steps 4 and 5. Enjoy!

    Drop the Rock: Shifting Allegiances

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 26:15


    This Sermon looks at steps 2 and 3 through the eyes of the Prodigal Son

    Drop the Rock: Wave the White Flag

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 23:58


    This sermon begins a journey through the 12 steps by focusing on step 1 and Paul's admission in Romans 7:15-25

    Drop the Rock: The Rocks We Carry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 13:16


    This Ash Wednesday sermon explores Psalm 51 and introduces our lenten sermon series on the 12 steps of Recovery.

    Can't Lose

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 23:25


    This conclusion to our sermon series looks at the promise that Jesus makes to us that the Church Can't Lose

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    Full Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 29:04


    This sermon looks at the theology of the Body of Christ as a means of mitigating conflict and living as people with Full Hearts

    Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose: Clear Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 26:50


    This is the first sermon in a series on Church vision that looks at Jesus's command from Matthew 7 to "not judge" and how this defining attribute of the Christian enables us to succeed in our mission to the world.

    A Part of Your World: Honk If You...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 25:52


    This final sermon in the series looks at the realm of shared allegiances and how they can distract us from being the people God has called us to be.

    A Part of Your World: There Goes the Neighborhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 28:32


    This sermon explores our relationship to our communities and how we can be the light of Jesus when our communities just aren't the way we hoped they would be.

    A Part of Your World: How to Get Rich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 29:07


    This sermon looks at friendship through the story of Jonathan and David and helps us to understand the true nature and value of friendship.

    A Part of Your World: Healing Old Wounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 30:50


    This sermon looks at the family relationship system- particularly focusing on the pain brought by generational wounds.

    A Part of Your World: The Forgotten Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 32:18


    This sermon looks at the relationship between humans and God as the foundation of our ability to live as social beings.

    A Part of Your World: A Place to Call Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 29:03


    This sermon introduces a series about belonging. The text is Genesis 2:18-23

    The Crown: A Tale of Two Kings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 12:34


    Christmas Eve sermon 2024

    The Crown: Re-Formed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 30:38


    A look at Josiah's reformation in the context of Love.

    The Crown: Losing My Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 27:34


    This sermon looks at Solomon's response to the completion of the Temple in Jerusalem as a primer for the point of religion.

    The Crown: A New Vision of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 28:54


    This sermon looks at the reign of King David through the lens of the advent theme of Peace.

    The Crown: The Popular Vote

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 24:59


    This sermon looks at the life of Saul, as the hope of the Israelites in a new king.

    Strangely Warmed: Strange Generosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 39:01


    Looking at 1 Samuel 24 we take a deep dive into how a strangely warmed heart drives our ability to be generous -- with our finances and beyond.

    Strangely Warmed: Strange Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 28:50


    This sermon looks at 1 Samuel 12 and how the farewell sermon of Samuel and how it equates to our call as Christians to serve the Lord

    Strangely Warmed: Strange Witness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 28:16


    Looking at 1 Samuel 7, we discuss the role of idolatry in our lives and how it clouds our Christian Witness.

    Strangely Warmed: Strange Prayers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 25:02


    This sermon kicks off a stewardship series that explores the idea of generosity through the lens of grace.

    Hope and Despair: The Final Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 24:38


    Looking at Luke 24, we see how the Resurrection of Jesus changes everything and becomes our eternal hope.

    Hope & Despair: No Respect

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 26:37


    This sermon looks at the Parable of the Tenants from Luke 20 and looks at how when the hope that we place in the social contract of leadership and respect fails we can find new hope and purpose in the authority that God has given to us.

    Hope & Despair: Is Anybody Listening?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 26:54


    This sermon looks at the despair that comes from feeling as though no one is really listening to you and that you are alone in this world. We look at a peculiar teaching of Jesus (the rich young ruler) and how it shows that Jesus was quite misunderstood -- most of the time.

    Hope & Despair: Does God Really Care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 23:00


    This sermon looks at the Parable of the Prodigal Son through the lens of our new series "Hope and Despair." We look to see how when we come to the end of all of the hopes that we have in ourselves and we are left empty and wanting -- Jesus is the place where we can find hope again.

    Rooted: Love Actively

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 29:20


    Looking at Luke 14 and the parable of the Great Banquet, we discover what it looks like for us to live out our Wesleyan heritage by Loving Actively

    Rooted: Serve Impactfully

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 29:46


    This message looks at Luke 12 to learn from Jesus about how we are called to challenge institutional and religious presumptions in order to have a greater impact in our world.

    Rooted: Grow Deeply

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 23:18


    Looking at Luke 12 and the parable of the Watchful Servants, we look at the Wesleyan value of growing deeply in our faith and how it enables us to grow deeper in our love for God and for People

    Rooted: Read Faithfully

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 24:24


    This sermon discuses a Wesleyan approach to faithfully reading Scripture for personal and social transformation.

    Rooted: Embrace Widely

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 29:42


    This sermon explores our Wesleyan Theological Roots, particularly focusing on how our tradition teaches us to draw our circle widely to embrace those that are often rejected.

    Follow Me: Who Do You Say I Am?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 27:47


    Looking at Peter's famous confession of Jesus's Identity in Luke 9 we discover the purpose and destiny of following Jesus

    Follow Me: How's It With Your Soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 21:50


    Looking at the parable of the soils from Luke 8, we talk about the importance of realizing that we can always allow God to change our hearts

    Follow Me: The Cure to What's Broken

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 29:12


    A look at Luke 7:36-50 through the lens of Christian Discipleship as a means of personal and communal transformation.

    Follow Me: Called The Qualified

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 31:57


    Looking at Luke 5, we see how Jesus's calling of the first disciples models for us the reality that we do not need any qualifications to follow Jesus, but that we are expected to become like him.

    Prepare the Way: We Can Do Hard Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 26:52


    Looking at Luke 3 and 4 through the juxtaposition of the wilderness community of the Jordan and the synagogue community of Nazareth, we see how sometimes the way for us is not prepared at home. This calls the church to be a place that prepares the way for the future.

    Prepare the Way: Holy Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 24:08


    This sermon looks at Luke 2 as a model for the call of the community of the church to nurture and care for the spiritual upbringing of the next generation.

    Prepare the Way: The Best is Yet to Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 21:52


    This sermon looks at Luke 1 and the birth of John the Baptist as encouragement to us that God is preparing the way for our lives and our ministry.

    The Simple Gospel: Heaven on Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 25:42


    Look at Galatians 5, we answer the Question "how shall we then live?" in our quest to figure out the end game of the Gospel --> Heaven and Earth intersecting.

    The Simple Gospel: A Savior Indeed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 23:30


    This sermon looks at the work of Jesus through the lens of Ephesians 2:1-11, and helps us see how Jesus changes everything in our lives.

    The Simple Gospel: Friends in Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 25:06


    This sermon looks at the failure of humans to live up to the divine vocation, and how this places us in a position of need before God.

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