b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0500

While our world today is plagued by division, suffering, and just plain meanness, God is inviting us to help create something new--a collage of people from all kinds of backgrounds and cultures, a community of belonging and delight.

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Family Matters, part 6: Health Matters

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0500

If we want to have strong and healthy families and relationships, we have to become healthier ourselves by seeking God’s healing in our own lives. As our families become healthier together, our households can become places of joy, kindness, and hope for a weary world.

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Family Matters, part 5: Repairing Broken Relationships Matters

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:00:00 -0500

Broken relationships are painful, but repair is possible. Repair is a process that takes significant effort, but when we’re both willing to make that effort, with God’s help, we can experience the joy of reconciliation.

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Family Matters, part 4: Brokenness Matters

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:00:00 -0500

There are no perfect people. We are all broken in some way, but healing and forgiveness are possible. With God’s help, we can experience healing and even thriving in our relationships.

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Family Matters, part 3: The Four Commitments Every Relationship Needs

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Every relationship is built on commitment, but not commitment in general. There are four specific commitments every relationship needs, and you can learn to make those commitments and have better relationships.

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Family Matters, part 2: Character Matters

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Character matters in all of our relationships, from our family rooms to our bedrooms to our boardrooms. Your character matters and so does the character of the people you choose to trust.

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Family Matters, part 1: A Matter of Trust

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:00:00 -0500

Family matters, and no family works without trust. Trust is the fuel that drives every relationship. When trust is broken, repairing it is difficult. When we can learn to build, strengthen, and repair trust in our relationships, we can experience lasting joy.

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Surviving the Wilderness, part 4: Campfire Conversations

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -0500

In a society that is growing lonelier by the day, we desperately need community. Jesus invites us to a community where everyone is welcome and where God is healing us toward wholeness.

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Surviving the Wilderness, part 3: A Place to Stand

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0500

Solitude was once our default state when other people weren’t around. Now it’s nearly extinct. With distraction always easily at hand, we are losing the ability to endure uncomfortable emotions. Jesus models for us a healthy rhythm of engaging with people and withdrawing for solitude. When we regularly engage the practice of solitude, we become spiritually healthier and better able to love and serve our neighbors.

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Surviving the Wilderness, part 2: Simply Living

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:00:00 -0500

Our lives are growing more and more complex, and we are growing more and more disconnected from the things that make us human. To simplify our lives, we have to reconnect with what it means to be part of God’s good creation.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0500

We have two types of problems in our lives: inside and outside. We tend to focus on the outside problems, like job loss, relationship struggle, or political crisis, but we would be wise to pay at least equal attention to our inside problems, like anger, greed, and self-indulgence. When we invite God’s healing into these parts of our lives, we can experience salvation and wholeness right now.

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Eternity Is Now in Session, part 2: Saved From & Saved For

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 27 May 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Jesus doesn’t just save us from sin and death. He saves us for something—for new life with a greater purpose, and to share that new life with others.

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Eternity is Now in Session, part 1: What the Bible Really Says about Salvation

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 20 May 2024 04:00:00 -0500

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The Power of Moments

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 13 May 2024 17:00:00 -0500

In our desire to create the best possible life for ourselves and our families, we often struggle to make every moment a peak moment. Yet if we want more memorable moments in our lives, the most important thing we can do is simply to be present in the everyday moments of our lives.

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Finding Faith in a World of Doubt, part 5: Why Do the Innocent Suffer?

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 -0500

The suffering of innocent people can be profoundly troubling, and it can be a significant source of doubt. Often, well-meaning people offer explanations for suffering that aren’t actually helpful and are sometimes even harmful. But God does not want anyone to suffer. While we will face suffering in this world, we can trust that God will always be with us in the midst of it.

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Finding Faith in a World of Doubt, part 4: When Prayers Go Unanswered

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0500

We have heard the God answers prayer, but most of us have also felt the pain of praying for something that didn’t happen, and it can lead us to question God’s goodness. In this message, Pastor Robert explores how we can wrestle with unanswered prayer.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0600

As Acts 2 celebrates 25 years, Oklahoma Bishop Jimmy Nunn shares four focus areas of the early church from Acts 2:42 and how those can help us continue Jesus’ work today.

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Love and Happiness, part 4: Invest in and Protect What You Value Most

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:00:00 -0600

Many of us would say our relationships are the most important things in our lives, but the way we spend our time rarely reflects that. If we want strong relationship, we have to prioritize them appropriately, invest in them, and protect them from all the things that distract us.

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Love and Happiness, part 3: How to Have Better Relationships

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 04:00:00 -0600

Good relationships require time and effort. Find out how to make time for your most important relationships and learn seven ways to improve your relationships.

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Love and Happiness, part 2: How to Live a Happier Life

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0600

The first act of love is attention. When we share our full attention with the people in our life, we create deeper connections and help both the people we love and ourselves to experience a happier life.

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Love and Happiness, part 1: What is Love?

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0600

Everyone wants to find love and to be happy, but we end up looking in all the wrong places. This may be because both love and happiness are hard to define. Find out what the Bible and science say about what they mean and how we can find them.

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New Year, True You

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -0600

As we head into a new year, marketers promise that the possibility of a “new year, new you.” But instead of trying to become something different, what if we focused on becoming more fully our true selves—the people God created us to be?

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Christmas Candlelight 2023: Waiting for Dawn

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:00:00 -0600

Jesus came to bring light into darkness. Today, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it! Merry Christmas!

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Almost Christmas Sermon Series, part 3: Love in Action

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0600

Love is more than a feeling—it’s something we put into action. In this sermon, Pastor Mark invites Acts 2 families to share how they have answered God’s call to embody Jesus’ love through service to others.

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Almost Christmas, part 2: An Altogether Hope

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0600

When we're struggling, hope can seem distant and even unattainable. The hope that Jesus brings, though, comes into the darkness with us and shines a light.

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Almost Christmas, part 1: Peace: Anger’s Antidote

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0600

As the season of Advent begins, this four-week sermon series is to help us move from merely living an “almost” life to the full, altogether life God has for us in God’s kingdom.

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The Gospel of Mark, part 6: Terror and Amazement

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0600

When they encountered Jesus’ empty tomb, the women who came there felt terror and amazement and ran away. Eventually, though, they told others of Jesus rising from the dead. At the end of the Gospel of Mark, we are faced with the same question they faced: how will we respond to the Good News of Jesus?

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The Gospel of Mark, part 5: The Year the Stars Fell from the Sky

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0600

When Jesus describes wars, suffering, and starts falling from the sky, it can be confusing and even scary. But when he teaches about these things, he’s actually preparing the disciples for the cross and resurrection. As we read those words today, they help us to bear witness to the cross and live the resurrection in our daily lives.

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The Gospel of Mark, part 4: Encountering Jesus

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0600

When we read the Gospel of Mark, we encounter Jesus in all of his power, and through that encounter, he invites us to live in a new kind of reality--the Kingdom of God.

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The Gospel of Mark, part 3: A Call to Die

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0600

Most of us avoid suffering when we have the choice, but Jesus actually chose to serve and to suffer for our sake. In doing so, he showed us what true greatness really looks like.

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The Gospel of Mark, part 2: A Second Chance

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Jesus invites us to follow him. And while it’s simple, it’s not easy. To follow Jesus is to find ourselves face to face with the needs of the world and the evils of the world. Yet he also not only promises that he’ll always be with us, but that he’ll send us with companions on the journey as well.

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The Gospel of Mark, part 1: Tearing Heaven

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Jesus’ life is good news for the world, and in the Gospel of Mark, we learn what that good news means for our everyday lives. In this series, we’ll explore how we can experience his good news for ourselves and be part of his mission to share it with the world.

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What the Tech, part 6: If Jesus Had an iPhone

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0500

If Jesus had an iPhone, how might he use it? By looking at his life and teaching, we can learn he would have us do with our technology so that we can be fully present, attentive, and loving to God and the people around us.

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Truth: Discerning Fact from Fiction

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0500

As technology progresses, it’s getting harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s generated by a computer. But Jesus teaches us that discerning the truth is enormously important because, as he said, the truth will set us free.

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What the Tech, part 4: Temptation and Technology

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Since the beginning of time and by the third page of the Bible, humanity has struggled with the relationship between God, knowledge, control, and temptation. When we get it wrong, the results are catastrophic.

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What the Tech, part 3: Social Media is a Megaphone

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0500

The downsides of social media are never far away. . . our teens are constantly confronted with images of people who somehow seem prettier, richer, more fashionable, and more popular. Social media takes the normal anxieties of teenage life and hypercharges them.

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What the Tech, part 2: Alone Together

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0500

How do we relate to God and one another in this digital age? We hope you will join us this week as we look for God’s answer together to the real problem of being “Alone Together.”

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What the Tech, part 1: Becoming Human Again

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Technology enables us to do amazing things. Yet despite these advances, our well-being is diminishing by many measures. Too often, heavy device use leaves us feeling less human when we’re done. Jesus, however, came to give us abundant life, and he shows us how we can begin to reclaim our humanity: putting relationships before technology.

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Until Only Love Remains

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0500

In our culture love is most often defined as a feeling. But that’s not love according to the Bible. Love is something else completely—a willing choice to put the good of the other before our own. When we make that choice, we can form and strengthen relationships that can endure even the greatest challenges.

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It’s Just Not True, part 5: What Some Are Saying About the United Methodist Church

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 18:00:00 -0500

While disagreement is unavoidable, division is a choice. The most important thing to Jesus is his followers’ unity, and in the midst of disagreement, we can create a community where everyone is welcome, and we can all work together for the good of all people.

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It’s Just Not True, part 4: You Get What You Deserve

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 17:00:00 -0500

When someone does something wrong, we want them to get what they deserve. But when we’re the ones who do wrong, we want mercy! Thankfully, Jesus shows us a God who does not give us what we deserve but offers us grace, no matter how little we seem to deserve it.

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It’s Just Not True, part 3: God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0500

When you’re going through a difficult time, someone might try to reassure you by saying, “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” But if we’re honest, we all have things we can’t handle alone. The good news is that God never expected us to handle everything on our own, and God helps us when we have more than we can handle.

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It’s Just Not True, part 2: God Just Wants You to Be Happy

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0500

Everyone wants to be happy, but our attempts to chase happiness often have the opposite effect—they make us miserable. While God delights in our happiness, God also has higher callings for us that are better and more life-giving than happiness alone.

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It’s Just Not True, part 1: Doubting Is Dangerous

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0500

We’ve all heard them—simple sayings that sound nice, but are simply untrue. You may have heard that “Doubting is dangerous.” But doubt is something we all experience, and in fact, doubt can actually help us to grow.

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Ready Set Move!: Believe Who Jesus Is

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0500

God’s love and forgiveness are for everyone, but young people will only know that if we commit ourselves to loving, supporting, and encouraging them on their life’s journey.

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Life Together, part 4: A Life Worth Wanting

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0500

We like to think that the things we pursue are freely chosen, but we rarely realize how much our desires are shaped by the people and media we pay attention to. In the final chapter of Philippians, Paul shares the secret to being content in all circumstances and living a life worth wanting.

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Life Together, part 3: What Matters Most

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0500

We live in a society obsessed with status—having the most wealth, power, or respect. Yet even when we get these things, we find that we’re not any happier. Instead, Paul teaches us to seek after what really matters most.

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Life Together, part 2: Dual Citizenship

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -0500

The Christian life isn't something we do in private—it's a public act of living as a citizen of heaven, and it has serious social and community consequences. Being good citizens of the gospel kingdom of Christ demands higher standards for our behavior, and when we live this way, we can enjoy a common life of joy and humility.

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Life Together, part 1: Our Uncommon Common Life

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0500

We all need a supportive community around us, but a healthy, strong community can be hard to find. The early church in Philippi demonstrates what it looks like when we come together as people partnering together who are generous, content, and loving. By following their example, we can create that same kind of community today.

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Prepare to Die – Resilient, part 6 – 6/18/2023 Sermon

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0500

When we face challenges in the world, what we want is a pain-free solution, ease of life, certainty, and security. What we need, though, is meaningful work, community, and faith that God will take care of us in the ambiguity. When we trust God, love our enemies, and set aside selfish desires, we can be part of the world-changing work that Jesus is dong in the world.

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Resilient, part 5: Resilience Training

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0500

We like to hope that in the crucial moments of our lives, we'll rise to the occasion. Unfortunately, what actually happens is that we fall to the level of our training and preparation. If we want to become more resilient, we have to train. An ancient Christian practice helps us as we train to become more resilient and more like Jesus.

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Resilient, Part 4: Hardship + Relationship = Resilience

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0500

It’s tempting to think of resilience as an individual matter, but we cannot become resilient without relationships. The greater the challenges we face, the more accountability and life-giving relationships we need.

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Resilient, part 3: Come Holy Spirit

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 29 May 2023 04:00:00 -0500

In the midst of chaos, resistance, and loss, we often want certainty about the path forward. Unfortunately, most of the challenges we face can't be solved with easy answers. Instead of seeking certainty, we can grow stronger by practicing self-reflection, learning to become more adaptable, and growing in self-awareness so that we can be transformed as we grow in resilience and character.

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Resilient, part 2: Grounded in Love

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Tue, 23 May 2023 04:00:00 -0500

If we base our identity on our success or others’ approval, we’re going to be in for a rough time when we fail or when others are upset with us. Instead, we can ground our identity in who God says we are: God’s beloved children. When we do, we can keep going even in the midst of stress, chaos, and loss.

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Resilient: Finding Strength in the Chaos, part 1: Holy Transitions

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 15 May 2023 04:00:00 -0500

We live in a world of anxiety and despair. How do we become resilient and holy (set apart) in a throw-away world of mass production? In a performance-driven world of grades and evaluations, it is possible to leave the chaos and burnout of a performance-based life and embrace the peace and freedom of a grace-based life.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Words have power, and even a single word can change everything for both the speaker and the hearer. The word “please” opens doors that were previously closed. It can change a demand into an invitation to relationship and reciprocity.

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Easter 2023: Heaven is for You

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0500

The grave is empty. Love has won. Christ is risen! Jesus’ resurrection changes everything, and it can change everything for you.

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Luke, part 6: Palm Sunday to Good Friday

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0500

In the last week of his life, Jesus faced betrayal, abandonment, arrest, torture, and death. He willingly endured it all because of his passionate love for all people.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0600

God Created us for intimacy, and some of us find intimacy in marriage. In marriage and other relationships, we often get it wrong, but God is a God of second chances. In marriage and in any other relationship, God offers the chance to start over.

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Relationship Bootcamp 2023, part 1: Parenting

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0600

Good relationships keep us healthier and happier. One of the best investments we can make is growing in our relationships, and this is certainly true for parents. Parenting is a lifetime job that doesn’t end when children are grown, and the best gift we can give to our children is our presence.

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The BE Campaign, part 4: Be Humble

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0600

Humility is not natural to anyone, but it is the lifestyle Jesus models for us. And when we learn to be humble, not only does it open us up to the possibility of wisdom, it also makes others feel encouraged, accepted, and valued in our presence.

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The BE Campaign, part 3: Be Kind

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0600

Kindness is not a weakness. In fact, it can actually lower blood pressure, improve sleep, and strengthen immune systems. We are made for loving kindness, and when we choose to be kind, we bless others and create a kinder world.

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The BE Campaign, part 2: Be Just

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0600

On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the prophet Micah reminds us what God requires of us: to do justice. The long fight for economic justice, racial justice, and any other kind of justice takes intentional planning. Justice doesn’t “just happen.” According to Micah, it is something we do.

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The BE Campaign, part 1: A Different Way of BEing

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0600

Who do you want to be in 2023? God invites us into a new way of being—not just doing the right things, but being transformed to be more like Jesus. And a transformed "you" can lead to a transformed family, community, and world.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

While disagreement is inevitable, division is a choice. When we choose to carry one another’s burdens instead of demonizing one another, what divides us fades, and we realize that we can disagree politically while loving unconditionally.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

What is the story you tell about yourself? Our stories define our identities, and when we find ourselves in Jesus’ story, we realize there is much more to the world than we previously believed.

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Ancient Wisdom for Anxious Times, part 2: A Place at the Table

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

We have access to more information than our ancestors could have ever dreamed of, but when it comes to making important decisions, we don’t need more information. We need wisdom. In Galatians 2, Paul shows us how to discern wisely.

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Ancient Wisdom for Anxious Times, part 1: Seeking Solid Ground

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

When the ground seems to be falling away beneath us, we need solid ground to stand upon. We’re tempted to cling to fixed rules and structures to give us a sense of security, but these are a poor substitute for what really matters. In the book of Galatians, we find ancient wisdom that can help us thrive in anxious times so that we can experience the freedom Jesus gives.

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Make Waves: The Ripple Effect

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 17:00:00 -0500

So often it can seem that the problems of the world are too big for us, but small things done with great love can change the world. When the Holy Spirit leads us, we can make waves of love and kindness in the world.

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Unlocking Greatness, part 5: You Are Going to Die, But...

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Most of us do our best to avoid thinking about death, and if we’re honest, we’re often in denial. Yet facing the hard truth that we are going to die can enable us to live fully in the time we have — and to allow Jesus to transform our life before and beyond death.

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Unlocking Greatness, part 4: You Are Not In Control, But...

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

We want to be in control of our futures—our family situation, finances, relationships, achievements, and more. Ultimately, though, we are not in control, and the sooner we can learn that hard lesson, the better our lives will be.

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Unlocking Greatness, part 3: Your Life Is Not About You, But…

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0500

As children, we naturally feel like life is all about us. If we’re honest, many of us also feel that way as adults. But Jesus teaches us that our lives are not about us, but something much greater. In today’s message, Pastor Mark shares why this is good news, and he interviews Acts 2 member Jenny Herzberger about what she has learned since her cancer diagnosis nearly ten years ago.

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Unlocking Greatness, part 2: You Are Not That Important, But…

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0500

We want our lives to matter, and we desperately try to prove to others that they do matter. We want to be seen as important, but seeking importance actually takes us further away from true greatness. This week, we explore the liberating truth that we are not that important, and why that’s actually good news.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0600

Courage is not a one-time need; it's something we need for the long haul. How do you sustain things like a marriage, career, and parenthood that require courage over a lifetime? In part five of the Courage sermon series, we explore how Jesus equips us with courage that endures.

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Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 4: The Hope of Courage

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0600

In the face of all the pain and suffering in our world, we want to act courageously to make a difference. Without hope, though, the problems we face seem insurmountable. This week, we explore how Jesus gives us the hope to live a brave life.

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Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 3: The Candor of Courage

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:00:00 -0600

It’s not easy to tell someone something they won’t want to hear—either we deliver the message too forcefully, or we avoid the conversation altogether. Yet these courageous conversations can help people grow and transform our relationships, and Jesus shows us how to have them well.

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Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 2: The Conviction of Courage

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

When we know the right thing to do but are afraid of what could happen if we do it, conviction makes all the difference. Jesus shows us through his example what can happen when our conviction drives us to be courageous.

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Courage: How to Live a Brave Life, part 1: What is Courage?

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

We face situations every day that require courage, but sometimes, fear gets in the way. What would your 2022 look like if you were fully engaged in a courageous community that helped you grow past your fears and into the brave faith Jesus has for you?

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How to Be Better in 2022

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 17:00:00 -0600

As a new year begins, we dream of all the things we’d like to do and accomplish. If we really want to have a better 2022, though, we can’t just focus on accomplishments. We have to become better ourselves.

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Have a Decent Christmas, part 5: The Day After Christmas

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

On the day after Christmas, it’s easy to feel like things have gone back to normal. But on the day after the first Christmas, everything was different—and Jesus still makes everything different today.

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The First Christmas – Candlelight Christmas Eve 2021

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 23:00:00 -0600

Jesus came to bring light into darkness. At Christmas, we celebrate that the light has come into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it!

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Have a Decent Christmas, part 4: Love and Light

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

There is no shortage of pain and darkness in the world. While the causes are complex, sharing love and light this Christmas is very simple: we simply have to follow Jesus’ command to love one another.

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Have a Decent Christmas, part 3: Joy Over Judgment

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

No one likes to be judged, but it’s easy to fall into being judgmental around the holidays—towards others as well as ourselves. Yet judgment and joy can’t coexist, and when we let go of judgment, we can fully embrace the joy of Christmas.

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Have a Decent Christmas, part 2: Peace Over Perfection

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

While we may long for the perfect Christmas, when things don't go according to plan, we're inevitably disappointed. But when we can let go of perfectionism, we can experience the peace Jesus brings at Christmas.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0500

It’s “love people and use things,” and never “use people and love things.” Harvard researchers found that to get happier, we need to change the choices we make with our financial resources. In today’s message, Pastor Mark looks at what it means to be “All In” with our gifts.

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All In 2022, part 2: You Must Be Present to Win

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Last week Pastor Mark talked about what it looks like to be “All In” with our prayers, and he continues our sermon series by exploring what it means to be “All In” with our presence. We are present with and for God in prayer, worship, service, community, and crisis.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500

On Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit came and filled the followers of Jesus, and because the same Spirit is present in us, we are never alone.

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Jesus in His Own Words, part 6: How to Live with Other People

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 16 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Life is richer when we share it with other people—as long as we can figure out how to live with them. At the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares wisdom about how to live with other people in such a way that our life is built on a firm foundation.

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Jesus in His Own Words, part 5: Living for an Audience of One

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Christianity is more than “not doing anything wrong.” Christianity answers the two great questions we all have to answer: “Who is really well off and “Who is a genuinely good person?”

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Jesus in His Own Words, part 4: “The Perfect Prayer”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500

The Lord’s Prayer has been prayed by our community thousands of times. Every time we gather to worship, we say this prayer. Why? It is powerful. It reminds us of who God is, who we are and what we need, and how the world really works.

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Jesus in His Own Words, part 3: Dignity in the Kingdom of Heaven

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Our life in Christ is never for show, for selfishness, or for harm. This week, Jesus in His Own Words teaches us how to pray, how to fast, and what God really expects when we help others.

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Jesus in His Own Words, part 2: “Learning to Handle the Ordinary Events of Daily Life”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Our anger is nothing more than our wounded ego, our not getting our way or what we want. And this is where Jesus comes in and has the answers to our deepest problems. Jesus says, God is in control and you don’t have to worry any longer about getting your way. If you are not getting your way, God has something better for you!

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Jesus in His Own Words, part 1: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Pastor Mark begins a new sermon series, “Jesus in His Own Words,” which teaches from the Sermon on the Mount. There we find that we are invited to be a part of what God is doing right now, right here, right where we are. When we do this, we participate in heaven.

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Easter 2021

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the gift of salvation that we have received.

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Holding on to Hope, part 6: “Overcoming Emptiness” – 3/28/2021

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0500

After we push out a lot of adrenaline preaching, performing, taking a test, having a tough talk or coaching session, after enjoying a thrilling sporting event, what comes next is a let down. In his message this morning, Pastor Mark concludes our sermon series, “Holding on to Hope” with a word on how to overcome emptiness.

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Holding on to Hope, part 5: “Overcoming Burnout”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0500

A stressful lifestyle, being overworked, under-challenged, time pressure, caring for an ill relative, and unresolved conflicts with colleagues all contribute to stress and possible burnout. Any extreme commitment that results in neglecting your own needs, may lead to burnout. This week Pastor Mark helps us understand how to overcome burnout, and how to live today so that we can thrive tomorrow.

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Holding on to Hope, part 4: “Overcoming Pride”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:30:00 -0500

In his book, "Didn't See It Coming," pastor Carey Nieuwhof writes, "Pride will cost you friendships, intimacy, respect, lost opportunities, rest, peace of mind, wisdom, and even money." In this week's message, Pastor Mark teaches us that it is only humility that will get us out of what pride got us into.

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Holding on to Hope, part 3: Overcoming Disconnection

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0600

Despite our digital connections, many of us are feeling more disconnected than ever, and loneliness is growing at an alarming rate. Jesus shows us how we can overcome loneliness and experience a life of connection and love.

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Holding on to Hope, Part 2: Overcoming Temptation

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600

Lack of character kills careers, shatters families, and ruins friendships. Character matters because you bring who you are into everything you do. When we open ourselves to the love of Jesus, we can become the kind of people who bring goodness every place we go.

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Holding on to Hope, Part 1: Overcoming Cynicism

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600

As we age, it’s easy to become cynical, but cynicism is a choice. Instead of giving in to cynicism, we can choose to hold on to hope.

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Relationship Bootcamp, part 4: Do the Work

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600

Our past wounds can continue to damage our relationships in the present. Jesus shows us how we can do the work recovery and healing so we can strengthen our relationships and families.

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Relationship Boot Camp, part 3: Achieving Adulthood

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600

It’s possible to grow up physically while remaining a child emotionally and spiritually, but God invites us to achieve adulthood so that we can experience a life of wisdom and joy.

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Relationship Boot Camp, part 2: Boundaries

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600

One of our most difficult relationship challenges is how to have healthy attachments while maintaining separateness. Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries can help us have a more peaceful, less chaotic, and more joyful life.

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Relationship Bootcamp, part 1: How to Do It Right When You Learned It Wrong

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600

We all need a place where we know we will be unconditionally cherished. Yet all families are flawed and, therefore, dysfunctional in some way or another. With God’s help, we can find freedom from past hurts and begin to move into healthier relationships where our loved ones know how cherished they are.

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Better, part 3: Better in Public

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600

The divisions in our country are a serious problem, and as recent events have made clear, our public actions matter. Dr. Mark Foster explores how God calls us to be “Better in Public,” and three public figures from our church will share their understanding of their call to a public life.

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Better, part 2: Better in Person

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600

Relationships are at the core of what it means to be human, but they’re are also really hard. In his life, Jesus prioritized relationships over efficiency, and he shows us how we can become better in person with others.

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Better, part 1: Better in Private

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600

With a new year, we’re all hoping for better, but 2021 will only be better if the people living on the planet choose to become better. We have that choice today.

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A Different Kind of Christmas, part 5: “When the Decorations Come Down”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0600

Though the decorations may come down, Christmas doesn’t have to give way to the same kind of new year.

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Christmas Candlelight 2020

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 20:00:00 -0600

The Good News of Christmas is that God came to save. This light of Christ is the light of the world that changes everything!

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A Different Kind of Christmas, Part 4: Jesus’ Wish List

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0600

Christmas isn’t your birthday—it’s Jesus' birthday! So what if our celebrations focused less on our wants and more on Jesus’ wish list?

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A Different Kind of Christmas, Part 3: “A Different Kind of King”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0600

With all we're facing this year, a baby in a manger doesn't seem like enough. But Christmas is about much more than a baby. It's about a different kind of King.

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A Different Kind of Christmas, part 2: “Giving Up on Perfect”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0600

We all want a perfect Christmas, but what if our quest for perfection is getting in the way of something better? Pastor Brandon explores the first Christmas and what is possible when we give up on perfect.

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Hope for a Different Kind of Christmas

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600

We dream of Christmas joy and peace, but too often, overspending, overeating, and over-worrying make us miserable. How can we cut through the hype and exhaustion? Jesus gives us hope for a different kind of Christmas.

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Words We Long to Hear, Part 5: “I Forgive You” – 11/22/2020 Sermon

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:00:00 -0600

Forgiveness does not come easily, but if we don’t learn to forgive, we will never be free. Fortunately, Jesus gives us an example and instruction for how to forgive and experience the freedom and reconciliation that forgiveness brings.

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Words We Long to Hear, part 4: “I'm Sorry”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600

“I’m sorry.” It’s nice to hear, but hard to say. Yet these words are crucial if we’re to experience healing and reconciliation in our most important relationships. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can apologize well and be reconciled to God and others.

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Words We Long to Hear, Part 3: “I Am With You”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600

When we are anxious or afraid, some of the most powerful words we can hear are "I am with you." From Jesus' teaching and example, we know that God is with us no matter what, bringing us peace in all circumstances.

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Words We Long to Hear, part 2: “Thank You”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:45:00 -0600

Growing up, we all learned to say “thank you” when someone does something nice for us, but did you know gratitude can actually make you happier and healthier? Dr. Mark Foster shares Jesus’ teaching on gratitude and how the words “thank you” can change the way we experience the world.

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Words We Long to Hear, Part 1: “I Love You”

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0500

There are few words we long to hear more than “I love you,” yet the phrase is often difficult to say or hear—and even harder to live out. In this sermon from Dr. Mark Foster, we explore what the Bible teaches us about what love is and what love does.

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Surviving the Pandemic, part 6: To Save Your Life

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0500

Who tells you who you are? The actions you take without thinking might answer that question. Dr. Mark Foster shares two habits that can help make your life worth living again as we conclude our sermon series, Surviving the Pandemic.

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Surviving the Pandemic, part 5: From Loneliness to Solitude

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0500

Would you like to do your best, focused, uninterrupted work? Would you like to connect with your family? Would you like to open yourself up to the voice of God? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this sermon by Dr. Mark Foster, and especially the daily habit he recommends, is for you. It is proven to work, and it is not complicated.

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Surviving the Pandemic, part 4: Choose Wisely

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0500

We will become the stories we give our attention to. What stories are you paying attention to? Are you tired of endlessly consuming whatever story an algorithm chooses for you? Dr. Mark Foster shares two habits that can help us experience a life defined by the greater story God invites us into.

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Surviving the Pandemic, part 3: Healthy Habits for a Broken Heart

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0500

We become what we do. Where are your habits leading you these days? In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores two habits that can help form us into the people God made us to be.

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Surviving the Pandemic, part 2: The Pandemic of Division

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0500

Our country and our world seem more divided than ever. Whose side is Jesus on? In part two of Surviving the Pandemic, Dr. Mark Foster shares how Jesus navigated the divisions of his day and what he has to say to us today.

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Surviving the Pandemic, part 1: What They Did

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 11:00:00 -0500

Trouble is nothing new for people of faith. We may have never lived through a pandemic before, but the people of God have survived far worse. This week, Dr. Mark Foster begins a new sermon series exploring what our ancestors in the faith can teach us about enduring and thriving in difficult times.

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All the Feels, part 6: Joy

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:00:00 -0500

You may not be able to ensure that your circumstances are joyful, but you can choose joy even in difficult circumstances. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can experience God's joy in any circumstances.

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All the Feels, Part 5: Fear

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:30:00 -0500

Anyone feeling anxious these days? When fear, anxiety, and worry get the best of us, we can find ourselves immobilized and unable to act. We might even behave in ways that are immoral. But fear doesn't have to control us. In this message, Rev. Brandon Blacksten explores how Jesus' disciples responded to fear and what we can learn from their example.

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All the Feels, Part 4: Anger

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0500

All of us have some level of anger in us, but when anger lingers, it can cause all kinds of problems in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores what the Bible says about the source of anger and how we can keep it from getting the best of us.

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Envy

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0500

Envy has the potential to ruin what is most valuable and important to us. Looking around and comparing ourselves to others makes us miserable. But less is actually more when it leads to contentment. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how we can move from envy and comparison to peace.

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Guilt

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:15:00 -0500

Guilt is to our spirit what pain is to our body. Guilt is a signal that we have acted against our personal values. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at the role guilt plays in our lives and how we can keep guilt from getting the best of us.

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A Matter of the Heart

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 09:15:00 -0500

God’s acceptance doesn’t come from the condition of our hearts, but the condition of our hearts does determine our openness to God’s work in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares what Jesus says about our hearts and what is most important to God.

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The Answer to Cancel Culture

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 09:15:00 -0500

Cancel culture isn't something new to our society today, and it isn't something that the church has been immune from. From the earliest days of the church, we have struggled to not separate ourselves into "them" and "us." Pastor Mark wraps up "The Book of Acts" sermon series by exploring how the early church formed unity community.

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The Anointed Church

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 09:15:00 -0500

The leadership of the church in Acts 13 was a multicultural, multi-ethnic, and economically diverse group that models what is possible when God's people come together. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster and Dr. Victor McCullough explore how we can achieve that unity and diversity in a divided society.

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The Great Reversal

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 09:15:00 -0500

In 15 years, the church of Jesus Christ grew from a small sect in Jerusalem to a group of thousands in Samaria, along the Mediterranean seacoast, and into modern Syria and Turkey. In another 15 years, it would spread all the way to Rome, the capital of the empire. Dr. Mark Foster tells the story of how the church grew and spread, even in the face of challenges and persecution.

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No Longer Them and Us

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 09:15:00 -0500

When we do what's right, we expect to be applauded, but sometimes we're criticized. Yet when we persevere in doing good, God works through us to unite people so there's no longer them and us—there is unity. In that unity, we can rejoice in what God is doing and encourage those around us.

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Peter Learns a Lesson

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 09:15:00 -0500

We all grow up with assumptions about which people are "our people," but God moves us beyond those assumptions. In Acts 10, Peter finds himself in the 'wrong' neighborhood with the 'wrong' people, and the Holy Spirit comes to a Roman centurion and his family. In one of the great turning points in the history of the church, people who were enemies become family. Today, the Holy Spirit still invites us to broaden our circles of welcome.

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Heaven on Earth

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:15:00 -0500

True fellowship shares much more than common beliefs or core values. It involves time together and shared meals in homes, and it reflects heaven on earth. The early followers of Jesus came together from all over the known world and formed a community where everyone was welcome, showing us the possibilities for true fellowship today.

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Come, Holy Spirit

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 09:15:00 -0500

After all the disruptions of recent weeks, now is the time to remember who the church really is. We are much more than people who gather in a building once a week. We are the people of God on mission with Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit. In this message, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the birth of the church and what it means for us today.

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Love God with All You Are

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 09:15:00 -0500

Even in Jesus' day, racism was an issue. Jesus' teaching challenged his hearers to go beyond loving people who were easy for them to love. He taught them even to love their enemies—like Samaritans. And when we love God and love neighbor, unity happens.

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Take Life as it Comes

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 31 May 2020 09:15:00 -0500

When we go through events like a global pandemic, we desperately want things to be different than they are. Yet if we don’t learn to take life as it comes, we will always be waiting for our real lives to begin, and God’s desires for the world through us will go unrealized. In the stories of the Babylonian Exile and the early church, the Bible teaches us how to take life as it comes so that we can experience the abundant life that Jesus offers to all.

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Embrace Problems as Gifts

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 May 2020 09:15:00 -0500

In the midst of a global pandemic, problems abound, and we often want out of those problems as quickly as possible. But God is not as concerned about getting us out of problems as in getting us through them. Problems bring us to the end of ourselves, and they teach us to rely on God, who uses those problems to help us grow. While it's uncomfortable, when life is disrupted, we can learn to embrace problems as gifts.

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Own Your Stuff

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 May 2020 09:15:00 -0500

Blame feels good at first, but ruins us over time. It keeps us stuck in shame. But when we learn to own our stuff, Jesus helps us create a new life of freedom and joy.

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Leave Your Baggage Behind

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 10 May 2020 09:15:00 -0500

If we don't leave our baggage behind, our past will become our present. But baggage we carry around does not go away until we deal with it. In week 4 of the Disrupted sermon series, Dr. Mark Foster shares how acknowledging, grieving, and forgiving can set us free to enjoy the freedom God has for us.

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Seek Wisdom

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 May 2020 09:15:00 -0500

When we don't know what to do, we need wisdom—skill and knowledge applied to living. The Bible promises that if we lack knowledge, we can ask God. And Jesus promises that if we seek, we will find him.

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Choose Your Traveling Companions Wisely

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:15:00 -0500

The happiest people regularly surround themselves with spiritually mature, well-grounded people. God is sending supportive people into our lives to help us get to the next step. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how to find and become the kind of friends who can help us find the way God is creating.

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Say Yes to God

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 09:15:00 -0500

We need someone greater than ourselves to tell us what to do when we don’t know what to do. God made us, so God knows what we need. When we ask God for help, everything changes. Most of the time, God helps us through other people. God can be trusted to take care of us. God’s power and resources are not just for special people; they are for all people like you and me.

The first step in God making a way for you is for you to say yes to God. God promises when you say yes to God first, everything else you need will be provided for you.

When we say yes to God, a whole new world can open up.

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In the House, Afraid

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:15:00 -0500

At Easter, we point to the cross and say, not even a blood-stained murder scene is beyond the love and power of God to turn evil to good. In this Easter sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the hope Jesus' resurrection brings.

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At the Cross

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 09:15:00 -0500

On his journey toward the cross, Jesus' words and actions revealed who he truly is, and they exemplify for us the essential practices at the core of following him: prayer, reading scripture, serving others, giving, and sharing. Dr. Mark Foster shares what the final days of Jesus' life teach us about who he is and what it means to follow him.

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Share Faith, Not Fear

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:15:00 -0500

What will you share in this crisis, faith or fear? When the story is told about how you led your family through this time, will it be a story you want told? Will it be a story where you shared your faith, or shrank in fear? We have the opportunity to share hope in the midst of crisis. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:15:00 -0600

The #1 thing you can do for the health of your marriage is to become healthy yourself. So, how can we help one another become emotionally healthy? Dr. Mark Foster shares three questions to consider before getting married and biblical guidance for loving well.

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A Biblical Guide to Weakening Your Marriage, Family and Friendships

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 09:45:00 -0600

The Bible is full of real people with real relationship challenges we can all learn from if we are willing to see ourselves in the stories of the people of God. Dr. Mark Foster explains the four relationship challenges from Judges 16 as we learn what NOT to do from Samson and Delilah

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To Love and To Cherish

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:15:00 -0600

The beginning of marriage is exciting, but it's also challenging--particularly when you realize your spouse's habits, expectations, and dreams are much different than your own. And when children enter the picture, everything else goes out the window as we just try to get by. But when we clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus, we can learn to navigate difference and conflict so that we're able "to love and to cherish" one another for a lifetime.

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In Singleness, We're With You

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 09:15:00 -0600

Over the years, dating has changed drastically! What does dating look like today? Even more important, what role does faith in God have with dating and singleness? In this sermon, we explore contemporary dating, Scriptures pertaining to singleness, and what the church can do to equip single people.

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Thy Will Be Done

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 09:15:00 -0600

C.S. Lewis wrote, “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell, choose it.” In this message, Dr. Mark Foster looks at God’s will versus Jonah’s will when it comes to the people and animals of Nineveh. Much of knowing what to do starts with knowing who you are and who God is.

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Let's Try This Again

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Longing for Love

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 09:15:00 -0600

Mother Teresa said the hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. The love we all long for has arrived, and it has a name--Jesus. But to understand the love that Jesus brings, we first have to understand what love is not. Dr. Mark Foster shares what God's love is and is not, and how the love incarnate in Jesus changes everything.

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Longing for Joy

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 09:15:00 -0600

Aim at joy and you’ll miss it. Joy happens while we are busy serving others, in the quiet of a forest, or in the prayer of thanks for another day of grace from Jesus. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at joy as described in the Bible from the prophet Ezra through the words of Jesus and the actions of the early church. If you need joy, this message is for you.

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Longing for Peace

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 09:15:00 -0600

We long to find peace in the midst of struggle, and not only as individuals, but in our communities and world as well. We are called to be people of peace in a chaotic world. The good news is Jesus makes peace in this life possible. Dr. Mark Foster explores the Bible's teaching and how to live a life of peace.

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Website

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Matthew 5:21-24
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233: The Best Invitation

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:15:00 -0500

Who is really well off? What is the good life? Dr. Mark Foster explores these questions in the first installment of our new series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, "The Best Teaching You'll Ever Hear."

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232: Connecting All the Pieces

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:15:00 -0500

We can go out in Jesus' protection and power because all authority on heaven and earth are his. He is Christ Pantocrator, Ruler of All. Be not afraid. We are in the wonderful and loving reign of Jesus the Christ.

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231: Building on a Firm Foundation

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 09:15:00 -0500

We're often tempted to take the easy way out, but when we do so, we're like workers who build on a foundation of sand. Jesus shows us a better way, and when we build on the foundation of his teaching, we build a life that can endure.

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230: Follow the Instructions

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 09:15:00 -0500

When building something, we start with the instructions, but instructions can't tell us how to deal with every situation. By exploring one of the most well-known sets of instructions—the Ten Commandments—we discover a pattern that shows us a way of life that's based in love.

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b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 09:15:00 -0500

On Friday, Jesus was crucified, and his followers were overcome with pain. On Saturday, they waited, and nothing made sense. But on Sunday, Jesus rose from the dead, and they experienced deliverance. Whether you find yourself in a time of waiting or pain, Easter means that Jesus still delivers us from death to life, hope, and love.
Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Matthew 28:1-6
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218: Sloth and Diligence

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 09:15:00 -0500

Sloth is painful to watch, but easy to fall into. When we give in to sloth, we become indifferent to those around us. But throughout his life, Jesus models a better way—the way of diligence.
Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Matthew 26:36-41
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217: Avarice and Generosity

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 09:15:00 -0500

While it's easy to see greed as a temptation only for the very rich, the desire for more affects all of us. Instead of accumulating as much as possible and holding on for dear life, though, Jesus teaches that generosity sets us free from greed and lets us live lives of blessing for others.

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
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216: Gluttony and Temperance

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:15:00 -0500

Whether it's food, shopping, or scrolling on our phones, we all struggle with wanting more than is good for us, and the excess leads to ruin. But God desires our freedom, and through the virtue of temperance, helps us trust that Jesus is enough.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Philippians 3:18-20
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215: Envy and Contentment

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 09:15:00 -0500

Envy can cause us to resent and even have contempt towards others. We can, however, find true, authentic contentment in God. In the presence of God, we have all that we need, and our envy begins to vanish.

Teacher: Rev. John Vick
Passage: Psalm 73:2-3, 23-26
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214: Lust and Chastity

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 09:15:00 -0500

Lust can wreck our relationships and reduce our capacity for love. The virtue of chastity helps us overcome lust so that we no longer see others as object for our use, but as people with whom we can have real relationships.

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: Philippians 4:8
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213: Anger and Patience

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 09:15:00 -0500

It's easy to respond with anger when things don't go our way, but patience allows us to let go of the anger that ensnares us.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Ephesians 4:29-32
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Episode 212: Pride and Humility

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 09:15:00 -0600

Pride distorts our sense of self and prevents us from seeing clearly, but when we humble ourselves before God, God's truth leads to life, freedom, and connection with God, self, and others.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Genesis 2:15-17
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Episode 211: Family Matters

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:15:00 -0600

How can we best love our families? In the conclusion to “Relationship Bootcamp,” we look to the latest research and biblical wisdom for dealing with parents, children, and in-laws.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Matthew 21:28-31
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Episode 210: Loving Difficult People

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:15:00 -0600

We all have difficult people in our lives, and we struggle to know how to be in relationship with them. The Bible gives us guidance for how to relate to wise, foolish, and evil people. When we follow this teaching, and we set and maintain healthy boundaries, we grow in our ability to love others and ourselves.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Matthew 5:43-48
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Episode 209: Becoming the Right Person

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:15:00 -0600

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Romans 12:9-12
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Episode 208: This is Us

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 09:15:00 -0600

Relationships are the greatest source of both joy and pain in our lives. But before we can begin to improve our relationships, we have to start in the right place—the love of God that makes possible our love for others. Our ability to love begins with the recognition that God first loved us.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: 1 John 4:7-11
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Episode 207: An Unexpected End

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 27 Jan 2019 09:15:00 -0600

What is perhaps most unexpected in the Gospel of Mark is the ending. In the oldest manuscripts, the Gospel ends with three women finding Jesus’ tomb empty, encountering an angel, and fleeing; “and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.” Their encounter shows us the consequences of fear in our own lives. Learn what Jesus teaches about fear so that we can live unafraid.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Mark 16:6-8
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Episode 206: An Unexpected Refusal

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 09:15:00 -0600

We don't always get what we ask for, and it can be painful when we receive an answer we didn't expect. Sometimes, Jesus says no when we expect him to say yes. But his "Yes" and his "No" are always for our good.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Mark 5:1-7a
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Episode 205: An Unexpected Choice

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:15:00 -0600

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Mark 2:13-14
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Episode 204: An Unexpected Start

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 09:15:00 -0600

We often see what we expect to see. But Jesus walks into situations and does the unexpected. Experience the unexpected Jesus, who creates new possibilities greater than we could have ever expected.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Mark 1:9-11
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Episode 203: Now What?

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 09:15:00 -0600

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: Luke 2:36-38
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Episode 202: Prepare Him Room

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:00:00 -0600

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 2:1-7

Episode 201: Love All

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 09:15:00 -0600

The birth of Jesus is good news of great joy for all people.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 2:1-7
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Episode 200: Give Differently

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 09:15:00 -0600

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 3:16-17
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Episode 199: Spend Less

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 09:15:00 -0600

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Matthew 6:24
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Episode 198: Worship Fully

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"02_Dec_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Brandon Blacksten. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: Luke 1:46-49
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Episode 197: Grace at the Table

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"25_Nov_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Melissa Nelms. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Melissa Nelms
Passage: Luke 24:28-32
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Episode 196: The Parable of the Lost Keys

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"18_Nov_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Brandon Blackston. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
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Episode 195: God at Work

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"11_Nov_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Andy Nelms. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Genesis 3:15
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Episode 194: Christian Love for Our Jewish Neighbors

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"04_Nov_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster & Rabbi Harris. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster and Rabbie Vered Harris
Passage: Leviticus 19:16-18
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Episode 193: The Grateful Community

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"28_Oct_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 17:11-15
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Episode 192: Grateful Together

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"21_Oct_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Andy Nelms. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Matthew 26:26-30
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Episode 191: Intentional Gratitude

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"14_Oct_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19
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Episode 190: Heart Matters

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"07_Oct_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: James 1:17, James 1:22-26
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Episode 189: Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Matthew 7:1-3
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Episode 188: God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:13
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Episode 187: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"16_Sep_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Brandon Blacksten. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
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Episode 186: Everything Happens for a Reason

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"09_Sep_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Romans 8:28
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We Are Ready

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Sep 2018 09:15:00 -0500

We ARE Imitators

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passages: Ephesians 5:1-2
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Episode 183: We Are Equipped

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Melissa Nelms
Passage: Ephesians 4:11-13
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Episode 182: We ARE Powerful Servants

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Ephesians 3:20-21
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Episode 181: We ARE Saved

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Ephesians 2:8-10
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Episode 180: We ARE One Body

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Ephesians 1:20-23
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Episode 179: Zacchaeus

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 19:1-4
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Episode 178: What Matters Most

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: Luke 10:38-42
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Episode 177: An Adventure of a Lifetime

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: Matthew 4:18-22
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Episode 176: Better Together

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 17:1-3
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Episode 175: The Art of Setting Boundaries

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 5:2-9
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Episode 174: The Art of Receiving

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Rev. Brandon Blacksten
Passage: John 13:4-8
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Episode 173: The Fear Factor

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 9:10-13
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Episode 172: It’s About Time

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 8:40-42
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Episode 171: Loving Our Literal Neighbors

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 27 May 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Luke 10:25-28

Episode 170: Building 4 the Kids

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 20 May 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"20_May_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Psalm 127:1-2
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Episode 169: Sacrificing 4 the Kids

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 13 May 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"13_May_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Melissa Nelms. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Melissa Nelms
Passage: 2 Samuel 24:24-25
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Episode 168: Preparing 4 the Kids

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 06 May 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"06_May_2018 2nd Sermon" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Genesis 12:1-3
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Episode 167: A Vision 4 the Kids

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Mark 10:13-16
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Episode 166: Fear of Rejection

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 09:00:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 11:25-26
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Episode 165: Financial Fear

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Psalm 23

Episode 164: Fear of Failure

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"08_Apr_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Andy Nelms. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Joshua 1:9

Episode 163: Overcoming Fear

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"01_Apr_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Passage: Luke 24:1-5
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Episode 162: The Reveal

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"25_Mar_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Passage: John 12:12-13
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Episode 161: In Over Your Head

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"18_Mar_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Passage: John 12:24-25
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Episode 160: Demo Day

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 09:15:00 -0500

"11_Mar_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Passage: John 3:1-3
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Episode 159: More Expensive Than You Thought

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"04_Mar_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Passage: John 2:13-16
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Episode 158: Listen to the Carpenter

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"25_Feb_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Mark 8:31-33
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Episode 157: Build Your Dream House

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"18_Feb_2018 (2nd Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Mark 1:9-12
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Episode 156: Status Quo

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"11_Feb_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 UMC Sermons by Andy Nelms. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Mark 2:23-28
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Episode 155: An Irresistible Environment

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 09:15:00 -0600

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Matthew 24:1-2
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Episode 154: Go Deep!

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_January_28_Sermon_Podcast_01282018_EDITED__1_". Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Matthew 7:24-26
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Episode 153: To Let Outsiders Inside

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"21_Jan_2018 (1st Sermon)" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Acts 15:1-2
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Episode 152: What is the Church?

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_January_14_Sermon_Podcast_01142017_EDITED__1_". Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Romans 16:3-5
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Episode 151: Start with Why

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_January_7_Sermon_Podcast_01072018_EDITED_mixdown__1_". Released: 2018.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: John 17:20-21
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Episode 150: The Languages of God

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_December_31_Sermon_Podcast_12312017_EDITED__1_". Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
Passage: Psalm 19
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Episode 149: Christmas Community Candlelight

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:00:00 -0600

"A2_December_24_Sermon_Podcast_12242017_EDITED__1_". Released: 2018.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 2:1-7

Episode 148: To Go and See

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_December_17_Sermon_Podcast_2017_EDITED__1_". Released: 2017.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 2:8-12
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Episode 147: Favored One

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"10_Dec_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Melissa Nelms
Passage: Luke 1:26-33

Episode 146: To Do the Right Thing

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_December_3_Sermon_Podcast_12032017_EDITED__1_". Released: 2017.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Matthew 1:18-21
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Episode 145: Seeing Jesus

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_November_26_Sermon_Podcast_11262017_edited__1_". Released: 2017.

Teacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
Passage: Matthew 16
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Episode 144: Take a Step

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_November_19_Sermon_Podcast_11192017_edited__1_". Released: 2017.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Joshua 24:14
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Episode 143: Listen

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_November_12_Sermon_Podcast_11122017_EDITED__1_". Released: 2017.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:13-19
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Episode 142: According to Your Faith

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"A2_November_5_Sermon_Podcast_11052017_EDITED__1_ (1)". Released: 2017.

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
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Episode 141: The First Step

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"A2_October_29_Sermon_Podcast_10292017_EDITED__1_". Released: 2017.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Luke 17:11-14
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Episode 140: I Do

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"A2_October22SermonPodcast_10222017_EDITED". Released: 2017.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 12:47-49
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Episode 139: Who is God?

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"A2_October_15_Sermon_Podcast_10152017_EDITED__1_".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 14:6-7
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Episode 138: The Bible Told Me So

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"08_Oct_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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Episode 137: Baby Gods

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Hebrews 6:1-2
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Episode 136: Difficult People: In Church

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"A2_September_24_Sermon_Podcast_09242017_EDITED__1_".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: 1 Peter 2:17
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Episode 135: Difficult People: Online

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"17_Sep_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Philippians 4:8

Episode 134: Difficult People: At Home

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"A2_Sermon_Podcast_09102017_EDITED__1_".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Genesis 25:21-26
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Episode 133: Difficult People: At Work

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"03_Sep_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: John 8:1-7

Episode 132: Jesus is Coming! Look Busy!

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"27_Aug_12.15.52".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: James 5:7-8

Episode 131: Get Serious

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"20_Aug_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: James 4:7-10
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Episode 130: Taming the Tongue

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"13_Aug_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: James 3:7-10
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Episode 129: Faith in Action

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"06_Aug_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: James 2:14-17
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Episode 128: Faith Under Pressure

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"30_Jul_10.43.21".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: James 1:5-8
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Episode 127: Holy Spirit: God’s Heroes Have Power

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"23_Jul_2017 (1st Sermon)".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 14:25-27
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Episode 126: Jesus: Savior of the World

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 09:15:00 -0500

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Romans 5:6-10
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Episode 125: David

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"09_Jul_10.17.19".

Teacher: Melissa Nelms
Passage: 1 Samuel 10-17
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Episode 124: Paul

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"02_Jul_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Acts 27:21-26
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Episode 123: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"25_Jun_12.14.42 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Daniel 3:13-15

Episode 122: Moses

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"18_Jun_2017__1st_Sermon__-_EDITED__1_".

Teacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
Passage: Deuteronomy 24

Episode 121: Esther

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"Bible Heros - Esther" from Acts 2 Sermons 2017 by Creighton Alexander. Released: 2017. Track 6. Genre: Speech.

Teacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
Passage: Esther 4

Episode 120: Noah

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"04_Jun_2017 (2nd Sermon)".

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Genesis 6-9
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Episode 119: Forgiveness

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 May 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"28_May_2017 (1st Sermon)".

Teacher: Rev. Andy Nelms
Passage: Genesis 50:18-21
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Episode 118: Share Your God Story

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 21 May 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"21_May_2017 (1st Sermon) #BLESSED Final Week" from #BLESSED by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 3:16-17
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Episode 117: Serve

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 14 May 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"#BLESSED Sermon Series - Week 4" from #BLESSED Sermon Series by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Mark 10:35-36
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Episode 116: Eat

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 07 May 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"07_May_2017 (1st Sermon) #BLESSED Week 3" from #BLESSED by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 21:4-12
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Episode 115: Listen

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"30_Apr_2017 (2nd Sermon)" from #BLESSED by ACTS 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Teacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
Passage: Acts 17:16-19
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Episode 114: Begin With Prayer

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"23_Apr_12.12.17 (2nd Sermon)" from #BLESSED - Week 1 by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Teacher: Dr. Creighton Alexander
Passage: Genesis 12:2-3, Luke 4:17-19
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Episode 113: The God of Second Chances

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"16_Apr_2017 (Easter 1st Sermon)" from The Way by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: John 20:1-2
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Episode 112: The Final Week

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"The Way - Final Week" from The Way by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Teacher: Dr. Mark Foster
Passage: Mark 11:7-10
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Episode 111: Sinners, Outcasts, and the Poor

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"The Way - Week 5" from The Way by Acts 2. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Dr. Mark Foster Mark 2:15-17
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Episode 110: Calming The Storm

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"The Way - Week 4" by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Genre: other.

Dr. Mark Foster Mark 4:25-41
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Episode 109: Proclaiming the Kingdom

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"The Way - Week 3" from The Way by Acts 2 UMC. Released: 2017. Track 1.

Melissa Nelms Mark 9:1
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Episode 108: Healing

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 09:15:00 -0500

"12_Mar_10.56.47" from The Way - Week 2 by Andy Nelms. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Mark 1:21-25

Episode 107: Baptism and Temptation

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"The Way - Week 1" from Acts 2 Sermon by Mark Foster. Released: 2017. Genre: Other.

Mark 1:1
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Episode 106: Endurance Training

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"Relationship Bootcamp" from Acts 2 Sermons by Mark Foster. Released: 2017. Track 4. Genre: Other.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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Episode 105: Strength Training

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"Relationship Bootcamp - Strength Training Sermon."

Dr. Creighton Alexander 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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Episode 104: Flexibility

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"Produce".

Dr. Creighton Alexander 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Episode 103: Assessment

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:15:00 -0600

Dr. Mark Foster 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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Episode 102: One > 99

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"Produce".

Dr. Mark Foster Luke 15:4-7
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Episode 101: One Church

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"Produce".

Dr. Mark Foster John 17:20-21
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Episode 100: One Calling

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"Produce".

Rev. Andy Nelms

Episode 99: One God

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 09:15:00 -0600

"Produce".

Rev. Andy Nelms, Deuteronomy 6:4-9
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Episode 98: Go the Distance

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 09:00:00 -0600

Dr. Creighton Alexander, Hebrews 12:1-2

Episode 97: Now What?

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:00:00 -0600

Rev. Andy Nelms, John 1:35-41
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Episode 96: The Wonder of a Manger

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 09:00:00 -0600

The Wonder of Christmas Sermon Series - Week 4

Dr. Mark Foster, Luke 2:1-7
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Episode 95: The Wonder of a Promise

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:00:00 -0600

The Wonder of Christmas Sermon Series - Week 3

Rev. Andy Nelms, Matthew 1:20-24
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Episode 94: The Wonder of a Name

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 09:00:00 -0600

The Wonder of Christmas Sermon Series - Week 2

Dr. Mark Foster, Luke 1:26-31
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Episode 93: The Wonder of a Star

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 09:00:00 -0600

The Wonder of Christmas Sermon Series - Advent - Week 1

Rev. Andy Nelms, Matthew 2:7-10
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Episode 92: Choosing Sides

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 09:00:00 -0600

Now What Sermon Series - Week 2

Dr. Mark Foster, John 17:21-26
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Episode 91: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 10:00:00 -0600

Now What Sermon Series - Week 1

Dr. Mark Foster

Episode 90: It’s Time to Fly

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 10:00:00 -0600

Dr. Mark Foster, Matthew 16:24-26
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Episode 89: Do Hard Things

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 11:00:00 -0500

Rev. Andy Nelms, 1 Timothy 6:17-19
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Episode 88: A New Way of Life

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0500

Defying Gravity Sermon Series - Week 2

Dr. Mark Foster, Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Deuteronomy 12:10-12
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Episode 87: Discovering Gravity

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0500

Dr. Mark Foster, Haggai 1:3-6
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Episode 86: Called to Finish

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0500

The Call Sermon Series - Week 4

Rev. Andy Nelms 2 Timothy 4:6-8
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Episode 85: Called to Others

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0500

Dr. Mark Foster, Acts 17:22-28
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Episode 84: Called to Go

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 12:00:00 -0500

Dr. Mark Foster, Acts 13:1-4
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Episode 83: Why Do You Stand There Looking Up?

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 12:00:00 -0500

Sermon from special guest, Bishop James G. (Jimmy) Nunn, of the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church

Episode 82: Called by Christ, Shaped by Many

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 12:00:00 -0500

The Call Sermon Series - Week 1

Acts 9:17-19 Dr. Mark Foster
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Episode 81: The Secret Cure

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:00:00 -0500

FOMO Sermon Series - Week 3

Dr. Mark Foster, Philippians 4:0
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Episode 80: Don’t Look Around

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:00:00 -0500

FOMO Sermon Series - Week 2

Rev. Andy Nelms, Luke 12:13-21
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Episode 79: Hold Us Together

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:00:00 -0500

Dr. Mark Foster, Romans 12:18

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Episode 78: Don’t Look Back

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:00:00 -0500

Fear of Missing Out Sermon Series - Week 1

Dr. Mark Foster, Genesis 19:0

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Episode 77: What God Wants

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:00:00 -0500

Dr. Mark Foster, Acts 2:36-39

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Episode 76: How to FOLLOW Jesus

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 12:00:00 -0500

Dr. Mark Foster, Mark 10:46-52

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Episode 75: God Calms

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:00:00 -0500

Dr. Mark Foster, Luke 8:22-25

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Episode 74: One People

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 14:00:00 -0500

One Church Sermon Series - Week 4

Rev. Andy Nelms, Exodus 18:14-18

Episode 73: One Body

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:00:00 -0500

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Episode 47: The Better Question

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 14:00:00 -0600

Episode 46: Birth of an Exile

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:00:00 -0600

Beyond Bethlehem Sermon Series - Week 1

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Episode 45: The End of the Story

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:00:00 -0600

Thankful Sermon Series - Week 3

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Episode 44: How to Be ________

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:47:10 -0600

Episode 43: Help

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 09:00:00 -0600

Thankful Sermon Series - Week 1

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Episode 41: Peace

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:19:14 -0500

Refocus Sermon Series - Week 4

Episode 39: Rest From Your Labor

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:38:44 -0500

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:15:00 -0500

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Episode 33: How to CARE in Jesus’ Name

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:00:00 -0500

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Episode 32: The Time Barrier

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:23:10 -0500

Episode 31: The Fear Factor

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:25:14 -0500

Episode 30: The Final Steps in Jerusalem

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 10 May 2015 12:42:45 -0500

Episode 23: The Jonah Complex

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 01 May 2015 12:44:40 -0500

Episode 22: Beware Buyer’s Remorse

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:00:00 -0500

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Episode 21: Choosing Doors

Episode 5: Unlikely Sources

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:35:12 -0600

Episode 4: Just a Girl!

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:37:17 -0600

Episode 3: Traveling With Kids

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:39:06 -0600

Episode 2: Two Christmas Trees

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:41:10 -0600

Episode 1: Christmas Hope

b.blacksten@acts2umc.org (Acts 2 United Methodist Church) — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:00:00 -0600