St. Andrew UMC Podcast

“WOULD YOU BE MINE? : Be a Slow-Walker” (Luke 10:25-37 CEB) - June 19, 2022

Would You Be Mine: The Art of Neighboring

There was a time when we knew our neighbors—their names, their stories, their hopes and dreams, their aches and awes. We shared meals with them. We shared our lives with them. We shared a deep commitment to the common good with them.

But in an age of increasing isolation, division, and indifference, that time has largely come and gone. We scarcely know our neighbors. Busy living our own lives, we’ve mostly lost the art of neighboring.

In this timely teaching series, Would You Be Mine, you’ll learn how leave the house and make your neighborhood a home by taking up seven Biblical practices of neighboring.

SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: “Share Your Privilege” (Exodus 1-2) - June 12, 2022

Swimming Against the Tide: 7 Practices that Can Save the World 

Christianity isn’t a set of beliefs but a way of life. It’s not a religion but a relationship with God and neighbor. It’s not about knowing but doing. It seeks not experts but practitioners. Jesus embodied a way to live out our personal faith with social impact. He offered some timeless clues about how even the smallest changes in our personal habits can transform the world in immeasurable ways. 

Join us for this timely series of teachings on the seven social practices of Jesus that can save the world.

SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: “Breathe Deeply and Often” (Matthew 6:25-34 + Acts 2:1-4) - June 5, 2022

Swimming Against the Tide: 7 Practices that Can Save the World 

Christianity isn’t a set of beliefs but a way of life. It’s not a religion but a relationship with God and neighbor. It’s not about knowing but doing. It seeks not experts but practitioners. Jesus embodied a way to live out our personal faith with social impact. He offered some timeless clues about how even the smallest changes in our personal habits can transform the world in immeasurable ways. 

Join us for this timely series of teachings on the seven social practices of Jesus that can save the world.

SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: “Erase Your Footprint” (Leviticus 25:2-5, Acts 1:6-11) - May 29, 2022

Swimming Against the Tide: 7 Practices that Can Save the World 

Christianity isn’t a set of beliefs but a way of life. It’s not a religion but a relationship with God and neighbor. It’s not about knowing but doing. It seeks not experts but practitioners. Jesus embodied a way to live out our personal faith with social impact. He offered some timeless clues about how even the smallest changes in our personal habits can transform the world in immeasurable ways. 

Join us for this timely series of teachings on the seven social practices of Jesus that can save the world.

SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: “Drop Your Anchor” (1 Timothy 4:1-2, 6-10) - May 22, 2022

Swimming Against the Tide: 7 Practices that Can Save the World 

Christianity isn’t a set of beliefs but a way of life. It’s not a religion but a relationship with God and neighbor. It’s not about knowing but doing. It seeks not experts but practitioners. Jesus embodied a way to live out our personal faith with social impact. He offered some timeless clues about how even the smallest changes in our personal habits can transform the world in immeasurable ways. 

Join us for this timely series of teachings on the seven social practices of Jesus that can save the world.

SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: “Slow Your Roll” (Luke 10:38-42) - May 15, 2022

Swimming Against the Tide: 7 Practices that Can Save the World 

Christianity isn’t a set of beliefs but a way of life. It’s not a religion but a relationship with God and neighbor. It’s not about knowing but doing. It seeks not experts but practitioners. Jesus embodied a way to live out our personal faith with social impact. He offered some timeless clues about how even the smallest changes in our personal habits can transform the world in immeasurable ways. 

Join us for this timely series of teachings on the seven social practices of Jesus that can save the world.

SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: “Leave Your Cocoon” (Matthew 15:21-28) - May 8, 2022

Swimming Against the Tide: 7 Practices that Can Save the World 

Christianity isn’t a set of beliefs but a way of life. It’s not a religion but a relationship with God and neighbor. It’s not about knowing but doing. It seeks not experts but practitioners. Jesus embodied a way to live out our personal faith with social impact. He offered some timeless clues about how even the smallest changes in our personal habits can transform the world in immeasurable ways. 

Join us for this timely series of teachings on the seven social practices of Jesus that can save the world.

SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: “Expand Your Clan” (Matthew 9:9-13) - May 1, 2022

Swimming Against the Tide: 7 Practices that Can Save the World 

Christianity isn’t a set of beliefs but a way of life. It’s not a religion but a relationship with God and neighbor. It’s not about knowing but doing. It seeks not experts but practitioners. Jesus embodied a way to live out our personal faith with social impact. He offered some timeless clues about how even the smallest changes in our personal habits can transform the world in immeasurable ways. 

Join us for this timely series of teachings on the seven social practices of Jesus that can save the world.

40 DAYS OF FORGIVENESS: “Reconciled and Restored” (John 21:1-19) - April 24, 2022

How do I forgive?
Why do I need to forgive?
What happens when I forgive, or if I choose not to?

We all have a deep need to forgive and to be forgiven. But it can feel like an impossible, sometimes even an irresponsible, task. If we grant forgiveness, we might worry that we’ve subverted justice or condoned the harm that has been done. If we withhold forgiveness, we might only suffer further from guilt, or a grudge, or a lifetime of resentment.

In this much-needed Lenten series, we’ll explore how to experience God’s forgiveness, how to name the harm that’s been done, how ask others for forgiveness, how to grant forgiveness to others, how to reframe our past, and how to release ourselves and others from the endless cycle of retribution and pain into a future of healing and wholeness.

40 DAYS OF FORGIVENESS: “Rebuilding the Future” (Luke 24:1-14) - April 17, 2022 (EASTER)

How do I forgive?
Why do I need to forgive?
What happens when I forgive, or if I choose not to?

We all have a deep need to forgive and to be forgiven. But it can feel like an impossible, sometimes even an irresponsible, task. If we grant forgiveness, we might worry that we’ve subverted justice or condoned the harm that has been done. If we withhold forgiveness, we might only suffer further from guilt, or a grudge, or a lifetime of resentment.

In this much-needed Lenten series, we’ll explore how to experience God’s forgiveness, how to name the harm that’s been done, how ask others for forgiveness, how to grant forgiveness to others, how to reframe our past, and how to release ourselves and others from the endless cycle of retribution and pain into a future of healing and wholeness.