This podcast is filled with a combination of material being worked on by Travis Smith. Including his work on loneliness as well as his sermons from Acton UMC.
🎧 Episode Title: Higher and Higher: When Love Lifts Us Through Loneliness💬 Short Description:Do you feel like you are having to wait on something or someone? This message blends Acts 1 📖 with Jackie Wilson’s soul classic 🎶 “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher” to remind you that God’s love 💛 never leaves you hanging—even in the waiting. ⏳✨
4 May 2025
Just the Way You Are
The idea that there is just one expression of faith is not what we find here in John chapter 21.
13 Apr 2025
Personal Jesus
Palm Sunday 2025 at Acton UMC. The core issue is are are willing to follow Jesus or do we just want to make Jesus into someone who thinks like we do? Are we seeking to have our own personal Jesus?
6 Apr 2025
Chanel No. 5 (A Sermon on Grace and Mary anointing Jesus)
A Sermon on grace and Mary anointing Jesus.
24 Feb 2025
Heart of the Matter
A sermon at Acton UMC on forgiveness and the the tough part of what that looks like to live out.
4 Jul 2024
Doubt and Faith
One of the elements of loneliness is when we feel separate or not in synch with those around us. Doubt is a normal part of our faith experience and is not unexpected, yet sometimes this can make us feel like we are failing.
16 Jun 2024
Into the Mystic
This is a sermon from Acton UMC where I preach on the mystery of faith and how God provides even when we are unsure. I hope this comforts and encourages you to remember we are all on a similar path and God is at work even in what we do not or understand.
14 Jun 2024
Unanswered Prayers
Life is full of ups and downs and situations that we wish we had avoided. This week's sermon explores the value of not always getting what we pray for.
13 Jun 2024
Losing My Religion
This is the sermon preached at Acton UMC in June 2024. The sermon journeys with Jesus as the religious leaders attempt to accuse him of violating religious laws and expectations. Jesus reminds the leaders that people come before even the sabbath law. Do you need to lose your religion?
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