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Sellersburg United Methodist Church Sermon Podcast

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by Rev. Joseph Sanford

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Scripture-based sermons are posted weekly.

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June 4, 2023

SERMON | John 4:1-42 | "See Her" by Lauren Sanford at Sellersburg United Methodist Church in Sellersburg, Indiana

SERMON | John 4:1-42 | "See Her" by Lauren Sanford at Sellersburg United Methodist Church in Sellersburg, Indiana

Episode thumbnail for SERMON | John 20:19-23 | PENTECOST - "He Breathed On Them" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Sellersburg United Methodist Church in Sellersburg, Indiana

May 28, 2023

SERMON | John 20:19-23 | PENTECOST - "He Breathed On Them" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Sellersburg United Methodist Church in Sellersburg, Indiana

SERMON | John 20:19-23 | PENTECOST - "He Breathed On Them" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Sellersburg United Methodist Church in Sellersburg, Indiana This is the arrival of the Holy Spirit in John. At first hearing we might think, “Well, that’s boring.” “No sound? No fire? No speaking in foreign languages? No Peter giving a testimony that leads to 3,000 people believing in the risen Savior?” Why bother, right? Jesus breathed on them. —a very different effect in our post-COVID world! Remember, this is the first time that all of the disciples who aren’t Mary have seen Jesus alive and breathing once more. What had they been thinking about since Jesus was arrested and killed? How they had run? How they had denied? How they had not stood up for him? How some of the Jewish council were searching for them? How they ached to not have Jesus with them? How much it hurt to not hear his voice? How guilty they felt? How they had no idea what to do next since the one they were following were no longer there to lead them? How they hoped those locked doors would protect them? And then Jesus is there…seemingly out of nowhere. In the moment they first see him, he offers them peace: “Peace be with you.” — if they had been true Methodists, they would have responded, “And also with you.” Then he shows them his hands and side so they might come to believe. They do and suddenly their fear dissipates AND joy overcomes them. Jesus said again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” Here is the key to what it all means. One way we can understand this is to think back to the book which the author we call John put firmly into our frame of mind with the opening words of the Gospel account. Genesis. “In the beginning…” and now, “He breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” The very first human beings received breath from God—the breath of life. breath/spirit/wind are all the same word in both Hebrew and Greek. Where the first humans received divine breath, so now the disciples do. Where the presence of God came to walk among the first humans in the evening, they heard the sound of the evening breeze. The presence of God coupled with their choice to serve themselves as gods in idolatry led them to be in great fear and go into hiding…just like the disciples are in this scene. Where sin, the symptom of the deeper problem of idolatry, had held the world captive from the life which God had envisioned for all people from all places…NOW Jesus breathes new life into the disciples after having dealt with the power of sin and death on the cross. New Creation had burst forth from that garden tomb — John says once again, “…the first day of the week” we are reminded that a new week and new creation had begun. This new life and creative power is then given to the disciples through Jesus’ breath of life. Then he tells them what it means: “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” God is bringing forgiveness and new life to the whole world. It was ALWAYS meant and described as coming through Israel from God to the world. They were God’s elected people to be the vessel through which the great promise was fulfilled…and it had happened in this moment! Now the disciples, filled with the new divine breath of the new creation where forgiveness becomes truly possible, will go out into the world so that God can work THROUGH them…to bring PEACE. Peace is right relationship… wholeness… completeness… shalom. Jesus’ resurrection brings true peace into the world. We can all receive this new peace, this new wholeness, this contentment in our souls. But…we receive this SO THAT we can go and announce that peace to the whole world—to share this peace and wholeness found through forgiveness.

Episode thumbnail for SERMON | 1 Peter 3:13-22 | A LIVING HOPE - 5. "Always Be Ready" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Sellersburg United Methodist Church in Sellersburg, Indiana

May 14, 2023

SERMON | 1 Peter 3:13-22 | A LIVING HOPE - 5. "Always Be Ready" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Sellersburg United Methodist Church in Sellersburg, Indiana

SERMON | 1 Peter 3:13-22 | A LIVING HOPE - 5. "Always Be Ready" by Rev. Joseph Sanford at Sellersburg United Methodist Church in Sellersburg, Indiana Daily we should be remembering that Christ IS Risen That the world is in conflict while evil is uprooted and removed That we are a part of this process in our daily living Maybe we aren’t facing authorities who are punishing us for our faith, but that day could come: <ul> <li>It is a reality for many around the world.</li> <li>It was a reality for the early church.</li> </ul> Don’t think that conflict CANNOT come in that form. Even if authorities aren’t the source of conflict, our peers are. Dare I say, even our fellow Christian peers. It’s extremely rare that I encounter a non-Christian who is slanderous, rude, or causing conflict in some way toward me or the church for our faith. Most often it’s a sibling of Christ who is pointing fingers, slandering, and trying to cause turmoil and conflict. Most often these actions are caused by pain they are carrying. <ul> <li>Pain due to a lack of hope.</li> </ul> We’ve all been there, haven’t we? We’ve lost hope and placed the burden of conflict upon our own shoulders, right? We’ve experienced disappointment and responded with judgment and self-righteousness, yes? We ALL have. So…we should all understand when we see it in our Christian sibling. and we should all be readying ourselves NOT to respond in kind. <ul> <li>Not even in our minds, friends!</li> <li>Not in gossip or discussion with others</li> <li>We must MAINTAIN our hope.</li> </ul> Rather, we should respond in our hope with grace, love, mercy, and forgiveness. We should not hold things against our sibling in faith due to their reactions. We all make mistakes and we all are impulsive…because we all have moments when we have not been prepared to maintain our hope amid pain. <ul> <li>I thank God for grace!</li> <li>It is crucial that I remember what God’s grace has done for me!</li> <li>It is vital that I remember what other people’s grace and hope have done for me, too!</li> </ul> If we cannot regard our sibling in Christ with an unconquerable hope, how can we ever be prepared for the world around us when it brings the conflict? We need to pray, friends, for hope. We need to start with our own hope so that we are ready to live it out…especially in moments of conflict. Once we get a good handle on maintaining our own hope, THEN we can work on building up the hope in each other. THEN we can know we are ready for the world around us. The day of the Lord has begun…and it will be completed, Amen? Christ IS Risen! Then let us live into the Easter reality Let our lives reflect A LIVING HOPE Let us prepare for whatever comes our way. ALWAYS BE READY to serve a Risen Christ IN WHOM WE FIND OUR HOPE in any given moment so that: <ul> <li>the world may come to know the hope that is within us…</li> <li>so that our hope can disarm a hurting world…</li> <li>so that people around us can know they can lay their weapons down and put their trust in the grace of God revealed in our Risen Christ and find their hope in the same spirit of God they encounter in us.</li> </ul>

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