We worship a God in relationship (the Trinity), but we are also called to be in relationship with each other. How do we, as a community, as a church, get along? What do we do when conflict arises? Today, we examine Matthew 18 and how Jesus instructs us to resolve our disputes. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you want to support Milford Hills UMC's mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, ...
Jun 15, 2025•23 min•Ep. 270
How does a Triune, 3 in 1 God work? Today, on Pentecost Sunday, we talk about the Trinity and God's relationship with God. What does this teach us about how God works and about ourselves? Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you want to support Milford Hills UMC's mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give or text GIVE to 833-264-3866.
Jun 12, 2025•21 min•Ep. 269
We begin a new worship series today, exploring what the Bible teaches us about relationships. Today, we discuss marriage and seek great examples to emulate from Scripture. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you want to support Milford Hills UMC's mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give or text GIVE to 833-264-3866.
Jun 03, 2025•19 min•Ep. 268
We wrap up this worship series with the Farewell Address of Jesus in John. This farewell discourse covers 5 chapters of John's gospel, so we will take a balcony view of the themes in this speech and his hopes for his disciples. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you want to support Milford Hills UMC's mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give or text GIVE...
Jun 01, 2025•21 min•Ep. 267
In this worship series, we will examine three farewell addresses people make in the Bible. This week, we will look at Paul's parting words to the leaders in Ephesus in Acts 20. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you want to support Milford Hills UMC's mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give or text GIVE to 833-264-3866.
May 20, 2025•19 min•Ep. 266
In this worship series, we will look at three farewell addresses people made in the Bible. This week, we look at Joshua's parting words to the Israelites in Joshua 23 and 24. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you want to support Milford Hills UMC with its mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give or text GIVE to 833-264-3866.
May 11, 2025•18 min•Ep. 265
Jesus comes to the disciples, who had locked themselves away for fear of what might happen. Jesus comes through the locked doors and calls them to be apostles. Today, we look at the disciples' interaction with the Risen Christ on this 2nd Sunday of the Easter Season. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you want to support Milford Hills UMC with its mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, ple...
May 11, 2025•18 min•Ep. 264
We arrive in worship expecting death, more pain, and grief. Instead, we find an empty tomb and receive word that Jesus has risen! Death could not keep him, and today we join together with our fellow brothers and sisters to celebrate that CHRIST IS RISEN! Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you would like to support Milford Hills UMC in its mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to...
Apr 23, 2025•18 min•Ep. 263
On this Fifth Sunday in Lent, we explore a classic Biblical story in Luke 19:1-10. This is the story of Zacchaeus, who climbed up a tree to see Jesus as he was coming into Jericho. We see where God shows up in this story between righteousness and mercy. We find that Jesus' mercy leads to the transformation of Zacchaeus and beyond. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you would like to support Mil...
Apr 07, 2025•17 min•Ep. 262
For this Third Sunday in Lent, we focus on Luke 13:1-9. This is a weird parable that Jesus shares and we explore how we can connect with it during our Lenten Journey. We hope that you come in contact with God during our time of worship and are transformed by God's grace and love. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you want to support Milford Hills UMC in our mission to Love, Serve, and Live as ...
Mar 24, 2025•19 min•Ep. 261
It is Transfiguration Sunday, when Jesus went up a mountain and his divine nature shown through him. It is the last Sunday before we start our Lenten journey and so we gather to remind ourselves of God being God. Our hope is that you come in contact with God during our time of worship and you are transformed by God's grace and love. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you would like to support M...
Mar 02, 2025•18 min•Ep. 260
Today we wrestle with this hard command that Jesus gives us in Luke 6:27-38, to love our enemies and to do good to those who hate you. Join us as we let this hard lesson seep into our souls and may they help us transform the world around us by their power. May we see the people around us as God does, as bearers of God's image and people worth God's grace and love. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org...
Feb 24, 2025•21 min•Ep. 259
Today is Pastor Jim's annual "State of the Church" sermon. He will reflect on where we have been as a congregation and where God is calling us in this new year. Isaiah 43:18-19 gives us a promise from God that we need to hang on to and wrestle with as we look at where will are headed in the rest of 2025. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you would like to support Milford Hills UMC in our missi...
Feb 13, 2025•21 min•Ep. 258
This Sunday we wrap up our worship series, "Out of Context" with Matthew 7:1, "Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged." Our Christian culture takes this in two different directions, so if we place this verse back into it's context...does it mean what people think it means? Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you would like to support Milford Hills UMC in our mission to Love, Serve, and Live as...
Feb 02, 2025•19 min•Ep. 256
Welcome to the sermon from our modern worship service. In 2025, on the 4th Sunday of the month we are experimenting with two worship services. Our 9:00am is just like our usual worship. At 11:00 we are doing something new with a modern worship service. thank you for joining us this week as we continue our worship series, "Out of Context." This Sunday we look at Jeremiah 29:11, a very popular verse. When we place it back into the context of the prophet Jeremiah, does it really mean what we think ...
Jan 27, 2025•20 min•Ep. 255
We continue our worship series, "Out of Context." This Sunday we look at Psalm 46:10, a very popular verse. When we place it back into the context of the entire Psalm 46, does it really mean what we think it means? Join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Thank you again for worshipping with us. For more information about our congregation, please visit our website at milfordhillsumc.org. If you would like to support Milford Hills UMC in our mi...
Jan 19, 2025•21 min•Ep. 254
Today we start a new worship series called, "Out of Context." For the next four weeks we will be looking at four verses people love to quote, put on their walls, or engrave on their jewerly or bodies. We will take each of those scriptures and put them back into the context they were written. Then we will ask the question, does this verse really mean what we think it means. Today we look at the most quoted scripture in Hobby Lobby and in locker rooms, Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things throug...
Jan 13, 2025•18 min•Ep. 253
