Kearney First UMC Podcasts

David, Saul, and Feeling Alone

Welcome to our Monday Morning podcast!  In this episode, Pastor Matt explores a little bit of the story of David hiding from Saul and Psalm 14.  He asks if you have ever felt alone even though people may have been around you?  Are we honest with God when we feel isolated or abandoned?

The Nature of God: God Knows Everything

Welcome to our Sunday Sermon podcast!  In this sermon, Pastor Matt explores the feelings of God knowing everything.  When you were a kid, did news of what you had been up to get home before you did? Did your parents seem to know everything? Is the idea of God knowing everything comforting or discomforting to you and why? What are the differences between “knowing” and “controlling” everything, and does one or the other frustrate you, give you peace, or something else?

God Knows Everything: Psalm 139

Welcome to our Monday Morning Podcast!  In this episode, Pastor Matt walks through Psalm 139 and asks, "Can we surprise God?"

Exploring the Nature of God: God Is Creator

Welcome to our Sunday Sermon Podcast!  In this sermon, Pastor Matt asks what was the last thing you saw that brought you a sense of awe? What is the main point of Genesis 1?  Does thinking about or believing in God as creator ask anything of you as an individual or us as humans? If so, what?  If the interpretive trajectory of the sermon on Genesis 1 (and 2) is new or different to you, what other questions or interpretations do you have?

God Is Our Creator

Welcome to our Monday Morning Podcast!  In this episode, Pastor Jo Ellen reads part of the creation story in Genesis 1.  She asks how we are taking time to be in creation and how we care for it.  She share a little bit about the upcoming sermon series that looks at the same themes our children explored during Vacation Bible School.

Raise the Question: But What If I Don't Want to Answer?

Welcome to our Sunday Sermon podcast!  In this sermon, Pastor Jo Ellen shares part of her calling story and how it is not always a straight forward path. 
What does it mean to discern God’s calling when you feel like you already have your life all figured out?
What ways might God be nudging- or yanking- you out of your comfort zone?
What would be one easy way and one harder way to respond to God’s calling today?
Is there an “age limit” … too young or too old … to be called by God?
What if my calling conflicts with my existing plans?

Do We Have to Answer Our Call Now?

Welcome to our Monday Morning Podcast!  In this episode, Pastor Jo Ellen shares about getting a call, but not wanting to answer it right away.  Have you had a calling like this? She shares how we are given many callings throughout our lives that may or may not come when we are ready for them.  There is no such thing as being too old, too settled, or too stuck in our ways to answer God's call.

Raise the Question: Answer The Call

Welcome to our Sunday sermon podcast!  In this sermon, Pastor Jo Ellen shares some of the stories of women who have been influential in her call to ministry and what each one instilled in her.  What barriers are keeping us from answering God's call on our lives?

Calling: Are You Listening?

Welcome to our Monday Morning Podcast!  In this episode, Pastor Jo Ellen shares a little bit about our upcoming series.  Each of us receive a call from God, how do you answer this call?

Connected In Joy

Welcome to our Sunday Sermon Podcast!  Today, things were a little different from a regular Sunday.  Our Annual Conference finished this weekend and Pastors Matt and Jo Ellen along with a laity member, Michelle, share about their experiences during conference. They ask, are you watching for God's joy?  Will you share your joy?