Kearney First UMC Podcasts

A Summer of Seuss: Going Green

Welcome to the seventh sermon in the Summer of Seuss series!  In this sermon, Pastor Matt compares the story of the Lorax to our charge from God to care for our world and all within it.

Congregant Conversations: Shay Ellis Part 3

Welcome to part 3 of Pastor Matt's interview with our Summer and Fall Youth Ministry Intern, Shay Ellis.  In this final part of the interview, Shay shares her perspective on God's calling for her life.

A Summer of Seuss: Fear Not

Welcome to the sixth sermon in the Summer of Seuss series!  In this sermon, our new Associate Pastor, Jo Ellen Axthelm, asks what do we do when we are scared?  How have we helped others who are scared? She also reminds us that God will never leave us when we are scared.

Congregant Conversations: Shay Ellis Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of Pastor Matt's interview with our Summer and Fall Youth Ministry Intern, Shay Ellis.  In this part of the interview, Shay shares her understanding of what makes a good leader.

A Summer of Seuss: A Butter Way

Welcome to the fifth sermon in the Summer of Seuss series!  In this sermon, Pastor Matt reminds us that God calls on us to follow Christ's example of being peacemakers for the sake of God's redemptive work in the world.

Congregant Conversations: Shay Ellis Part 1

For the next three weeks, Pastor Matt interviews our Summer and Fall Youth Ministry Intern, Shay Ellis.  In this first part of the interview, Shay shares a little bit about herself and her experience as a youth in our church.

A Summer of Seuss: The Zax and the Way of Jesus

Welcome to the fourth sermon in the Summer of Seuss series!  In this episode, Pastor Matt reminds us that our convictions and living out our convictions matter, but we are also called to more.  We can't let our opinions and ways get in the way of walking with, loving, and caring for others.  We may learn something from one another when we take the time to stop and listen.

Walking with the Word: Liminal Spaces

Oh the Places You'll Go! In this episode of Walking with the Word, Pastor Matt reflects on Pastor Seungli's goodbye sermon and how God walks with us through the limbo or liminal spaces of our lives.

Summer of Seuss: Off We Go

In this sermon, Pastor Seungli reminisces on his time here at Kearney First.  He reminds us that God promises the Holy Spirit is with you and walking with you no matter where you are in your life journey.

Walking with the Sermon: Why Do We Do What We Do?

"Why do you do what you do?"  A question that many of us have thought about or have been asked by another person.  In this podcast episode, Pastor Matt ponders Jack Besse's sermon from Sunday and the question, "Dad, why do you do what you do?"