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#220. Rev. Brad Hinton - April 24 May 10, 2022

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Location. Location. Location. Many of us have heard location is a very important aspect in real estate. This week as we continue in the Easter season we will be looking at the passage from John 20. This passage is the story of Jesus meeting the disciples in the locked home. He offers them peace and they rejoiced. This is also the passage with the well-known story about doubting Thomas, who wants to see the marks of crucifixion on Jesus’ hands and side. Thomas is often the theme of this passage; however, this week we will be exploring where Jesus meets them. We will think about location. We hope you will join us in person or online as we explore the Scripture together.

#219. A Place at the Table - Episode 1, April 18 May 10, 2022

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Davidson UMC Youth, featuring hosts Sarah Payne and Anna Liz Turner, have started a podcast for youth! On this first episode they talk to DUMC's Senior Pastor David Hockett and discuss his calling, what his job is like, and the weirdest thing that has happened to him on the job.

#218. Rev. David Hockett - April 17 Apr 19, 2022

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“New creation has begun, and you are invited to be a part of it.”(NT Wright) This is the good news the women shared with the disciples upon returning from the tomb that first Easter morning.(Luke 24:1-12) In the resurrection of Jesus Christ, God has re-ordered the rhythm of this world, has re-ordered creation, and we are invited to be a part of that new order. Easter is, in a way, God’s magnum opus, God’s symphony, in which all of creation is invited into a new rhythm, a new way of being that is defined, not by cause and effect, but by cross and resurrection. Resurrection means that the beauty, glory, and love of God, incarnate in Christ, now permeates all creation. As an Easter people, a community of new life, we are called to share the good news and live resurrected lives, not only on Easter, but each and every day.

#217. Rev. David Hockett - April 10 Apr 12, 2022

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Following Jesus is an extraordinary gift, and it can be costly and demanding. As we draw near to Christ, become members of his body, and follow him more closely we become more generous, loving, and free. In following Jesus, we become a people who are salt and light, a foretaste of the Kingdom of heaven on earth, the very hope of the world. On Sunday we begin our Holy Week journey focusing our attention on Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The celebratory scene of Jesus riding into the city with crowds waving palm branches to honor him is in stark contrast to where the week ends when the once jubilant crowds cry for blood. Palm Sunday is a day to consider our place in the crowd and what it means for us to follow, not merely to admire or appreciate Jesus, but to answer the call to take up the cross and follow, knowing that to follow someone is to become more like them.

#216. This Thing Called Church - Episode 21, April 6 Apr 07, 2022

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David, Kevin, and Karen are back together again for a Lenten check-in and a look ahead to Holy Week. As usual, there are laughs and an assortment of other conversations.

#215. Rev. Brad Hinton - April 3 Apr 06, 2022

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As we continue to prepare for Easter on this fifth Sunday in Lent, we will be reflecting on the passage from John where Mary anointed Jesus’ feet with costly perfume. We will hear about Judas Iscariot complaining about the cost of the perfume and then we will hear Jesus’ response. You are invited to join us in-person or online as we reflect on this passage together.

#214. Rev. David Hockett - March 27 Mar 31, 2022

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In this week’s reading (2 Corinthians 5:16-21) we encounter the Church in Corinth. Corinth was a difficult, often wild, and impenitent place. Paul founded the church there and his relationship with the Corinthian Christians was often difficult and bittersweet. Paul loved them, felt responsible for them as a father in the faith, and often wrote to them giving advice, counsel, and correction. In this section of the letter, Paul reminds the Corinthian Christians of the new creation work that God is doing to reconcile all things, to heal division and restore the relationship between us and God, us and our neighbors, and us and creation. The Church is breathed into life by the Spirit precisely for God’s mission of reconciling, healing, and transforming the world. And so, Paul reminds the Christians in Corinth, that as Church, our vocation is to be not only the gathered people of God, but also sent by God to be ambassadors of God’s new creation work.

#213. This Thing Called Church - Episode 20, March 23 Mar 24, 2022

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Kevin and Karen are joined with two delightful guests - Davidson College student Catie Holshouser and Cindy Turner (yes, Kevin's wife!). Catie is the Campus Ministry Intern and Cindy is the Lay Leader for Campus Ministry. The four have conversations about being a Davidson College student, faith, and Davidson Wesley Group updates. And they tell us who else has been involved in Davidson Wesley and where they are today.

#212. Rev. David Hockett - March 20 Mar 21, 2022

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In this week’s gospel reading from Luke (13:1-9), we encounter a world-view shared by many of Jesus’ contemporaries – tragedy, sudden death, illness, and suffering are punishment for sin. Likewise, good health, success, wealth, and prosperity are signs of God’s blessing and favor and are the result of a person’s goodness or righteousness. In his interaction with a crowd, Jesus responds by rejecting the idea that the offer of God’s love and mercy are somehow related to our goodness or lack thereof. He points to a fruitless fig tree and a gardener who is patient and willing to allow the fig tree time to respond to the gardener’s care as a reminder of how we must not define the moral character of others based upon their life circumstances. God’s love transcends our goodness and our sin. And, God’s patient and persistent desire is that all of us might be re-created, renewed, and bear much fruit.

#211. Rev. Dianne Lawhorn - March 13 Mar 14, 2022

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We take a step further in our journey to the cross on this Second Sunday of Lent. Last week, we focused on Jesus’ temptation. This week, we will focus on Jesus’ sorrow. Our scripture comes to us from Luke 13:31-35. It begins with a warning from the Pharisees for Jesus about Herod’s plan to kill him, but it becomes a reflection on the nature of Jesus’ life and mission. It highlights the tragic role played by Jerusalem in the life of Jesus. Jerusalem had a history of rejecting the Messiah, just as it had rejected it’s forerunners. But Jesus’ life and death would not be determined by Herod or the Pharisees. His life was planned and directed by God and His mission would unfold in God’s time and according to God’s plan. This passage invites readers to consider how we have recognized and resisted Jesus’ message and kingdom and the role that we play in Jesus’ continuing ministry.

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