Jim Parsons Podcast

Episode 246: Faithful Finances - Church Budgets Nov 18, 2024

Today we continue our series on Faithful Finances by looking at the budget of Milford Hills UMC. It is within that budget that God transforms gifts and tithes into an offering to the world through our mission and ministries. Church Finances are complicated though, and so Pastor Jim attempts to shed some light on why things look the way they do. We also start praying about our Estimate of Giving Cards for 2025, which will be turned in next Sunday during worship.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 245: Faithful Finances - Personal Budgets Nov 10, 2024

Oh, no, the preacher is going to talk about money, this week and the next. Today we hear from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:22-24. Here he tells us that we can only serve one master, we need can only serve either God or wealth/money. If you pay attention to the American culture though, we serve money way too much and that gets us into trouble. It can get us into trouble through many ways, but without being deilgent and prudent, we will serve our debt before we serve God.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 244: Shema = Listen Nov 04, 2024

Today we celebrate All Saints Day, a day to remember those who have gone before us since last year. It is a time to mourn and a time to remember. The scripture today is from Mark 12:28-34, where Jesus answers a legal expert's question by quoting the Shema, a daily prayer and Deuteronomy 6:4-5. Shema is a Hebrew word that starts this prayer and it reminds us that we need to listen and obey the God we worship, just like those who have gone before have.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 243: Discipleship Pathway - Live as Christ Oct 20, 2024

Today, we finish our three week series on our new Discipleship Pathway. This is a pathway we have created to teach and lead people into a deeper relationship with God and to become better disciples of Jesus Christ. We combined our logo, our mission statement, membership vows, and pratical markers in the journey to create a path for anyone to follow. Today we look at how we are to live as Christ from Mark's calling the disciples and from Philippians as we adopt the attitude of Christ. We are to live as Christ by diving deep into our prayers and our witness. We learn that disciples pray daily and participate in other spiritual disciplines to grow closer to God but they also invite others to follow too. This is how we become fishers of people.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 242: Discipleship Pathway - Serve as Christ Oct 13, 2024

We continue our three week series on our new Discipleship Pathway. This is a pathway we have created to teach and lead people into a deeper relationship with God and to become better disciples of Jesus Christ. We combined our logo, our mission statement, membership vows, and pratical markers in the journey to create a path for anyone to follow. Today we look at how we are to serve as Christ from Matthew 25. We are to serve as Christ by reaching out to the least of these in this world, because how we treat them equals how we treat Jesus himself.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 241: Discipleship Pathway - Love as Christ Oct 06, 2024

We start a three week look at our new Discipleship Pathway. This is a pathway we have created to teach and lead people into a deeper relationship with God and to become better disciples of Jesus Christ. We combined our logo, our mission statement, membership vows, and pratical markers in the journey to create a path for anyone to follow. Today we look at the first part based on Matthew 22:37-39. We are to love as Christ by loving God with all that we have, which includes our presence and gifts.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 240: Words Sep 15, 2024

James' 3rd chapter reminds us that words are important. If we use them without reguard to their power, they can cause more damage than good. As the GenZ Bible puts verse 9, “We use our words to praise God, our Father, and sadly, we also use our words to insult or curse fellow humans, who are created in God’s image.” We explore the power of words this week and we are glad you are joining us.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 239: Questions Jesus Asked - What are you looking for? Sep 08, 2024

We wrap up this six-week series on the book, "Questions Jesus Asked," by Magrey DeVega, today. We have looked at a different question each week to deepen our relationship with the one who asked them. This week we explore the question, "What are you looking for?" As Andrew and the other disciple come to follow Jesus, his is the question he asks them. It begs the question, what is it you are looking for and are you truly ready for the answer that Jesus will give? Are you ready and willing to do the work that the answer requires?
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 238: Questions Jesus Asked - Whom will you love? Sep 01, 2024

This is a six-week series on the book, "Questions Jesus Asked," by Magrey DeVega. We will look at a different question each week to deepen our relationship with the one who asked them. This week we explore the question, "Whom will you love?" In the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6, Jesus gives some really hard things to do as his disciples. We are to love our enemy and if we do, that tells the world the power of Jesus's love and grace. This is easier said than actually done, but it isn't impossible for someone.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 237: Questions Jesus Asked - What do you live for? Aug 25, 2024

This is a six-week series on the book, "Questions Jesus Asked," by Magrey DeVega. We will look at a different question each week to deepen our relationship with the one who asked them. This week we explore the question, "What do you live for?" We all live for something, college football, the fall, pumpkin spice whatever, basketweaving, or the grandchildren. However, if we are to have an abundant life, one that follows Jesus, then we need to cast those things aside and put Christ first. We are to pick up our cross and follow Jesus.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 236: Questions Jesus Asked - Why are you anxious? Aug 18, 2024

This is a six-week series on the book, "Questions Jesus Asked," by Magrey DeVega. We will look at a different question each week to deepen our relationship with the one who asked them. This week we explore the question, "Why are you anxious?" In Luke's gospel, Jesus reminds us of ravens and lilies who aren't worried about life as much as us humans. If God will provide for them, how much more will God provide what we need? Anxiety is a hard thing to turn off and in this sermon we explore some ways to combat those emotions and to focus on what God is and has already given us.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 235: Questions Jesus Asked - Why are you afraid? Aug 11, 2024

This is a six-week series on the book, "Questions Jesus Asked," by Magrey DeVega. We will look at a different question each week to deepen our relationship with the one who asked them. This week we explore the question, "Why are you afraid?" The disciples are being rocked by a storm on the lake and JEsus is just taking a nap in the back of the boat. When they wake him up, he asks them, "Why are you afraid?" The tone of that question can chage the way we hear it and the way we can answer it.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 234: Questions Jesus Asked - Who do you say that I am? Aug 11, 2024

This week starts a six-week series on the book, "Questions Jesus Asked," by Magrey DeVega. We will look at a different question each week to deepen our relationship with the one who asked them. This week we explore the question, "Who do you say that I am?" How does our experience and theology of God move our answer from being rote to something that affects every aspect of our lives?
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 233: Truth Telling Jul 14, 2024

We are in the middle of our three-week journey with a modern worship style and a deep look into the 6th chapter of Mark. Today we begin with a story of the death of John the Baptist. What does this narrative story have to do with our modern-day world and discipleship? SPOILERS: We are to tell the God-inspired truth without fear of the consequences.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 232: Rejected, Withdrawal, Sending Forth Jul 07, 2024

We start a three-week journey with a modern worship style and a deep look into the 6th chapter of Mark. Today we begin with a story of Jesus going to his hometown and being rejected there. Then he withdraws with his disciples before sending them out on their missionary journey. This is a pattern in the Gospel of Mark, but what can this narrative lectionary text teach us about ministry and being the church in 2024?
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through our Tithe.ly app.

Episode 231: Restored Jun 30, 2024

Today we look at Mark 5 and a Marken Sandwich of a story. We hear two wonderful stories of healing and being restored. The longer we sit with these two stories, the more vivid and bright the connections and power become.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 230: How the Kingdom Begins Jun 16, 2024

We look at the parables of Mark 4:26-34. Parables are interesting because the more you sit with them the more they can teach us. Today we sit with a parable unique to Mark's gospel and another more familiar one. They both teach us that sometimes, the Kingdom of God doesn't have anything to do with us, but everything to do with God.
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 mission to Love, Serve, and Live as Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 229: How Can This Be? - Trinity Sunday May 26, 2024

The first Sunday after Pentecost is Trinity Sunday, where we attempt to explain the 3 in 1 God that we worship. Join us today as we explore living in the midst of mystery and uncertainty and how that can lead to a deeper understanding of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Christ's death is not the end of the story.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 228: Catching Fire May 20, 2024

Today is a huge Sunday in the life of our church. We celebrate graduates, welcome youth into members of the church through Confirmation, and celebrate the completion of our Transformation Journey. This all happens on the day when we mark the start of the church and God's gift of the Holy Spirit. Join us as we ask the question, "what language are we speaking?"
Join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Christ's death is not the end of the story.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 227: Tethered - Ascension Sunday May 14, 2024

On this Ascension Sunday, we hear the story of the disciples watching Jesus ascend into heaven to sit at the right hand of his Father. What does this mean for us? It means our work to bring about the Kingdom of God begins. We are now tethered to the power of Christ, wherever we are, because he sits at the right hand of God. We have all we need to get to work.
Join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Christ's death is not the end of the story.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 226: Missionary - Share Mae Gabuyo Apr 28, 2024

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church is meeting in Charlotte, and because of this we have an opportunity to welcome Sarah Mae Gabuyo as a guest preacher today. Sarah Mae will be commissioned as a missionary during General Conference and is serving in Rome, Italy, serving a Methodist Evangelical congregation. We look forward for her sharing the word of God with us today.
Join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Christ's death is not the end of the story.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 225: Wesleyan Quadrilateral Apr 21, 2024

United Methodists are people who are methodical about their process. To be the church, we have to make decisions about living in this world. We have a process for that. We use what is refered to as the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. As our Book of Disciple states, " [John] Wesley believed that the living core of the Christian faith was revealed in Scripture, illumined by tradition, vivified in personal experience, and confirmed by reason.”
Join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Christ's death is not the end of the story.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 224: Way of Salvation Apr 14, 2024

United Methodists are people of grace. We believe in three different types of grace, Privenant, Justifying, and Sanctifying. These three graces lead us on the path of life or the way of salvation. This week we explore the details of these graces as we continue our series on the basics of who we are as a denomination and what we believe.
Join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Christ's death is not the end of the story.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 223: Core Theology - Doctrinal Standards and Theological Task Apr 07, 2024

Today we start a new worship series about who we are as United Methodists and our "Core Theology," as General Conference prepares to meet in Charlotte at the end of the month. We start this Sunday looking at the foundations of our theology, which is found in our doctrinal standards and theological tasks. These are the basics of who we are as a denomination and what we believe.
Join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Christ's death is not the end of the story.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 222: Resurrection! Apr 03, 2024

Today is Easter Sunday and Christ is Risen!!! Please join us for Easter Worship at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online this Sunday. Christ's death is not the end of the story.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 221: Falling in Love - Palm Sunday Mar 24, 2024

When we are in the falling-in-love stage of a relationship, it is all about ourselves. It is how the other person makes us feel. We are called to follow God beyond that phase and into a deeper relationship, one that focuses on the service of the other. Today we witness Jesus come into the Holy City of Jerusalem and we celebrate he comes not to do what we desire, but what we need from God instead.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 220: Die to Self Mar 17, 2024

esus's words in John 12 call us to die to self in order to glorify God. This is much harder than it seems in our very individualistic and selfish culture. To live, we need to be fed by the one who died for us.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 219: Uncomfortable Mar 03, 2024

We get uncomfortable with angry Jesus, the one who uses a whip to kick the money changers and others out of the temple. But this story in the 2nd Chapter of John brings up an uncomfortable question for us...what would Jesus kick out in our worship, in our churches, if he walked through the doors. What have we created that is actually devouring us?
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 218: Into Whose Life? Feb 26, 2024

We continue our Lenten journey on this Second Sunday of Lent. We dive into Mark 8:27-38 and learn about self-denial and taking up our cross and following Jesus.
Please join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 217: State of the Church 2024 Feb 11, 2024

Today is Pastor Jim's annual State of the Church sermon. This is a time to draw our attention to how God has moved in and through our church this past year and then also hear how God is calling us to continue to move forward this year. We have a lot to celebrate and stand in awe of God's work. Let us be good disciples of Jesus Christ and live into our mission and vision, together with the Holy Spirit.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 216: Faith, Hope and Friendship with God Feb 04, 2024

We wrap up our worship series, "Looking for God in Messy Places," based on a book by Bishop Jake Owensby by the same name. This week we look at Jesus's call to be his friend by loving the way God loves. As we do this, we receive a deep sense of hope in all the messy places in our lives.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 215: Making a Difference Together - Looking for God in Messy Places Jan 28, 2024

As we continue, "Looking for God in Messy Places," based on a book by Bishop Jake Owensby by the same name, we realize that we are called to be the authetic 'we.' We are created by a relationship God to be in community with one another. As we live life together, we realize that we make a difference when we do our part in the Body of Christ.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 214: The God Who Shows Up - Looking for God in Messy Places Jan 21, 2024

As we continue, "Looking for God in Messy Places," based on a book by Bishop Jake Owensby by the same name, we are challenged to see God in our midst. It might be in creation, in a beautiful sunset. It may be while we are walking through hell on earth. We are promised that God is always with us...and in that promise anchors our hope.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 213: The Power of Love - Looking for God in the Messy Places Jan 14, 2024

We start a new worship series this week entitled, "Looking for God in Messy Places," based on a book by Bishop Jake Owensby by the same name. As we begin we start by defining what hope is and isn't and why we need to lean into our messy places with love.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 212: Epiphany - Awe and Wonder Jan 14, 2024

We wrap up the Christmas season with a celebration of Epiphany, the day Jesus was known to the Gentiles. We look at the magi who came to visit Jesus from the east and some of the folk theology surrounding this story. We also challenge everyone to spend more time being in midst of the awe and wonder of God, not only found in a night sky, but also on the altar at communion in the bread and cup.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 211: We Find Joy in Connection - Advent 2 Dec 12, 2023

This Advent we are using "A Sanctified Art's" theme, "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" In this secondweek of Advent we look at the reality that both Elizabeth and Mary shared together. We look at how we should share life together in order to make our pain lighter and our joy brighter.
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 210: We Acknowledge our Weariness - Advent 1 Dec 03, 2023

This Advent we are using "A Sanctified Art's" theme, "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" In this first week of Advent we look at the anunciation of John the Baptism and how Zechariah's weariness leads to his silence. We acknowledge our weariness and how we need God to meet us where we are to offer us hope and joy.
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Episode 209: 25th Chapter - Judgment of Nations Nov 26, 2023

We end this worship series this week and look at the last piece of scripture in the 25th Chapter of Matthew. Today we learn about the judgment of the nations and where Jesus, the judge, will seperate the sheep from the goats. May we be like the sheep who see people in need and we offer what we have. Then we will hear from Jesus, "Come, you who will receive good things from my Father."
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Episode 208: 25th Chapter - Valuable Coins Nov 19, 2023

We start a three week worship series on the three parables found in the 25th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. This week we look at Matthew 25:14-30, The Parable of the Valuable Coins or the Parable of the Talents. The key question we will be asking is, how can you use what you have been given?
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Episode 207: 25th Chapter - The Ten Bridesmaids Nov 12, 2023

We start a three week worship series on the three parables found in the 25th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. This week we look at Matthew 25:1-13, The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids. The 25th Chapter wraps up Jesus's eschatological discourse, and so what does this parable teach us about Jesus’s second coming?
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Episode 206: And All the Company of Heaven - All Saints Day Nov 12, 2023

It is All Saint's Day, a Sunday where we remember the members of our church who have gone on to the church triumphant. We reflect today on the mystery and love of God which unites us as we approach the Lord's Table and how we can claim a legacey of love in Christ.
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Episode 205: Unrelenting Grace - Healing our Bodies Oct 22, 2023

We are in the last week of our worship series based on Bishop Ken Carter's book, "Unrelenting Grace." This week we look at the way grace heals the Body of Christ so we can be the Body of Christ for the world.
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Episode 204: Unrelenting Grace - God's Way of Life Oct 15, 2023

We are in a worship series based on Bishop Ken Carter's book, "Unrelenting Grace." This week we look at the way grace calls us to live out our lives. We look at what Jesus says are the greatest commandments and the three loves involved.
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Episode 203: Unrelenting Grace - Connect us Oct 10, 2023

We are in a worship series based on Bishop Ken Carter's book, "Unrelenting Grace." This week we look at the way of grace unites us with God and each other. Grace connects us with each other but we humans are not known for getting along all the time. That is where peace comes in, a peace that demands we are reconciled to Christ and each other.
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Episode 202: Unrelenting Grace - God's Gift to Us Oct 08, 2023

We start a new worship series based on Bishop Ken Carter's book, "Unrelenting Grace." This week we look at the way of salvation and the three graces found in God's gift to us.
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Episode 201: Homecoming 2023 - Transformation Sep 25, 2023

We welcome Rev. Abby Hedgecock to our pulpit today as we celebrate 68 years of ministry as Milford Hills UMC. We will look back at the past but then push into God's intended future for our congregation.
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Episode 200: Creation Calls - Justice Rolls Sep 25, 2023

We end our series, Creation Calls, with a look at Amos's words about justice and the link between creation and God's message of redemptive justice for all. Justice for creation is justice for people.
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Episode 199: Creation Calls - Honor and Protect Sep 11, 2023

God helps define humanity's relationship with creation in the second creation story of Genesis. We look at Genesis 2:4-15 this week to see what that relationship is supposed to look like. It states we are to work and protect creation. Humanity is to look after this world because it is a gift from God but for centuries we have seen it simply as a resource to abuse.
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Episode 198: Creation Calls - Nature Reveals Sep 11, 2023

For the next three weeks we take some time to reflect on God's creation and how it calls out to us. This week, nature reveals God's beauty, order, power, and tenacity. We look at Paul's sermon/talk in Athens as an example of how creation points to the God of creation.
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Episode 197: Second Chances - Canaanite Woman Aug 27, 2023

All the Canaanite woman wants is to heal her daughter who has been suffering for a long time. Jesus won't have it though and attempts to ignore her. She presists though, and continues to beg for the healing. In a weird and hard story, we see redeption and restoration...but not like you might think.
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Episode 196: Second Chances - Ruler Aug 27, 2023

Jesus is asked a question by a certain ruler of a synogogue. This quesiton leads Jesus to offer a command for this rich ruler's life. Jesus offers him a second chance to dive deeper into his discipleship but what does the ruler do? What do we learn from this command and how does it reflect a call of discipleship in our life?
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Episode 195: Second Chances - Peter Aug 20, 2023

We start a new worship series for August, called "Second Chances: Stories of Restoration and Redemption." Today we look at the last interaction of Peter and Jesus in the Gospel of John. After an up and down three years as a disciple, Peter has one last conversation face to face with Jesus and it leads to his restoration.
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Episode 194: The Path of the Disciple - is like Jul 30, 2023

We are in the 13th chapter of Matthew for the third week and this time we pick up all the one-sentence and small parables. "The kingdom of heaven is like..." Join us as we learn a little bit more about the kingdom of heaven from Jesus in this last sermon in our series, "The Path of the Disciple."
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Episode 193: The Path of the Disciple - Wheat and Weeds Jul 30, 2023

Jesus gives us another parable about the kingdom of heaven. How do we, as his disciples, hear this parable and react to our roles within the kingdom? If we follow through, it means we might have to give up one of our favorite pastimes.
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Episode 192: The Path of the Disciple - Tending Soil Jul 17, 2023

Jesus gives us a wonderful parable today, the Parable of the Soils. What does this parable tell us about our walk as a disciple of Jesus Christ though? It tells us to tend our soil so we can have an opportunity to hear God's word about the kingdom around us all the time. May we all have ears to hear.
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Episode 191: The Path of the Disciple - Burdens and Yokes Jul 10, 2023

We are discovering what it looks like to be a disciple as we look at Jesus' teachings in Matthew. Today we continue with three wonderful verses from Matthew 11:28-30. Maybe you recognize these verses before, but Jessica (our Duke Ministerial Intern) gives us a fresh perspective on it today.

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Episode 190: You're Welcomed Jul 02, 2023

We start a new worship series, which builds off of our last. What does it truly mean to be a disciple? We follow Jesus's teachings in Matthew's Gospel to learn more. This week we talk about hospitality and welcoming. Being a welcoming disciple goes well beyond just being friendly.
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Episode 189: We are called - Disciples Jun 25, 2023

We are called to follow Jesus Christ, as his disciples. We finish this series by looking at the calling of the first disciples and how their calling can help us understand our calling to be a disciple today.
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Episode 188: I am Called - Samuel Jun 25, 2023

Today, our Duke Ministerial Intern, Jessica, tells us a little bit about her call story to be a missionary and how it relates to the story of the calling of Samuel. Do you hear God calling and if so, will you answer?
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Episode 187: I Am Called - Ruth Jun 11, 2023

This week we look at Ruth and her call to cling to her mother-in-law Naomi. We ask the question, what do you cling to and does it bring life to your life? Does what you cling to make you a better disciple or does it hold you back from living the life God desires for you?
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Episode 186: I Am Called - Jeremiah Jun 04, 2023

We start a new worship series called, "I Am Called." We look at the call stories of four different people in the Bible. We start with Jeremiah, a relucent but major prophet who shied away from his calling but eventually found strength in the God who called him.
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Episode 185: Day of Mystery - Pentecost - Acts 2:1-21 May 29, 2023

Today we celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit on this Day of Pentecost. This is a day of mystery as a rushing wind and tounges of fire started a movement that still hasn't ended. We witness the work of the Holy Spirit in our congregation and the call to be part of the transformational work of God.
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Episode 184: Ascension of the Resurrected Christ - I Witness - Luke 24:44-53 May 14, 2023

Jesus bids the disciples goodbye but with something very important. As he ascends into heaven, the disciple's eyes are opened to the scripture and how Jesus fulfilled it. They also have the assurance something is coming that will give them the strength to tell the world about what God has done through his son. Jesus does one more thing too, he blesses them, just like the benediction we have every Sunday.
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Episode 183: Eating with the Resurrected Christ - I Witness - Luke 24:13-35 May 07, 2023

Jesus encounters two men walking away from the events happening in Jerusalem. They were running away from the resurrection. However, Jesus shows up and their eyes are opened as they listen to scripture and eat with Jesus. May we find Jesus in our midst too, as we come together and feast at his table today.
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Episode 182: Listening to the Resurrected Christ - I Witness - Acts:1:3-8 May 02, 2023

Right before Jesus' ascension into heaven, in the book of Acts, the disciples and the resurrected Christ have a conversation. The disciples ask Jesus a question that points to a desire of their hearts but Jesus redirects the question into a calling on their lives. We hear that calling too and ask God to help us be witnesses to this hurting world.
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Episode 181: Fishing with the Resurrected Christ - I Witness - John 21:1-19 Apr 27, 2023

We meet the Risen Christ on the beach. He calls to the disciples on the boat who can't find any fish. At the place where it all started on their journey, Jesus meets them again and reminds them, especially Peter, of their calling to "Follow me."
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Episode 180: Thomas and the Resurrected Christ - I Witness 1 Apr 16, 2023

We start a new worship series entitled, "I Witness." This is a series on the encounters of Jesus post-resurrection. Today we look at a well-known story of Thomas and the resurrected Christ. Join us as we explore the idea that doubt leads to a deeper faith.
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Episode 179: Living the Resurrection - Easter 2023 Apr 11, 2023

Today we celebrate our Lord and Savior's resurrection. Today we find the tomb empty, the stone rolled away. Today we proclaim, as Easter People, CHRIST IS RISEN!
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Episode 178: Triumphant Entry - Matthew 21:1-11 Apr 02, 2023

Today starts the final stretch in our Lenten Journey. We witness Jesus entering the Holy City on the back of a donkey. We have so many expectations that we launch onto Jesus' shoulders that we don't realize what is actually happening. We desire God to do things in a certain way, just like those who laid down palm leaves that day. However, God knows what we need and through the course of this week, gives us just that.
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Episode 177: Lazarus, Come Out - John 11:32-44 Mar 26, 2023

As we start the last few steps of our Lenten Journey, we experience the 7th miracle in the Gospel of John, Lazarus being raised from the dead. What does this mean for us disciples? What kind of assurance does this story give us about our faith and the eternal life promised through the 8th miracle, which will come shortly?
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Episode 176: Opened Eyes - Fourth Sunday of Lent - John 9:1-41 Mar 19, 2023

We are in the middle of our Lenten Journey and today Jesus heals a blind man by making mud with his spit and some dirt. The people around this blind man are obsessed with the question, "why?" So are we when it comes to the events of our lives. However, is our obsession with the answer to the question "why" getting in the way of seeing the miracles and grace in our midst?
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Episode 175: Living Water - Nathan Webb of Checkpoint Church Mar 13, 2023

This week we are pleased to welcome Nathan Webb, "nerd pastor" of Checkpoint Church in Denver, NC.
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Episode 174: Israel, Jesus, Church - First Sunday of Lent Matthew 4:1-11 Feb 26, 2023

On the first Sunday of Lent we look at the temptation of Christ. What do we learn about Israel, Jesus, and the Church when it comes to the three temptations Jesus faces?

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Episode 173: United Women of Faith Sunday - Rev. Dr. Nancy Rankin Feb 20, 2023

Today we celebrate United Women in Faith Sunday with our special guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Nancy Rankin. Dr. Nancy B. Rankin is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and a certified coach through ICFInternational Coach Federation. She has experience in coaching pastors, district superintendents, and congregational groups of laity. She currently is the Western North Carolina Conference Coordinator of Transformation Journey a healthy church resource. She has recruited and trained over 80 Guides and
worked with over 30 churches in this process.
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Episode 172: State of the Church 2023 Feb 14, 2023

Today is the annual, State of the Church Sermon. Pastor Jim looks back at what we have accomplished and been through and then where God is calling us towards in 2023. We hear the beautiful verses about Jesus being the vine but also a call to be pruned in order to bear new fruit. We also hear the call to love as Jesus loves. If we do these things, then God can use MHUMC to do amazing things in 2023. May we remain in God so God can remain in us.
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Episode 171: Used to be Christians - Numbers 14:1-4; Matthew 9:14-17 Feb 05, 2023

We end our worship series, "Christianity Detox," today by looking at the fourth of four toxic ways Christians act that really annoy people and we ask ourselves, is this really how Christ wants us to live? This week we look at "Used to Be Christians." These are Christians who live in the past and cannot see what God is asking them to do in the present and future.
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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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 170: Political Christians - Colossians 3:1-10 Jan 29, 2023

Our current worship series is called, "Christianity Detox." We will be looking at four toxic ways Christians act that really annoy people and we ask ourselves, is this really how Christ wants us to live? This week we look at "Political Christians." These are Christ's followers who love Jesus but love their political party more. We look at how we can still practice our faith and our politics, this week.
Please join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 169: Church Hating Christians - John 8:3-11 Jan 22, 2023

Our current worship series is called, "Christianity Detox." We will be looking at four toxic ways Christians act that really annoy people and we ask ourselves, is this really how Christ wants us to live? This week we look at "Church Hating Christians." These are Christ's followers who love Jesus but not the church. How can we, the church, help offer a place for the two to come back together?
Please join us at 10:00am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below.
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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

Episode 168: Sky is Falling Christians - Christianity Detox Jan 15, 2023

We start our new worship series today called, "Christianity Detox." We will be looking at four ways Christians act that really annoy people and we ask ourselves, is this really how Christ wants us to live? This week we look at "Sky is Falling Christians." These are Christ's followers who only see doom and gloom around them but Jesus asks us to be witnesses to the light.

Please join us at 10:00 am in person (1630 Statesville Blvd in Salisbury, NC) or online at the link below. 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 Christ, please feel free to go to milfordhillsumc.org/give and support our congregation through or Tithe.ly app.

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