Peace | The Podcast

The Prayer | Running the Household | Pt 1

The Lord's Prayer is one of those special passages of Scripture. It's arguably the most memorized portion of the Bible, while also being one of the most scrutinized. The first line of the prayer has been a point of tension and a recitation of comfort.Often in the first century, disciples would ask a Rabbi how to pray. Not because they didn't know how to pray, but because how a Rabbi prayed spoke to their theology and understanding of God. Exploring the prayer of Jesus has much to teach us about how we know God and how we live out this faith.
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Our father in heaven...
To the one in whom we belong and who makes us family, the source and divine parent who runs the house from a posture of wholeness and shalom...
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service

New Beginnings | New Expectations

New Beginnings | New Expectations 
The New Year offers a fresh start. But what if our fresh start isn't a quest to return to some former version of ourselves that we long for, but instead should be filled with new expectations, a new trajectory for who we are. 
Mary and Joseph knew that Jesus was the long awaited Messiah, the Christ. But instead of returning to an Israel of old, Jesus was to be hope for all humankind, a revolution of love and justice and mercy. 
When launching into a new beginning, we need to remember who we are, not return to who we've been. A new beginning might also require a new endeavor, but it shouldn't be out of character. 
Jesus wasn't returning Israel to the time of King David, but was fulfilling the promise of Abraham - to be a blessing to all people. 
Let's start the new year well!
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service

The Celebration of What Is | An Advent of Care

AN ADVENT OF CARE
The holidays are busy. Expectations are high. And our anxiety and stress can become overwhelming. So let’s find some ways to care for ourselves this Advent season.
We will take a unique look into the birth of Jesus by examining how it may have impacted Mary and Joseph, and how God responded to their complex circumstances. There may be some lessons we can take with us.
November 26 | The Practice of Getting Up for Another Day
December 3 | The Letting Go of Everyone’s Expectations
December 10 | The Celebration of What Is
December 17 | The Intentionality of Sacred Friendship
December 24 | 10:00am | Christmas Eve: Family Service
December 24 | 9:00pm | Christmas Eve: Carols and Candles
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service

The Letting Go of Everyone’s Expectations | An Advent of Care

AN ADVENT OF CARE
The holidays are busy. Expectations are high. And our anxiety and stress can become overwhelming. So let’s find some ways to care for ourselves this Advent season.
We will take a unique look into the birth of Jesus by examining how it may have impacted Mary and Joseph, and how God responded to their complex circumstances. There may be some lessons we can take with us.
November 26 | The Practice of Getting Up for Another Day
December 3 | The Letting Go of Everyone’s Expectations
December 10 | The Celebration of What Is
December 17 | The Intentionality of Sacred Friendship
December 24 | 10:00am | Christmas Eve: Family Service
December 24 | 9:00pm | Christmas Eve: Carols and Candles
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service

The Practice of Getting Up for Another Day | An Advent of Care

AN ADVENT OF CARE
The holidays are busy. Expectations are high. And our anxiety and stress can become overwhelming. So let’s find some ways to care for ourselves this Advent season.
We will take a unique look into the birth of Jesus by examining how it may have impacted Mary and Joseph, and how God responded to their complex circumstances. There may be some lessons we can take with us.
November 26 | The Practice of Getting Up for Another Day
December 3 | The Letting Go of Everyone’s Expectations
December 10 | The Celebration of What Is
December 17 | The Intentionality of Sacred Friendship
December 24 | 10:00am | Christmas Eve: Family Service
December 24 | 9:00pm | Christmas Eve: Carols and Candles
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service
 
 

Church Is...A Story of Grace

More than a building.
More than a religion.
More than potlucks and Christmas pageants.
Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls.
October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25)
November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6)
November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5)
November 17 | Church Is… A Story of Grace (Mark 8)
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service
 

Church Is...A Story of Healing

More than a building.
More than a religion.
More than potlucks and Christmas pageants.
Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls.
October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25)
November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6)
November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5)
November 17 | Church Is… A Story of Grace (Mark 8)
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service
 

Church Is...A Story of Liberation

More than a building.
More than a religion.
More than potlucks and Christmas pageants.
Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls.
October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25)
November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6)
November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5)
November 17 | Church Is… A Story of Grace (Mark 8)
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service
 
 

Church Is... A Story of Abundance

More than a building.
More than a religion.
More than potlucks and Christmas pageants.
Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls.
October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25)
November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6)
November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5)
November 17 | Church Is… A Story of Grace (Mark 8)

Sex and Power | Retrace | Pt 5

Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of how we are to love one another and become a grace-infused people.___
Sex and Power | 1 Timothy 1.10 and 1 Corinthians 6.9 | Translating a passage that is over 2,000 years old is hard. And these passages are an incredible example of that. Words that our modern translators have translated as 'men sleeping with men' or 'homosexuality', are words that even in their own setting were hard to unpack and understand. So let's sit in the complexity of these words for a minute and ask what they could mean.
Then, let's ask what Paul may be doing in these verses if we take them as part of a whole. We might find that Paul isn't condemning a 21st century loving relationship between two committed partners, but instead Paul is challenging communities and people to stop trying to assert power over one another. 
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Some books that have been used to help give shape to this sermon series...
God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines
UnClobber by Colby Martin
Changing Our Mind by David Gushee