Lost & Found (Rev. Allison Gossett)
This week’s preacher: Rev. Allison Gossett. We continue our series on the preaching of Jesus called “Reorientation.” This series is the fourth in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: Luke 15
Read MoreAdvice or Wisdom?
February 12, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 7:1-12 Psalm 119:33-40 FIELD NOTES A while back, Dr. Chappell challenged all of us at Brentwood UMC to see the world âInside-Outâ through the discipline of living the Sermon on the Mount. These were challenging words to live by, and if youâre like most of us, some days are…
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February 12, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 5:2-6 Psalm 119:33-40 FIELD NOTES Paulâs words to the Galatians in todayâs text seem a little harsh, especially because heâs referring to a first century debate in the Christian church that doesnât seem to be very pertinent to Christians in the 21st century. And while the facts of that debate…
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February 11, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 Psalm 119:33-40 FIELD NOTES ââŚdo everything for the glory of God.â Itâs amazing how much our lives can change when we truly try and do everything for the glory of God. When we approach our lives with this question in mind, we develop a new framework for…
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February 10, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 19:1-12 Psalm 119:9-16 FIELD NOTES A few years ago, I offered to help a friend who was experiencing some legal troubles. This offer took me all the way to a courtroom in the county courthouse, where I sat in the back row as support while my friend waited for…
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February 9, 2021 DAILY READING James 2:1-13 Psalm 119:9-16 FIELD NOTES ââŚhave you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?â â James 2:4 (NRSV) I am a person that is constantly making distinctions and judgements. Most of the time, this is a helpful thingââHas this milk gone bad?â; âShould I eat…
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February 8, 2021 DAILY READING Mark 5:1-20 James 1:2-8 Psalm 119:9-16 FIELD NOTES âIt turns out the Christian story is a good story in which to learn to fail. As the ethicist Samuel Wells has written, some stories feature heroes and some stories feature saints and the difference between them matters: âStoriesâŚtold withâŚheroes at the…
Read MoreBridesmaids (Rev. Toi King)
This week’s preacher: Rev. Toi King. We continue our series on the preaching of Jesus called “Reorientation.” This series is the fourth in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: Matthew 25:1-13
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February 6, 2021 DAILY READING Luke 4:42-44 FIELD NOTES Even Jesus needed rest. Throughout the New Testament, we read that Jesus often went away to a quiet or deserted place to pray. Here we see him doing just that, but the crowd follows. His work is never done. He tells them he was sent for…
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February 5, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 138 FIELD NOTES Someone once asked, âIf you woke up tomorrow and only had that which you gave thanks for today, what would you have?â I read a study a few years ago that demonstrated the changes gratitude produces in the human brain. When persons in the research trial began…
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