Weekly Discipleship

The Fight for Justice

This week's sermon is based on Luke 18:1-8. It is the story of the widow who refuses to stop seeking justice from an uncaring judge. Rev. Shannon Blosser looks at the story and reflects on what motivates the woman to keep fighting. 

Context Drives Mission

In this sermon, Rev. Shannon Blosser looks at one of the most popular passages of the Old Testament, and one often taken out of context, in Jeremiah 29:1-11. He looks at the context around the passage, and how it sets us up to be peacemakers with hope in today’s time.

Bread From Heaven

This week's sermon comes from Exodus 16:1-18. It is the story of the Israelites complaining for the lack of meat and bread. Rev. Shannon Blosser takes a look at what causes the complaints and how understanding the situation might reveal to us the need to be open about our frustrations. Doing so, he says, enables us to see God at work in those places of pain.

Root of Evil

In this week's sermon, Rev. Shannon Blosser looks at 1 Timothy 6:6-19. He looks at Paul's statement that money is the "root of all evil" and reflects on the state of the church and how it has lost sight of its purpose. He uses the recent work from Ashley Boggan on "vileness" in the Methodist movement to talk about what we need to reclaim.

Love Will Keep Us Together

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Shannon Blosser focuses on 1 Corinthians 13. He says that love is the requirement for Christians to live in the world, and that it is the cure for the extremism and hatred that defines our times. The audio was recorded at Benwood-McMechen UMC.

Lift Up the Cross

In this week's sermon, Rev. Shannon Blosser looks at Luke 14:25-33. Jesus goes to the crowds who were following him and asks them if they have truly counted the cost of discipleship. The sermon focuses on what it means to be part of the crowd and to be truly connected to Christ.