McGough's Ministry
This is a collection of sermons, studies, and general ramblings of UMC pastor
Episodes
346 episodes
Living Hope (1Peter 1:3-9)
This Easter Season we will journey through 1 Peter. This morning we look at the intro to this letter where Peter reminds us of our living hope.
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14:35
John 20:1-23
As we celebrate Easter today we ask the question why are we still in tombs when Jesus is calling us to resurrection life.
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19:48
Palm Sunday (John 12:12-19)
When it comes to Palm Sunday, we are happy when Jesus is healer/teacher/blesser, but are we willing to embrace Him as King/Lord
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22:13
Prayer (Philippians 4:4-9)
As we continue our journey through Spiritual Disciplines we look today at prayer, and how we can pray because God has drawn near to us and longs for us to do the same
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22:45
Studying Scripture (James 1:22-25)
As we journey through the season of Lent this week we look at the Spiritual Discipline of Studying the Scriptures
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26:21
Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9)
This morning as we look at the Transfiguration of Christ we are reminded that Christ is called to be the leading voice in our lives, not just background noise
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19:15
Pride (Matthew 16:13-28)
As we finish up our journey with Simon Peter we see how pride can move us from a place of following to trying to lead Jesus.
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27:54
Doubt (Matthew 14:22-33)
In Matthew we hear of Peter walking on water, but even amidst this he has doubt. We unpacked what it means to have doubt, and how we can address our doubt in a way that is formative for our faith.
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22:20
Shame (Luke 22:54-62)
As we hear about Peter's denial and the ensuing shame, we find that shame needs secrecy, silence and judgement to survive, but can be overcome through authentic and vulnerable relationships
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24:32
Insecurity (Luke 5:1-11)
Today we continued our journey of identity. We began to look at those things that keep us from our identity by looking at insecurities and where they are rooted
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29:11
Baptism (Matthew 3:13-17)
As we look at the Baptism of Jesus, we see what this can show us about who we are called and created to be
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28:16
Jeremiah 33:3 (Epiphany)
This week we journeyed through the idea of Epiphany and how we can live seeking epiphanies daily
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26:07
For Us
As we celebrate Christmas we are reminded that the gift of Jesus Christ is not for God-sake, but FOR US
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22:56
Ephesians 2:11-22 (Love)
In Ephesians 2 we hear how Christ is the foundation on which we build, and we are seeking to build our life in love.
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24:59
Joy (Luke 2:8-12)
In Luke 2 we hear the Good News of Great Joy for All People. This morning we looked at what it means to be filled with Great Joy.
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32:19
Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7)
Today we discovered how the Prince of Peace came, but we chose violence and division and that the "War to end all wars" is the one for the human heart.
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26:03
Hope
As we come to the first Sunday of Advent we look at the Hope that only Jesus can provide. We do this by taking a look at Isaiah 9:1-7
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18:05
Gratitude
As we near Thanksgiving, today we talked about Gratitude by looking at the 10 lepers in Luke 17
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25:25
Galatians 5:22-23
This morning we looked at the key to being content and developing self-control
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28:00
All Saints
As we celebrated All Saints Sunday this week, we look at the call to be like the friends in Mark 2:1-12, as this is the call to be a saint.
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24:24
Worship
This week we looked at Isaiah 6 and what worship truly is, and that a lifestyle of worship is one where we proclaim "Here I am Lord...Send me"
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33:30