Camden First United Methodist Church

Weekly sermons from the 10:30am worship service at First United Methodist Church in Camden, Arkansas.

Blessed Are the Peacemakers 07/01/2025

Blessed Are the Peacemakers Today we look at Chapter two of Isaiah, a chapter promoting peace. It contains the famous line, "Then they will beat their swords into iron plows and their spears into pruning tools." Peacemaking is not just between nations. Nations are made up of people. Our pride musr be subdued if we wish to make peace with our neighbors. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/37237465

Houston, We Have a Problem 06/23/2025

Houston, We Have a Problem Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970 in hopes of making a lunar landing but two days into the mission, an oxygen tanks exploded, disabling the electric system and life support system in the main capsule. Apollo 13 Commander addressed this issue with NASA with the opening line of, "Houston, we have a problem." That has become a key phrase to use whenever a problem crops up. It is the calling of the prophet Isaiah as he tried to help God's people understand that there was definitely a problem. For Israel and for today, the problem is greed. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/37116490

The Office of Prophet 06/16/2025

The Office of Prophet Today we start a new series on the book of Isaiah. We will begin by understanding the role and responsibility of the prophet. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/37026605

The Measure of a Man 06/02/2025

The Measure of a Man This is our last Sunday in the Epistles of John and we are looking at the third letter where John the Elder is writing to Gaius. In the brief letter, he defines three men by one trait - truth. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/36820380

Love Is Doing What Is Right 05/25/2025

Love Is Doing What Is Right What we do is driven by where our faith lies. In the 5th Chapter of John's first letter, John said our victory is possible through our faith in Christ - not our faith in systems or family or even our country. They are powerful but often flawed. Our faith in Jesus never fails. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/36704750

Taking the Word to Heart 05/19/2025

Taking the Word to Heart God is love and we are called to love one another. So why are Christians marketing fear? /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/36628100

An Active and Truthful Love 05/12/2025

An Active and Truthful Love We know that Jesus was the ultimate example of self-giving and self-sacrificial love but what does that means for us? /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/36536600

Spiritual Self-Awareness 05/05/2025

Spiritual Self-Awareness I John is to the Gospel of John as Acts is to Luke. Luke and John tells us about Jesus' ministry, his death, and his resurrection. Acts and I John helps us understand why that has made a difference in our world and in our lives. Today we begin our series on 1 John and the call to knowing yourself. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/36438805

The Road Less Taken 04/28/2025

The Road Less Taken Jesus Said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." Do you understand what this means? The disciples were busy asking lots of questions but they will eventually discover that Jesus was giving the all the answers in that one sentence. You just have to understand Jesus to know what it means. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/36339305

The Cross and the Table 04/21/2025

The Cross and the Table This Easter sunday we are exploring the I AM saying from the 11th chapter of John where Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. Jesus tells Mary and Martha, "I am the Resurrection and the life." What does he mean by "the life." Let's explore where Jesus appears to the disciples. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/36244295

Connection 04/08/2025

Connection "I am the true Vine." This is the fifth of Jesus' I Am saying in the gospel of John. Jesus' first sign in John is creating wine out of water at a wedding in Cana. Like many of the other saying, it has toos in the Old Testament. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/36045985

Choose Your Shepherds Wisely 03/31/2025

Choose Your Shepherds Wisely This is the fourth sunday in Lent and the fourth sunday in our Sermon Series, " I Am." Today, we look at the 10th Chapter of John once again for the second I Am saying - I Am the Good Shepherd. What is a good shepherd compared to a bad shepherd? Ezekiel 34 makes it clear. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35937360

Life More Abundantly 03/24/2025

Life More Abundantly Today we explore Jesus' saying, "I am the gate." Do you know that gates are mentioned over 400 times in the Bible? The vulnerability and strength of a fortress is found in the gate. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35841430

The Importance of Light 03/17/2025

The Importance of Light Jesus declares in Chapter Eight of the Gospel of John, "I am the Light of the World." How important is light? We also look at one of his seven signs where he brings light to a blind man's eyes. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35726405

More Than Enough (I Am) 03/10/2025

More Than Enough (I Am) On this first Sunday of Lent, we begin a new series on the seven I Am sayings of Jesus and the seven signs of Jesus. Today, we look at John 6 which contains the "I am bread of life," and the feeding of the five thousand. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35609710

Jesus & the New Covenant 02/24/2025

Jesus & the New Covenant Alll the previous covenant led us to this new Covenant. It was not made with words, it was made with flesh and blood. His name is Jesus and he is fully human and fully divine, God's word incarnate. He is the ultimate self-revelation of God. Redemption is not possible for us all. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35409900

Timing in God's Hands 02/17/2025

Timing in God's Hands This week we will look at the timing of God's Covenants with humanity. We operate in chronological time but God operates in "kairos" time. What does that mean? /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35315910

Redemption Moved to One Earthly Kingdom 02/10/2025

Redemption Moved to One Earthly Kingdom The fourth covenant God made was with the unlikely king of Israel, King David. Today, we explore what God created kings to do versus what God expected kings to end up doing and God was right. Power corrupts even those near to the heart of God. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35223945

Redemption Moved to One Peoples 02/02/2025

Redemption Moved to One Peoples Today our Redemption Story moves to Moses and the covenant God made with the Hebrew people at Sinai. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35116695

Redemption Moved to One Family 01/27/2025

Redemption Moved to One Family God began God's plan of redemption with one man, Noah, but now God moves to one family - headed by a man named Abram. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/35032560

Redemption Started with One Man 01/19/2025

Redemption Started with One Man Today we look at the Noah story through the lens of redemption and covenant. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/34912040

Remember Who You Are 01/13/2025

Remember Who You Are Today we celebrate Baptism of the Lord's Sunday and Holy Communion. Isaiah 43:1-7 reminds of to remember who we are. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/34835950

Contentment 01/06/2025

Contentment Today as we celebrate Epiphany, we come to the end of Paul's letter to the church at Philippi and discover that Paul has had his own epiphany! /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/34742290

Still Learning 12/29/2024

Still Learning Today we learn why Paul was writing this letter to the church but it is a minor point compared to his encouragement to lead a life worthy of the gospel and to be joyful! /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/34645150

Perseverance of the Soul 12/23/2024

Perseverance of the Soul In the third chapter of Philippians, Paul provides his credentials. If our salvation depended upon our credentials, Paul would be at the head of the line. Credentials provide certainty, not faith. Paul had to let go of certainty to create space to grow spiritually. We do, too. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/34589605

In Fear and Trembling 12/09/2024

In Fear and Trembling In the second chapter of Philippians, Paul reminds us who we follow. We follow a God who humbled himself, took on human flesh, and lived among us. As he came to live humbly among us, so we should live humbly with each other. After all, we are all being refined. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/34352600

The Power of Overflowing Love 12/03/2024

The Power of Overflowing Love This morning we begin a new series with Paul's letter to the church at Philippi. This is a love letter to this church and today offers hope for us all. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/34264340

The Year of the Lord's Favor 11/25/2024

The Year of the Lord's Favor Every sermon series on Leviticus should conclude with a sermon on Jubilee, found in the 25th Chapter of Leviticus. We do not have evidence that this command was practiced but if it had been, it would have been revolutionary. This idea of God making everything right every fifty years was not abandoned. It evolved into a eschatological promise that we call the Day of the Lord or the Second Coming of Christ. Jesus, in Luke 4:14-21, refers to it in his sermon in Nazareth as the Year of the Lord's Favor. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/34139276

Creating a Faithful Community 11/11/2024

Creating a Faithful Community I broke a 25 year streak and spoke about election politics from the pulpit this week. Why? Because not talking is not leading us to a better understanding. In humility, I admit there were legitimate concerns shaping the election that did not have my attention. There are legitimate concerns others have that are also being ignored. We have legitimately elected a president by popular vote and electoral college vote and we need to respect this process but we all have to get out of our echo chambers and talk to one another. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/33882662

Building a Lasting Community 11/04/2024

Building a Lasting Community Chapter 17-26 in the Book of Leviticus is known as the Holiness Code. Chapter 17 spells out the sacredness of blood as life and Chapter 18 outlines the sexual ethics of the time. We will spend most of our time in Chapter 19 which reads like an extended version of the Ten Commandments but it is really about healthy communities. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all community based faiths. We walk this road together and to do so, there are definitely some guidelines. /episode/index/show/camdenfumc/id/33777427

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