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Grace for All

Jim Stovall, Greta Smith, First United Methodist Church, Maryville, TN

"Grace for All" is a daily devotional podcast from the laity of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Each episode presents a verse of scripture and a brief reflection on that verse written and recorded by members of our church. These short episodes are meant to inspire you and help you in your journey of understanding and faith. We believe the central message of Jesus is one of grace. Grace for all human beings. Grace for All is a podcast ministry of First United Methodist

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A moment of rest

Grace for All ·

2025/01/12

Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”As a musician, specifically a vocal musician, there are many sayings and phrases that instantly bring to mind a particular song. It’s worse for my wife, who suffers from chronic earworm-itis. But really — I guarantee that if, in a choral rehearsal, you said the phrase, “let’s start at the very beginning,” you would be met with a chorus of “a very good place to start” in response. It’s such a powerful involuntary

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Scripture Saturday (January 11, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/01/11

You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time when we pause and reflect on the scriptures we have read throughout the week. If you missed any of our devotionals on these passages, you can find them on our website at firstchurch.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Now, we invite you to listen and receive Grace. Welcome and thank you for joining us. Grace for All

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03:37

Dream Weaver

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2025/01/10

Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. In 1972, singer-songwriter Gary Wright was gifted an autobiography written by an Indian philosopher by his friend and former Beatles band member George Harrison. In this book, he came across a poem entitled “God! God! God!” He was inspired by a line referring to the mind weaving dreams, and thus, he coined the term “Dream Weaver.” He wrote it down in his journal and later allowed it to become the

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04:33

In Your Arms

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2025/01/09

Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. When I was a teenager, a man leading our Sunday school lesson told us about a message that many of you have probably read over the years. The author describes two sets of footprints in the sand progressing along the shore but only one set during the roughest times in life. As the message continues, the author questions God, “why did you abandon me during my darkest times?” God’s response is, “I didn’t

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07:23

Surpassing All Understanding

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2025/01/08

Philippians 4:7 - NIV And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. As we roll into our new year I’m thinking of Peace. I’m pretty sure most of us want peace… Peace in the world, not war Peace in our country, not hatred and fighting Peace in our families, not bickering and anger Peace in our hearts and minds, not angst, worry, and fear Our verse today, seems to say that God offers this PEACE we are looking for. But where is it? Why don’t

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04:01

Keep That Ablaze!

Grace for All ·

2025/01/07

2 Timothy 1:5-7 (MSG) That precious memory triggers another: your honest faith—and what a rich faith it is, handed down from your grandmother Lois to your mother Eunice, and now to you! And the special gift of ministry you received when I laid hands on you and prayed—keep that ablaze! God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible. When I worked at a newspaper, we routinely referred to a news report as a story. That doesn’t mean it was make-believe—despite the

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04:31

Cast Your Anxiety on Him

Grace for All ·

2025/01/06

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on himbecause he cares for you. This devotion was written and read by Leslie Ragland. Grace for All is a daily devotional podcast produced by the members of the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. With these devotionals, we want to remind listeners on a daily basis of the love and grace that God extends to all human beings, no matter their location, status, or condition in life.If you would like to respond to these devotionals in

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03:56

Reclaiming Joy

Grace for All ·

2025/01/05

Psalms 94:19 “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Does anxiety ever steal your joy? I know I certainly have experienced this phenomenon. Sunday night solitude is sometimeslost because I am anxious about what Monday holds. Mid week of a family vacation is hijacked because I look at a work email and begin to spiral. It is normal to wonder what the future holds and at times, we certainly need to prepare ourselves for what lies ahead. But, sometimes the joy of the moment

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Scripture Saturday (January 4, 2025)

Grace for All ·

2025/01/04

Thank you for joining us for today's Grace for All podcast. On Saturdays, we pause for a few moments to look back on our week and to review the scriptures that we have used in our podcast. We encourage you, after listening to this episode, to go back and listen to the episodes you missed, or to review the ones that were particularly meaningful for you. We trust that the thoughts that we have shared with you this week have provided a full portion of the joy, peace, and love of Jesus Christ. Now,

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03:13

Fighting our Goliaths

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2025/01/03

Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. A pivotal figure in the book of Psalms is King David. Each of the Psalms shows a different aspect of the life of King David and his unwavering faith in his Lord, which is what I find perhaps the most impressive about David as a character. What I find even more impressive about David is how far back this faith traces: to his battle with Goliath, in which it seemed the odds were stacked against him, armed only

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04:59

True Perfect Peace

Grace for All ·

2025/01/02

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. A very wealthy man publicized that he was willing to pay a substantial price to the artist who could best illustrate the presence of peace. Several artists submitted pictures depicting sunsets, lazy rivers, and serene landscapes, but none of those were what he was looking for. One day he came across two paintings: one was a quiet mountain lake as still as glass and reflecting the bright blue sky and

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Let Not Your Heart be Troubled

Grace for All ·

2025/01/01

Welcome to the first day of 2025 and the Grace for All podcast, written and recorded by the members of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. My name is Owen Ragland, and I am so thankful you chose to listen to our devotion as one of the first things you do this year. Perhaps you made a resolution to spend more time with God either through the written or the spoken word, if so, I pray you will be successful in your endeavor. Let’s begin the year with an instructive verse from

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05:11

Broken Angels 2024

Grace for All ·

2024/12/31

Luke 2:30-32 In the Temple when Simeon held the Christ Child 8 days after his birth he gave this prophecy to Mary and Joseph, “Sovereign Lord…I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for all people. He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!” As the Christmas season neared, the gift shop in the hospital where I worked at the time displayed three lovely little porcelain angels. These were unlike most Christmas angels. Each, about 6 inches high

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05:55

The Good Shepherd

Grace for All ·

2024/12/30

Proverbs 13: 24 (Common English Bible)Those who withhold the rod hate their children, but the one who loves them applies discipline.I have often thought of the many passages in the Bible that refer to a “Rod.” Some sound comforting and some sound almost harsh.This entire chapter is full of guidance for individual and group living. I’ve often thought of that rod as a tool for punishment, but a pastor friend of mine taught me that the rod is an instrument for guiding not abusing or punishing. The

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Peace on Earth 2024

Grace for All ·

2024/12/29

Phillippians 4:6 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. In 1863, when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned “Christmas Bells,” his personal and communal world were wrought with grief. Henry’s second wife of 18 years had died two years earlier in a house fire, a freak accident started with a candle. America was at war, and none remained untouched by the pervasive loss of life, and the decimation of land. Henry’s own son had

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Scripture Saturday (December 28, 2024)

Grace for All ·

2024/12/28

Welcome to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time when we pause and reflect on the scriptures we have read throughout the week. If you missed any of our devotionals on these passages, you can find them on our website at firstchurch.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Now, we invite you to listen and receive Grace. Thank you for joining us. Grace for All is a daily devotional

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04:53

Some Children See Him

Grace for All ·

2024/12/27

Luke 2:15-18 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. Reverend Bates Burt, an Anglican pastor in Pontiac Michigan, had an interesting Christmas tradition. Every year he wrote

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04:55

That’s how much I love you!

Grace for All ·

2024/12/26

Isaiah 43: 1-4a (The Message) But now, God’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob, the One who got you started, Israel: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end—Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior. I paid a huge price for you: all of Egypt, with

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A Surprise Gift

Grace for All ·

2024/12/25

Christmas Luke 2:4,7: And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem... And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Have you ever received a gift that was a complete surprise? Maybe it was something you had hoped for but never expected to receive. Maybe it was something you were expecting but it came from a

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Love came down at Christmas

Grace for All ·

2024/12/24

Advent John 3:16-17God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won’t perish but will have eternal life. God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him. The word “love” just might be the most overused word in the English-speaking world. We love our families, and we love pizza. We love our friends, and we love certain books, movies and songs. We love one another and we love baseball or football. . .and

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