x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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

religion & spirituality christianity

All Episodes

05:00

An Abundant Love

Grace for All ·

2024/12/23

Advent 1 Corinthians 13:13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I was on a weekend getaway driving through a trendy downtown area filled with coffee shops, restaurants, and breweries when I looked at a business and saw it was called Agape (uh-gāp). My first reading was the adjective with a long A (uh-gāp), and I thought what a weird name for a business. Then I read the second line of the sign and realized it was a health clinic-Oh!- agape (a-gáp-ē) the

en

04:51

A Different Ending

Grace for All ·

2024/12/22

Advent Luke 15: 17-20a “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, Father, I have sinned both against heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant!” So he returned home to his father. When he was still a long way off his father saw him coming.” Once when Fred Craddock, the renowned professor of

en

05:21

Scripture Saturday (12-21-2024)

Grace for All ·

2024/12/21

AdventYou 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

en

04:44

O Little Town of Bethlehem - Advent 2024

Grace for All ·

2024/12/20

Advent Luke 2: 1-7 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave

en

04:22

Let Go, Let Peace

Grace for All ·

2024/12/19

AdventColossians 3:12-15Therefore, as God’s choice, holy and loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Be tolerant with each other and, if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other. As the Lord forgave you, so also forgive each other. And over all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. The peace of Christ must control your hearts—a peace into which you were called in one body. And be thankful people.A recent article in Time

en

04:48

Celebratory Peace

Grace for All ·

2024/12/18

AdventISAIAH 55:6, 12 (Common English Bible)Seek the lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.You will go out with celebration, and you will be brought back in peace. Even the mountains and the hills will burst into song before you; all the trees of the field will clap their hands. The people of Israel were in exile. Many had begun to wonder if God has forsaken them. The prophet Isaiah speaks to them offering a new vision. God will reverse their circumstances. If they seek the

en

05:51

Prince of Peace

Grace for All ·

2024/12/17

Advent Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Advent is a time of preparation for the birth of Jesus. The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus, which translates as “coming.” This time prior to Christmas emphasizes the need to pause and spend time in prayer and study, to ponder not only the beautiful story of Jesus’ birth in human form as

en

04:19

The Gift of Peace

Grace for All ·

2024/12/16

AdventJohn 14:27I live in a world where some people market fear. They use it as a tool. People say they want peace, but they seek it in very strange ways. Weapons of many descriptions are bought and sold. Other weapons are shaped by our tongues. We are taught defense and suspicion. My feelings become anxious just writing this. It is not easy to banish fear from our hearts. And there are times when fear is a specific response to a real threat in our environment that is natural and should be heeded

en

05:14

Silent Night

Grace for All ·

2024/12/15

Advent - Peace Luke 2:10-14 "And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with

en

05:06

Scripture Saturday (12-14-2024)

Grace for All ·

2024/12/14

Advent 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

en

04:13

A little child will lead them

Grace for All ·

2024/12/13

Advent Isaiah 11:6 And the wolf will dwell with the lamb. And the leopard will lie down with the kid, and the calf and lion yearling together, and a little child will lead them. I would like to focus on the last part of that verse – “a little child will lead them.” As we approach the season of Advent, many preparations are made for decorations, gifts, parties, meals and the true celebration of Christmas and the birth of our savior, Jesus. There are similarities among families, and there are

en

05:41

Anticipating Christmas

Grace for All ·

2024/12/12

Advent Isaiah 43: 18-19 “But forget all that—it is nothing compared with what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” Every Christmas of my childhood was spent the same way. On Christmas Eve my parents, my brothers, and I would go to my grandparents house. As did all of my cousins. We converged on my grandparents, and all of us male cousins spent the

en

05:45

Overflowing with Joy

Grace for All ·

2024/12/11

Advent John 15:11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! Joy… defined as an emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying. What do you say joy is? One time I participated in a United Methodist Women’s program. My small group was asked to talk about joy. What does it mean? How does it make you feel? Have you experienced true joy? The responses were diverse. Joy was predictably found in life’s

en

05:42

And the Angels Sang

Grace for All ·

2024/12/10

Advent Luke 2: 8-11 “That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them, “Don’t be afraid,” he said, “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord, has been born today in Bethlehem.” For many years, my wife, Barbara, and I rang the Salvation Army

en

04:36

A Joyful Noise

Grace for All ·

2024/12/09

Advent - JoyPsalm 98:4-6 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord! Isaac Watts is known as the "Godfather of English Hymnody." He wrote over 700 hymns, including 15 in the current edition of the Methodist Hymnal. He wrote When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Our God In Ages Past, Alas

en

05:32

Leaping for Joy

Grace for All ·

2024/12/08

Advent (our theme for December) Luke 1:41-44 (NIV) “When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.” Sometimes news is so joyful that our heart leaps within our breast,

en

04:52

Scripture Saturday (December 7, 2024)

Grace for All ·

2024/12/07

Advent(our theme for December)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

en

04:46

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness...

Grace for All ·

2024/12/06

Advent (our theme for December) John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness,and the darkness has not overcome it. A few years ago, I learned the story of St. Lucy, a girl who was martyred in the 4th century. Lucy, or “the light,” was offered in marriage to a nobleman at the age of 13, but she refused, having consecrated herself to Christ with the intention of giving away her dowry to the poor. Her sentence for disobedience was to work in a brothel, but reportedly, when her captors came for her,

en

05:03

The Greatest Gift

Grace for All ·

2024/12/05

Advent (our theme for December) Romans 5: 3-5We even take pride in our problems, because we know that trouble produces endurance,4endurance produces character, and character produces hope.5This hope doesn’t put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Common English Translation One of my favorite Christmas stories is O’Henry’s The Gift of the Magi. First published in 1905, this is the story of a young married couple,

en

06:09

More than a Wish

Grace for All ·

2024/12/04

Advent (our theme for December) Romans 15:13 (CEB) May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Too often we confuse wishes with hope. We wish for many things: a good report from the doctor, that tomorrow will be a sunny day, or that we will hear from a friend or family member. We might wish that a child or grandchild gets the job they have been wanting. Yes, we wish for many things and at times we are disappointed that

en

743 results

Similar Podcasts

Jeff Haygood, Pastor

PodPoint

PASTOR ALVARO VALENCIA

Pastor Alvaro Valencia

Grace Life Church CT.

Joseph Levesque

Pleasant View Church

Ted Nance

Christian Heritage Church"s Podcast

PodPoint