Shows
Grace TalksAdvent II: PeaceIn this sermon on Mark 1, Pastor Corey dives into the topic of peace and how it is that we pray for it even as the world feels more divided than ever.
2023-12-1217 min
Grace TalksAdvent I: HopeIn this sermon on hope, Pastor Corey dives into what it means to hope in the face of the world's problems. How do we endure when everything around us seems to be falling apart?
2023-12-0520 min
Grace TalksA Church of FailureIn this sermon on the parable of the talents, Pastor Corey dives into what it means to fail and how, as long as we don't give up, failure is actually success because it means we're getting better.
2023-11-2822 min
Grace TalksIt's Not The End of the World"The world is ending!" seems to be the cry from so many corners of the Christian world right now, in this sermon on Matthew 25:1-13, Pastor Corey digs into the parable of the lamps and suggests that we need to relax and understand that the message of Christ seems to be one that is different than the popular version we hear from those waiting for the end.
2023-11-2024 min
Grace TalksAll Saints: Grief in the Face of DeathIn this All Saints Day sermon, Pastor Corey digs into the intersection between hope and grief in the face of death.
2023-11-1719 min
Grace TalksQ&A Series, EvilThe question of evil is as old as human thought and today Pastor Corey attempts to answer the question according to the Classical Christian tradition in the final sermon in the Q&A series.
2023-10-3129 min
Grace TalksQ&A Series, PoliticsThis week's question, “With all the political differences in churches and our world, how can we work together with these differences to carry out the mission of the church?” seems like a truly difficult thing to discuss in this era of our history. Hear Pastor Corey's response to this question in this week's sermon.
2023-10-2425 min
Grace TalksQ&A Series, RefugeesIn this sermon, Pastor Corey attempts to answer two questions, “Did the Holy Family have documentation to travel to Egypt?” and “What is the Christian response to the refugee crisis?”
In light of the many problems facing the world right now and especially in the wake of the attacks on Gaza, what is the Christian response to those suffering the greatest need?
What does it mean to see Christ in the face of the stranger?
2023-10-2024 min
Grace TalksQ&A Series, Divorce and RemarriageOver the next four weeks, we're delving into a congregation-directed sermon series where congregants were asked to submit questions for Pastor Corey to answer.
In this week's sermon, the question is: How do we approach divorce and remarriage within the Church?
2023-10-1322 min
Grace TalksWhat Are Our Idols: Exodus 32:1-14In this sermon, Pastor Corey compares the story of the golden calf with the real-life story of the town of Covert. This community set out to defy the powers of racism and white supremacy decades before such things were even commonly expected. What can we learn from such examples today?
2023-10-0323 min
Grace TalksStolen GraceIn this sermon on the parable of the shrewd manager from Luke 16, Pastor Corey looks at what forgiveness and grace means and how it is that we should seek to be forgiving and grace-filled in all that we do.
2022-09-2127 min
Grace TalksTo Be A Lost SheepIn this sermon on the parable of the Lost Sheep from Luke 15, Pastor Corey examines what it means to be the seeker of the lost and what it means to be sought after.
2022-09-2122 min
Grace TalksTo Hate?In this sermon on Luke 14:25-33, Pastor Corey looks at Jesus' teaching on the cost of being a disciple, looking at what it means to hate as it relates to other Scriptures telling us to love.
2022-09-0719 min
Grace TalksMutual AidIn this sermon on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Pastor Corey delves into the nature of what it means to live in community and to share one another's burdens. Drawing from the wisdom of mutual aid, he looks into how it is that we can support one another in ways that are both ancient and modern.
2022-09-0726 min
Grace TalksWhen Peace and Justice KissIn this sermon on Luke 12:49-56, Pastor Corey looks at Jesus' claim that he comes not to bring peace but rather division. Sometimes transforming the world for the well-being of all requires disturbing the peace. Or at least that's what Jesus seemed to think.
2022-08-1726 min
Grace TalksWhat Does the Lord Require?In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into the Golden Rule and the repeated call of the prophets to be there for the least of these and the oppressed. Beginning with Isaiah, he moves through the other prophets' similar cries and ties it all together with Jesus' desire for mercy not sacrifice.
2022-08-1227 min
Grace TalksBuild Tables Not WallsIn this sermon on the parable of the foolish builder (Luke 12:13-21), Pastor Corey dives into what our role is in sharing our excess. Rather than building up walls or defenses to better hold onto what we have, it would seem the Christian role is to build tables so as to provide for others.
2022-08-0216 min
Grace TalksGuns into Garden ToolsFollowing his sermon last week, Pastor Corey dives into his guns into garden tools ministry. Using the direction of Isaiah 2, he speaks on his passion for transforming tools of death into tools of life, dreaming of the day when we shall beat swords to plowshares and learn war no more.
2022-08-0224 min
Grace TalksSwords to PlowsharesA sermon Micah 4:1-5 and introducing the theme of the Mountain of the Lord and Christian peacemaking through the witness of beating swords into plowshares, Pastor Corey talks about his experience blacksmithing and the Christian hope for a more peace-filled world.
2022-07-1425 min
Grace TalksWon't You Be My Neighbor?In this week's sermon, Pastor Corey dives into the parable of the good Samaritan and relates it to Mr Fred Rogers' work on his show Mr Rogers' Neighborhood. Asking the question of "who is my neighbor?" he dives into what it means to be a neighbor both individually and socially in our world today.
2022-07-0518 min
Grace TalksWhat is the Demonic?In this sermon on Luke 8:26-39, Pastor Corey talks about his experience at camp as it relates to the story of Jesus' encounter and exorcism of the Gerasene Demoniac. Bringing up rejection and the robbing of bodily autonomy, he dives into some of the biblical basis for understanding the demonic.
2022-06-2824 min
Grace TalksTake a BreakIn this sermon on 1 Kings 10:1-15a, Pastor Corey dives into the need for rest. In a culture that is go go go, sometimes we need to take some time for ourselves.
2022-06-2818 min
Grace Talks19 Years till Glory19 years. That is the deadline some analysts give the UMC before we reach a point of unsustainability. And yet in the face of a number like this perhaps the need is not to become hopeless but rather to become hopeful. To see this deadline as something to be galvanized by. Something built up by. In this sermon on Pentecost, Pastor Corey dives into our hope for the Church and the presence of God in our midst.
2022-06-1420 min
Grace TalksWho is Welcome?In this sermon on Acts 11:1-8, Pastor Corey dives into Peter's vision and the words of God coming to him saying, "do not call impure what God has made pure," and asks the question, "who are we calling impure?" Reflecting upon the people of God and the serious questions of LGBTQ inclusion we are invited to think about who we are welcoming into our doors.
2022-06-0721 min
Grace TalksGardening Series: To Declare JubileeIn this sermon on Leviticus 25:1-7, Pastor Corey dives into the ancient practice of the Sabbath Year and the Year of Jubilee and calls us to imagine what it might be like to see that in our world today and how it is that we might best practice that in our own lives.
2022-05-2420 min
Grace TalksGardening Series: To Defend the OppressedIn this sermon Pastor Corey has a bad case of allergies so you may notice he sounds a bit congested. Despite that, he delivers a sermon on the importance of caring for the oppressed and the least of these. Through examining the business practices involved in global farming practices he invites the hearer to imagine a better world and how it is that we can start on that path towards that world.
2022-05-1021 min
Grace TalksGardening Series: To Be of the LandIn this sermon Pastor Corey goes back to the beginning as he looks at God breathing life into humankind and giving us a place to call home. He talks about our interrelatedness to the land and our inability to be truly separated from it.
2022-05-0316 min
Grace TalksTo Doubt is HumanIn this sermon on Thomas, Pastor Corey looks at the character of Thomas, the disciple who is remembered most for his doubt, and examines what it means to have faith versus belief and how doubt is actually needed in order for faith to truly flourish.
2022-04-2924 min
Grace TalksMeet the New Gardener - Easter 2022In this sermon on the Resurrection as presented in the Gospel of John, Pastor Corey examines the view of Jesus as Gardener and what that means both for us as a community and as individuals.
2022-04-2920 min
Grace TalksThe Palms and the PainIn this sermon on Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Christ, Pastor Corey discusses the fickle nature of our hearts and how we are so often both the ones crying out for our Savior and for his blood.
2022-04-1218 min
Grace TalksFutile CrownsIn this sermon Pastor Corey reflects on the things of the earth we work to accumulate and build up for ourselves only to find them worthless in the end. Which is more important? A life lived for others or a life lived for riches?
2022-04-1220 min
Grace TalksJoining the BBQIn this sermon on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Pastor Corey dives into the feeling of resentment we all feel when we perceive something as unfair and asks the question of how it is we get past that. How it is that we begin to see others not as someone to be competed with but as someone to share with in love.
2022-03-3124 min
Grace TalksWhere Was God in the Tsunami?When it comes to suffering and evil one of the most common questions we will ever hear or ask is: why? In this sermon Pastor Corey looks at Jesus' parable of the fig tree and the gardener and breaks down the question and how it relates to us.
2022-03-2228 min
Grace TalksThe Prophets Are Always KilledIn this sermon Pastor Corey looks at the role of the prophet in ancient Israel and the role of the prophet today, noting that to speak truth to power is always dangerous.
2022-03-1823 min
Grace TalksPower Could... But Should It?In this sermon on the temptation of Jesus, Pastor Corey looks in the difference between ruling through fear and ruling through love, pointing out that it is love, not fear that can change the world for the better.
2022-03-0819 min
Grace TalksNot Ready to Leave the MountainAnother year another take on the Transfiguration. This time Pastor Corey focuses not on the journey down the mountain, but rather on our time spent on it. In times like this sometimes it's all we can do to rest in the presence of Christ and love and allow tomorrow to deal with tomorrow.
2022-03-0320 min
Grace TalksThe Gospel According to EncantoWhat can we learn about the gospel from our entertainment? Quite a bit as it turns out. Movies are some of the most prevalent models and teachers of ethics we have in our day and so digging into them and seeing them for their value can be important.
In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into 2021's Encanto, looking at it for what it can teach us about family and about the health of the Church.
2022-02-2426 min
Grace TalksThe Gospel According to The Little PrinceWhat can we learn about the gospel from our entertainment? Quite a bit as it turns out. Movies are some of the most prevalent models and teachers of ethics we have in our day and so digging into them and seeing them for their value can be important.
In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into 2015's The Little Prince and what it can teach us about love.
2022-02-1527 min
Grace TalksThe Gospel According to Frozen IIWhat can we learn about the gospel from our entertainment? Quite a bit as it turns out. Movies are some of the most prevalent models and teachers of ethics we have in our day and so digging into them and seeing them for their value can be important.
In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into 2019's Frozen II and looks at it for its lessons about strength and perseverance in the face of hopelessness.
2022-02-0721 min
Grace TalksThe Gospel According to MoanaWhat can we learn about the gospel from our entertainment? Quite a bit as it turns out. Movies are some of the most prevalent models and teachers of ethics we have in our day and so digging into them and seeing them for their value can be important.
In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into 2016's Moana and looks at it for its lessons about forgiveness, empathy, and love for enemies.
2022-02-0122 min
Grace TalksBaptism of the Lord - The Baptism of LifePastor Corey shares more of himself in this sermon on baptism.
2022-01-1220 min
Grace TalksA Christmas Carol: Stave FiveIn this 5 part series Pastor Corey will be recounting the story of A Christmas Carol and reflecting on what it means for us today and how we might use it to live our own lives in a way that is more Christ-centered while also holding on to hope for the transformation of the world in Jesus Christ.
2022-01-1224 min
Grace TalksA Christmas Carol: Stave FourIn this 5 part series Pastor Corey will be recounting the story of A Christmas Carol and reflecting on what it means for us today and how we might use it to live our own lives in a way that is more Christ-centered while also holding on to hope for the transformation of the world in Jesus Christ.
2021-12-2425 min
Grace TalksA Christmas Carol: Stave ThreeIn this 5 part series Pastor Corey will be recounting the story of A Christmas Carol and reflecting on what it means for us today and how we might use it to live our own lives in a way that is more Christ-centered while also holding on to hope for the transformation of the world in Jesus Christ.
2021-12-1833 min
Grace TalksA Christmas Carol: Stave TwoIn this 5 part series Pastor Corey will be recounting the story of A Christmas Carol and reflecting on what it means for us today and how we might use it to live our own lives in a way that is more Christ-centered while also holding on to hope for the transformation of the world in Jesus Christ.
2021-12-0728 min
Grace TalksA Christmas Carol: Stave OneIn this 5 part series Pastor Corey will be recounting the story of A Christmas Carol and reflecting on what it means for us today and how we might use it to live our own lives in a way that is more Christ-centered while also holding on to hope for the transformation of the world in Jesus Christ.
2021-11-3023 min
Grace TalksIt's Always Been the End Times - Mark 13:1-8The antichrist! The mark of the beast! Eschaton! Apocalypse! Armageddon! All of these words have a habit of creating within us a sense of fear and anxiety- but what does the bible actually mean by apocalypse? In this hopeful sermon Pastor Corey offers a vision of stories that reflect hope rather than despair.
2021-11-1722 min
Grace TalksWho Do You Say I Am? - Mark 8:27-38Offered September 12, 2021
This week Pastor Corey talks about the nature of atonement and how it is different people have come to understand the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and how it is we can learn love through our diversity of ideas.
2021-09-1522 min
Grace TalksChrist of the Workers - James 2:1-17Offered September 5th, 2021.
Pastor Corey preaches on the importance of holding the poor and the worker in high esteem and how it is the world all-too-often doesn't.
2021-09-1118 min
Grace TalksBut You Should Still Wash Your Hands - Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23Offered August 29th, 2021.
Pastor Corey preaches on how it is that people judge each other by their actions and appearances.
2021-09-0123 min
Grace TalksNot Against Flesh and Blood, Ephesians 6:10-20Offered August 22nd, 2021.
Pastor Corey points out who we contend with according to Paul, and what we are to arm ourselves in so as to best guard against it.
2021-08-2523 min
Grace TalksThe Problem with Power, 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 31-33Offered August 15, 2021.
Proper 14, Pastor Corey takes us into the story of the death of Absalom and follows the threads that led up to it, examining how the story could have ended earlier if the cycle of sin had been ended.
2021-08-1823 min
Grace TalksOne (Not the Metallica Song), Ephesians 4:1-16Offered August 1, 2021.
Proper 13, Pastor Corey talks about the nature of what it means to be one people and what it means to be working towards a common end.
2021-08-0347 min
Grace TalksReframe the Stories, 2 Samuel 11:1-15*Content warning: this sermon deals with the topic of sexual assault*
Offered July 25, 2021.
Proper 11, Pastor Corey preaches on how it is that we tend to allow the dominant perspectives of our society to shape how we read Scripture and how it is only through reframing the story and reading the text as it is presented that we can come to see it for what it is. He does this through the story of David and Bathsheba and how we've allowed it to be twisted away from a story about sexual assault and an abuse of...
2021-07-2727 min
Grace TalksBreaking the Wall, Ephesians 2:11-22Offered July 18, 2021.
Proper 10, Pastor Corey preaches on the nature of how Christ builds us up and how the powers of the world attempt to tear us down.
2021-07-2025 min
Grace TalksIntroduction, Mark 6:14-29Offered July 11, 2021.
Pastor Corey's first sermon delivered at Simpson UMC in which he introduces himself to the congregation.
2021-07-1622 min
Grace TalksBlindsided - John 9:1-41The fourth week in Lent, delivered March 22nd, 2020.
Time travel back to the beginning of the pandemic as Pastor Corey was delivering his first sermon following the news of COVID-19 and the quarantine, in this sermon Pastor Corey talks about what it means to be blindsided and to have our eyes opened to others and their suffering.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-05-2407 min
The Open PewQuarantine Self Care with Tony CaldwellCorey recently sat down today with Tony Caldwell, a psychotherapist, and public theologian living and working in Nashville, to talk about how we can best care for ourselves in this time of corona and quarantine. The conversation deals with some best practices, some hopes, and a few recommendations for what to be aware of in how you care for yourself in this time.
You can find out more about Tony at Red Letter Christianity or on his personal webpage.
2020-03-2435 min
Grace TalksKingdom Eyes - John 3:1-17The first week in Lent, delivered March 8th, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the nature of new birth and seeing with fresh eyes, oh and he sings another Mr. Rogers song in this one.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-03-1322 min
Grace TalksPower of a Different Sort - Matthew 4:1-11The first week in Lent, delivered March 1st, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the power Christ was offered in the wilderness versus the power of God found in love alone.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-03-0424 min
Grace TalksAsh Wednesday 2020Ash Wednesday, delivered February 26th, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the topic of death and overcoming our fear of it as we recall that we are dust and to dust we shall return.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-02-2911 min
Grace TalksYou Have to Leave the Mountain - Transfiguration Sunday - Matt 17:1-9Transfiguration Sunday, Matt 17:1-9, delivered February 23rd, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the transfiguration, what are our mountaintop experiences? How do we honor them while also realizing when it's time to come down?
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-02-2421 min
Grace TalksMany Mini Sermons Matt 5:21-48The sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Matt 5:21-48, delivered February 16th, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on three teachings of Christ offered during his Sermon on the Mount. What do they mean for us today and how might we apply them to our own world?
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-02-2423 min
Grace TalksBlessed Are... Matt 5:1-12The fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Matt 5:1-12, delivered February 2nd, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the beatitudes, how do we follow Christ's example as best we can? By living into the beatitudes.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-02-0619 min
Grace TalksUndivided in an Age of Divides - 1 Corinthians 1:10-18The third Sunday after Epiphany, 1 Cor 1:10-18, delivered January 26th, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the tension between remaining in unity and justice. Why do we remain united? Is it for unity's sake alone or is it so we may grow as a community in love?
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-01-3122 minThe Open PewWelcoming the Stranger with Jenny YangIn this episode, Corey sat down with Jenny Yang, Vice President of Advocacy and Policy at World Relief for a conversation on education and welcome towards immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
Jenny Yang provides oversight for all advocacy initiatives and policy positions at World Relief. She has worked in the Resettlement section of World Relief as the Senior Case Manager and East Asia Program Officer, where she focused on advocacy for refugees in the East Asia region and managed the entire refugee caseload for World Relief. Prior to World Relief, she worked at one o...
2020-01-2840 minThe Open PewWitnessing Whiteness with Dr Kris NorrisThis week Corey sits down with Dr Kris Norris, visiting professor of public theology at Wesley Theological Seminary to discuss his upcoming book, Witnessing Whiteness: Confronting White Supremacy in the American Church.
Dr. Kristopher Norris is Visiting Distinguished Professor of Public Theology and the Program Consultant for the Center for Public Theology. Norris teaches classes in the areas of Christian Ethics and Public Theology and co-directs the National Capital Semester for Seminarians with Prof. Mike McCurry. He is currently helping develop Wesley’s new Faith & Public Life Immersion experience through the Center for Public The...
2020-01-2145 min
Grace TalksThe Call to Adventure - John 1:29-42The Second Sunday after Epiphany, John 1:29-42, delivered January 19th, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the Mystery of God and the Call to Adventure that Discipleship is.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-01-1917 min
Grace TalksDead to Sin - Isaiah 42:1-9Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Isaiah 42:1-9, delivered January 12th, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on baptism and living as though we are dead to sin and alive to Christ, a word is dedicated to the present situation with Iran and the church's stance on warfare.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-01-1621 min
Grace TalksWhen Power Meets Christ - Matthew 2:1-12Epiphany Sunday, Matthew 2:1-12, delivered January 5th, 2020.
Pastor Corey's sermon on inclusion and what it is that happens when Power is denied someone to blame.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-01-0614 min
Grace TalksVision 2020 - Matthew 2:13-23The first Sunday after Christmas, Matthew 2:13-23, delivered December 29th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on cliffhanger endings, the future, and where we're going in the next 10 years.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2020-01-0317 min
Grace TalksGrief and Hope - Isaiah 7:10-16The fourth Sunday in Advent, Isaiah 7:10-16, delivered December 22nd, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on grief versus weariness and the gift grief can hold.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-12-2417 min
Grace TalksHope from the Margins - Lk 1:46-55The third Sunday in Advent, Luke 1:46-55, delivered December 15th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on listening to the voices of the marginalized and hearing the hope that can only come from the oppressed.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-12-1816 min
Grace TalksViolence in the Kingdom - Is 11:1-10The second Sunday in Advent, Isaiah 11:1-10, delivered December 8th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on violence and the place it holds in the promise of God's Kingdom.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-12-1718 min
Grace TalksFearing the Unknown - Matthew 24:36-44The first Sunday in Advent, Matthew 24:36-44, delivered December 1st, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on fear and what it can do, for good or for evil.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-12-0419 minGrace TalksA King of Forgiveness - Luke 23:33-43Christ the King Sunday, Luke 23:33-43, delivered November 24th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the crucifixion of Christ and what it means for us as we enter into a new Kingdom.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-11-2723 minGrace TalksIt's All Coming Down - Luke 21:5-19Proper 28, Luke 21:5-19, delivered November 17th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on allegiance in the midst of temporary kingdoms.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-11-2118 min
The Open PewExactly As You Are with Shae TuttleKicking off the return of The Open Pew, Corey and Ethan sit down with Shae Tuttle, author of the new book, Exactly As You Are: The Faith and Life of Mister Rogers and editor of Can I Get A Witness?: Thirteen Peacemakers, Community Builders, and Agitators for Peace and Justice. Together we talk about peacemaking, justice work, the witness of Fred Rogers and spend a few minutes speculating on the upcoming film.
2019-11-2051 minGrace TalksWhat Are We To Do? - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17Proper 27, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, delivered November 10th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the work of the Church.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-11-1219 minGrace TalksTo Repent and Reconcile - Luke 19:1-10Proper 26, Luke 19:1-10, delivered November 3rd, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on repentance and reconcilliation.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-11-1215 minGrace TalksHave Mercy On Me - Luke 18:9-14Proper 25, Luke 18:9-14, delivered October 27th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the cry for mercy and humility.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-11-1216 minGrace TalksCrying for Justice - Luke 18:1-8Proper 24, Luke 18:1-8, delivered October 20th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on pursuing justice in the face of injustice.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-10-2520 minGrace TalksMustard Seed Faith - Luke 17:5-10Proper 22, Luke 17:5-10, delivered October 6th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on faith the size of a mustard seed, the story of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-10-1817 minGrace TalksCultivating Sabbath - Luke 10:38-42Proper 11, Luke 10:38-42, delivered July 21st, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on work and rest in a world of rush.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-10-0209 minGrace TalksInvesting in Hope - Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15Proper 21, Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, delivered September 29th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on hope and what it is that we are investing in as Christians.
This is the fourth and final part of a four-part series preaching through Jeremiah.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-10-0219 minGrace TalksWhere Is God in the Whirlwind? - Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28Proper 19, Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, delivered September 15th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on God and the question of evil, where is God in the evils of life? Does God cause suffering? Does God will evil?
This is the third of a four-part series preaching through Jeremiah.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-09-1620 minGrace TalksKingdom Clay - Jeremiah 18:1-11Proper 18, Jeremiah 18:1-11, delivered September 8th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on our unity as clay and the Body of Christ and the risk of not following our mission as the Church.
This is the second of a four part series preaching through Jeremiah.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-09-0923 minGrace TalksReturn to the Lord - Jeremiah 2:4-13Proper 17, Jeremiah 2:4-13, delivered September 1st, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the purpose of economic systems as they relate to life and service to the good.
This is the first in a four part series on Jeremiah.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-09-0122 minGrace TalksThe Law Serves Life - Luke 13:10-17Proper 16, Luke 13:10-17, delivered August 25th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on law vs love and grace.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-08-2619 minThe Open PewKnowing the Child with Rev Dr Alexia SalvatierraIn this episode Corey is joined by Wesley alum and fellow pastor Nick McMichael of Falls Church UMC in Pennsylvania and the Rev Dr Alexia Salvatierra, a Lutheran pastor, professor at Fuller, and a community organizer on both the local and international level. With a focus on the immigration crisis, Dr Salvatierra offers up a brief history lesson in the Central and South American refugee crisis and goes on to talk about how the church is uniquely gifted for engaging those displaced by state and non-state violence and how perhaps the biggest goal we can hope for in this present...
2019-08-2658 minGrace TalksEmbracing Enough - Luke 11:1-13Proper 12, Luke 11:1-13, delivered July 28th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the concept of enough.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-08-2317 minGrace TalksWon't You Be My Neighbor? - Luke 10:25-37Proper 10, Luke 10:25-37, delivered July 14th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on neighborliness. (The sermon in which he sings "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-08-2320 minGrace TalksA Dividing Gospel - Luke 12:49-56Proper 15, Luke 12:49-56, delivered August 18th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the divisiveness of love as exhibited by Christ.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-08-2317 minGrace TalksWhy Do We Pray? - Is 1:1, 10-20Proper 14, Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, delivered August 11th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the justice of God and the question of our prayers and God's willingness to hear prayers without action.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-08-2316 minGrace TalksA Demanding Gospel - Lk 12:13-21Proper 13, Luke 12:13-21, delivered August 4th, 2019.
Pastor Corey's sermon on the divisiveness of the Kingdom of God and what Christ is preparing us for.
Intro music cred is Sari Brown's, "Hold Sway", check her out on Soundcloud.
2019-08-2120 minThe Open PewSwords into Plows with Shane ClaiborneIn this episode Corey, AhnnaLise, and Elizabeth Hurd of Caledonia UMC sat down with Shane Claiborne, activist, speaker, public theologian, and leader of the Simple Way Christian Community in Philadelphia, to discuss Christian nonviolence, the idolatry of guns, and what it means to be pro-life from the womb to the tomb.
2019-08-1258 minThe Open PewGuns to Garden Tools with Mike MartinThis episode finds Corey and AhnnaLise Stevens-Jennings sitting down with Mike Martin, executive director of RAW Tools and coauthor of Beating Guns: Hope for People Who are Weary of Violence. In it they talk about the ministry of reforming guns into garden tools and all the other work his organization does in regards to advocacy, restorative justice, and working towards challenging the idolatry of guns in this country.
2019-08-051h 00The Open PewFred Rogers, Nonviolence, and Peacemaking with Dr Mike LongIn this episode Corey is joined by Ethan Shearer as they spend some time sitting down with Dr Mike Long, professor at Elizabethtown College and author of over 20 books including Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers. Together they discuss the life and legacy of Mr Fred Rogers including his nonviolent, antiwar views, his peacemaking and we wonder at how we might apply his way of life to our own.
2019-07-2957 minThe Open PewGrace Grace and More Grace with Bishop Karen OlivetoIn this inaugural episode of The Open Pew, Corey is joined by co-host Kai Carico, director of student ministries at First UMC of Oak Ridge, TN, and Bishop Karen Oliveto of the Mountain Sky Conference.
In this episode we talk about the next steps and follow-up to the specially called General Conference 2019 as well as the Annual Conference responses which have revealed a large amount of resistance.
We talk about grace and ministry and loving our churches both large and small.
If you'd like more info on the documentary, "Renewal or Ruin" you can find it over on Vimeo.
2019-07-2547 minThe Open PewRoom For Grace with Bishop David BardIn this episode Corey had the chance to sit down with Bishop David Bard of the Michigan Conference of the UMC to discuss the bishop's recent plan for maintaining unity within the denomination. The Bard-Jones Plan, as it is known at this point, is an attempt to maintain unity amidst the deep divides the United Methodist Church faces and an attempt to maintain the "wide umbrella" Methodism is most known for.
Along with discussing logistics, they spend some time talking about developing the ability to disagree in love and what that might look like in the future o...
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