It's Better When You're Here!
by Michael LeBlanc
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Out of Context: Praises Go Up, Blessings Come Down
Out of Context: Praises Go Up, Blessings Come Down
About this podcast
Listen to the weekly teachings of Shepherd's Community United Methodist Church in Lakeland, Florida. Led by Reverend Michael LeBlanc, Shepherd's Community is a church designed for you and your family to connect, grow & serve! To learn more, visit https://www.shepherdsumc.com/
Episodes
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- Out of Context: Praises Go Up, Blessings Come Down · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 17I hope you’ve enjoyed this series at least half as much as I have. Taking the things we often accept as truth and holding them up to Scripture has challenged my faith, and I hope…
- Out of Context: Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin. · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 16This series is all about the sayings we treat like Scripture—even when they are not. Some are meant to comfort. Others just look good on a coffee mug. This week, we are firmly…
- Out of Context: God Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 15This week feels strongest if we emphasize that the phrase is usually well-intentioned, but can quietly place an impossible burden on people. Last week, we began our Out of…
- Out of Context: God Only Helps Those Who Helps Themselves · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 14The Bible gets blamed for a lot of things it never actually says. Some sayings are meant to comfort us. Some are supposed to sound wise. And some are just Christian-sounding…
- Defined I Week Three · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 13Over the last two weeks, we have been asking what truly defines us as the people called Shepherds. We began with Hope—an audacious, active hope in Jesus Christ that we are…
- Defined I Week Two · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 12Last week, as we began our Defined series, we talked about the hope we have in Jesus Christ—and how that hope is not something we simply hold onto for ourselves. It is something…
- Defined I Week One · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 11We are coming out of a series on evangelism, where we have talked about what it means to share good news in a world that desperately needs it. And now, we are turning the…
- Evangelism Week 3 · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 10This is our final week in this series on Evangelism, and I hope over these last few weeks we’ve learned a little more about what it actually means to be an evangelist—what it…
- Evangelism: Week 2 · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 9ast week, I shared with you the crazy vision I believe God has given us for Shepherds: a network of churches, never larger than 300 people, connected across neighborhoods by one…
- Evangelism: Week 1 · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 8Welcome to a brand-new series here at Shepherds: Evangelism. I think evangelism is having a bit of an identity crisis. On one side, we see people shouting on street corners or…
- People of Prayer I Week Three · Season 4 Episode 7Today we come to the final week of our People of Prayer series—and this series has challenged me. Prayer takes the faith of our minds and hearts and brings it into our everyday…
- People of Prayer I Week Two · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 6As we continue exploring the People of Prayer series, we must face an uncomfortable truth: sometimes it feels as though our prayers have fallen on deaf ears. Any series on…
- People of Prayer I Week One · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 5“Our Father who is in heaven, uphold the holiness of your name. Bring in your kingdom so that your will is done on earth as it’s done in heaven.” Prayer is a mystical union…
- Summer at the Movies: Zootopia · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 4Today we are wrapping up our Summer at the Movies series, and for this final week, we are stepping into the world of Zootopia. At first glance, Zootopia looks like a colorful…
- Summer at the Movies: Star Wars · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 3The Summer at the Movies series continues this week, and we are stepping into one of the most iconic stories ever told on screen: Star Wars. At its heart, Star Wars is a story…
- Summer at the Movies: Avengers Assemble · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 2Last week, we talked about our true identity and why it really matters. I said often that who you are—who you truly are—matters to God. This week, I want to zoom out a little…
- Summer at the Movies: Toy Story · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 1The Summer at the Movies sermon series has begun, and it is always one of my favorites. It gives us the chance to dive deeply into our faith while also giving us permission to…
- Piety in the Community · 9 min · Season 3 Episode 54It's my privilege to serve as the summer pastoral intern here at Shepherd's. This season has given me the opportunity to learn and grow alongside our incredible staff, and it has…
- Pie + Tea · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 53It's Father's Day, a day when we celebrate not only our dads but also one of the many ways Scripture speaks about God—as Father. But here at Shepherds, it's also Pie + Tea…
- The Good Shepherd · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 52This week, we're excited to share a message from our guest preacher, Reverend Emily Hotho. As we listen, we pray that God will encourage, challenge, and strengthen us through…
