Ponderings Podcast: Recent Episodes

Jason C. Stanley

Sermons, Interviews and other Words from Rev. Jason C. Stanley and Rev. Megan J. Saucier.

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The first sermon in the Advent sermon series "There's a Song in the Air," preached Sunday December 3, 2017 at Monumental United Methodist in Olde Towne, Portsmouth by Rev. Megan Saucier.

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Sermon: Radical Forgiveness (11.12.17) by Jason C. Stanley

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Matthew 18:15-20 Matthew 18:21-36

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Sermon: You Are Forgiven (10.29.17) by Jason C. Stanley

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Psalm 119:33-40 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Sacrificial giving

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A sermon preached on 1 Chronicles 29:1-19 by Rev. Megan Saucier at Monumental United Methodist in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.

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A sermon preached on Deuteronomy 8:1-20 by Rev. Megan Saucier at Monumental United Methodist in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.

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A sermon preached by Rev. Megan Saucier on Deuteronomy 34:1-12 and Joshua 1:1-9 at Monumental United Methodist in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.

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A sermon preached on Exodus 20: 1-21 and Luke 10: 25-28 at Monumental UMC by Rev. Megan Saucier. It is the third in the "Are We There Yet?" sermon series.

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A sermon preached at Monumental UMC by Rev. Megan Saucier. This is the second in the series, "Are We There Yet?"

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Sermon: Get on Board (9.10.17) by Jason C. Stanley

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This is the final sermon in the Share sermon series at Monumental United Methodist. Rev. Jason Stanley preached on Romans 12:1-8 and Matthew 16:13-20. Visit www.monumentalumc.org to hear the other sermons in this series and to download the Share devotional.

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Share Mercy is the third in the Share sermon series. Rev. Megan Saucier preached this sermon at a joint worship service with Monumental United Methodist at Court Street Baptist, both in Olde Towne, Portsmouth Virginia. The text for the day were Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 and Matthew 15:21-28.

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Rev. Megan Saucier's sermon, "Share Good News," is the second in the Share Sermon Series at Monumental UMC. The texts for the day were Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b and Romans 10: 5-15. Visit www.monumentalumc.org to download the Share devotional.

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Share Food (8.6.17) by Jason C. Stanley

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A sermon I preached on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Ebenezer United Methodist in Suffolk on Genesis 32:22-31. This is from the 11am service (there was an 8am and a 9:30am).

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A sermon I preached at New Creation United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 30, 2017.

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Sermon: Catch on Fire (6.11.17) by Jason C. Stanley

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This is a devotion for the Advent season I wrote a few years ago. You and read it here: http://jasoncstanley.com/are-you-my-jesus/. Please consider sharing with others.

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A sermon preached at St. Mark's UMC in Richmond on Exodus 17:1-7. It was a part of their sermon series, "Complaining is Draining."

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My final sermon at Peakland United Methodist Church. After the prayer, we watched a classic commercial from the 1960's for The Game of Life board game.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Sunday, May 29, 2016 on Galatians 1:1-12, Luke 7:1-10, and 1 Kings 18:20-39.

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Sermon from April 24, 2016 on Acts 11:1-18 and Revelation 21:1-6. During the sermon I washed someone's feet.

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A sermon preached on Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016.

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A sermon preached on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Peakland United Methodist Church.

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Sermon preached on Sunday, November 29, 2015 - the first Sunday of Advent - at Peakland United Methodist on Luke 21:25-36.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-5 for Children's Sabbath.

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A sermon preached on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Peakland United Methodist in Lynchburg. The texts were Proverbs 1:20-22 and Mark 8:27-38. During the Children's Moment, we played a game of Follow the Leader.

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A sermon in rhyme preached on Christian Education Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Peakland United Methodist. The text was 1 Timothy 4:7b-16. See the text at http://jasoncstanley.com/sermon-christian-education-sunday/

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A sermon preached on Mark 5:21-43 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg for their Thursday afternoon chapel.

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A sermon preached on Acts 1:1-11 at Peakland United Methodist on May, 17, 2015.

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A sermon preached on Monday, May 4, 2015 at Evington UMC as a part of their 4-night revival.

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This sermon was followed by a Dramatic Reading leading into the Passion portion of the service.

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A sermon preached on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Peakland United Methodist on Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12

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A sermon preached on Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37 at Peakland United Methodist Church on Sunday, November 30, 2014.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Deuteronomy 34:1-12 and 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8. High school students from E. C. Glass who were in the performance of "Rent" sang the song, "Seasons of Love," as the last word to the sermon.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Sunday, September 7 on Matthew 18:15-20 and Romans 13:8-14.

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A sermon preached on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at chapel service at Westminster Canterbury, Lynchburg on Exodus 3:1-12.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Romans 12:1-8 on Christian Education Sunday.

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A sermon preached at Shady Grove United Methodist (Spotsylvania)on Matthew 14:22-33.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Sunday, July 20, 2014 on Romans 8:18-30 and Genesis 28:10-19a. During the sermon when I told stories about the youth, I placed rocks on the pulpit as a memorial of God "in this place."

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on John 9.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Romans 4:15, 13-17.

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Sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Matthew 5:13-20. A window was used as a prop, a youth put black paper on the window during the sermon to symbolize the window is getting dirty, and then took the black paper off to symbolize window washing.

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A sermon preached on 1 John 4:7-21 at Peakland United Methodist Church

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The second in a 3-week emphasis on stewardship. Sermon on Galatians 6:1-10 and Matthew 13:3-9.

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Sermon preached on Micah 4:1-5 and John 17:11-16 on the occasion of Children's Sabbath at Peakland United Methodist.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Exodus 3:1-10 and Luke 18:1-8.

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A Sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Luke 13:10-17.

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Sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist Church on 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; and Mark 6:1-13.

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A sermon preached on Luke 4:1-13, February 17, 2013 at Peakland United Methodist Church.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Sunday, March 17, 2013 on Isaiah 43:16-21 and John 12:1-8.

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A Sermon preached April 21, 2013 at Peakland United Methodist on Psalm 23, Revelation 7:9-17, and John 10:22-30.

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Sermon preached on John 2:1-11 at Lane Memorial United Methodist in Altavista, Virginia.

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Sermon preached May, 19, 2013 at Peakland United Methodist Church, including video clips.

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Sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist on Amos 7:7-17 and Luke 10:25-37.

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A sermon preached at Peakland United Methodist Church on January 13, 2013: Baptism of the Lord Sunday.