Mancos UMC sermons: Recent Episodes

Mancos United Methodist Church

Podcast by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig celebrates positive change in the United Methdodist Church.

Craig reflects on breathing and prayer

Craig discusses the power of words.

Craig reflects on speed and Sabbath.

Amy reflects on the power of God's love and the meaning of rainbow socks.

Craig ponders the complex relationship between fear and love.

Old People and Babies by Mancos United Methodist Church

You Better Watch Out by Mancos United Methodist Church

Swaddling Cloths by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig reflects on kingdoms and allegiance.

Craig reflects on living water.

Craig reflects on being present and childlike.

Craig reflects on unknowing. Michael shares his original Heaven Song, and the band plays Let it Be.

Craig reflects on the power of silence.

Craig shares about the ways the divine takes feminine shape in our lives.

Larry discusses the roots of the spirit, which lead to the oft-lauded fruits.

Craig shares about the grace that overcomes our shame.

Craig meditates on the nature of perfection.

May the “wind from God sweep over us” (see Genesis 1:2) and through us as we walk through the gardens of our lives.

Musings on the flow of love.

Craig invites us to consider how we experience resurrection in our lives.

Craig considers the passages in life and how we face them.

Craig discusses intimacy.

Craig ponders prayer and the different forms it can take

Craig discusses peace and the heart.

Craig shares his calendar and discusses what we make time for.

Craig discusses love, and then Leigh shares music.

Craig discusses the inner storms we all face.

Craig discusses the unexpected ways in which Good Samaritans show up in our lives.

Craig ruminates on stolen cars and forgiveness, then Leigh and Erin share music.

Larry Grimes discusses life, including views of various religions and scientists, and how followers of The Way see life.

Jennifer Essary contrasts madness and stillness

Amy Wise shares about the nudgings of the Holy Spirit, and Alice plays beautiful hymns.

Craig describes community and Leigh shares beautiful music.

Craig describes the liminal spaces, in which we are in the midst of transformation.

Craig Paschal describes the gifts of the spirit we receive from our mothers.

Craig discusses the power of breathing and Leigh shares beautiful music.

Craig discusses how Easter and Good Friday coexist. The Cottonwood Trio and Silvia share beautiful songs.

What are the things that make for peace? Why is it so elusive? How can we cultivate it in our lives and in our world?

Evening Glow by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig discusses the gift of tears and then Silvia plays music.

Craig Paschal discusses the interconnection of joy and sorrow.

Larry Grimes asks us to live in joy and then Silvia and Linda make a joyful noise.

Amy Wise shares the importance of fun, and then Alice and Don share beautiful music.

Craig Pachal describes how we learn to see as we mature. Jen sings Amazing Grace.

Craig Paschal discusses joy, and then we enjoy some lovely music.

Live in Hope (November 28) by Mancos United Methodist Church

Is Doing Nothing Enough Sometimes? by Mancos United Methodist Church

14 Medium Cokes Please by Mancos United Methodist Church

Heart Matters by Mancos United Methodist Church

A Humble Place (October 10, 2021) by Mancos United Methodist Church

Being Home by Mancos United Methodist Church

Good Mourning (8/152021) by Mancos United Methodist Church

Stand Still (8/1/2021) by Mancos United Methodist Church

To Bless or Not To Bless (June 27) by Mancos United Methodist Church

Move Toward Forgiveness by Mancos United Methodist Church

Transforming Pain (June 6, 2021) by Mancos United Methodist Church

What Is Our Practice? (May 30, 2021) by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig ponders the transformative power of gratitude.

Craig discusses heaven.

What is enough? Are we ever enough? Craig discusses the sufficience of grace.

Craig discusses ways of listening

Craig ruminates on walking.

Lost in Wonder by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig discusses the meaning of unity and its difference from uniformity

Craig ponders what it means to live resurrection.

Craig describes the importance of wonderment, and Koko provides wonderful music.

Craig discusses the roller coaster of human experience, and Jen shares music.

Craig reflects on the Christ mind, and Alice shares music.

Craig discusses loving our enemies, and Silvia shares music.

Craig discusses the power of example of those who invite us into their lives and show us how to live. Koko shares beautiful music.

Craig discusses the spirtuality of the desert, and Silvia provides music.

Craig Paschal discusses growing up and letting go.

Craig Paschal discusses the discipline of celebration.

Craig Paschal discusses the importance of forgiving again and again, and then Alice shares some music.

Craig Paschal discusses the mellowness and forgiveness that love asks of us.

Craig Paschal discusses community and a faith community specifically. Silvia follows with a song.

Craig Paschal addresses the juxtaposition of grace and fear and invites us to listen in prayer, while Mike and Saige share beautiful music,

Craig Paschal discusses the discipline that can help us make space for God, while Koko provides music.

Music and reflections from many members of the congregation, near and far

Craig Paschal discusses how we can give birth to love in the world

Craig Paschal invites us to experience peace

Craig Paschal asks us to follow Mary in pondering.

Craig Paschal shared a meditation on the meaning of hope.

Waiting in Our Upper Rooms by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig Paschal asks what it means to imitate Christ

Mary and Martha inform our own choices between something good and something better.

Eternal Hope - Oct. 25 by Mancos United Methodist Church

What Do We Carry? by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig Paschal discusses the politics of compassion

What Do We Carry? by Mancos United Methodist Church

Loving our neighbors is not easy, but that is what we are called to do.

What does it mean to carry God's Love?

This Too Shall Pass: Dark Nights by Mancos United Methodist Church

Who's afraid of the Dark? by Mancos United Methodist Church

Yes to God by Mancos United Methodist Church

The Light Shines in the Darkness by Mancos United Methodist Church

Personal and Universal by Mancos United Methodist Church

Original Goodness by Mancos United Methodist Church

Problematic! by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig Paschal discusses the questions about the future of the United Methodist Church and how we might use this opportunity to create a new, more loving church.

Larry Grimes offers insights on the meaning of baptism.

Craig Paschal explores the theme of following the stars that guide our paths.

Larry Grimes shares reflections on Jibber Jabber.

Music, readings, and reflections made a lovely participatory service.

What a Mess! by Mancos United Methodist Church

Let the Cat In by Mancos United Methodist Church

In the Company of Friends by Mancos United Methodist Church

Let Us Run With Perseverance by Mancos United Methodist Church

Flavor and Flame by Mancos United Methodist Church

Wonder at Resurrection by Mancos United Methodist Church

Mellowness of Heart by Mancos United Methodist Church

Mother/Father God by Mancos United Methodist Church

The Power of Love by Mancos United Methodist Church

Living Resurrection through Breaking Bread by Mancos United Methodist Church

Craig Paschal discusses Mary's Song, which is both warm and revolutionary.

Craig Paschal examines the blessed bond of Mary and Elizabeth.

Craig Paschal asks if we see Christ in the people we meet.

Larry Grimes considers the way, the truth, and the LIFE.

Craig Paschal describes the importance of mellowness of heart, the third essential of faith.

The second in Craig Paschal's series on four essentials of faith. This one is about doing justice in whatever ways we can.

Craig Paschal begins a series on four essentials of spirituality by discussing prayer.

Craig Paschal discusses the perils of clinging and the beauty of letting go.

Craig Paschal discusses the new life that can follow the small deaths that we continually experience.

Work it Out - Bishop Karen Oliveto by Mancos United Methodist Church