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This is the first in our summer series on the Fruit of the Spirit.
Galatians 5:22-26
1 Corinthians 13
Ephesians 3:16-19
John 13: 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Luke 8:1-3
Acts 1:1-14
Susanna Wesley, Sarah Crosby, Mary Bosanquet, Lady Huntingdon, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Fanny J. Crosby
Methodists on a Mission: We are looking at core Methodist beleifs as celebrate God's grace.
John 1:12-18
Ephesians 2:1-10
Second Sunday of Easter
Final in our Wandering Heart series. Thanks to A Sanctified Art for the series!
John 21:1-19
Acts 4:8-12
Hallelujah, y'all!
Hallel-u-jah, y'all! He is Risen!
John 20:1-18
Psalm 118
Acts 10
Handbells by Jesup FUMC handbell choir led by Amy Blalock.
"Streams of Mercy, Never Ceasing, Call for Songs of Loudest Praise"
Palm Sunday reading: John 12:12-16
Psalm 118
Passion Reading: John 13:36-38 and John 18:15-37
We begin Lent with our Wandering Heart Series and the call of Simon Peter.
Joel 2:1, 12-15
Luke 5:1-11
Transfiguration Sunday
We begin the Wandering Heart series for Lent.
Psalm 51
Mark 9:2-9
We are releasing the Christmas Eve Night Service for Epiphany Sunday. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.
Galatians 4:4-7
John 1: 1-18
"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
Isaiah 9:2-3a
Revelation 1:4-8
Thank you to our Jesup First UMC handbell choir for the beautiful bells this season.
We think about Christmas present, and learn to look at the poverty in our world.
Mark 10:46ff
Luke 1:46-55
What if Advent were not just about counting the days, but breaking chains? It is Christ the King Sunday; the One who was and is and is to come has come to set us free.
"If Scrooge can be redeemed, then so can we." --Rev. Matt Rawle
Ezekiel 34:11-16; Luke 16: 19-31; Matthew 25
All Saints Sunday Worship
Psalm 107
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His steadfast Love endures forever.
1 John 3:1-3Revelation 7:9-17
O Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:23-34 psalm of praise
1 Chronicles 16: 1-4 and 34-37
Romans 5:1-8
Matthew 22:36-40
All Need to be saved.
All can be saved.
All can know they are saved.
All can be saved to the uttermost.
Matthew 21:33-46. What kind of fruit are we producing? Don't let the words of Jesus sneak up on you.
We kick off a new series on the parables in Matthew with The Parable of the Sower. Matthew 13:1-9; Romans 12:9-21
Acts 9:36 Tabitha was devoted to doing good works and acts of charity.
1 Corinthians 16:13-18 Let all you do be done in love.
Jesus has to remind Peter who Peter is and what he was called to be. John 21:15-17 and Matthew 16:18.
Acts 12
This is the last in the "When They Prayed" series, but it is not the of bold, fervent prayers from God's people.
Acts 4:31
Ruth 1:8-9
John 14:1-14
When They Prayed
“When they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” (Acts 4:31)
Our Bishop has asked us to spend time in intentional prayer this year. The theme of our annual conference is “When They Prayed,” from Acts 4:31. As we look toward Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit, we are going to use the scriptures that will be used by the annual conference preachers, slightly rearranged so that Mary’s prayer lands on Mother’s Day.
May 7: When they prayed like Naomi, Ruth 1:8
May 14: When they prayed like Mary, Luke 1:46-56
May 21: When they prayed like Nehemiah, Nehemiah 1:5
May 28: When they prayed on Pentecost Acts 4:31
June 4: When they prayed like Peter, Acts 9:40
Glad to be your PRAYING pastors,
Rebecca along with Garth
Matthew 21:1-11; Matthew 26:31-35; 69-75
Palm/Passion Sunday
This is our final story in the Amazing Grace series. Set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you. 1 Peter 1:13
Hear the amazing grace poured out on the woman at the well as she encounters Jesus
John 4
I once was lost, but now I'm found.
Luke 15: We hear the story of a lost sheep, a lost coin, a lost son and see that Jesus has come seeking us to bring us home.
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness. Sermon #3 in the Sermon on the Mount series.
Matthew 5:14ff We cover the section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus expounds on the law/teaching in order to show his disciples what it looks like to live as the light of the world.
In the Fullness of Time
Matthew 2:1-12; Galatians 4:4-7
Today is the 250th anniversary of the song Amazing Grace.
Rev. Jimmy Duke reads Luke 2; Jesup FUMC Handbells play (under the direction of Amy Blalock); sermon by Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton
Five women are listed in the family tree of Jesus. What we can learn about how Jesus includes those who are often left out?
Matthew 1:1-6; 16; Isaiah 53:1-10; Luke 1:46b-55
Be present at our table, Lord. We remember the saints who have outrun us to the Father's House from Jesup First UMC this year.
Great is Thy Faithfulness sung by Jesup First UMC during the 150th Homecoming.
Revelation 21; John 14
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Psalm 103
Counting our blessings is good for our mental health. We can count our blessings becasue we can count on God.
Psalm 90: Teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. Philippians 4:4-9
Each week of this series we have a blessing to focus on. This week it's the Johnny Appleseed blessing.
Exodus 3
The promises that God made to the Ancestors in Genesis are renewed in Moses' generation. "Oh, Lord, we need you here." God sees, God hears, God knows, and God comes down to deliver.
Genesis 24:58-61; Genesis 26:1-5
In the second sermon of the series, we see God's faithfulness to Rebekah and Isaac as God passes the Covenant to another generation.
Genesis 12:1-9; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12
The first sermon in a series on Genesis. Jesup FUMC is turning 150 this year. The stories of Genesis show us that God is faithful from generation to generation. God was faithful in the past, God will be faithful in the future, and God is faithful today. Preached August 7, 2022.
We are getting ready for our Food Truck Vacation Bible School and celebrating Jesus's invitaiton to come to his table.
2 Timothy 1:1-14
Remember your roots, rekindle the flame, reclaim your purpose, rely on grace
Lent 1
Luke 4:1-13; Jeremiah 18:1-11
We are reading A Jesus-Shaped Life by Steve Cordle for Lent. Today we begin with the thought that we were "Made For This." We were made for holiness of heart and life. God the Divine Potter, the "Holy Shaper," is forming us into the likeness of Jesus, just as God always intended us to be.
Luke 6:17-26; Psalm 1; Jeremiah 17:5-10
Jesus teaches some surprising things about what it means to be happy/blessed (Makarios).
Luke 4:21-30 Continues the story of Jesus coming to his hometown and annoucning his mission. OT Reading Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 122: "I was glad when they said unto me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord.' " At Jesup FUMC, we are celebrating the renovation of our sanctuary.
In our series on Coming Home, Jesus returns to Nazareth and reads from Isaiah and announces His mission.
On this Baptsim of the Lord Sunday, we relfect on the meaning of Bapstim as God claims us as His own.
Luke 3:15-22; Isaiah 43:1-4a
Have some water nearby to touch at the end and remember your baptism.
Merry Christmas from Jesup First UMC. Today we enjoy the carol following the birth of Jesus, the song of Simeon. He held Jesus in the arms. May you hold Jesus in your heart as you see the salvation that God has brought. Nunc Dimitis in pace.
Join us as we listen to Mary sing one of the most important carols not just of the First Christmas, but of any Christmas. Chirst is coming, and He's coming to change the world!
Luke 1:26-45 In the song Ave Maria, two speeches to Mary come together, from Gabriel and Elizabeth. May God's blessing be upon you as well, dear listeners.
The coming of Christ has alway inpsired singing and poetic prophesies. Today we focus on the song, first sung by Isaiah, that John the Baptist sang: Prepare. God is about to move in a mighty way. Luke 3:1-6. Every Valley Shall be Exalted.
The First Christmas Carols is a series that will take us through Advent and Christmas as we focus on the songs and poetic prophesies of the people who expereinced the very first Christmas. Today, we focus on the Canticle of Zechariah, known as the Benedictus (Blessed). Scriptures: Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Luke 1:67-79.
Our worship director Rhonda Trull has outrun us to the Father's House. We will be resuming the podcast on 11/28, the First Sunday of Advent.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series from Hebrews. Psalm 110 is the introduction to the sermon. Music is licensed by http://epidemicsound.com
A sermon from the gospel of Mark by special guest, Rev. Garth Duke-Barton, pastor of Epworth United Methodist, Jesup, Ga. Introductory scripture from Hebrews 3 and 4 by Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton. Transitional music licensed by http://epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton begins a new fall series on the book of Hebrews. Psalm 8, followed by a brief history of World Communion Sunday. Sermon featuring scripture from Hebrews 1 and 2.
Rev, Rebecca Duke-Barton concludes the series with a powerful message from Acts. Featuring a reading from Psalm 124. Music licensed by http://epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the summer series, God in the Workplace. Introductory readings from James 3 and Psalm 54. Sermon from the work life of Joseph (from Exodus). Music licensed by http://epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series on work. This week's sermon is about how to manage our earnings. Introduction is from Psalm 116. Music is "Heart Matters" by Bireli Snow, licensed by http://epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series, focusing this week on prayer for laborers, trades, manufacturing and industry. Featuring Psalm 146. Music is "Sing a New Song" by Joyspring, licensed through www.epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series on Christians at work. Introduction is Psalm 15. Music is "Days of Hope" by Hampus Naeselius, licensed by www.epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series. Opening with Psalm 84. Music is "Come Be With Us," by Joyspring. License: www.epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton preaches from Jeremiah 29, encouraging us to build up our communities. "Work as Worship" segment was produced by www.ignitermedia.com. Featuring Psalm 111.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton begins a new series today. The opening reading is from Psalm 34. Transitional music is licensed by www.epidemicsound.com.
Jesup FUMC lay speaker Jennifer Hoff brings a message from Luke 5 on International Friendship Day. Psalm 78 by director of worship Rhonda Trull. Music is "Make a Joyful Noise" by Joyspring, licensed through www.epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the summer series from the Old Testament books of Samuel. The opening reading is Psalm 51. Music is "Be Thou My Vision," by Jesup FUMC director of worship Rhonda Trull (BMI). (From the collection "Hymns in the Public Domain," copyright 07/21 all rights reserved.)
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the summer series based on the Old Testament books of Samuel. This week's sermon is from 2 Samuel 7. Psalm 89 features Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music is "Come and Be With Us," by Joyspring. Licensed through www.epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the summer series from the Old Testament books of Samuel. Psalm 24 is read responsively with Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music is "Joyful Noise" by Joyspring (licensed through www.epidemicsound.com).
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the summer series from the books of Samuel. Opens with Psalm 48. Music is "One Land, One Heart" by Brightarm Orchestra.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series from the books of Samuel. Psalm 9 featuring Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music is "Sunday Service" by Jon Algar, licensed through www.epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series "Anointed" from the books of Samuel. Psalm 20 with Jesup FUMC worship director Rhonda Trull. Music is "He Leadeth Me" by the Martins.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton with a message from 1 Samuel. Psalm 138 feat. Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music: "Come Thou Fount" by Eclipse 6.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton preaches about this pivotal event from Acts 1:1-11. Psalm 47 features Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music is "Take it On Faith" by Amy Hall and friends. Songwriters are Rhonda Trull and Amy Hall. (Out of the Dungeon Studio...all rights reserved.)
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton's final sermon on this series from 1 John. Psalm 98 features Rebecca and Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music is
"Come Be With Us" by Joyspring. Licensed through www.epidemicsound.com.
This week features two mini-sermons from 1 John--Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton on chapter 3 and Rev. Garth Duke-Barton on chapter 4. Music is from www.epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton begins a new series based on the book of 1 John. Psalm 23 featuring Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music is "Relentless," by Amy Hall and friends. (Copyright Out of the Dungeon Studio, all rights reserved.)
Rev. Garth Duke-Barton, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church (Jesup, GA) is our guest for a "Bright Sunday" sermon. Scripture readings from 1 John and Psalm 133 by pastors Rebecca and Garth. Music is "Lift High the Cross" by the adult handbell ringers of Jesup FUMC.
A sermon for Easter by Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton (pastor, Jesup First United Methodist Church). Gospel reading from John 20:1-8 and pastoral prayer feat. Rev. Garth Duke-Barton (pastor, Epworth United Methodist Church). Music by JFUMC member Kathy Harrell, "Grace So Marvelous." (Prestonwood; stem tracks by multitrack.com.)
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton presents a powerful sermon from John 10. Featuring a Holy Week journey with Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music is
"You Reign" by Amy Hall and friends. (copyright Out of the Dungeon Studio, all rights reserved)
A powerful Palm Sunday sermon by Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton. Pastor Rebecca is joined by Rev. Garth Duke-Barton for a Lenten journey. Music is You Reign, by Amy Hall and friends. (copyright 2019 Out of the Dungeon Studios, all rights reserved)
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series, "I Am." Scripture: John 10:1-10. Psalm 51:1-12 and Lenten prayer of repentance with pastor Rebecca and Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music: "Come Be With Us" Artist: Joyspring. License: www. epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the Lenten series, "I Am." Scripture from John 8 and John 9. Psalm 107 featuring Rev. Garth Duke-Barton. Music is "Open Up the Heavens" by Isobelle Walton, through www.epidemicsound.com.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the Lenten series, "I Am." Prayer of repentance from Psalm 19 (Revs. Rebecca and Garth Duke-Barton).
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series "I Am" with scripture from John 14. Introduction to Lent by Revs. Rebecca and Garth Duke-Barton. Music: "Abide in Light" by Joyspring. License: www.epidemicsound.com.
A sermon for Ash Wednesday with introduction by Revs. Garth (Epworth) and Rebecca (Jesup First) Duke-Barton.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton preaches the final sermon on the series based on Worship Design Studio's "God is Holding Your Life." This closing sermon is from Psalm 50 and Mark 9:2-9. Featured is the song "The One is Shining Forth" by Richard Colligan.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the series from Worship Design Studios, "God is Holding Your Life." This week's sermon is based on Psalm 147. (featuring Psalm song "We Wait, We Hope, We Stay" by Richard Colligan.
Our pastor, Rev. Rebecca Duke Barton is continuing the Worship Design Series, "God is Holding Your Life." Today's sermon is based on Psalm 111.
Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton preaches a powerful sermon based on Psalm 13. (Also included, Psalm 62 from Worship Design Series.)
Our pastor, Rev. Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the WDS series based in the Psalms. The featured Psalm this week is Psalm 139.
Pastor Rebecca Duke-Barton continues the Worship Design Studio Series, "God is Holding Your Life." Today's sermon is features Psalm 29 and Mark 1:4-11.
A sermon from pastor Rebecca Duke-Barton. Special guest readers, Rev. Jimmy Duke and Mrs. Judy Duke.
Pastor Rebecca Duke-Barton preaches a Christmas message, with special guest reader Rev. Jimmy Duke
Pastor Rebecca Duke-Barton presents a sermon on finding joy in this Christmas season, from Matthew 1:18-25.
Pastor Rebecca Duke-Barton preaches a powerful sermon from Matthew 25. Becoming "unstoppably motivated" to use the resources God has given us to bring build His kingdom on earth.
Pastor Rebecca Duke-Barton preaches a powerful sermon on All Saints Day. Included is a remembrance of saints from Jesup First United Methodist Church.
Pastor Rebecca continues the series on the Exodus. This week, we learn that it's all about the verbs!
Pastor Rebecca Duke-Barton in the final sermon of the series, "Summer of Signs and Wonders."
On this second Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Rebecca explores what it means to cast a healing shadow. (Acts 5:12-16 NKJV)