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This is a podcast about God, faith, and real life. We share sermons from our weekly worship service. Occasionally, we share interviews and other conversations that help us explore what it means to follow Jesus. Kindred Church is an inclusive community that helps people take their next steps in response to God’s unconditional love. We’re particularly committed to the excluded, ignored, and questioning. Check us out, all are welcome!
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Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
On a daily basis, we get wronged. Whether it’s something minor, like a jerk cutting us off in traffic, or a more serious injustice, being wronged is an unavoidable part of life. The question is: How do we respond? Often, we instinctively react with hostility. That’s perfectly natural, but it’s also unhelpful. So in today’s sermon, we’ll explore the super-natural way God responds to being wronged and the super-power we have when we follow God’s lead. Join us as we continue our series, ‘Creed.’
The Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic [meaning ‘universal’] church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
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Announcements: https://mailchi.mp/kindrednc.church/kindreds-latest-3-26-2023
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Prayer: https://rb.gy/xwmuok
Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
Kindred’s Website: https://kindrednc.church/
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
What is church all about? Our consumer culture tells us church is all about ‘me’: my experience, my spiritual needs, and what I’m getting out of it. But who wants to be in a church full of people who are all about ‘me’?! That’s why Jesus challenges us to ditch that consumer mindset and embrace what church is truly about. In today’s sermon, we’ll explore Jesus’ vision for church and we’ll see how much better church can be when we do it the way Jesus intended. Join us as we continue our series, ‘Creed.’
The Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic [meaning ‘universal’] church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Share: Know someone who needs this message right now? Send them the link!
Connect: https://rb.gy/0gguyc
Announcements: https://mailchi.mp/kindrednc.church/kindreds-latest-3-19-2023
Give: https://pushpay.com/g/kindredumc
Prayer: https://rb.gy/xwmuok
Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
Kindred’s Website: https://kindrednc.church/
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
If you spend much time at church, you’ll hear people referring to something called the ‘Holy Spirit.’ People at church often talk about ‘feeling the Spirit move,’ or the ‘feeling the presence of the Spirit.’ Sometimes church people talk about seeing the ‘Spirit at work’ in their life or a situation. But we don’t often pause to consider… What is the Spirit? Or who is the Spirit? Why should we care? And what difference does our belief in the Spirit make for our life and our faith? In today’s sermon, we’ll get an encouraging Holy Spirit crash course and we’ll discover how to recognize the Spirit’s work in each of our lives. Join us as we continue our series, ‘Creed.’
The Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic [meaning ‘universal’] church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Share: Know someone who needs this message right now? Send them the link!
Connect: https://rb.gy/0gguyc
Announcements: https://mailchi.mp/kindrednc.church/kindreds-latest-3-5-2023
Give: https://pushpay.com/g/kindredumc
Prayer: https://rb.gy/xwmuok
Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
Kindred’s Website: https://kindrednc.church/
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
A growing number of Christians today are wrestling with the question: What is God really like? It’s understandable. For many of us, the God of all-encompassing love we were taught to sing about as kids seems quite different from the God our church taught us to believe in as adults. Is God merciful and compassionate? Is God judgmental and punitive? Both? How can we know? Should we just believe what feels good to us? What is God really like? In today’s sermon, we’ll look at one amazing Christian belief that we so often miss: God has already, decisively answered our question about what God is really like! The answer is surprisingly simple. And it’s extraordinarily good news. Join us for this second part of our series, ‘Creed.’
The Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic [meaning ‘universal’] church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Share: Know someone who needs this message right now? Send them the link!
Connect: https://rb.gy/0gguyc
Announcements: https://mailchi.mp/kindrednc.church/kindreds-latest-3-5-2023
Give: https://pushpay.com/g/kindredumc
Prayer: https://rb.gy/xwmuok
Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
Kindred’s Website: https://kindrednc.church/
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
What we believe about a person shapes our relationship with that person. The same is true for our relationship with God. Our beliefs about God shape how we to talk to God, how we feel about God, and how we respond to God in our lives. So our beliefs matter. Today we’ll begin a series exploring an ancient statement of Christian faith called the Apostle’s Creed. We’ll use the Creed to help us reflect on some foundational Christian beliefs and how they shape our relationship with God. Wherever you are on your faith journey, join us for this first part of the series and discover why God is already closer to you than you might think.
The Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic [meaning ‘universal’] church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Share: Know someone who needs this message right now? Send them the link!
Connect: https://rb.gy/0gguyc
Announcements: https://mailchi.mp/kindrednc.church/kindreds-latest-2-26-2023
Give: https://pushpay.com/g/kindredumc
Prayer: https://rb.gy/xwmuok
Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
Kindred’s Website: https://kindrednc.church/
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
For many of us, the hustle is nonstop. Our culture pushes us to measure our own value in terms of what we can accomplish and what we can acquire. So we tend to work as if our self-worth is on the line, afraid of what will happen if we ever slow down. But it doesn’t have to be that way! In our sermon today, we’ll see that God designed work to have limits, freeing us to find our true identity in the relationship we cultivate with God. Join us for this final part of our series, “God at Work at Work.”
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Prayer: https://rb.gy/xwmuok
Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
Kindred’s Website: https://kindrednc.church/
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Whatever ‘work’ looks like in your life, many of us find that work is often frustrating. Whether it’s because we’re overworked, underutilized, underappreciated, underpaid, ill-equipped, or just beset by challenging circumstances, frustrations with work abound. And in some cases those frustrations can become quite destructive. So in today’s sermon, we’ll explore how our faith can help us to handle our work-related frustrations in ways that are healthy and life-giving. Join us as we continue our series, “God at Work at Work.”
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Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
Kindred’s Website: https://kindrednc.church/
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
It’s easy for us to approach our work as just a financial necessity and not much more. But there’s a growing sense in our society that work should be about ‘something more’ than just a paycheck. In today’s sermon, we’ll see that God not only affirms this desire for ‘something more,’ but God also shows us what that ‘something more’ is meant to be. So whatever ‘work’ looks like in your life, join us for this exploration of the real purpose of work as we kick off our new series, ‘God at Work at Work.’
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Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
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Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Many of us were taught that the faith God requires of us is a kind of ‘blind faith’ that leaves little room for questions. So when our life experience inevitably raises new questions of faith, we can feel deeply unsettled and distant from God. But in today’s sermon we’ll see that Jesus invites his followers, not to narrow-minded ‘blind faith,’ but to a journey of faith in which questions and new discoveries lead to deeper understanding. Join us for this final part of our series ‘Where is God?’ and learn how your questions of faith may be leading you closer to God.
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Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
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Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
When we’re going through struggles in any arena of life, it can sometimes be difficult to feel God’s presence. In fact, our struggles themselves can sometimes feel like evidence of God’s absence from us. In today’s sermon, we’ll learn about a famous biblical figure who felt exactly the same way. And we’ll discover how he was able to find God, to trust God, and to lean on God, even through a season of serious struggle. Join us as we continue our series, ‘Where is God?’
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Watch previous services: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7155719
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