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Highlands United Methodist Church
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Sermons

We are in the process of uploading recent sermons to this page, so please keep checking back.   Instructions for downloading the files are below.  We hope to have podcasting technology available soon!
 

 

Sermon
Title		 Date Preacher Biblical Reference Time Size
Safe Places February 19, 2012 Pastor Betty Mark 9:2-9 18:34 8.5 mb
Center & Circumference February 12, 2012 Pastor Kerry Mark 1:40-45 19:19 8.8 mb
Twisted Healing February 5, 2012 Pastor Betty Mark 1:29-39 13:28 6.2 mb
The Garden of Eden is Closed Forever January 22, 2012 Reverend Tom English Luke 4:14-30 20:57 9.6 mb
Speechless January 22, 2012 Pastor Betty Mark 1:14-20 14:06 6.5 mb
The Dilemma of Intimacy January 15, 2012 Pastor Betty Psalm 139:1-18 15:05 6.9 mb
Full Partipation January 8, 2012 Pastor Betty Mark 1:4-11 17:11 7.9 mb
Amazing Dissident Grace January 1, 2012 Pastor Betty Luke 2:22-40 14:56 6.8 mb
A Grownup Christmas December 24, 2011
Christmas Eve		 Pastor Betty
Full Service		 Luke 4:14-22 1:13:59 33.8 mb
A Grownup Christmas December 24, 2011
Christmas Eve		 Pastor Betty
Sermon Only		 Luke 4:14-22 11:08 5.1 mb
The Longest Night December 18, 2011 Pastor Betty Luke 1:46-55 9:32 4.4 mb
Rejoice Always December 11, 2011 Pastor Betty 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 15:37 7.2 mb
Revelators December 4, 2011 Pastor Betty Mark 1:1-8 13:48 6.3 mb
What Are You Waiting for? November 27, 2011 Pastor Kerry Mark 13:24-37 15:19 7.1 mb
Do You See This Woman? November 20, 2011 Pastor Betty Luke 7:36-50 14:28 6.6 mb
Who Is This? November 13, 2011 Pastor Betty Matthew 8:23-27 12:26 5.7 mb
New and Old Popsicles November 6, 2011 Pastor Betty Matthew 13:31-32 10:39 4.9 mb
Working Backwards October 30, 2011 Pastor Betty 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 17:58 8.2 mb
Stand Two Feet Away October 23, 2011 Pastor Betty John 13:34-35 16:26 7.5 mb
Bigger Barns October 16, 2011 Pastor Betty Luke 12:13-21 13:26 6.1 mb
Happy Thoughts October 9, 2011 Pastor Kerry Philippians 4:1-9 17:46 8.1 mb
Regard as Skubala October 2, 2011 Pastor Betty Philippians 3:4b-14 15:30 7.1 mb
As if There Were No Tomorrow September 25, 2011 Pastor Betty Deuteronomy 34:1-4 16:04 7.0 mb
The Heavens Are Telling September 18, 2011 Pastor Betty Jeremiah 4:23-28 15:12 7.4 mb
The Human Element September 11, 2011 Pastor Betty Mark 10:41-45 15:26 7.1 mb
Earth That Was September 4, 2011 Pastor Kerry Genesis 1:1-25 20:09 9.2 mb
Chase What Matters August 28, 2011 Pastor Betty Matthew 6:19-34 15:19 7.0 mb
Movie:Snow Cake August 21, 2011 Pastor Betty John 19:25-27 17:30 8.0 mb
Who Let the Dogs Out? August 14, 2011 Pastor Kerry Matthew 15:10-28 20:34 9.4 mb
Return to the Fountain August 7, 2011 Reverend Tom English Matthew 3:13-17 19:16 8.8 mb
Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes July 31, 2011 Pastor Betty Ruth 1:14-18 16:28 7.5 mb
Movie: Nanny McPhee July 17, 2011 Pastor Betty   16:27 7.5 mb
Movie: Groundhog Day July 10, 2011 Pastor Betty Romans 12:9-18 18:53 8.6 mb
Freedom to Submit July 3, 2011 Pastor Betty Matthew 11:28-30 11:55 5.5 mb
A Slippery Slope June 26, 2011 Pastor Betty Matthew 10:40-42 18:26 8.4 mb
Three of a Kind June 19, 2011 Jeff Hirota 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 14:43 6.7 mb
Until the Wind Changes June 12, 2011 Reading: Pastor Kerry
Sermon: Pastor Betty		 Acts 2:1-21 17:46 8.1 mb
The Gifts of Stones and Water June 5, 2011 By: Pastor Kerry
Readers: Pastor Betty, Pastor Kerry, Jeff Hirota, Ivan Barney, Brandon Cauthon, Tammy Franklin		 21:36 9.9 mb
Witness May 29, 2011 Pastor Kerry Acts 17:22-31 22:09 10.1 mb
Just Better Informed May 22, 2011 Pastor Betty John 14:1-14 12:18 5.6 mb
Doormat Theology May 15, 2011 Pastor Betty 1 Peter 2:19-25 14:55 6.8 mb
In the End... May 1, 2011 Pastor Betty Luke 24:13-35 14:33 6.7 mb
Walking Out of the Wound April 24, 2011
Easter		 Reading: Pastor Kerry & Pastor John
Sermon: Pastor Betty		 John 20:1-18 16:20 7.5 mb
He Never Said... April 17, 2011
Palm Sunday		 Reading: Pastor Kerry
Sermon: Pastor Betty		 Matthew 27:11-31 8:07 3.7 mb
Them Bones April 10, 2011 Pastor John Ezekiel 37:1-14 16:09 7.4 mb
What Did You Do? April 3, 2011 Pastor Betty John 9:1-27 14:53 6.8 mb
Well, Well, Well March 27, 2011 Pastor Betty John 4:5-30, 39-42 12:31 5.7 mb
Nic at Night March 20, 2011 Pastor Kerry John 3:1-17 20:20 9.3 mb
The Shared Word March 13, 2011 Pastor Betty Matthew 4:1-11 13:08 5.9 mb
The Veil March 6, 2011 Pastor Betty Matthew 17:1-9 13:37 5.5 mb
Don't Worry, Be Happy February 27, 2011 Pastor John Matthew 6:24-34 18:07 8.3 mb
Do Not Attempt February 20, 2011 Pastor Betty
clarification		 Matthew 5:38-48 13:17 6.1 mb
Choices, Choices February 13, 2011 Pastor Kerry Deuteronomy 30:15-20 20:11 9.2 mb
Growth Policy February 6, 2011 Pastor Betty Matthew 5:13-20 11:47 5.4 mb
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We are glad to provide these audio recordings of recent sermons for your enjoyment and edification.  Please note that a written manuscript is generally not available.  You may share these recordings with others as long as due credit is given to the preacher.

All sermons are preached by particular individuals in the context of a particular community.  While the preacher seeks to share the Good News of God's love as it may connect with the community's gifts, struggles, joys, and challenges, the preacher does not speak on behalf of the congregation, and the words should be taken to represent her (or his) understanding only.

Rev. Dr. Betty J. Bradford, Senior Pastor
Rev. Kerry L. Greenhill, Associate Pastor

To download audio files:

PC Download Instructions

  1. Right-click on the link (sermon name)
    1. If you're in Internet Explorer, choose "Save Target As..."
    2. If you're in Firefox, choose "Save Link As..."
  3. Choose where you want to save your file and what name to give it.  For use in iTunes, find the iTunes Music folder (Windows Vista directs you to it from the "Music" folder in the shortcuts under your username).
  4. You may want to rename the file based on the sermon title to find it more easily; otherwise the file name will be listed as the date.

Mac Download Instructions

  1. CTRL-Click on the link (sermon name)
  2. A list comes up that says:  Open in iTunes, Open in new window, Open in new tab.  You can choose "Open in iTunes" and it begins automatically.  It will be saved to your general music playlist.
    OR you can choose: "Download linked file" or "Download linked file as"
  3. Select "Download linked file as" and choose where to save it--Desktop, etc.  It will be saved as an mp3 file.  You could later import it into iTunes or open it in another program--put a link on Facebook, etc.
  4. You may want to rename the file based on the sermon title to find it more easily; otherwise the file name will be listed as the date.