Highlands United Methodist Church
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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
Support Your PAC August 29, 2010 Michael House Jeremiah 2:4-13
Luke 14:1,7-14
19:09 8.8 mb
Up August 22, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Ruth 1:15-18 22:28 10.2 mb
Forgivness August 15, 2010 Guest Pastor Rev. Ginny Bettendorf Matthew 18:21-22 17:52 8.2 mb
The Milagro Beanfield War August 8, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Matthew 5:13-16 18:18 8.4 mb
A Giver in a Society of Takers August 1, 2010 Reverend Tom English 2 corinthians 8:1-8, 12 14:02 6.4 mb
How can I Sing July 25, 2010 Maralyn Devlin, Lay Speaker Psalm 22 19:12 8.8 mb
WALL-E July 18, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Genesis 1:1-2:4a 22:14 10.1 mb
Footloose July 11, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Luke 7:31-50 23:41 10.8 mb
A Letter from Christ July 4, 2010 Reverend Tom English 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 24:24 11.1 mb
Chasing the Chariot June 27, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 22:28 10.3 mb
Star Child - Year Round June 20, 2010 Maralyn Devlin, Lay Speaker Ephesians 5:8-14 13:26 6.2 mb
Our Ancestral Inheritance June 13, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill 1 Kings 21:1-21a 22:16 10.1 mb
Be Merciful to This Text June 6, 2010 Guest Pastor John Lee Matthew 5:1-9 19:09 8.8 mb
Letters from Paul... Sort Of May 30, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Philippians 1:3-11 17:42 8.1 mb
Happy Birthday or ... May 23, 2010
Pentacost
Reading Pastor Kerry Greenhill
(opening cut off)
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
Acts 2:1-18 13:57 6.4 mb
The Last Sunday of Easter May 16, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Acts 16:16-34 14:32 5.7 mb
Festival of the Christian Home May 9, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Acts 16:9-15 12:28 5.7 mb
You Do the Math May 2, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Acts 9:1-20 15:20 7.0 mb
Sacred Spaces April 25, 2010 Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
Exodus 35:20-29 17:04 7.8 mb
Fish Again? April 18, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford John 21:1-19 14:41 6.7 mb
In Good Company April 11, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Luke 24:13-35 16:27 7.6 mb
Easter - A Good Idea April 4, 2010
Easter Sunday
Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 24:1-12 11:04 5.1 mb
Fate or Freedom March 28, 2010
Palm Sunday
Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 22:1-6 14:20 6.6 mb
Risky Business March 21, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Additional Material
Theories of Atonement.pdf
22:51 10.4 mb
Grace Offends Our Sense of Fairness March 14, 2010 Reverend Tom English Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 25:10 11.5 mb
Victory Garden March 7, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 13:1-9 11:57 5.5 mb
The Fox & The Chickens February 28, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Luke 13:31-35 18:08 8.3 mb
Thank You! February 21, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 4:1-13 16:13 7.4 mb
Woe -- Whoa! February 14, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 6:17-26 18:24 8.4 mb
Catch and Release February 7, 2010 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Luke 5:1-11 14:53 6.8 mb
Wiggle Room January 31, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Jeremiah 1:4-10 15:24 7.0 mb
The Funny Bone January 24, 2010 Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
I Corinthians 12:12-31 14:16 6.5 mb
Cana-Grace January 17, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford John 2:1-11 16:52 7.7 mb
The Stewardship of Good Questions January 10, 2010 Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 2:41-52 17:23 8.0 mb
No Litmus Test January 3, 2010 Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
Matthew 2:1-12 12:40 5.8 mb
Renovations and Altarations December 27, 2009 Maralyn Devlin, Lay Speaker Matthew 23:37 12:32 5.8 mb
Christmas Eve December 24, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford   9:15 4.3 mb
Becoming by Grace December 13, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 1:39-55 12:23 5.7 mb
Time Out December 6, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 1:68-79 11:24 5.2 mb
Back to the Future November 29, 2009 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Luke 21:25-36 17:20 7.9 mb
Space Bags November 22, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Matthew 25:14-30 13:02 6.0 mb
Christian One-Liners November 8, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 10:27 14:32 6.7 mb
apatheia November 1, 2009
All Saint's Day
Pastor Betty Bradford John 11:32-44 11:36 5.3 mb
Mercify Me October 25, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Mark 10:46-52 14:27 6.6 mb
No Longer My Own, But Thine October 18, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Mark 10:35-45 15:02 6.9 mb
Losing Your Grip October 11, 2009 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Mark 10:17-31 23:11 10.6 mb
The Mysterion October 4, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford I Corinthians 2:1-5 15:13 7.0 mb
One Good Belt of the Truth September 27, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Ephesians 6:10-20 19:22 8.9 mb
A Little Child Will Lead Them September 20, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Mark 9:30-37 14:13 6.5 mb
Facebooking September 13, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Matthew 25:34-40 19:08 10.9 mb
No Christian Walks Incognito September 6, 2009 Reverend Tom English Matthew 5:13-16 21.25 12.2 mb
Airplane Theology August 30, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford James 1:17-27 19:27 11.1 mb
A Sign of the Kingdom August 23, 2009 Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 19:52 11.3 mb
The Visitor August 9, 2009 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Hebrews 13:1-3 18:08 10.4 mb
WonderBread August 2, 2009 Pastor Kerry Greenhill John 6:24-35 15:46 7.2 mb
The Secret Life of Bees July 26, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 10:25-37 17:41 8.1 mb
Power? July 19, 2009 Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
II Samuel 11 20:27 9.4 mb
Through a Glass Darkly July 12, 2009 Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
I Corinthians 13: 1-13 18:12 8.3 mb
Sacrament of Failure July 5, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Mark 6:1-13 13:04 6.0 mb
Let Your Life Speak June 28, 2009 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Micah 6:6-8 21:00 9.6 mb
Looking for a father: finding ABBA June 21, 2009
Father's Day
Guest Pastor Heidi McGinness Matthew 12:46-50 18:43 8.8 mb
The Bucket List June 14, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford   19:04 8.9 mb
King of the Hill June 7, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Philippians 2:1-8 15:07 6.9 mb
Conspiracy Theory May 31, 2009
Pentacost
Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
Acts 2:1-21 14:13 6.5 mb
Mining Techniques May 24, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Matthew 13:44-46 14:47 6.8 mb
All You Need is Love May 17, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford John 15:9-17 13:52 6.4 mb
Choosing the Better Part May 10, 2009
Mother's Day
Pastor Betty Bradford Luke 10:38-42 14:14 6.7 mb
Pursued by God May 3, 2009 Pastor Kerry Greenhill John 1:11-18 19:46 9.3 mb
Snoopy's Question April 26, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Genesis 1:1-27 13:31 6.2 mb
Doubting is the Easy Part April 19, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Acts 4:32-35 14:53 6.8 mb
A Recipe for Fantasy April 12, 2009
Easter Sunday
Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Sermon: Pastor Betty Bradford
John 20:1-18 16:54 7.7 mb
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus April 5, 2009
Palm Sunday
Pastor Betty Bradford Mark 11:1-11 12:41 6.0 mb
Jesus, Rebel from a Hick Town March 29, 2009 Guest Pastor Tom English John 1:43-46 26:25 12.4 mb
Family Resemblance March 22, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford John 3:14-21 15:20 7.2 mb
The Ten Great Freedoms March 15, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Exodus 20:1-17 15:47 7.2 mb
Win or Lose March 8, 2009 Pastor Kerry Greenhill Mark 8:31-38 20:10 9.5 mb
There is a Season March 1, 2009 Reading: Pastor Kerry Greenhill
Lesson: Pastor Betty Bradford
Mark 1:9-15 16:37 7.8 mb
Which is Easier? February 22, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Mark 2:1-12 13:33 6.4 mb
Bookends February 15, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Mark 1:40-45 and Mark 16:5-8 12:47 6 mb
I Believe February 8, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 18:51 8.8 mb
Speechless January 25, 2009 Pastor Betty Bradford Mark 1:14-20 14:47 6.9 mb

 

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

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PC Download Instructions

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