Sermons

Last Sunday's Audio Sermon (.mp3):
February 19, 2012
(Mark 1: 40-45)
Rev. Rod  Brayfindley, Pastor
 
Special: Staff Appreciation Sunday (10-16-11)
Radio Interviews at bottom of page.
 
2012 Archives: (Only the last 12 sermons are online.  For earlier sermons, please contact Sharon Muto at the church office #243-2403 or email: reddingumc@shasta.com and a CD will be made for you.)
February 26, 2012: "Love Breaking Out All Over" (Mark 1: 9-15) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
February 19, 2012: "Overwhelmed by Love" (Mark 9: 1-9) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
February 12, 2012: "Loving Emphatically" (Mark 1: 40-45) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor (Audio not available due to technical difficulties.  Our apologies.)
February 5, 2012: "Toward A Wider Love" (Mark 1: 39-39) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor (Audio not available due to technical difficulties.  Our apologies.)
January 29, 2012: "Getting Life Right" (Habakkuk 1: 1-4 and 2: 1-4) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
January 22, 2012: "Light-ing Up My Insides" (Isaiah 57: 18-19 and 58: 6-10) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
January 15, 2012: "Finding a Big Purpose" (Micah 6: 6-8) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
January 8, 2012: "A New Perspective on Everything" (Jeremiah 31: 31-34) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
January 1, 2012: "God Purpose, Promise & Presence for 2012" (Jeremiah 29: 10-14) – Guest Speaker: Rajiv Pathik (Audio not available due to technical difficulties.  Our apologies.)
 
2011 Archives:
December 25, 2011: "Re-Visiting the Core of the Christmas Story" (Luke 2: 1-14) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor (Audio not available due to technical difficulties.  Our apologies.)
December 18, 2011: "Re-Visiting the Power of Love" (Luke 1: 26-38) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
December 11, 2011: "Re-Awakening Joy: Re-Centering Our Lives" (Isaiah 61: 1-4) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
December 4, 2011: "Re-Awakening Peace: Starting in Our Selves" (Isaiah 11: 1-10) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
November 27, 2011: "Prediction: Great Christmases Will Keep on Coming" (Mark 13: 24-37) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
November 20, 2011: "Thanksigiving Lasts More Than a Lifetime" (Matthew 25: 31-46) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
November 13, 2011: "Rediscovering Your Positive" (Matthew 25: 14-30) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
November 6, 2011: "Called to be the Children of God" (2 Timothy 1: 4-6) – Rosa Washington-Olson, Guest Speaker
October 30, 2011: "Shrinking Our Fears of Pain" (Psalm 42: 1-6) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
October 23, 2011: "Shrinking Our Fears of Necessary Risks?" (Matthew 22: 34-46) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
October 16, 2011: "Shrinking Our Fears of Outside the Box" (Isaiah 45: 1-7) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
October 9, 2011: "Shrinking Our Fears of Losing Control" (Matthew 22: 1-14) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
October 2, 2011: "Shrinking the Fears that Drain Us" (Revelations 7: 9-12) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
September 25, 2011: "Recoverying Our Momentum" (Exodus 16: 1-3 & 17: 1-7) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
September 18, 2011: "Recoverying the Heart of Our Faith" (Matthew 12: 1-14) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
September 11, 2011: "Love First: Recoverying Our Calling" (John 3: 13-17) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
September 4, 2011: "Recovering Our Integrity: The Essential Step" (Matthew 18: 15-20) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
Radio Interview on September 4, 2011: KCNR 1460 AM "Wake Up Call" with Doug Craig (Discussion of Rob Bell's book "Love Wins") – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
August 28, 2011: "The Costs Worth Paying" (Matthew 16: 21-28) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
August 21, 2011: "Honest Religion" (Matthew 16: 13-20) – Guest Speaker: Rev. James Horton
August 14, 2011: "Trouble Worth Making" (Matthew 15: 21-28) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
August 7, 2011: "Risks Worth Taking" (Matthew 14: 22-33) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
July 31, 2011: "Mesmerized by Jesus … Again" (Matthew 14: 13-21) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
July 24, 2011: "Seeing Beauty Through Scars" (Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
July 17, 2011: "Staying Sober in the Saloon" (Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
July 10, 2011: "Staying in the Game/Not Fading Away" (Matthew 13: 1-9 & 18-23) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
July 3, 2011: "A Great Nation Out of Imperfect People" (Matthew 11: 16-19 & 25-30) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
June 26, 2011: "A Well Ordered Life" (I Corinthians 13) – Guest Speaker: Rev. William "Bill" Stegall
June 19, 2011: "Co-Creators with God: A Vision for Healthy Creative Living" (Genesis 1: 1 thru 2: 4) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
June 12, 2011: "Being Filled With The Great Spirit" (Acts 2: 1-21) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
June 5, 2011: "To Greater Strengths" (1 Peter 5: 6-12) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
May 29, 2011: "Giving All to Nourish" (1 Peter 4: 7-11) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
May 22, 2011: "Being the Peaceful One" (1 Peter 3: 8-17) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
May 15, 2011: "Mom Said Its About Relationships – Part II" (1 Peter 2: 11 thru 3: 7) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
May 8, 2011: "Mom Said Its About Relationships – Part I" (1 Peter 2: 1-10) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
May 1, 2011: "The New You" ( 1 Peter 1: 13-16 & 22-23) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
April 24, 2011: "Why It takes Courage to Hope" (Matthew 28: 1-10) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
April 17, 2011: "Why Am I Ambivalent Sometimes About Faith" (Matthew 21: 1-11 & 27: 15-23) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
April 10, 2011: "What's There After We Die?" (Exekiel 37: 1-14) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
April 2, 2011: "Where is God When People Suffer?" (John 9: 1-5 & Luke 13: 1-5) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
March 27, 2011: "Who's Outside God's Grace?" (John 4: 5-42) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
March 20, 2011: "Honest About Getting Closer to God" (John 3: 1-17) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
March 13, 2011: "Temptation: Saying No the Donuts in our Lives" (Matthew 4: 1-11) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
March 6, 2011: "Struggling With Belief: Straining to See Jesus" (Matthew 17: 1-9) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
February 27, 2011: "Getting Past the Distractions to Love" (Matthew 6: 24-34) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
February 20, 2011: "Getting Over the Biggest Hurdle to Love" (Matthew 5: 38-48) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
February 13, 2011: "Taking Love Up a Notch" (Matthew 5 verses 17-20; 21-22; 27-28; 31-32; 33-37) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
February 6, 2011: "The Arco Door" (1 Corinthians 13: 1-7 & 13) – Guest Speaker: Rev. William "Bill" Stegall
January 30, 2011: "Reaching Our Highest Joy" (Matthew 5: 1-12) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
January 23, 2011: "Rebuilding, From the Inside Out" ( Isaiah 61: 1-4) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
January 16, 2011: "Finding Our Direction" (Isaiah 49: 1-10) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
January 9, 2011: "Re-Discovering Our Christ-Style" (Isaiah 42: 1-10) – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
January 2, 2011: "I Resolve…" (Romans 8: 5-11) – Guest Speaker: Pauline Bowen
 
Radio Interviews:
   KNCR 1460 AM "Wake Up Call" with Doug Craig (Sundays)
     -  December 25, 2011: "Discussion of the book "Original Blessing" by Matthew Fox, Part II – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
     -  November 27, 2011: "Discussion of the book "Original Blessing" by Matthew Fox, Part I" – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
     -  September 4, 2011: 'Discussion of Rob Bell's book "Love Wins"' – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor
     -  December 26, 2010: "What Christmas Ment to the Early Christians" – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor & Peggy Rebol, Ministry Staff
     -  October 10, 2010: "Global Work Party 10-10-2010" – Rev. Rod Brayfindley, Pastor & Peggy Rebol, Ministry Staff
 
 
 
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