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Dennis Shaw is a musician, marathoner (Boston!), retired military officer, math modeler, muse, and United Methodist Pastor. A keen observer of the human condition, he has degrees in music, quantitative methods (don’t ask!), theology and leadership. He will discuss with other leaders how to become engaged and present in our current leadership opportunities. Critical to leadership is strong self-awareness. Becoming authentic, empathetic, and aware will form the framework of all discussions. You can access and follow this podcast on Apple, Podbean, Spotify and Amazon Music.
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Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Question is "what keeps you from getting connected with others?"
But two prong: we ourselves must open ourselves up to others but others must also look at us and be willing to attempt to connect with us. Not an either/or but both/and.
Music focusing on community (invite the stranger) but also recognizing the need for solitude. Mixed. A balance. Not exclusively hang out with others all day/every day. We need to be together, in fact, we are made to be in community but on the other hand, it is natural, and biblical to seek moments alone.
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
This series springs from the well dug by the Reverend Adam Hamilton, Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas.
This is getting started with the idea of Unafraid. We actually live in a time of borderline irrational fear. The numbers are good. We are healthy, wealthy, and longest lived people and for some reason, we are more and more afraid.
Sermon draws from Isaiah 41: 1-10, Psalm 56: 3-4 and Philippians 4: 6-7.
This starts a six week series on Fear. The first sermon is on how much of fear is more imaginary than real. Question is "what are you afraid of". I know FDR is not Jesus but "the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself" is part of the idea if not the message.
FEAR can at times be False Events Appearing Real. At times we live in a world where smoke detectors are going off but it is because their batteries are low, not because there is anything to really fear. Topical sermon so form will roughly be: The element of the human condition we are going to look at (Unnecessary Fear), exegete that element of the HC, what does scripture say about it (the Isaiah, Psalm, Philippians and of course Jesus (sermon on the mount)), and then application.
We do live in times where Auden's "Age of Anxiety" is incomplete and for whatever reason we live in an "Age of High Anxiety." Real?
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
The Reverend Mario Alejandre returning to Hilltop to close out our Stewardship Campaign for 2017. Mario is a Lutheran who sounds like a Methodist. Gifted. Truly.
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Stewardship Message #2 -- focus on the transformative elements of the Building ... Curtis Crichton is our Senior Trustee
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Setting the stage for the Stewardship time -- Ministry Moments -- for the Fall.
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Exodus 16: 1-25 -- a quick trip in the wilderness focusing on needs and how God provides. Points toward John 6 -- Jesus as the Bread of Life. The Children of Israel sit in the wilderness between already and not-yet, slavery and freedom. God will provide ...
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
Exodus 3 -- Moses is called, and he balks. I treated this as "Good News, Bad News" but being called by God is actually good news, because God will be with us on this journey.
From minute 1 to minute 6 is a Ministry Moment on how we are going to do Stewardship this Fall. Heart talk!
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Two readings, 1 Kings 19 where Elijah is given a demonstration of God, and Genesis 11/12 with the Call of Abraham.
Abraham is called to be a blessing. Important. Elijah has the advantage of history and knowledge of what God has done, but Abraham is starting out cold.
We are like Abraham, called to be a blessing. Often however we are like Elijah, the testimony of the "small, still voice" or "the sound of silence" is insufficent to move us from our own self-focus. We need to keep remembering, God will Provide!
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Monday Sep 18, 2017
This a mix of Genesis 1 and Psalm 8. Both the choir and the praise band focused on the themes of creation and who are we? My idea was to focus on the idea of through remembering, we are saying we believe. I then moved to several "Continuity of God" ideas that connected our remembrance with anticipation ...
Monday Aug 28, 2017
Monday Aug 28, 2017
Our Scritpure reading this morning came from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:24-29). Jesus finishes this great sermon with a parable concerning two builders: One wise and the other foolish. Pastor Mario encoruaged us that it is possible to live like Jesus. Admittedly, putting Jesus words into action takes practice. We were challenged to consider what foundation we are currenlty building our lives on, to take heed to Jesus' teaches again in order to build our lives on a foundation that is sure to last.