Best Jim Stovall Greta Smith First United Methodist Church Maryville Tn Podcasts (2025)

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Connected to the Vine 5:07

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Genesis 2:15 (NIV) "The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it." John 15:4 (NIV) "Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine." In Eden, Adam and Eve’s relationship with God was intimate and life-giving. Their connection with Him brought purpos…

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Other Gods 5:09

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2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” In our scripture today, God is speaking to Solomon after he finished building his magnificent temple. Soloman was the 4th King of …

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The One Mark That Matters 5:24

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John 13:34–35 (CEB) “I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other. This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you love each other.” In a world divided by politics, denominations, and doctrinal disagreements, we often look for ways to distinguish who’s “in” and who’s “o…

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When We Pray 8:00

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Today's reflection is written and read by Lisa Blackwood. Matthew 6:6 (NLT) “But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything will reward you.” For today, I would like to also reference this scripture as presented by “The Message.” This scripture, written by …

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Build your house on the rock! 5:14

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Matthew 7: 24-27 Jesus said: “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like the wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock. And everyone who hears these words and does not act on them will be like…

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Scripture Saturday (May 31, 2025) 4:39

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You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time when we pause and reflect on the scriptures we have read throughout the week. If you missed any of our devotionals on these passages, you can find them on our website at 1…

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Jesus and Compassion 6:24

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Mark 6:34 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.” Luke 6:36 So you must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the question: do we want leaders who reflect the va…

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We sing our praises! 5:33

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Psalm 47:6-8 (New Living Translation) Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King over all the earth. Praise him with a psalm. God reigns above the nations, sitting on his holy throne. I am a music appreciator, especially when people are singing to praise God. Recently I heard the choir at our chur…

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There was Darkness 5:43

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Genesis 1:1 (KJV) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. In the verse following Genesis 1:1, we read that the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Then He created light, saw that it was good, and separated the light from the darkness. Creation is…

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A Place in the Kingdom 4:11

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Luke 5: 8-11 (NIV) When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for pe…

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Blessed are the Meek 6:35

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Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Merriam-Webster.com defines meek as enduring injury with patience, and without resentment. The Bible offers meekness as a virtue that means to be humble, gentle, and submissive to God’s will. It is often associated with patience and putting aside one’s own desires, to follow God. Je…

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Clap and Sing for Joy! 5:16

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Psalm 98:7-8 (NIV) Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy. I love the imagery of this Psalm. It includes three of my favorite things in nature: the ocean, the rivers, and the mountains. I have often heard people ask others which they pref…

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Scripture Saturday (May 24, 2025) 3:58

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This is Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This episode is Scripture Saturday, a time when we pause and reflect on the scriptures we have read throughout the week. If you missed any of our devotionals on these passages, you can find them on our website at 1stChu…

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Kindness in the Face of Need 5:22

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1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. Proverbs 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. Several years ago, I was heading up a USAID project in Southern Africa and I found myself in Mozambique at an agricultural experiment station. The grant I had contained …

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Seeing God's Glory 5:39

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Psalm 19:1 The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. As I write this, it is the morning after the total lunar eclipse of March 2025. I stayed up all night watching and photographing it. I have photographed astronomical phenomena over the years, and my pictures have one thing in common: They rarely adequate…

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Creation sings with us 4:04

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Hello, and welcome to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by members of the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. I’m Grace Jonas, the reader and writer of today’s devotional, which I’ve entitled “Let Heaven and Nature Sing”. Thank you so much for joining me today! Psalm 96:11-12 Let the heavens rejoi…

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Why God? 6:11

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Isaiah 40:27-31 (CEB) Why do you say, Jacob, and declare, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, my God ignores my predicament?” Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. He doesn’t grow tired or weary. His understanding is beyond human reach, giving power to the tired and reviving t…

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A Show of Strength 5:35

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Psalm 37:11 (KJV) "But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." The advice we receive throughout our lives follows a pattern of stay strong, be independent, be resilient, fix your problems, and be proud of your accomplishments. The advice in scripture in dozens and dozens of places throughout the ol…

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Everything is New 6:20

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Revelations 21:1 – NIV and The Voice Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away and there was no longer any sea. Let's listen to that verse again from The Voice – “I looked again and could hardly believe my eyes. Everything above me was new. Everything below me was new. Everything around me was…

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Scripture Saturday (May 17, 2025) 5:16

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Welcome to the Saturday episode of the Grace for All podcast. Thank you for joining us today. Saturday is a special time when we take a few moments to review the scriptures that we have cited in the episodes this week. If you missed any of those episodes, you might want to consider listening to them today. And even if you heard them all, there may …

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When rivers clap their hands 5:23

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Psalm 98:8-9 “Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.” The creek had been buried by overgrown brush and debris for fifty years until the neighborhood coalition worked to “daylight” it. Now children gather at its restored banks, learning the names of na…

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The glorious freedom of God’s children 6:19

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Romans 8:18-25 I believe that the present suffering is nothing compared to the coming glory that is going to be revealed to us. The whole creation waits breathless with anticipation for the revelation of God’s sons and daughters. Creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice—it was the choice of the one who subjected it—but in the ho…

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Hearing No 6:55

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1 Chronicles 29:10-12 Then David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly; David said, “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, a…

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Why were you created? 4:39

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In the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, the author is given a number of visions. Chapter Four has a vision of heaven revealing the heavenly creatures who are praising and worshipping God and I particularly like verse 11 from the Common English Version where it describes the twenty-four elders crying out... Revelation 4:11 “You are wo…

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Forgetting the Past 6:09

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Scripture Isaiah 43.18 Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. Luke 9:62 Jesus replied, no one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the Kingdon of God. NIV On April 8, 1964, my life changed. I was two months from graduation from college in june, ready for a summer job with Virginia Tech extension, preparing…

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Exclusion or Inclusion 4:03

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Mark 9:38-41 “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.” “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40 for whoever is not against us is for us. 41 Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a …

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Scripture Saturday (May 10, 2024) 4:20

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You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time when we pause and reflect on the scriptures we have read throughout the week. If you missed any of our devotionals on these passages, you can find them on our website at 1…

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Beware Pride and Arrogance 5:46

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Daniel 4:35 All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: ‘what have you done?’ Daniel 4:37 And those who walk in pride, he is able to humble. The book of Daniel also tells us the story of King Nebuchadnezzar II, an ext…

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The Baptism of Jesus 4:56

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Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be for now, for it is proper to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up fr…

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God is Greater 4:53

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Isaiah 45:12 I made the earth, and created man upon it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. The prophet Isaiah lived in a period of Israel's history in which the nation was in rebellion toward God. A series of evil kings led the nation into idolatry, and the worship of God that was left was meaningless an…

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Caring for the Gifts of God 5:53

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Psalm 115:16 (NIV) The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth He has given to mankind. What an amazing gift is this! Psalm 115 reflects Genesis 1: 28-31 in which God reviews his Creation, finds it supremely good, and gives it to humanity, whom he had created in his divine image. As with many other gifts, this one comes with a huge respon…

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Whose Land Is It? 5:41

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Leviticus 25:23 (CEB) No land may be permanently bought or sold. It all belongs to me – it isn’t your land, and you only live there for a little while. In The Message, the verse ends by saying “you are my tenants”. This helped me clarify my thoughts. The earth is the Lord’s. How many times have we heard this, said this, even memorized a similar ver…

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Stewardship 7:10

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Genesis 2:15 (NIV) The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. It is no secret that as a species, we are environmental disasters. From oil spills to trash heaps to climate change to deforestation to air pollution… We sure miss the mark when it comes to caring for creation. We miss so many opportunitie…

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Scripture Saturday (May 3, 2025) 4:40

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Welcome to the Saturday episode of the Grace for All podcast. Thank you for joining us today. Saturday is a special time when we take a few moments to review the scriptures that we have cited in the episodes this week. If you missed any of those episodes, you might want to consider listening to them today. And even if you heard them all, there may …

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Spreading the Word 4:43

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2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV) Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each fall and at other times during the year, there are sprouts of trees growing everywhere in my yard, flowerbed, and even in the cracks in the driveway and sidewalk. It is truly amazing how far and wide see…

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Rejoicing in the Lord 5:22

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Psalm 104:24-25, 33-34 24 Lord, you have done so many things! You made them all so wisely! The earth is full of your creations! 25 And then there’s the sea, wide and deep, with its countless creatures— living things both small and large. 33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I’m still alive. 34 Let my pra…

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Who do you think you are? 5:35

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Job 41:11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me. To grasp the weight of Job 41:11, we must look at the larger picture—specifically, chapters 38 through 42. Some scholars believe Job is the oldest book in the Bible, which, if true, underscores a timeless struggle: Why do bad things happen to good people? A…

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The Whole Earth is Full of His Glory 4:36

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Isaiah 6:3 (NIV) “And they were calling to one another, holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty- the whole earth is full of his glory.” This passage details Isaiah’s vision of God’s heavenly throne room where angelic beings declare that the whole earth is full of his glory. This means God is present in everything on earth. His glory is reflected in t…

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The Mustard Seed 4:16

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Mark 4: 30 to 32 He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air c…

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Jesus is Supreme 5:16

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Colossians 1:15-17 "[Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.…

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Scripture Saturday (April 26, 2025) 6:38

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You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. This is Scripture Saturday, a time when we pause and reflect on the scriptures we have read throughout the week. If you missed any of our devotionals on these passages, you can find them on our website at 1…

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Everything Belongs to the Lord 4:34

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Welcome! We have so many questions about the world around us, there is much we do not know about how and why our universe works the way it does. Today’s scripture reading does make one thing clear about our world…hear these words from the Book of Deuteronomy chapter 10 verse 14. Everything belongs to the Lord your God, not only the earth and everyt…

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A hymn of joyful praise 6:09

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Psalm 19: 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalm 19 is the inspiration for a familiar hymn, “For the Beauty of the Earth.” The lyrics begin: For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies Lord of all, to thee we raise This our joyful …

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The earth is the Lord’s and all who live in it. 5:19

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Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s and all who live in it.” I remember when I was a little girl studying in school about the Sun, the Moon, the nine planets, and the far away stars. Yes, there were nine planets at that time, including little Pluto. My grandmother used to let me read from her huge family Bible that sat in a prominent place of honor…

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And God Saw That It Was Good 6:38

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Welcome to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Today is a special day that many people around the globe have set aside to honor the place where we live, the earth. For more than a half century, this day as been known as Earth Day. For some, this is a day to recog…

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The Road to Emmaus 7:59

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Welcome to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Our journey through Holy Week ends today with Easter Monday. During this last week, we have presented a special set of podcasts that have traced the events of Holy Week. Our journey ends today with Easter Monday and …

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He has Risen, just as He said! 6:18

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You are listening to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast written and produced by the people of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Today is Easter Sunday when we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. It is the most important and most joyous day in the Christian calendar, and we are happy that you have joined us today. The f…

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Tomb Moments 9:36

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Holy Week Holy Saturday Welcome to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast written and produced by the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Thank you for joining us today. This is Holy Week, a time when Christians everywhere observe the days leading up to the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Christ. This w…

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From a distance 14:54

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Holy Week Good Friday Welcome to Grace for All, a daily devotional podcast written and produced by the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Thank you for joining us today. This is Holy Week, a time when Christians everywhere observe the days leading up to the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Christ. This wee…

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Maundy Thursday 6:24

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Holy Week Maundy Thursday Welcome to our special Holy Week Podcast for Maundy Thursday. The word “maundy” comes from the Latin word mandatum, meaning command. The English word mandate comes to mind. This term Maundy Thursday helps us to recall Jesus’ mandate to remember Him, using the observance of Holy Communion/The Lord’s Supper… Today’s scriptur…