Amanda Sermon Hard problems that don’t have easy answers require that we work together. Amanda talks about a scripture she loves - Acts 2, “the church in a snow globe.” People come in and they grow and they grow, and other people see what’s happening and want to come and be a part of it. Life inside the church can be more complicated today. We want clear, concise answers, but we live inside a life that’s a little gray. Hard problems that don’t have easy answers require that we work together, but they lead us to great places. When we have to work together we learn to love one another. Acts 2:38-47 fmhouston.com

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The Gray "What Does Being Guided By The Spirit Look Like?" Amanda Davis

The group takes a question about why the church has embraced the Sinner's Prayer when it never appears in the Bible, leading to a brief history of revivals and the Sinner's Prayer, plus the questionable theology we keep running into, and figuring out just what our role is in bringing people to Christ. Got a comment or a question? Visit us at fmhouston.com/streets

You Can Hear Us In The Streets: Season 1 | Ep 8 - "Why Do We Say The Sinner's Prayer If It's Not In The Bible, Or, How To Purchase Hell Insurance"

Andy is working on his evangelism - trying to be a person who is always on the lookout to make connections. It’s a hard time to meet people. But people are more hungry than they’ve ever been. God is trying to wake us up, to recreate us. We are called to love people just as He loves us. “Ask yourself a question: Do I love my friends, my spouse, my neighbor the way that God loves me? And if not, I need to close that gap.” 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 ——— fmhouston.com

The Gray: “Have You Been Transformed?” - Andy Nixon

The gang fields a question about how John Wesley treated confession, and how the church treats it today. It turns out to be a fertile topic, featuring some wide-ranging stories from everyone's experience, and a very specific callout of a certain church nearby. Send us a question or a comment, and help shape what the next episode of the show could be. You can reach us at fmhouston.com/streets.

You Can Hear Us In The Streets: Season 1 | Ep 7- "The Importance of Confession, Or, How Not To Get Stuck In a Confessional In South Korea" "

Look at the flowers of the field - God will take care of them, God will take care of you. If we trust Him with everything that we’ve got, we’re invited to another life altogether. Jesus invited Peter to get out the boat and join him. How do we get out of the boat, too? Matthew 6:28-34 fmhouston.com

Starting Points: “Belief in the Kingdom of God” - Andy Nixon

This week, the group has a question to wrestle with, as they explain what Jesus was doing when he changed the use of the word "blessed" in the Sermon on the Mount. Along the way, the group debates whether Jordan's opinions are going to ruin her chances of being ordained. Ask us a question! fmhouston.com/streets 

You Can Hear Us In The Streets: Season 1 | Ep 6 - "What Does It Mean To Be Blessed, Or, Can You Be Ordained If You Don't Love 'Sweet Caroline?'"

As Amanda looks back at the early days of the pandemic, she thinks of an example of something she learned from the a visit to the San Jacinto Monument: Look out not just for the big moments, but the smaller ones. John 14:15-20 fmhouston.com

Starting Points: “Belief In The Holy Spirit” - Amanda Davis

As we get back to basics, Andy focuses on what he finds most crucial: love of God and love of neighbor. It helps us to do the right thing, which is not always easy to know. On the eve of MLK Jr. Day, Andy reads from Charles Allen’s autobiography, as he came to terms with the racism he encountered in every day life, and the ways he needed to grow to be able to fight it. We are still a church that fights. And we have many battles left in front of us. John 3:13-17 fmhouston.com

Starting Points: "Belief in Jesus" - Andy Nixon

With cases on the rise, the group heads back to recording remotely. It's the first time for our newest hosts, and it takes some getting used to. Meanwhile, Andy locks himself out of his apartment. Ask us a question! Since the season began, we have yet to get a single new question. Help us fix that. fmhouston.com/streets

You Can Hear Us In The Streets: Season 1 | Ep 5 - New Year's Resolutions, Or, Don't Lock Yourself Out Of Your Apartment

The spark for Andy’s sermon today came from a book by Charles Allen, one of First Methodist’s most famous voices. And in the opening pages of the text, Andy finds himself brought back to the basics of our faith. Genesis 1:1-5 fmhouston.com

Starting Points: “Belief In God” - Andy Nixon

Andy finishes the Christmas season. fmhouston.com

Behold: "Epiphany" - Andy Nixon

The podcast starts off with Ken finally revealing what, exactly, took place at the Coneby Christmas Barn, before the group talks about the ways that 2021 surprised them, changed them, and made them look at the world differently. We are taking your questions! Visit us at fmhouston.com/ama for more episodes and to send us a question or a topic you'd like to hear more about.

You Can Hear Us In The Streets: Season 1 | Ep 4: What We Learned This Year, or, How To Live On The Ship of Theseus

Christmas Eve at First Methodist Houston | Andy Nixon

With Christmas upon us, the group talks about what things they do to find the Christmas spirit each year, and what traditions their families have kept to make Christmas Eve feel like an actual celebration of the birth of Christ. What they mostly find is that everybody has some pretty weird traditions in their family. Ask us a question! We're still taking questions at fmhouston.com/ama, and we'll get to your questions in the new year.

You Can Hear Us In The Streets: Season 1 | Episode 3 - Finding The Christmas Spirit, Or, Directions For Mugging Andy On Christmas Eve

Andy discusses a passage where God sends us out to bring peace to the world - something that's important because, as he notes, “We’re not very good at creating our own peace.” And a lesson he learned from a 91-year-old friend about how God gets him out of bed in the morning. Micah 5:3-5a fmhouston.com

Behold: "To The Ends Of The Earth" - Andy Nixon

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