I will point out that these next three sermons are a reflection on a mission statement for Yorkville United Methodist Church, where I am currently serving as pastor. While my intended audience is Yorkville, I think all podcast listeners stand to benefit from some reflection on what it means to love others and helping other to learn about Jesus.

This first week's message is called What Is Love. I seek to narrow our definition of love to where it pertains to our life of faith.

I would recommend reading Matthew 22:34-40 as well as John 13:3-14, 31-35 in advance of listening to the podcast.

(I will also confess that I preached a similar series in 2024 but this is the first iteration to make the podcast ;-) .)