With Strength

With Strength

Author: Highland Park United Methodist Church - Dallas, Texas July 21, 2025 Duration: 26:32
Click/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide. Have you ever found yourself at a loss for words when someone you care about is hurting? It’s easy to feel powerless. You want to comfort, but you don’t want to say the wrong thing. You want to show up, but you’re not sure how. This desire within us—to help, to be useful, to make a difference—is Christlike. After all, we follow Jesus, who taught us to move towards the hurting and be the hands and feet of God. But what if offering our presence could be just as powerful as taking action? In this sermon, we explore the comfort God offers us and calls us to extend to others. Together, we consider how God can shape us into people of deeper strength and compassion in a hurting world.

The HPUMC-Sanctuary Sermons (Traditional Worship) podcast offers a weekly connection to the pulpit of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Each episode presents the full sermon from the church's traditional worship service, featuring the thoughtful and grounded preaching of Senior Minister Rev. Paul Rasmussen and Rev. Matt Tuggle. This isn't a produced talk show, but a direct audio recording from the sanctuary, capturing the depth of biblical teaching and its thoughtful application to modern life. Listeners will find a consistent source for spiritual reflection rooted in Christian tradition and Methodist theology. The messages grapple with scripture, faith, and the challenges of living with compassion and purpose, providing substance for personal study or simply a moment of weekly inspiration. Whether you are a longtime member of the congregation, a seeker exploring faith, or someone who appreciates substantive sermon content, this podcast delivers the core of the Sunday message directly to you. It serves as an audio extension of the church's community, allowing the worship experience to travel beyond the physical walls of the sanctuary. Tune in for a regular practice of contemplation and to engage with teachings that encourage a deeper, more intentional spiritual journey.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

HPUMC - Sanctuary Sermons (Traditional Worship)
Podcast Episodes
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The Great Commission: This Is How [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:26
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The Great Commission: This Is Why [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:11
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Duration: 27:31
Click/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide. Guardrails aren’t placed in the middle of danger. They are strategically positioned to stop you before you get there—along sharp curves, at the edge of steep drop-offs,…
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Duration: 32:59
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Duration: 28:47
Click/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide No one gets behind the wheel planning to crash. Yet, it happens every day. People crash, not because they meant to, but because they drifted, got distracted, or ignored…
Open the Door [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:35
Click/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide. What would it look like if the door to God’s love and grace was wide open in your life? What if God’s peace, mercy, and goodness were breaking through in your everyday…
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Duration: 32:19
Click/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide. What do we do when tragedy strikes and suffering seems random? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed or distant from God in the face of broken circumstances and unanswered ques…
Living Free [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:34
Click/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide. Do you ever wonder if you have to “clean up” your life before God will really show up? Life isn’t neat or tidy. There are joys and sorrows, questions and celebrations.…
It's Like One Mind [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:14
Click/tap here to view the Sermon Reflection Guide. Do you have the mindset of Jesus? So often we spend time, money, and energy learning to think like others so that we can be more like them—more successful in business o…