Central United Methodist Church (Knoxville, TN)

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Weekly sermons from Central United Methodist Church in historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood of Knoxville, TN. Current pastor is Rev. Jimmy Sherrod. Worshipping Joyfully, Growing Spiritually, Serving with Compassion and Welcoming All...

May 21, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Awakening: Becoming One With Christ

John 14:1-7
May 14, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Awakening to the Mystery of Presence

Luke 24:13-35
May 7, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Awakening: It All Started with a Kiss

John 20:19-31
April 30, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Awakening to Others

Pastor Jimmy continues the series called Awakening by calling us to awaken to others. This Sunday, caregivers were especially recognized for the many ways they bring to life pos...
April 16, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

A Great Awakening

On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Jimmy invites us to be people who cultivate a resurrection perspective. To see resurrection as an awakening...and Easter as an opportunity to be aw...
April 9, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Hosanna!

Palm/Passion Sunday Sermon
April 2, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Rearrange: Believing Into

John 11:1-45 - the story of Lazarus' resurrection
March 26, 2017
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For All Generations

Pastor Jimmy's sermon from our 90th anniversary celebration on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Ephesians 1:15-22.
March 12, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Rearrange: Accepting Freedom

"Do you accept the freedom and power God gives us to resist evil, injustice and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves?" Scripture: John 3:1-21
March 5, 2017
Jimmy Sherrod

Only Grace

Song used to open worship on Sunday, March 5
March 5, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Rearrange: Reframing Temptation
February 26, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Space-Making in a Crowded World

The story of Jesus' transfiguration is a hard one. We've heard, "you can't stay on the mountain!" Which is true. But, was Peter right when he said, "It is good for us to be here...
February 19, 2017
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Room For Us All

Song featured in worship today. Lyrics by Lenora Rand. Music by Gary and Hannah Rand.
February 19, 2017
Austin Byerly

Extravagant Love

Austin Byerly challenges us to do what God does -- to offer grace and not revenge. Matthew 5:38-48.
February 12, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrd

The Faith We Sing: Here I Am, Lord

Drawing from Isaiah 6:1-8 and the hymn Here I Am, Lord, pastor Jimmy closes out the Faith We Sing series by looking at the ways God's calls us. With stories from Emalie, Tiffany...
February 5, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Faith We Sing: Amazing Love

Drawing upon the great Charles Wesley hymn, And Can it Be, Pastor Jimmy continues the series called the Faith We Sing.
January 29, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Faith We Sing: Come Thou Fount

Continuing the series, The Faith We Sing, Pastor Jimmy looks at the hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessings and how it speaks to the personal witness part of our faith.
January 22, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Faith We Sing: In the Garden

Drawing on the John's version of the resurrection story (John 20), C. Austin MIles captures the personal nature of faith in this song written from Mary's perspective. Pastor Jim...
January 15, 2017
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January 8, 2017
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The Faith We Sing: Above All, Sing Spiritually

Pastor Jimmy lays the groundwork for a new series called The Faith We Sing. A five-week worship series aimed at looking deeper at some of the great hymns of faith we sing togeth...
January 1, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Big Reveal

A sermon for Epiphany Sunday. Matthew 2:1-12. We know very little about the visitors from the east in today's story from Jesus' birth. We do know they looked for signs of God's ...
December 11, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

A Love Revealed: So What?

Advent 3
December 4, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

A Love Revealed: Judgement Be Damned

Advent 2 Isaiah 11:1-10 & Matthew 3:1-12
November 27, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

A Love Revealed: Much Ado About Waiting

Advent 1 Matthew 24:36-44
November 20, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Grown-Up Jesus

Colossians 1:11-20 and Matthew 23:33-43 Reign of Christ Sunday How is the Kingdom of God set apart from the kingdoms of this world?
November 13, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Morning After...

Coming at the end of a long and tense week in the United States, Pastor Jimmy's sermon focuses on how we can attempt to move forward, find places of healing and forgiveness, whi...
November 6, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

A Church Made for Saving: The Legacy We Leave

In the final sermon of this series, our focus turns to All Saint's Sunday and the legacy that those who have gone before us leave to us. We also reflect on how our lives are cha...
October 30, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

A Church Made for Saving: Cultivating True Riches

The Apostle Paul encourages Timothy to remind those with much to grab hold of life that is really life. On Commitment Sunday, we remember Jesus call to focus on what is most imp...
October 23, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

A Church Made for Saving: Honoring One Another

Continuing the series "A Church Made for Saving", Pastor Jimmy invokes the words of Paul in Romans 12:1-3;9-21 and Jesus in Matthew 5:43-48 when he encourages us to bear the mar...
September 25, 2016
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A Church Made for Saving: Setting People Free

Using the story of Philemon and Onesimus in the New Testament, we kick off our fall stewardship series by talking about how God works through the church to set people free.
September 18, 2016
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God's Mysterious Ways

Using the story of Joseph and his topsy-turvy journey, we explore the mysterious ways in which God works.
September 14, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

From Generation to Generation

Following the narrative lectionary, we come to our next story of faith: Abram. Often, we've thought about Abram's faithfulness in this passage. But what does it really say about...
September 4, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

In the Beginning

Using the narrative lectionary, we'll take three weeks in September to look at some of the earliest faith stories. This week, creation and fall from Genesis 2 and 3.
August 28, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Hope for the Weary Soul: Finding Rest in Play

We bring our series Hope for the Weary Soul to a close by thinking about how wisdom/the Holy Spirit danced with delight at creation -- how our sabbath play (holy play) can help ...
August 14, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Hope for the Weary Soul: Rest for the Restless

Continuing in our series, Pastor Jimmy looks at rest -- and how our spirits, minds, bodies --- ALL of us needs rest and what that looks like in light of God's work/rest rhythm i...
August 10, 2016
Rev. Nathan Malone

Do You Love Me More Than These?

Rev. Nathan Malone reminds us of Jesus question to Peter, "Do you love me?"
August 10, 2016
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August 10, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Faith and Film: Sacred Worth

Using Psalm 139 and the Pixar film Finding Dory, we'll explore how we are each made in the image of God. Because of that, we are all people of sacred worth.
August 8, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Hope for the Weary Soul: Come to Me

In the first of four sermons, Pastor Jimmy focuses on Jesus' call to put aside differences, rivalries and legalistic nonsense and simply come to him. Matthew 11:28-30
July 10, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Big River: Waitin' for the Light to Shine

We begin our faith and film series actually drawing from the musical Big River. The images and songs from the show help to illustrate the sin of racism and how, as people of fai...
June 26, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Discipleship and Failure

Rev. John Slater encourages to learn to be a disciple -- to study Jesus and follow him.
June 19, 2016
Mr. Austin Byerly

Be Who You Are

Austin Byerly reminds us that salt loses it's flavor if it isn't used and light cannot be light if it is hidden away.
June 5, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Season of Growth: A Most Challenging Question

The third in our series called A Season of Growth focuses on the question Jesus asked his disciples and still poses to us today: Who do you say that I am?
May 29, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Season of Growth: Leaving the Comfortable

Pentecost kicked off a series called Season of Growth. This is the second in that series called Leaving the Comfortable. The scripture is Romans 12:1-8 and Matthew 4:18-23
May 15, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Pentecost: Animated by the Spirit

Celebrating Pentecost by exploring how the Spirit brings us and our faith alive.
May 9, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Christian Mindfulness: Nurturing Simplicity

Our last in the series called Christian Mindfulness. An invitation to nurture simplicity in our lives. Matthew 6.
April 17, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Christian Mindfulness: Self-Compassion

Our third in the series called Christian Mindfulness. This week, the focus is on self-compassion and it's importance in our journey as people of faith.
April 10, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Christian Mindfulness: Platitude of Gratitude

The second our series focuses on the virtue of gratitude. Particularly, how often we turn it into a platitude rather than a discipline. We use it, at times, in ways that are not...
April 3, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Christian Mindfulness: Being Present in the Moment

The first in our series called Christian Mindfulness focuses on the foundation of all mindfulness teaching: awareness of the present moment. The gospel lesson is from Matthew 6:...
March 28, 2016
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Come out of the Cave Walking On Your Hands

Christ is Risen! Easter is new life...resurrection...transformation. That happens when we are willing to see things from a different perspective. Perhaps, even seeing the world ...