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...

November 11, 2018
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Let's Play and Pray: Telephone

Psalm 19:1-4; James 3:1-6
November 04, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Death and Resurrection (All Saints Sunday)

Hebrews 12:1-2; Revelation 21:1-6 and John 11:32-44
October 28, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Let's Play (and Pray): Follow the Leader

Continuing the series called Let's Play (and Pray), Pastor Jimmy draws upon popular children's games to illustrate the teachings of Jesus. Psalm 25 and Luke 6.
October 14, 2018
Mr. Austin Byerly

Choose Life

Mark 10:17-31
October 07, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Confessions of a Church Pastor: We is Greater than Me

Ephesians 4:1-16
September 30, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Confessions of Church Pastor: Living in the Gap

2 Corinthians 4:5-12 and John 16:25-33
September 29, 2018
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The Jesus in Me- Sermon for funeral of Kenny Ferguson

Mark 2:1-12
September 23, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Confessions of a Church Pastor: Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

Romans 14:17-18 & Matthew 24-34
September 16, 2018
Rev. Brenda Carroll

What Do These Stones Mean?

Joshua 4:1-7; 20-24
September 02, 2018
Don Loy

The Necessity of Gratitude

Psalm 100, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
August 26, 2018
Emalie Dockery

Hello, Stranger

Matthew 16:31-40
August 19, 2018
Rev. Leah Burns

No More Time to Wait

Mark 7:24-30
August 12, 2018
Emalie Dockery

Suffer WHO?
August 05, 2018
Emalie Dockery

Questions God Ask Us_Do You Know What I Have Done For You?
July 29, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Questions God Asks Us: Do You Want to Be Made Well?
July 22, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Questions God Asks Us: Why Are You Crying?
July 08, 2018
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Questions God Asks Us: What Are You Looking For?

John 1:29-42. Jesus asks the disciples who start to follow him -- "What are you looking for?"
July 01, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Questions God Asks Us: What Are you Doing Here?

I Kings 19:1-15
June 24, 2018
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Questions God Asks Us: What Is Your Name?

Drawing from Genesis 32:22-32 and I John 3:1-3, Pastor Jimmy focuses in on the question the "stranger" asks Jacob after they wrestle all night. "What is your name?"
June 17, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Questions God Asks Us: What Is In Your Hand

Pastor Jimmy offers his thoughts on Romans 13 and also continues the sermon series Questions God Asks Us. Exodus 4; I Peter 4:8-11 and Matthew 5:13-16
June 10, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Questions God Asks Us: Where Is Your Brother?

In this second in the series, we look at the question that is asked of Cain in Genesis 4, "Where is your brother?" We will wrestle with the "sin of indifference."
June 03, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Questions God Asks Us: Where Are You?

Summer sermon series based on a book by Trevor Hudson. Drawing from scriptures, we will explore the questions that God asks us. This week: Genesis 3:1-9 and Luke 15:8-10
May 27, 2018
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Found!

Luke 15:1-10
May 20, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Pour Out Your Spirit

Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost Sunday)
May 14, 2018
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Beyond Denial: A Response to Love

John 21:1-19
May 13, 2018
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Beyond Denial: A Response to Love

John 21:1-21
April 29, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Beyond Denial: Healing Agents

Acts 3:1-10
April 23, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Beyond Denial: Fighting Through the Failure

Continuing to look for our own stories in the stories of the Apostle Peter, we turn to his greatest failure...when he denied Jesus. What does Luke intend to convey in his versio...
April 15, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Beyond Denial: Doubling Down

The Second in a series called Beyond Denial. Looking at the journey of discipleship through the eyes of Peter. Matthew 16:13-20
April 08, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Beyond Denial: You Want Me to Do What?

Beyond Denial: You Want Me To Do What? Sermons series for Easter Season (The Great Fifty Days) between Easter and Pentecost. During this time, we're going to explore the gre...
April 01, 2018
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Come Alive!

Pastor Jimmy draws upon the hit movie The Greatest Showman to bring to life the Easter message. Christ is Risen! John 20:1-18
March 04, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Journey Towards Joy: Learning to Lean (Part 3 of 5)
February 25, 2018
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A Journey Towards Joy: Testing the Limits (Part 2 of 5)
February 18, 2018
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A Journey Towards Joy: Learning the Hard Way (Part 1 of 5)
February 11, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

In the Beginning: Making sense of It All (part 6 of 6)

Selected readings from Genesis 37 and 50
February 04, 2018
Austin Byerly

In the Beginning: Brotherly Love (Part 5 of 6)
January 28, 2018
Austin Byerly

In the Beginning: Abraham and Isaac (part 4 of 6)
January 21, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

In the Beginning: The Great Unknown (Part 3 of 6)

The story of Abram's call.
January 14, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

In the Beginning: The Promise (Part 2 of 6)

The Second in a series called In the Beginning. This week, we take a look at the ancient story of Noah and the flood and the promise God made. Genesis 6:5-22; 8-9
January 07, 2018
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

In the Beginning (part 1 of 6)

In this first sermon of the series "In the Beginning" we take a look back at one of the oldest stories recorded -- the Genesis account of creation. Genesis 1-3:8. The first p...
December 31, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Work of Christmas Begins
December 24, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Story Behind the Story

Christmas Eve
September 24, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Let the Children Come to Me

In our second of a series called For All Generations, Pastor Jimmy talks about the power of investing in our young people. He reminds us of Jesus' words to let the children come...
August 20, 2017
Jimmy Sherrod

We Bulls May Wobble

Ephesians 4:1-16
August 13, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Power the World Has Never Seen Before

Drawing from Ephesians 2:11-22, Pastor Jimmy looks at reconciliation through the eyes of Paul and his call to make Christ be the cornerstone of our faith and life -- not walls o...
August 07, 2017
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The People of God.m4a
July 30, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

The Kingdom of God is like....

Matthew 13:31-33; 44-52
July 24, 2017
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Come to Jesus

from the celebration of life for Jean Akers Ellis
June 25, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

God Unbound: Spiritual Friendships

Drawing from Ecclesiastes, Proverbs and Paul's letter to the Galatian church, Pastor Jimmy proclaims the importance of gospel driven spiritual friendships. Part of our spirit-fi...
June 18, 2017
Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

God Unbound: Veni Sancte Spiritus

In the second sermon in the series called Spirit-Filled Mysticism, Pastor Jimmy calls us to spend time cultivating spiritual awareness. To listen to God for revelation and what ...