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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| August 24, 2025 - Reset: Redirected by God | 24 août 2025 | 00:19:10 | |
Pastor Ashley reflects on how easily people can lose direction in life, using technology, GPS, and personal stories as metaphors for spiritual guidance. She emphasizes that faith often requires a “reset” to realign with God’s will, drawing from Paul’s dramatic Damascus encounter and Ananias’s quieter act of obedience. Both reveal that God uses different experiences—loud or subtle—to redirect us. Like the blind skier who trusts his father’s voice to guide him safely down a mountain, we are called to listen attentively and trust God’s direction. True transformation comes through hearing, obeying, and allowing God to reset our path. Warrenton United Methodist Church | |||
| August 17, 2025 - Reset: Purpose Realigned | 17 août 2025 | 00:19:14 | |
Pastor Ashley’s sermon explores the importance of living with God’s purpose. Using the film Cast Away, she illustrates how a sense of purpose sustains us through challenges. She shares Pastor Junius Dotson’s story of burnout, reminding us that passion without connection to God leads to emptiness. Through Scripture, Ashley shows how even Jesus paused from ministry to pray, “touching the bag” and resetting his focus. She warns against getting lost in busyness or others’ expectations, urging us to seek God’s direction through stillness and prayer. True fulfillment comes when we let God continually reshape and reset our purpose. Warrenton United Methodist Church | |||
| August 10, 2025 - Reset: When God Changes Our Plans | 10 août 2025 | 00:25:24 | |
Pastor Ashley reflects on how the Holy Spirit often redirects our lives, sometimes through sudden course corrections and other times through prolonged discomfort or restlessness. These moments of redirection call us to wrestle with God’s will, surrender our own plans, and align more closely with God’s values. Drawing from Galatians, she reminds us of the call to “die to self”—laying aside pride, self-reliance, unforgiveness, comfort, and comparison—so that we may fully live by the Spirit. When we embrace God’s redirection, we experience restoration, new purpose, and the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Warrenton United Methodist Church | |||
| August 3, 2025 - Resetting Our True Identity | 03 août 2025 | 00:20:03 | |
Pastor Ashley reflects on the power of names and nicknames, noting that while many labels are given by others and don’t fully define us, Scripture reminds us of the most important name: Beloved. Drawing from Isaiah 43 and Jesus’ baptism in Luke, she emphasizes that before any achievements, roles, or titles, God calls us “Beloved” and is pleased with us. This identity is not earned but freely given through God’s love and grace. Ashley invites us to reset our perspective, release worldly expectations, and rest in the truth that we are God’s beloved, enough as we are, and called to follow His leading. Warrenton United Methodist Church | |||
| July 27, 2025 - Your Story: Bold in Chains | 27 juil. 2025 | 00:18:20 | |
Pastor Ashley reflects on Paul’s letter to the Philippians, written during his imprisonment. Despite his chains, Paul continued to proclaim Christ with joy, inspiring guards, believers, and even skeptics. His suffering became a platform for the gospel to reach places it might never have otherwise. Pastor Ashley challenges us to consider what “chains” we carry—fear, expectations, insecurity, or struggle—and how God might use them for witness. By being authentic, clear, and intentional, our stories of faith can embolden others and glorify God. True freedom comes not from avoiding hardship, but from boldly living and sharing Christ’s story through ours. Warrenton United Methodist Church | |||
| July 20, 2025 - Your Story: Anchored in the Church | 20 juil. 2025 | 00:18:50 | |
From Pentecost to Warrenton UMC today, the story of the church is one of resilience, faith, and Spirit-led community. Just as the first believers faced fear, waiting, and opposition, our church has endured wars, pandemics, and change—yet continues to thrive. The early church modeled four essentials: teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer. These practices remain the foundation of our witness, uniting us with God and one another. The church is not about buildings but people living in community, empowered by the Holy Spirit. In every season and circumstance, the church is our anchor, and our story continues forward. Warrenton United Methodist Church | |||
| July 13, 2025 - Your Story: The Power of Testimony | 13 juil. 2025 | 00:17:12 | |
Stories shape who we are, connect us to one another, and reveal God’s work in our lives. When we share our experiences, others recognize pieces of their own journey, building empathy, deepening relationships, and breaking down barriers. Testimonies are living stories of God’s presence—reminders of healing, provision, and grace that inspire hope and faith. Just as Paul taught the Corinthians that the body of Christ is made of many members, each story matters and contributes to the whole. By telling and receiving stories with humility and love, we glorify God, strengthen community, and witness to His faithfulness together. Warrenton United Methodist Church | |||
| July 6, 2025 - Your Story: God at Work | 06 juil. 2025 | 00:20:18 | |
In the opening message of the Your Story series, Pastor Ashley shares her own journey of faith, weaving together moments of clarity, struggle, surrender, and God’s surprising direction. Through seasons of uncertainty and loss, she discovered that when we let God lead, the pieces of our lives connect like a treasure map, revealing God’s faithfulness at every turn. Scripture reminds us to hold firmly to hope, draw near to God, and encourage one another as the body of Christ. Each person’s story bears witness to God’s presence and reminds us that our lives together reflect His glory and purpose. Warrenton United Methodist Church | |||