Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 26m
Activity Dormant
Since Jan 2022
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
53%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

A collection of sermons and lessons by Rev. J. Vance Eastridge of the United Methodist Church, including study series and ”introspective” character monologues. After more than 40 years as a pastor in the Holston Conference, Rev. Eastridge continued his ministry through the Virgil Anderson Sunday school class at Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church from 1995 to 2012.

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Recent Episodes

The Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel

Aug 17, 2025 43m

Wednesday night presentation on the history of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel. Find the full playlist on YouTube Visit the Website

09-25-88 Living In An Unfenced World

Aug 03, 2025 17m

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6-17-07 Swords Into Ploughshares (Isaiah)

Jul 27, 2025 22m

Lesson on Isaiah, the beautiful language of prophecy, and the hope of the world to study war no more.  How the in-fighting between the Northern and Southern kingdom weakened the people while Assyria…

6-10-07 The Harvest Depends On Us (Amos & Hosea)

Jul 20, 2025 22m

The challenges of the prophets Amos and Hosea, and their messages to the people from God. What did God mean then, and what the message mean today? Condemning the people's raising of personal riches…

INDEPENDENCE DAY - One Nation Under God: The Foundations of Religious Liberty (7-01-07)

Jul 04, 2025 20m

Urgent lesson for Independence Day on the religious groups crossing the Atlantic Ocean to worship freely, the faith of the individual founders such as Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George…

INDEPENDENCE DAY - The Role of the Church in the Development of America + Q&A (2007)

Jul 04, 2025 52m

In honor of Independence Day, we return to this timely discussion on the history of the church from the Holy Roman Empire to the Reformation, and the foundation of religious freedom in the American…

6-26-05 The Resurrection as told by Mark (Reprise)

Apr 20, 2025 33m

For Easter, we revisit this lesson on St. Mark's account of Jesus' resurrection and the history of its translation and revision. The importance of the three women who discovered the empty tomb and…

7-29-90 Be Proud Of Your Failures

Mar 16, 2025 21m

An inspiring sermon on embracing risk over our fear of failure. The importance of striving for what is out of reach. Shying away from our talents out of insecurity, while our talents are gifts given…

7-22-90 It's Our Padlock That Bars The Door

Mar 09, 2025 21m

Sermon on the invitation of Christ and the excuses we make to avoid the call, the lure of material attachments and our passions for other pursuits ahead of God. The false expectations we place on God…

10-07-90 Bread Broken For A Hungry World (Reprise)

Feb 02, 2025 9m

Sermon for World Communion Sunday on behaving like Christ toward one another in a culture where we often condone dishonesty, unkindness, and aggression. Remaining steadfast in the core of Jesus'…

4-29-90 God Tore Down The Walls Around Eden (Reprise)

Jan 22, 2025 19m

Sermon on Eden, earth, creation, and how greed and selfishness prevent us from sharing God's gifts with each other. God has made us caretakers, and we have become claim-jumpers claiming God's…

11-04-90 Life Is Forever (Reprise)

Jan 13, 2025 27m

Inspiring All Saints Day sermon on the ultimate question of mortality and the reassurance we have in living on through Christ. Find the full playlist on YouTube Visit the Website

07-15-90 Living In A Room With A Low Ceiling

Jul 14, 2024 21m

Paul's message to give affection for what is above. Not living on autopilot, with only the minimum effort required. Always challenging ourselves and setting goals beyond our ability in order to grow…

4-11-07 The Role of the Church in the Development of America

Jul 07, 2024 52m

In honor of Independence Day, here is this discussion referenced in the previous episode on the history of the church from the Holy Roman Empire to the Reformation, and the foundation of religious…

7-01-07 One Nation Under God

Jul 07, 2024 20m

Lesson for Independence Day on the religious groups crossing the Atlantic Ocean to worship freely, the faith of the individual founders such as Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, how…

6-10-90 Hiking the Asbury Trail

Jun 09, 2024 23m

Sermon on pioneers in faith, Francis Asbury, the story of the circuit rider, and the urgent vitality of the United Methodist Church.  The needs of people for us to minister have been constant, from…

6-03-90 The Flame That Will Not Go Out

Jun 02, 2024 9m

Brief sermon on being the light and peace of Christ, and the power and importance of the Holy Spirit. Find the full playlist on YouTube Visit the Website

The Prophecy of the Messiah in the Kingdom of David

May 12, 2024 11m

Brief lesson on the promise of the coming savior in the 1st century A.D. Jesus' contemporaries under foreign oppression concentrated on the abundance of material blessing, not the spiritual…

5-19-96 The Tap On The Shoulder

Apr 21, 2024 29m

Sermon for a pastoral dedication on the call to ministry and feeling God's voice. The need for conviction to remain steadfast in your conscience, while keeping an open mind and submitting to trust in…

Easter Special: Introspective of the Apostle Simon Peter (Rev. J. Vance Eastridge, Just Sitting Here Thinking)

Mar 31, 2024 35m

To celebrate Easter, we revisit this introspective monologue on the apostle Simon Peter from 2003. As always, no notes - just an extemporized yet structured meditation based on heavy research. Also…

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