Rev. Brian Steele's Message
Rev. Brian Steele's Message
Brian Steele
Weekly sermons from Rev. Brian Steele who serves as the pastor at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bloomfield Hills, Mi and Hazel Park UMC. An inclusive, justice-oriented pastor who refuses to accept the status quo of church.
12.8.24 Making Room: Welcome the Stranger
Strangers and foreigners have a special place in the heart of God. What does that mean for us today?
Dec 9, 2024
22 min
12.1.24 Making Room: Be a Neighbor
Could we have misunderstood the birth story? Is it actually a story of incredible hospitality? Perhaps!
Dec 9, 2024
19 min
11.24.24 What if...God multiplied what we gave.
After we remember why we give and trust God with what we have, my goodness does Jesus multiply it.
Dec 9, 2024
20 min
11.3.24 All Saints Day: The Holiness of Grief
It is holy to grieve. It honors the love that our Saints have given us.
Dec 9, 2024
25 min
11.17.24 What if...We trusted God with what we have
What does it mean to trust God with our belongings? And what does Jesus say about those who abuse the gifts of others? Take a listen!
Dec 9, 2024
29 min
11.10.24 What if...we gave to a purpose instead of an institution
Why did Zacchaeus do what he did? Because he realized he had a purpose greater than himself.
Dec 9, 2024
25 min
10.27.24 The Ten Commandments: Living and Speaking Truthfully, Exodus 20:1-2, 16-17
What does it mean to live a life of truth? Bias of all sorts leads us to bearing false witness, and it is costing lives. Let's look to an alternative
Dec 9, 2024
23 min
10.13.24 Recognizing the Sacred in All, Exodus 20:1-2, 12-13
Honor your mother and father doesn't mean taking abusive behavior. And do not kill may actually mean we don't, you know, kill anybody.
Dec 9, 2024
22 min
The 10 Commandments: The Forgotten Commandment, Exodus 20:8-11
Oct 6, 2024
29 min
The 10 Commandments: The First Three
Do these belong in our classroom or on our hearts?
Sep 30, 2024
32 min
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