Pursuing Jesus

Messages preached at First United Methodist Church, Pittsburg, Texas. Most are by Dr. Richard Heyduck.

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Not Knowing Whither He Went

Abraham didn't know where he was going or exactly what was in store for him. He went with God anyway.


Matt Mooneyham preaching

Filling the Gap

 When Judas killed himself, there was a gap in the fellowship of the 12. They needed someone to fill the gap. What if someone had filled the gap in Judas' life after he betrayed Jesus? What would happen if we filled in the gap for people around us?

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

How to Fix Broken People

 We feel torn: We see people around us who are broken and hurting. We feel the need to help them, even to fix them. But we have two problems. First, in Matthew 7:1-6 Jesus clearly says,, "Do not judge." Second, we ourselves aren't keen on people trying to fix us. In this message we work through this conundrum.

How to Fix a Broken World

In Acts 1, the disciples were excited with the prospect of Jesus "restoring the kingdom to Israel." They discover that Jesus had other things in mind.

Be the Gift

The picture of spiritual gifts in Ephesians 4 is slightly different than what we see in 1 Corinthians 12 & Romans 12. In those passages the focus is on gifts given to people. In Ephesians the focus is on the people as gifts to the church.

The Measure of Love

 In 1 John 3:11-24 we see that Jesus is the measure of love: what it is, how to do it, and to whom we show it.

Full Restoration

 Can you imagine being holy? God calls us to be holy - and wants to do the work in us. Based on 1 Peter 1:13-25