Grow Deeper
Welcome to Grow Deeper — a weekly podcast from Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover, Alabama, where pastors Kevin Payne and Ross Furio guide us in ways to grow in faith and in life.
Episodes
January 29, 2024 • 20 mins
Research shows that resilience is something we can build and grow in our lives, and we believe it is something we can build and grow in our faith. Join us this week as we begin our new series on how we can be a resilient people and a resilient church. No matter what 2024 might bring us, might our resilience enable us to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
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January 22, 2024 • 20 mins
Research shows that resilience is something we can build and grow in our lives, and we believe it is something we can build and grow in our faith. Join us this week as we begin our new series on how we can be a resilient people and a resilient church. No matter what 2024 might bring us, might our resilience enable us to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
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January 8, 2024 • 20 mins
Research shows that resilience is something we can build and grow in our lives, and we believe it is something we can build and grow in our faith. Join us this week as we begin our new series on how we can be a resilient people and a resilient church. No matter what 2024 might bring us, might our resilience enable us to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
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January 3, 2024
What might it be like to be those shepherds watching the fields by night, only to be stunned with the sight and sound of a host of angels lighting up the night sky? Why does God often show up to these lowly folks? It's interesting how often this happens in scripture... perhaps it's really important? I think so, so pay attention!
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December 27, 2023 • 18 mins
Episode 92: Prepare The Way Of The Lord – Rev. Ross Furio We are being called to wake up, because there is work to do in preparing for the arrival of Jesus. In the scriptures, John the Baptist is out preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus. His message is still relevant to us […]
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December 18, 2023
What would make you filled with joy? Really-what would it take? In today's message Pastor Ross talks about Mary's Song and what true joy looks like.
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December 4, 2023 • 25 mins
Advent, a word that means "the coming," invites us to consider ways in which we can recognize God's presence even in the midst of our seasons of waiting.
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December 3, 2023 • 18 mins
We are being called to wake up, because there is work to do in preparing for the arrival of Jesus.
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November 26, 2023 • 19 mins
When the prophet Isaiah talks about Jesus, he tells us that a very different kind of king is coming into our world - Jesus Christ, the King of Kings.
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November 19, 2023 • 25 mins
As we prepare for the Thanksgiving Holiday we take time to reflect on the gratitude we have for all that God has done for us.
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November 13, 2023 • 20 mins
Most of us know the feeling of running on fumes. We need to make sure not to let life drain us so badly that we don’t have anything left.
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November 12, 2023 • 21 mins
When God makes a call on our lives it can be scary. He pushes us outside our comfort zones.
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November 6, 2023 • 21 mins
Stories do more than recollect the past, they give us hope for the present, vision for the future, and bind us with others.
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November 5, 2023 • 18 mins
We are literally surrounded by a cloud of witnesses. The question we consider today is how will we be remembered?
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October 30, 2023 • 21 mins
Everything that we have ultimately comes from God. The first step in good stewardship is realizing this truth.
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October 22, 2023 • 19 mins
Episode 84: Give Differently – Rev. Ross Furio How many of us as kids sorted through our Halloween candy to gather up the best stuff for ourselves and then share the leftovers with others? In this message we explore what it means to give differently as followers of Christ and how that shift in generosity […]
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October 15, 2023 • 20 mins
We are beginning a new sermon series focused on looking at ways that we, as a people, can be difference makers in our world.
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October 8, 2023 • 17 mins
We are beginning a new sermon series focused on looking at ways that we, as a people, can be difference makers in our world.
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October 2, 2023 • 20 mins
Scripture reminds us over and over that God is faithful and keeps his promises.
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October 1, 2023 • 20 mins
When you set out on a journey and everything seems to be going wrong, you begin to wonder if you've made a huge mistake.
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