Central United Methodist Church (Arlington, Virginia) Sermon Podcast

You Are Mine, and I Am Yours

Central United Methodist Church Season 8 Episode 1

You Are Mine, and I Am Yours
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31–34 (CEB)
Theme: Wesley Covenant Prayer · Covenant Renewal

In this sermon, You Are Mine, and I Am Yours, Pastor Sarah Harrison-McQueen reflects on God’s promise of a new covenant—one written not on stone tablets, but on human hearts. Drawing from Jeremiah’s vision of covenant renewal and the Wesleyan Covenant Prayer, she invites us to rest in the truth that our relationship with God is grounded not in what we do, but in who we are: God’s beloved people.

This message explores the deep reassurance of covenant faith—that even when humanity falters, God remains faithful. Through Jesus Christ, God fulfills the promise of a new covenant, one marked by grace, forgiveness, and presence. Communion becomes not a transaction, but a vow of relationship, reminding us that we belong to God, and God belongs to us.

At the heart of this service is the Wesley Covenant Prayer, a prayer that can feel both beautiful and challenging. Its words ask for trust in seasons of abundance and emptiness, action and rest, praise and suffering. Yet this prayer is not a resolution to “do better,” but an invitation to remember and celebrate a relationship already sustained by God’s grace.

Whether you are new to faith or have been walking with Christ for many years, this sermon offers space to reflect, renew, and rest—listening again for God’s promise spoken over our lives: You are mine, and I am yours.

🌀 Reflection Questions:

  • As you read the Covenant Prayer slowly, what words or phrases stand out to you?
  • Which parts of the prayer feel easy to say—and which feel difficult? Why?
  • Looking at your whole life, what might God be asking you to stop, continue, or begin as part of this covenant relationship?

✨ Listen as we reflect on covenant, grace, and belonging—and as we renew our trust in the God who writes love on our hearts and walks with us through every season.

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