Rev. Jerry Herships is the founder, Chief Love Monger and Lead Spiritual Entrepreneur of AfterHours Denver. He was ordained by the United Methodist Church in 2009. A former bartender, he was out of the church for over a decade before wandering back. He is a certified sommelier. He has been a mall Santa. Words From Jerry Wow! It’s been a wild ride. We started three years ago with me going down Read More
Scripture: I John 4:11-12 11Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. What are we called to do? (not save…but love). My work with the homeless has forced me to look at the work we are doing and what differences we are making in the world. It has forced me to be Read More
How to Stop Worshipping Christ and Start Following Jesus Scripture: Matthew 16:18 “and I tell you…I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” Matthew 28:20 “…and remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” We are doing something that so many of us have put our life blood into. For others of us, it is the kind of church that some say they Read More
Scripture: Mark 8:27-30 27Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.” 30And he sternly ordered Read More
Scripture: II Timothy 3:15-17 15and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. One of the hardest things Read More
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4–9 4Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. 5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. 6Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. 7Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. 8Bind them as a sign Read More