Today, we celebrate Epiphany Sunday.  Epiphany is the day Christians remember and celebrate the coming of the Magi to visit Jesus, bringing their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.   The word Epiphany means manifestation or appearance, and today we celebrate the recognition of the Magi that Jesus was, and is the Savior for all peoples.  In Read more

This Sunday, we will continue to celebrate the Glory of Christmas!  Instead of moving on quickly, we will allow the moment to settle into our souls.  We will revel in the Christmas story, and we will base our service around several dramatic readings from Max Lucado’s lovely Christmas devotional, It Began in a Manger. This Read more

Memories of Christmas Sermons Past Luke 2:1-20 This week, in our Christmas Eve Message, we celebrate the inbreaking of God into our troubled world, to live with us and to die for us.  On this glorious day, we simply allow the Word to speak, deeply into our hearts, as we celebrate the greatest gift that Read more

Are You Listening? Matthew 1:18-25 This week is the fourth Sunday of Advent, and the coming of our Lord is so close now we can feel it. We will hear a short message today about listening for God’s voice in our world today. It is abbreviated because most of our in person church service today Read more

Advent Week Three: The Second Word Matthew 11:2-11 This week, we light the pink Advent Candle as we celebrate Gaudete Sunday. If you have no idea what that word means, we will talk a little bit about that in our message, and we will also learn from the words of Christ what it means to Read more

Advent Week Two: The First Word Matthew 3:1-12 This week, John the Baptist makes his annual appearance in our Advent readings.  In our scripture from the Book of Matthew, we will hear again of the locust-and-honey-eating prophet living in the wilderness, preparing the world for the arrival of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.  Our Advent sermon Read more

Keep Awake! Matthew 24:36-44 As we move closer to the holy season of Advent, we take a little time this week to think about what it means to truly prepare ourselves… not to simply get ready to celebrate Jesus’s birth, but more importantly to “Keep Awake” for Christ’s return. In our scripture, Jesus gives us Read more

All Saints Day II Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Day. This special day is an opportunity for us to give thanks for all those who have come before us in the faith and to remember the lasting contributions that they have made in our lives, in our church, and in the Read more

Lives of Hope and Faith, Part Three:  The Tax Collector and the Pharisee Luke 19:9-14 In our scripture this week, we look at a tough lesson from Jesus Christ, our one true teacher.  Our Lord reminds us that when we take pride in our own righteousness, we inevitably looked down upon others; we puff ourselves Read more

This Sunday is Laity Sunday.  On this special day, throughout the United Methodist Church, we celebrate the vital role of lay people—the everyday people who live out their faith and serve in local churches and communities. On this day, we honor the faithfulness, leadership, and service of laypersons who help build and sustain the life Read more