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How do you feel about yourself? Do you feel like you are God’s handiwork? Do you feel you have within yourself the ability to be heroic? Do you feel you could change the world? Or are you satisfied to just get by? Are you satisfied doing as little as you possibly can to justify your existence?
God created us for more than just getting by.
Have you ever been so tired you can't think straight? Our lives are hectic, to be sure. Our schedules are exhausting. No one’s life was any more hectic than Jesus’s. This Sunday, we will allow Jesus to show us the steps we need to take in caring for ourselves.
This Sunday, January 14, we will begin a two-part series titled “Listening With the Heart.” We will explore several questions over the next two Sundays:
These are just some of the questions we will answer as we reexamine Samuel’s call in 1 Samuel 3: 1-20. I invite you in preparation for this mini-series to reread this familiar text and intentionally listen for the voice of God.
You’ve studied, practiced, trained, or rehearsed for hours. You’ve done the best you can do under the circumstances, but there’s always somebody that does better—likely several somebodies. You didn’t get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. You didn’t even get honorable mention. But hey, here’s a participation trophy.
This week, there will be only one service at 10:00 A.M. as we celebrate Rally Day. The sermon title is: "Would You Like to See the Church?" Only Matthew records the story of Jesus's most poignant questions: "Who do people say that I am?" and "Who do you say that I am?" As we ponder these questions, we will look at what it means to be the church. A lunch will follow the worship celebration.
This week, we once again visit the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000. This is the only miracle that appears in all four Gospels. We will take a closer look at why it was so important to have the massive crowd sit, especially in groups of 50 and 100.
In the past several months, members of SUMC have gone on mission trips to Honduras and Red Bird and attended Creation Fest. This Sunday, hear tales of these experiences and other ministries as we share how we are Growing the Church Through Nurture, Outreach, and Witness.
This week we turn to our Old Testament lectionary text found in Genesis. We will revisit the ancient story of Esau and Jacob, a story of lies, deception, escape, and the threat of fratricide. We will discover how God works in the midst of such family dysfunction and how Jacob’s story is our story.
This Sunday, we will be dealing with a series of questions…
We will spend some time examining each question in relation to Paul’s letter to the Romans as Paul struggles with how he sees himself, as well as our Gospel reading from Matthew, where we find Jesus offering a comforting, but also challenging, invitation: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Anointing with oil will be offered at both services.
Language of some type is essential in communicating. Sometimes communication is difficult when we don't speak the same language. On Sunday, June 4, as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, we will learn God's language; a language that everyone can understand.
This Sunday we will also celebrate our graduates at both services, as well as offering a blessing upon our Red Bird Mission Team and the Honduras Mission team.
This Sunday, we will explore the importance of names. Our identity is found in our name. As we celebrate all women this Mother's Day, we look at the importance of the name "Mom." More importantly, we ask the imperative question, "What does the name Jesus mean to you?”
We celebrate Holy Eucharist at both the contemporary service and the traditional service.
Five of our young people will be confirmed at the 11:00 am traditional service.
Some think he is a prophet.
Some think he is demon-possessed.
Everyone has been talking about him.
What is he going to say this time?
Are you one who always follows the laws and rules? Is there ever a time to break the laws and rules in order to be Christ like? Come and hear what Jesus says about rules.
Have you ever found yourself moaning and groaning, grumbling and complaining, maybe even wondering when life throws you a curve ball… ‘Is God with me or not?’ If you have, you are not alone. Come this Sunday as we explore what it is we expect from God and what God has to say about those expectations.
