Faith In Jesus On The Throne
September 8, 2024
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3, 12:1-3
We come to worship each Sunday in the midst of our own lives that find themselves in the context of a bigger world. We know that the world can throw us many curves, and sometimes our own trials seem even crazier than what’s happening in the world around us. In the midst of it all Jesus is the Christ of the universe. What does it mean to have faith in what God is up to? What does that mean for our daily lives? Hebrews 11:1-3 and 12:1-3 will help us to remember who is in control and how we surrender our lives to the Lord in the midst of it all. Faith in Jesus on the Throne.
A Dip In The Pool
September 1, 2024
Scripture: John 5:1-9
The unofficial end of summer, Labor Day weekend. This civic holiday is meant to help us celebrate the worker, and to give a day off as we do so. Each Sunday we are invited to take space and make room for Sabbath, a day to rest from our toil and trust in the Lord. This day we finish our series on the face to face encounters Jesus had with people in the book of John. We put our hearts before God and seek to learn about wholeness and Christ’s heart for us. John 5:1-9 will help us hear from the Lord.
Peter’s Back
August 25, 2024
Scripture: John 21:15-25
There are clues in the gospels of how far Peter’s fall from grace was. He had promised that we would stay with Jesus, even if that meant death. We see that Peter denies Jesus three times. We see in some accounts after Jesus’ death when it talks about those present it says, “the disciples and Peter.” Today as we consider Peter’s face to face encounter with Jesus in John 21:15-25, we see what the heart to heart conversation looks like that brings him back into the right relationship with his Savior.
Faith, Grace, and Service
August 18, 2024
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10
Twenty-two members of S1UMC and Salem Lutheran Church were part of a successful mission trip to Wyoming County, West Virginia in July. This week, we will have the opportunity to hear their stories. I appreciate the plaque over the main exit from S1UMC which reads, “You now enter the world of missions”. It reminds us that we don’t have to travel far to love and serve others. And we encounter Jesus by serving others. Jesus clearly tells us in Matthew 25: 34-40, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”