Just a Little Bit Jesus tells three short parables about something little, and often hidden or overlooked, having an outsized impact. God’s work in our world often begins in small, unseen ways, but grows into life-changing encounters with divine love. Join us Sunday morning, July 30, at 10:00 (or any time after) for Pastor Clay’s sermon “Just a Little Bit.” …
Waiting (Not So) Patiently We often want to see immediate results, instant karma. But God works on a different time scale and discipleship in the Way of Jesus means learning patience and trust in God’s movement in the world. And we’re not usually very good at patience.Join us Sunday morning, July 23, at 10:00 (or any time after) for Pastor…
Slinging Gospel Seed The Parable of the Sower flies in the face of our normal mindset of scarcity. We’ve been taught to be careful with our resources, but some resources – God’s love especially – are meant to be used wastefully. Join us Sunday morning, July 16, at 10:00 or any time after, for Pastor Clay’s sermon “Slinging Gospel Seed.” …
What Am I Doing? Sometimes we want to ignore the reality of sin. It’s a word with a lot of baggage. But only in confronting the reality of sin in our own lives can we receive the Good News of forgiveness and redemption. Join us Sunday morning, July 9, at 10:00 (or any time after) for Pastor Clay’s sermon “What…
Likewise As we get ready to send our youth on their mission trip, we’ll re-examine the familiar story of the Good Samaritan – the same thematic scripture that was used at our Annual Conference worship services. Who are we in this story? Why is it such a compelling story and how might we let it guide our work in the…
Doing the Work Jesus gathers the 12 apostles, then sends them out with authority to heal and liberate. We, too, are sent out into the world, not to make our own lives easier, or exercise power over others, but to do the work that the Gospel compels us to do – to heal and to liberate our world. Join us…
Farewell and Vaya Con Dios! This Sunday we will celebrate our High School seniors, their accomplishments and their futures. Read Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 in preparation for Pastor Clay’s sermon Farewell and Vaya Con Dios! Join us live on Sunday, June 4 at 10:00 (or watch any time after). You can download the bulletin from the June 1 or June 4…
Cretans, Creeps, and Christians: How We Go into the World This Sunday is Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter season and celebrates the beginning of the Church. Pentecost is the celebration of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus, who were gathered together in…
What Are We Doing? How to Worship Faithfully Pastor Clay continues his Eastertide “how-to” series this Sunday with a sermon about worship. Read Acts 1:1-11 and Amos 5:21-24 in preparation for Sunday’s sermon, “What Are We Doing? How to Worship Faithfully.” Join us live on Sunday, May 21 at 9:00 (or watch any time after). You can download the bulletin from the May…
Simple Governance at LOUMC Our church leadership has been studying and considering the Simple Governance structure since 2016 when first introduced to the concept. We have interviewed the author of the book “Simple Governance”, met with several churches who have transitioned to single board structures and consulted our District Superintendent who recommends this change. And, lest we forget, Pastor Clay…
Extremely Religious? How to Talk About Jesus Pastor Clay continues his Easter Season “how-to” series this Sunday with a sermon on how to talk about Jesus. Read Acts 17:22-31 and John 14:15-21 in preparation for his sermon “Extremely Religious?: How to Talk About Jesus.” Join us live on Sunday, May 14 at 9:00 (or watch any time after). You can download the bulletin…
Easter 5Stones and Stones: How to Build Up the Church As we continue our Easter Season worship, Pastor Clay will begin a “how to” series for the church. This Sunday, he will talk about how to build up the church with Christ as our cornerstone. Read 1 Peter 2:2-10 and Acts 7:55-60 in preparation for his sermon “Stones and Stones: How to…
