A Moveable Feast This Sunday we welcome Pastor Clay to LOUMC in a big way! We are excited to show him all that we have to offer here at LOUMC! We will begin worship in the Fellowship Hall, at 9:30am, with music by the Praise Band and special music (by Camden Cook) followed by an interview of Pastor Clay. Then,…
The Right Person at the Right Time The Apostle Paul reminds the church in Corinth that God bestows gifts of all types to Christians. This Sunday, Bob Pearson will tell us of several of those persons who have used not only spiritual gifts of God (wisdom, prophesy, etc.) but also their physical gifts (learning, skills, and experience) to accomplish great…
Pastor Michelle continues her four week sermon series “Letters to the Church in Uncertain Times” with Week 2: “First Things First.” Read I Corinthians 1: 10-1 and consider the questions below in preparation for the message. Questions for Reflection (in this sermon and beyond) 1. What was the source of quarrelling in today’s text? What was really at stake? 2.…
At a time when many changes are happening in the United Methodist Church and the world, Pastor Michelle uses Paul’s letters to the church in Corinth as background for a four week sermon series, “Letters to the Church in Uncertain Times.” Week 1, “Get a Grip,” is based on 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9.
Pastor Michelle will finish her Transitions Sermon Series this Sunday with “It’s a (Scary) Wonderful New Life.” Read John 11: 1-6, 11-17 and 33-44 and consider the questions below in preparation for worship. Questions for Reflection According to William Bridges (Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes), the neutral zone is only meant to be temporary state. “It is, as they say, a…
The loss of a loved one is certainly one of the most life altering experiences each of us goes through. It puts us in a “neutral zone,” or place of uncertainty. Good ‘Death,’ Good Grief will touch on life, death and loss. You might like to read Acts 9: 10-19 and Psalm 107: 13-14 and consider the questions below in preparation for worship.…
Continuing her sermon series on Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes Pastor Michelle discusses the “inbetweenness” of transition and how it often takes an ending to make a new beginning. Read Acts 9: 1-19 (Paul’s Conversion on the Road to Damascus) and consider the questions below in preparation for the message. Questions for Reflection Disengagement. Dismantling. Disidentification. Disenchantment. Disorientation. These words connote aspects of…
They say, “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” How we deal with change makes all the difference! Pastor Michelle continues her Transitions Sermon Series: Make Sense of Life’s Changes here with her sermon When Something New Calls You… Read Luke 15: 11-24 and consider the questions below in preparation for the sermon. Questions for Reflection 1. From whence does your…
Transitions Sermon Series: Making Sense of Life’s Changes The Journey of a Thousand Miles In our lives we experience many changes, some more difficult or exciting than others. Join us as Pastor Michelle begins a new sermon series called Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes. Read Genesis 12: 1-9 and consider the questions below in preparation for Sunday’s sermon The Journey of a Thousand…
