We Make the Road By Walking: A Narrative that Never Gets Old Welcome to Online Worship You can keep this order of worship open in another tab on your computer or print a copy to follow along. A Palm Sunday Call to Worship Bob Pearson This is the day that the Lord has made: let us rejoice and be glad in…
Pastor Michelle continues her Lenten Sermon Series, The Contemporary Monastic with Week Five, ” Worship: Responding to Divine Initiative and Entering with Holy Expectancy.” If you subscribe to our QuickNews, you received a special Sunday Worship QuickNews on Sunday morning that included the order of worship. You can print it or keep it on another tab on your computer to follow along during the service! A variety of…
Rev. Arleon Kelley continues our Lenten Sermon Series, The Contemporary Monastic. Read Mark 6: 30-32, and Genesis 1:31-1:3 in preparation for the sermon Rest (Holy Leisure): Recipe for the Good Life.
For this week’s online-only worship, Pastor Michelle continued her lenten series “The Contemporary Monastic” with Work Read Genesis 1: 1-31 (the first creation story) and consider the questions below as you hear the message. Questions for Reflection: 1. What was the best job/task you ever had and what made it so? What makes work meaningful? Describe your philosophy or work…
Pastor Michelle continues her sermon series called “The Contemporary Monastic” here with another discipline for Lent in “Week 2 – Humility: An Unpopular or Suspect Virtue.” Read John 13: 1-17 & Selections from Philippians 2 and consider the questions below in preparation for the message. Questions for This sermon (and beyond) 1. What are the greatest gifts in practicing humility?…
Among all the liturgical seasons, Lent has great meaning for many of the faith. The minor keys transport us to a quiet place – a liminal space, yet safe. The spartan altar with simple jute burlap and understated accoutrements bring calm to much too cluttered lives. And the resounding call to introspection and contrition is palpable as we vow death…
A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Nancy Weygint On February 23, we heard about another letter to the church; a special letter to LOUMC from Nancy Weygint. Nancy passed away on January 4, 2019 leaving a very generous bequest to the church. We celebrated her life and legacy this Sunday and the Bequest Team shared with us the…
“So neither the one who plants nor who waters is anything, but only God who makes things grow. The one who plants and who waters have one purpose For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.” ~I Corinthians 3: 7-9 NIV Pastor Michelle continues her four week sermon series “Letters to the Church in Uncertain…
This Sunday we were inspired by the thoughts of our youth as they led our worship and shared their thoughts and their faith! Have you asked yourself recently what responsibilities come along with belonging? When you belong to a covenant group, what are your responsibilities? When you belong to Facebook or Instagram, what are your responsibilities? What about belonging to…
Pastor Michelle continues her four week sermon series Letters to the Church in Uncertain Times in this video with Week 3: “The Right Stuff.” As the world may consider the church and its message foolish and anemic, Paul reminds us “God chose what was weak in this world to cofound the strong.” When we consider our own call, do we…
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.
