Faith and Perseverance

This Sunday October 27th the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, the Sermon title is Canyonlands and Arches – Faith and Perseverance. The scripture is James 1:2-4.

Gary Smith will be our guest preacher this Sunday.

I will be preaching a homecoming at Lewisburg 1st UMC

I know Gary will do a great job, as always.

We hope to see you at Worship.

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Hope

This Sunday October 20th, the Twentieth-second Sunday after Pentecost, the Sermon title is Faith in Action: Don’t Throw Away Your Saddle. The scripture is Luke 24:13-21.

The sermon will employ a theme of HOPE

It will use as themes, those expressed by the Randy Travis song, “Don’t Ever Sell Your Saddle,” and the poem by Glen Enloe with the same title (but different words).

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Agape Love

This Sunday October 13th, the Twentieth-first Sunday after Pentecost, the Sermon title is Faith in Action: The Power of Agape Love. The scripture is James 2:1-10; 14-17.

The sermon for this coming Sunday will be given by Baker Bachman.

Baker is a seminary student in Atlanta. The sermon is a requirement for his path to ordination.

I knew him as being involved at the Wesley Foundation; and I think highly of him.

Please give him a warm and loving welcome.

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Hapax Legomemon

Matthew 24:46-49

This Sunday October 6th, the sermon is about understanding the Bible, in spite of difficult passages that may be hard to understand.

Someone once said to Mark Twain that he was troubled about parts of the Bible that he didn’t understand.

Mark Twain replied that he wasn’t troubled by the parts that were hard to understand. Instead, it was the parts that he did understand that gave him the most trouble!

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Change

Psalm 46

This Sunday September 29th, Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Worship, the Sermon title is From Kitty Hawk to the Moon.

The theme is meeting change.

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Going home…?

This Sunday September 15th, the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Sermon title is Going home…?. The scripture is Mark Luke 4:14-16.

It relies on the title of Thomas Wolff’s book, “You Can’t Go Home Again.”

The scripture also includes the rest of Jesus’ going home to teach in the synagogue

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Theological Reflection on Big Toe

This Sunday September 8th, the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the Sermon title is Theological Reflection on Big Toe. The scripture is Luke 13:31-32.

The sermon for this coming Sunday is entitled, “Theological Reflection on Big Toe.”

It will stress the nature and importance of little things–as they relate to life and faith.

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Faded Love

Mark 7:1-7

On this coming Sunday, I will be preaching on the nature of worship.

The title is based on a humorous experiment that once happened in worship when I was singing and playing Blue Grass Gospel.

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Understanding

This coming Sunday, I will be preaching a sermon entitled, Mark Twain’s Biggest Fan. The scripture is John 6:60-66. The sermon, basically, will be about Biblical illiteracy and how Scripture is often used without understanding the meaning.

Sometimes, phrases are quoted as being from the Bible; but, they actually are not.

Thank you for your work and effort in presenting God’s Word.

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael

Open hearts. Open Minds. Open doors.