God manifests His concern for all the universe. He invites us, as His people, to gather the world’s needs into our hearts and to act in His name. Rev. Judy Boroto's sermon today is "What in Heaven & Earth are We Talking About" with scripture from Psalm 8:1-9, Genesis 1:1-2:4, and Matthew 28:16-20.
Today is Pentecost Sunday, when we remember the day the disciples received the Holy Spirit in a special way. For Christians, Pentecost completes the celebration and work of the church begun on Easter Day.
Jesus speaks about gathering all things together, of unity and reconciliation, of love and sharing, of filling all things with Himself. He invites us into a conversation, not a conquest, into dialogue, not dominion, into the power of love, not the love of power.
Today is Mother's Day. As a mother gives life and nourishment to her children, so does God watch over His Church. Wherever His image is still disfigured by poverty, sickness, selfishness, war and greed, we pray that the new creation in Jesus Christ may appear in justice, love, and peace.
In His ministry, Jesus pulled together a weird and unlikely combination of disciples. We praise God for the diversity of or global as well as our church community. We also are grateful that amid our differences, He is that constant, ever-present Spirit.
We conclude our three week worship series in which we we will be reflecting on the three key themes of the new vision of The United Methodist Church: Loving Boldly, Serving Joyfully, Leading Courageously. When we "lead courageously", we follow Jesus’ example by resisting and dismantling all systems of evil, injustice, and oppression, striving for peace, justice and reconciliation.
We continue our three week worship series in which we we will be reflecting on the three key themes of the new vision of The United Methodist Church: Loving Boldly, Serving Joyfully, Leading Courageously. We Serve Joyfully with a Christ-like heart, journeying alongside the most vulnerable, offering care and compassion with joy.
We begin a three week worship series in which we we will be reflecting on the three key themes of the new vision of The United Methodist Church: Loving Boldly, Serving Joyfully, Leading Courageously. Loving Boldly means to passionately love God and, like Jesus, embrace and include people of every age, nation, race, gender and walk of life.
On this Easter morning, we proclaim that God brings life out of death and hope out of despair. Hope is alive, love has triumphed, and joy cannot be contained. The Resurrection is not only something we celebrate – it is a promise we are invited to trust with our lives. Our God of New Beginnings rolls away more than stones. He rolls away despair and doubt, fear and failure.
Today is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent, our 40 day journey of preparation for Easter. It is also Palm Sunday, when we remember Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem. Jesus rides into our lives not with force, but with invitation – calling us to follow, to risk, and to trust. We don't always understand where the road leads. Our tendency, like the Jerusalem crowds, is to profess our faith in moments of enthusiasm and deny our faith in moments of stress. We sing and praise God, happy of heart and strong of spirit, when we are among others who praise Him too. But in times of stress, we seek scapegoats to be targets for our anger. We betray those we love and who have loved us, and we turn against God as well. But His compassion is without bounds, and He forgives us again and again.