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Part 7 - Growing Young sermon series This is the final segment in our Growing Young series. Today Pastor John shared with us a lot of data about the people who live within a mile and a half of the church. Do you know who your neighbors are? If we want to share the good news of Christ effectively we need to know. Original Full Worship Service August 23, 2026 Scripture John 9:1-7 My Neighbor reflection questions Do you know your neighbors? How well do you know them? What demog

Part 6 - Growing Young sermon series Loving our neighbor is an essential part of Christian Life. Jesus put it on equal footing with Loving God as the first and most important commandment. But what does it really mean to love our neighbor? What steps can we take, what missteps should we avoid? Original Full Worship Service August 16, 2026 Scripture Mark 12:28-34 Neighbor Reflection Questions Do you know the Great Commandment well enough to quote it? What would it look like

This week we are taking a look at our priorities, especially those involving the young people in our community.

Today's youth are desperate for authentic, honest relationships. Authenticity, Trust, and Acceptance can't just be words we say, but must become the very DNA of our church culture.

In this third installment of the Growing Young series, Pastor John looks at the essentials of what it means to be a Christian.

Part 2 in our Growing Young Sermon series is titled "Growing Up" and looks at the challenges of growing up today.

All churches, like people, grow old by default. Every day the church and the people who make up the church are another day older. Thriving churches, however, have the skills necessary to grow young at the same time. In part one we will look at Leading which includes young people in the ministry of our church.

This week Pastor John reflects on the 250th celebration of the Declaration of Independence in light of scripture and the United Methodist Church, and asks are all people endowed by their creator?

This year's Vacation Bible School (VBS) was a huge success with lots of kids spending the week learning about Jesus and God's love. To Celebrate Pastor John shared some pictures and themes from the week in worship on June 28th.

We look for God in the business and big events of our life, but real faith is found in the ordinary moments of life. That is where we find God.

The UWF invited Viki Carmichael a member of our church to share the message for this special Sunday. She spoke about the symbols of our country and our faith.

Good Lord, Have Mercy. What does it mean to be merciful? How did Jesus live out a life based on mercy and love? These questions were a big part of Jesus ministry. Today we will look at three short stories in Matthew which exemplify mercy.

Trinity Sunday is celebration of the mystery of God. While we often yearn for clarity, facts and figures, there is an essential part of Faith that must be based on mystery, otherwise faith loses it's meaning.

Today's message is a celebration of that Spirit which guides, nurtures, and sustains each of us.

What if Paul wrote a letter to us, to the Sellersburgians? That is the inspiration for Pastor John's message this week.

Today's sermon looks at Paul's time in Rome and the letter he wrote to them long before his arrival.

Week 4 - Sermon Series "Footsteps of Paul" This is the fourth sermon in the current series "Footsteps of Paul" based on Pastor John's recent trip to Greece and Rome. After a month or two traveling around Greece, Paul spent more than a year in Corinth. This week we take a look at Paul's work with the Corinthians and how their problems echo still today. Original Full Worship Service May 3, 2026 Scripture 1 Corinthians 1:10-19 Corinthians Reflection Questions Why do you think Pa

This is the third sermon in the current series "Footsteps of Paul" based on Pastor John's recent trip to Greece and Rome. This week the focus is on Paul's visit to Athens.

This week the focus is on the city of Thessaloniki, Paul's actions while there, and the fist letter he wrote to them later in the New Testament book we call 1 Thessalonians.

This week the focus is on the city of Philippi and Paul's actions while there, and the letter he wrote to them later in the New Testament book we call Philippians.