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Jesus calls us to shine like a city on a hill, or a lamp across a room. We emit God's light and love when we share God's love boldly in real and practical ways.

Part 2 - New Year's Resolutions In our continuing sermon series based on New Year's Resolution this week we look at Engaging the Mission. Knowing the mission of the church is step one, but that isn't enough, we must also engage in the work required to bring the mission to life. Original Full Worship Service January 18, 2026 Scripture Matthew 4:18-20 Engage in Discipleship Reflection Questions Do you pray on a regular basis? What do you pray about? How would you describe your

Part 1 - New Year's Resolutions January is a traditional time to look back at the past year and set goals for the year to come.  We are going to take the first 6 weeks of the new year to refocus on our mission, vision and purpose as Christians and United Methodists. We begin by Embracing the Mission statement of the United Methodist Church to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Original Full Worship Service January 11, 2026 Scripture Matthew 2

Christmas Day has passed, but Christmas is still here. The Light is still coming,

Christmas is Coming up fast, but there is still time to slow things down a little and be intentional bout preparing our hearts for Christmas.

Christmas is coming fast, but if we are intentional Joy will come with Christmas.

Christmas is coming up fast. Before you know it we will be ringing in the New Year. Hopefully this year we can slow things down a little and be intentional about preparing for and celebrating Christmas.

Christmas is coming up fast. Before you know it we will be ringing in the New Year. Maybe this year we can slow things down a little and be intentional about preparing for and celebrating Christmas.

The Shepherd Journey The 4th installment of our Faith Journeys series looks at the parable of the lost sheep. A shepherd who has 100 sheep has discovered that one is missing. What he does next is a lesson to us all no matter where we are in our own faith journeys. In our sermon series this month called “Faith Journeys,” we are drilling down and discovering what it means to be a disciple in Christ’s eyes. Using 5 journeys in the Gospel stories, 2 based on actual journeys and 3

A man journeyed from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was robbed and left for dead. What happened next changed everything.

2 disciples were walking down the road toward Emmaus when a stranger joined them. The result was that there eyes were open to see the resurrected Christ.

Our first journey in the Faith Journeys series is based on the parable of the prodigal (wasteful) son.

Pastor Gary Scharr shares a special message about making faith real based on the story of the 10 leppers who were healed by Jesus.

In a world that seems increasingly divided, how can we help make the world whole?

Part 4 of the four part series, The Footsteps of Wesley, focuses on London where John Wesley lived and made his homebase when not traveling around the country.

Part 3 of the four part series, The Footsteps of Wesley, focuses on Bristol where John Wesley first preached outdoors and erected the first Methodist Meeting House. Next to London, Wesley spent more time in Bristol than anywhere else.

In Part 2 of The Footsteps of Wesley sermon series pastor John travels to Oxford where John Wesley went to college and later taught.

Part 1 of this four part sermon series The Footsteps of Wesley focuses on the small village of Epworth where John Wesley was born and raised.