United Methodist Chucks

We continue our series called “Stories of Faith.” Each week we turn to a different gospel account of faith. Our message today is “Power of Faith.” Today we look at Matthew's Gospel and the power our faith can have. Let us continue to grow and continue to share our stories of faith. Our scripture readings come from Psalm 40:5-10; Hebrews 12:1-2; and Matthew 9:1-7, 18-31.

We continue our series called “Stories of Faith.” Each week we turn to a different gospel account of faith. Our message today is “Trusting.” Today we look at the story of a centurion's faith from Luke's Gospel. Let us continue to grow and continue to share our stories of faith. Our scripture readings come from Jeremiah 17:5-8; 1 Peter 1:3-9; and Luke 7:1-10.

We start our series called “Stories of Faith.” Each week we turn to a different gospel account of faith. Our message today is “To Believe.” Today we look at the humorous story of how Nathanael came to believe. Let us continue to grow and continue to share our stories of faith. Our scripture readings come from Proverbs 3:1-8; 2 Corinthians 4:13-18; and John 1:43-51.

We continue our series called “The Trinity.” We will look at the three persons of the Trinity as we explore how we see God. Our message today is “Christ the Son.” Today we reflect on the way we see God as a friend and confidant. Let us celebrate the hope of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as we explore the Trinity. Our scripture readings come from Acts 20:18-28; Galatians 4:1-7; and Matthew 11:25-30. I am on vacation next Sunday, so there will be no recording for that day.

We continue our series called “The Trinity.” We will look at the three persons of the Trinity as we explore how we see God. Our message today is “Heavenly Father.” Today we reflect on the way we see God as a loving and caring parent. Let us celebrate the hope of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as we explore the Trinity. Our scripture readings come from Isaiah 43:1-7; 1 John 2:28-3:3; and Matthew 5:43-48.

We finish our series called “Salvation Revealed.” We will spend the Easter season looking at how we live our lives in Christ. Our message today is “The Work.” Today we reflect on the work that we do to reflect the faith that we have and to show we have accepted salvation. May we always see salvation revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Our scripture readings come from Acts 16:16-34; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26. There will be no new sermon audio next week as I will be away.

We continue our series called “Salvation Revealed.” We will spend the Easter season looking at how we live our lives in Christ. Our message today is “Water & the Spirit.” Today we reflect on the physical and spiritual needs we have and the symbolism of both water and Spirit. May we always see salvation revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Our scripture readings come from Acts 16:9-15; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29.

We continue our series called “Salvation Revealed.” We will spend the Easter season looking at how we live our lives in Christ. Our message today is “Something New.” Today we reflect on how we change due to living a life in Christ. May we always see salvation revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Our scripture readings come from Acts 11:1-18; Revelation 21:1-6; and John 13:31-35.

We continue our series called “Salvation Revealed.” We will spend the Easter season looking at how we live our lives in Christ. Our message today is “Shepherd & Lamb.” Today we reflect on Jesus as both a faithful shepherd and his role as the lamb. May we always see salvation revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Our scripture readings come from Acts 9:36-43; Revelation 7:9-17; and John 10:22-30.

We start a new series called “Salvation Revealed.” We will spend the Easter season looking at how we live our lives in Christ. Our message today is "With Love." Today we reflect on Jesus asking Peter about his love and how we begin everything with love. May we always see salvation revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Our scripture readings come from Acts 9:1-6; Revelation 5:11-14; and John 21:1-19.

We have a two part series called “Duality.” We will look at the duality of Tragedy and Triumph between Palm Sunday and Easter. Our Easter message today is “Triumph.” We reflect on the way that Easter is a symbol of hope and overcoming adversity. When we look between the good and the bad, the celebration and the sorrow, there we will find Christ. Our scripture readings come from Acts 10:34-43; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; John 20:1-18.

We have a two part series called “Duality.” We will look at the duality of Tragedy and Triumph between Palm Sunday and Easter. Our message today is “Tragedy.” We reflect on the way that tragedy can overshadow all joy because of fear and sorrow. When we look between the good and the bad, the celebration and the sorrow, there we will find Christ. Our scripture readings come from Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; and Luke 23:33-56a.

We finish our Lenten series today called “Looking to Lent.” Each message will cover another difficulty that we face in life. Our message today is “Facing Expectations.” We reflect on the ways that our expectations of others and God can distort how we we act. Let us look for hope as we are looking to Lent. Our scripture readings come from Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; and John 12:1-8

We continue our Lenten series today called “Looking to Lent.” Each message will cover another difficulty that we face in life. Our message today is “Facing Indignation.” We reflect on the ways that we can cut ourselves off from love because of our anger at others. Let us look for hope as we are looking to Lent. Our scripture readings come from Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; and Luke 15:1-3,11b-32.

We continue our Lenten series today called “Looking to Lent.” Each message will cover another difficulty that we face in life. Our message today is “Facing Presumptions.” We reflect on the ways that we overcome the presumptions we make about ourselves, others, and God. Let us look for hope as we are looking to Lent. Our scripture readings come from Isaiah 55:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; and Luke 13:1-9.

We continue our Lenten series today called “Looking to Lent.” Each message will cover another difficulty that we face in life. Our message today is “Facing Adversity.” We reflect on the ways that we overcome the adversities that we face in life. Let us look for hope as we are looking to Lent. Our scripture readings come from Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; and Luke 13:31-35.

We continue our Lenten series today called “Looking to Lent.” Each message will cover another difficulty that we face in life. Our message today is “Facing Temptation.” We reflect on the example we are given with Christ being tempted in the wilderness. Let us look for hope as we are looking to Lent. Our scripture readings come from Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; and Luke 4:1-13.

We start our Lenten series today called "Looking to Lent." Each message will cover another difficulty that we face in life. Our message for Ash Wednesday is "Facing Doubt." We reflect on the doubts that we have and the struggles we face. Let us look for hope as we are looking to Lent. Our scripture readings come from Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; and Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21.

We finish our series called “Transformed.” Each week we took a look at another Biblical figure that had their life transformed. Today’s message is “Jesus.” This Sunday we explore Jesus and the transformation we see in the Transfiguration. The love of Christ leads us all to be transformed. Our scripture readings come from Psalm 99, 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, and Luke 9:28-36.

We continue a series called “Transformed.” Each week we take a look at another Biblical figure that had their life transformed. Today’s message is “Elijah.” This Sunday we explore Elijah and the transformation he finds along his prophetic journey. The love of Christ leads us all to be transformed. Our scripture readings come from 1 Kings 19:11-14; 2 Kings 2:1-14; and Luke 1:13-17.