The Army of the Lamb
Text: Revelation 7:9-17 Today in worship, we confirm and welcome twelve new professing members of our congregation and of God’s church. They will stand before…
confirmation
The Lord’s Prayer: Thine is the Kingdom
Text: 1 Chronicles 29:1, 5b-6, 9-13; Luke 19:28-40 In our confirmation lessons this month, we are exploring the vows that these young folks will make…
UMC 101: The Local Church & Membership
Text: 2 Corinthians 3:12-13, 3:18-4:1, 5-6; Book of Discipline 201-204, 214-221 Over the last seven weeks, we have explored together some of the foundational beliefs…
You Have (Are) a Gift
Text: Romans 12:3-8 As we start off this morning, I want you to find a blank piece of paper… or if you are on Zoom…
Later this morning/This morning, I’m sharing these words with our Confirmation Class – 10 remarkable young men and women who have worked hard all year…
Confession of faith
I confess… Tonight our confirmation students were asked to state their faith. To imagine that they had been arrested for their faith and had to…
Reproducing in the Church #NaBloPoMo
I was sitting at a conference with some friends and the speaker kept lifting up the decline in membership of the United Methodist Church. One…
my very first confirmation class
Sunday morning our church witnessed seven young people profess their faith. They did so in song and in words and in jokes, in standing up…