UMC 101: We are ALL Ministers
Text: Ephesians 4:4-16, Book of Discipline P126-139 Last week, I offered a very brief summary of scripture: God forgives us. God loves us. God has…
Ephesians
A Resilient Foundation
Text: Matthew 7:24-25; Ephesians 3:14-19 Who holds you up? What keeps you from toppling? In the midst of storms and fire and viruses and racism…
An Altogether Peace
Text: Ephesians 4: 1-4, 21-32 Often when I’m writing a sermon there is an audience in mind. I ask God what it is that we,…
Imagine the Abundance
Text: Ephesians 3:14-21, Matthew 14:3-21 Friends… do you know how much potential you have? I’m not talking about the potential for worldly success… although you…
Bible 101: Unraveling the Mystery
Text: Ephesians 3:1-12 and Matthew 2:1-6 A group of astrologers looked up into the night sky and saw something that caught their eye. A new…
What’s Mine is Yours
Later this morning, our church will welcome nine new members. These young people have been working hard all year long to learn more about the…
God Moves In
“Before the creation of the world,” Ephesians tells us, God had a plan. Before you made plans to join us here in worship at Immanuel….
Dear Church, Love God
Dear Church, I’m not often in the habit of writing letters. My apostle, Paul, loved to write letters and you have quite a few of…