Sermons from September 2024
Grow Deeply
This week we begin a new sermon series called Wesleyan Rooted. We will take a look at the foundational beliefs that form us as Christians and United Methodists. Our first week is called Grow Deeply. It is all about love. Life in Christ, from a Wesleyan perspective, involves growth in grace and love. Our lives are rooted in God’s unbounded love and transformed by God’s…
The Neighbor
Who is our neighbor? The parable of the Good Samaritan reminds us that the outsider is our neighbor, perhaps even more a neighbor than the so called “insiders” across the street. Neighbors act with love and grace when it is least expected. Who are the neighbors in your life and how are you called to be a neighbor, inviting and welcoming in spite of perceived…
The Traveler
The traveler is always an outsider, visiting new places and adjusting to
customs and cultures outside their own experience. Jesus warns the
disciples that not everyone will welcome them on their journey. We too, will
suffer rejection on our journey as Jesus’ followers. Jesus wants us to make
the most of the places we are welcomed and not worry so much about the
places…