Blog - June 2015

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September 19 Huddle Guide Sunday, September 19, 2021
Destroying Intimacy Use this Huddle Guide to have deeper conversations with your family, friends, or small group around the message from worship on Sunday. Each Huddle Guide has suggested scr...
Week 3 | Unshallow Conversation Starters Thursday, September 16, 2021
How to use this… Read through these Unshallow Conversation Starters around the dinner table or any designated meeting time with family and friends. It’s simple! Ask a question to star...
September 12 Huddle Guide Sunday, September 12, 2021
Developing Intimacy Use this Huddle Guide to have deeper conversations with your family, friends, or small group around the message from worship on Sunday. Each Huddle Guide has suggested scr...
Week 2 | Unshallow Conversation Starters Thursday, September 9, 2021
How to use this… Read through these Unshallow Conversation Starters around the dinner table or any designated meeting time with family and friends. It’s simple! Ask a question to star...
September 5 Huddle Guide Sunday, September 5, 2021
Why Vulnerability? Use this Huddle Guide to have deeper conversations with your family, friends, or small group around the message from worship on Sunday. Each Huddle Guide has suggested scri...
Hurricane Ida Relief Thursday, September 2, 2021
Friends in Christ, I hope that you and all your friends and family on the Gulf Coast were safe and secure as Hurricane Ida passed through, leaving destructive flooding and wind damage in its wake....
Week 1 | Unshallow Conversation Starters Thursday, September 2, 2021
How to use this… Read through these Unshallow Conversation Starters around the dinner table or any designated meeting time with family and friends. It’s simple! Ask a question to star...
Try Vulnerability Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Alyssa Robinson shares why she struggles with vulnerability. I don’t understand vulnerability. There. I said it. I’ve seen all of Brene Brown’s Netflix specials, watched a few...
Jesus as Lord Monday, August 30, 2021
Rev. Karen Chraska shares what it means to her when she says, "Jesus is Lord." In G.F. Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” my favorite and the most thrilling part from the ...
August 29 Huddle Guide Sunday, August 29, 2021
Jesus as Lord Use this Huddle Guide to have deeper conversations with your family, friends, or small group around the message from worship on Sunday. Each Huddle Guide has suggested scripture...
Jesus as Prophet Sunday, August 22, 2021
Rev. Bill Mauldin shares why he loves exploring who Jesus was as a prophet: I have always liked a little bit of danger; I think it adds a little spice to life. As a teen I really enjoyed...
August 22 Huddle Guide Sunday, August 22, 2021
Jesus as Prophet Use this Huddle Guide to have deeper conversations with your family, friends, or small group around the message from worship on Sunday. Each Huddle Guide has suggested script...
Jesus as Teacher Monday, August 16, 2021
Rev. Doug Meyer shares the qualities of a good teacher and how Jesus exemplified the role of teacher. For me there are few things more fun than a class with an animated engaging teacher: one w...
August 15 Huddle Guide Sunday, August 15, 2021
Jesus as Teacher Use this Huddle Guide to have deeper conversations with your family, friends, or small group around the message from worship on Sunday. Each Huddle Guide has suggested script...
Jesus as Friend Monday, August 9, 2021
Rev. Daniel Humbert shares his understanding of who Jesus is as a man, focusing on his role as a friend: I have been tremendously fortunate to have had many close friends throughout ...

Friday, June 19, 2015

Prayer for Emanuel AME

Please join me in praying for those affected by the shooting and deaths at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Below is a collective prayer forwarded from our Bishop, Michael McKee. Eternal God, The senseless act in Charleston breaks our hearts, and we acknowledge that your heart was the first to break. Pour your love and peace into the brokenness of all our lives. Wrap your arms of everlasting love around those who are deeply hurting. Teach us how to be... Read More

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News

Monday, June 15, 2015

Finding God in Appalachia

Bruce Wills had never been on a mission trip before. His experience with the youth mission trip over Spring Break changed both his life and his relationship with his son. Bruce was introduced to the church late, so Braeden, now a high school freshman, came to church late. And his son was struggling with it and not too excited to go to Appalachia to work on people’s homes over his spring break. “Think about the bigger picture,” Bruce told him. “We’re going to go help others. It’s... Read More

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Story

Friday, June 5, 2015

Climbing Everest

"So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days. There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah." I Kings 17:15-16 (NLT) This week we begin our new worship series, EVEREST: Conquering Challenges with God's Mighty Power. Sometimes our lives present challenges that we feel are very much as big as Everest! This three week series will help lead us... Read More

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Pastor Note

Monday, June 1, 2015

Forever Young, Forever Serving

For many years, Joe and Vicki Culwell have taken their RV and their friends to Gore, Oklahoma, to volunteer at the United Methodist Boys Ranch there. This year, the trip was an official ministry of Forever Young, our group of vintage adults. They left on Mother’s Day for a full week of working at the Boys Ranch. “Positively, it was a chance to see the good work and positive influence,” said Larry Deering, one of the men on the trip. “They are affecting lives, possibly... Read More

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