White Plains UMC Sermons: Recent Episodes
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Enjoy podcasts of the weekly Sunday morning sermon(s) from White Plains United Methodist Church, located in Cary, North Carolina (USA).
Sunday, July 30. Traditions online worship service.
"In the bulb there is a flower; in the seed an apple tree; in cocoons, a hidden promise: butterflies will soon be free! In the cold and snow of winter there's a spring that waits to be unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see." -Natalie Sleeth, 1985
Though we often sing the "Hymn of Promise" at funerals and memorial services, it's an appropriate song for any time we are pondering the mysteries of life. Join us this Sunday, July 30th as we consider the teaching and hope found in this beautiful hymn.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
John 11:17-27,12:24
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Sunday, July 23. Traditions online worship service.
Our highlighted hymn this Sunday is "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" one of the best-known hymns in English language. Written by Henry Van Dyke in 1907, this joyful ode is sung to an adaptation of Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770-1827) of the melody from the final movement of his Ninth Symphony. Join us in worship in-person or online as we sing and live into these words:
"Mortals join the mighty chorus
which the morning stars began,
love divine is reigning o'er us,
binding all within its span.
Ever singing, march we onward,
victors in the midst of strife;
joyful music leads us sunward,
in the triumph song of life."
Psalm 98:1-9
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Sunday, July 16. Traditions online worship service.
Our favorite hymn to be highlighted in worship this week is "This is My Father's World" written by Maltbie Babcock in 1901. Referencing multiple psalms and the work of all creation in praising the Creator God, this hymn calls us to "listen" to God's handiwork with auditory images like: "listening ears", "nature sings", "birds their carols raise", "rustling grass". How is God speaking to you this week in the music of creation?
Nehemiah 9:6
Psalm 24:1-2
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Sunday, July 9. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, July 9, we continue in our worship and sermon series, "This is my song, too" based on some of our congregation's favorite hymns and worship songs. We focus on "Lord, I Lift your Name on High" from The Faith We Sing hymnal, written in 1989 by Rick Founds. During the 7 years between 1995-2002, this song remained the number-one song sung in American churches. Join us as we lift God's name together in worship in person or online!
Psalm 148:1-14
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
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Sunday, July 2. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday we continue our series on our favorite hymns and songs. Some songs come as a flash of inspiration from a single author while others take shape over a period of years with additions from multiple lyricists and composers. Today's hymn is known by several names but in our Hymnal it is known simply by its first line: "This is my Song." The history of this beautiful prayer of peace is a recipe that blends disparate ingredients into a finished work. Join us in person or online as we offer ourselves and our songs to God.
Revelation 22:1-17
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Sunday, June 25. Traditions online worship service.
What does it look like to ‘bless someone, with all that is within you?’ The Psalmist sings: ‘Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!’ (Psalm 103:1). We'll be exploring this beautiful Psalm this week in worship along with one of our favorite worship songs it inspired, '10,000 Reasons' by Matt Redman. Join us in person or online for worship this Sunday, June 25!
Psalm 103:1-18
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Sunday, June 18. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, June 18th, we continue in our series “This is My Song, Too” as we consider some of our favorite hymns and songs of faith as a congregation. There’s no tragic or dramatic story behind the hymn Great is Thy Faithfulness. It’s just the fruit of a faithful man with a simple faith in a faithful God. Join us in worship online or in person to learn more!
Lamentations 3:22-24
James 1:17-18
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Sunday, June 11. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, June 11, we focus on another one of our favorite worship songs as a congregation: "Heart of Worship", written by Matt Redman in 1998.
Every now and then, we need a basic reminder of why and how we worship God and this song reminds us that worship isn't about us, it's about God. Our worship is always a response to God’s initiative and grace. And as Christians, we understand that in worship we are responding to what God has done for us through Jesus Christ. Whether we are singing songs of praise, offering prayers, giving of our tithes and gifts, hearing the Word proclaimed, or coming to the Lord’s table we do so as a grateful response to God’s all-embracing love and grace.
1 Chronicles 16:23-36
Luke 4:5-8
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Sunday, June 4. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday we begin a new Sermon series based on the favorite hymns and worship songs of our congregation – This is My Song, Too! You may remember we featured some of your favorites last Summer and that series was so popular we are dhoing several more of your selections. We begin with “Because He Lives”, Jesus is the foundation for all that we are as believers and as a church. It is because of Jesus that we face today and tomorrow without fear. Come join us in person or online as we lift our voices in praise and thanksgiving to God.
John 14:18-21
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Pentecost Sunday, May 28. Traditions online worship service.
“And all the believers were together in one place…” It’s Pentecost Sunday here at White Plains UMC. Join us as we celebrate in combined worship as Una Iglesia – one church. Pastor Edith brings a powerful message today on the gift of the Holy Spirit to the church and we look back at the month of service we call Church on the Street. We’re glad you’re here with us as we lift our voices in praise together.
Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 29:7
Matthew 3:11
John 13:34
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Graduate Sunday, May 21. Traditions online worship service.
Today we celebrate our graduating seniors as they get ready to cross the bridge to life after high school. Hear from them and our Pastor of youth ministries Jason Darden on what it means to be ready for the future.
1 Timothy 4:4-16
Acts 1:1-9
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Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 14. Traditions online worship service.
Have you ever seen the Holy Spirit? The Bible describes the Holy Spirit as a dove, tongues of flame or a fierce wind, breath, or a freely blowing breeze. But, all of these images are just descriptions of the experience of the Holy Spirit. We don’t know what the Spirit looks like. Except…except that in our Gospel lesson this Sunday, May 14th, from John 14: 15-21 we get two helpful clues, that together, offer us a pretty good picture of just what the Holy Spirit looks like. Join us in worship as we follow these clues together!
Acts 17:22-28
John 14:15-21
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Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 7. Traditions online worship service.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled,” Jesus said (John 14:1). Most often, we hear this gospel lesson for the 5th Sunday of Easter in the context of funerals. This reading (John 14:1-14) takes us back to holy week and that Thursday night, when Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, gives them a new commandment to love one another, and shares with them the last supper all before his arrest, trial, and crucifixion. Of course, the disciples’ hearts were troubled! Everything was changing and they were sad and confused and full of questions. Our hearts are troubled, too, with lots of reasons why. Join us in worship this week, Sunday, May 7th as we consider Jesus’ response to our troubled hearts.
Psalm 31
John 14:1-14
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Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 30. Traditions online worship service.
The fourth Sunday in Easter is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday and so we take our text from the 23rd Psalm and the Gospel of John chapter 10, verses 1-10. Join us in person or online as we worship the risen Christ who leads us into abundant life.
Psalm 23
John 10:1-10
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Third Sunday of Easter, April 23. Traditions online worship service.
We continue our celebration of the Great 50 days of Easter this Sunday, April 23rd as we consider the story of the two disciples walking to the village called Emmaus and their encounter with the risen Jesus. With them, we ask: “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road?” Luke 24:32
Psalm 116
Luke 24:13-35
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Second Sunday of Easter, April 16. Traditions online worship service.
On the evening of the first Easter, when Jesus appeared to the disciples who were behind locked doors, the first thing Jesus said to them was “Peace be with you” (John 20:19). Join us this Sunday as we consider the significance of this greeting and what it would mean for us to use our words, our life-breath, to bless others with peace.
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-23
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Easter Sunday, April 9. Traditions online worship service.
Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my brothers that I am going into Galilee. They will see me there.” (Matthew 28:10)
Join us on this Resurrection of the Lord Sunday as we, like Mary Magdalene, the other Mary, and the disciples experience Jesus going ahead of us. We celebrate today not only Jesus’ resurrection and the promise of abundant and eternal life but also what Jesus wants to do for us right here and now. We have a Savior who is always ahead of us—waiting to meet us wherever we go and in whatever we encounter.
Matthew 28:1-10
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Palm Sunday, April 2. Traditions online worship service.
We enter into Holy Week on this Sunday, April 2, waving palm branches and singing “Hosanna” (which means “Save us, Now!”) But what are we saved from? And what are we saved for? Join us as we worship today and ask these important questions.
Psalm 11:14-29
Matthew 21:1-11
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Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 26. Traditions online worship service.
This 5th Sunday in Lent, we welcome our Capital District Superintendent, The Reverend Chris L. Brady, with us as our preacher. We’re glad you’re worshiping with us as we hear of new life in the valley of dry bones.
Ezekiel 37:1-14
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Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 19. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, on the 4th Sunday in the Season of Lent, we continue our journey with Jesus through his encounters with individuals in the Gospel of John. This week we consider Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan Woman from John 4. This is the longest conversation Jesus has with anyone in the Gospels!
Psalm 23
John 4:1-42
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Third Sunday of Lent, March 12. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, the 3rd Sunday in Lent, we continue walking through the Gospel of John. In chapter 9 we hear the story of Jesus restoring the sight of one born blind. Join us in worship to hear Jesus, the light of the world, say “here’s mud in your eye!”
John 9:1-41
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Second Sunday of Lent, March 5. Traditions online worship service.
Join us in worship in person or online this Sunday, March 5, the 2nd Sunday in Lent, as we consider Jesus’ invitation to Nicodemus to move from uncertainty to curiosity so that we may experience more of the fullness of life.
John 3:1-17
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First Sunday of Lent, February 26. Traditions online worship service.
This week we begin our journey into the Season of Lent, as we seek to experience the companionship of Jesus with us as we tend to our own 40 days set apart in preparation for the feast of Easter. We follow Jesus in this season on the way toward the cross in order to make ourselves ready for the way of the Lord in the places we are called to be and serve.
We read this Sunday, of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness from the gospel of Matthew 4. Throughout scripture, both the wilderness and the number 40 represents a place and time of preparation, a season of waiting for God’s next move, of learning to trust in God’s mercy and presence. For forty days and nights, Jesus remains in the wilderness, getting ready for what comes next.
Matthew 4:1-11
Psalm 119:103-105
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Sunday, February 19. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday we celebrate Transfiguration Sunday. This is the last Sunday before the Season of Lent begins as we recall Christ’s transfiguration on the mountain with Elijah and Moses. Our Duke Divinity School Intern, Jonathan Avendano, will be preaching!
Exodus 24:12-18
Mark 9:1-10
Galatians 3:27-28
Sunday, February 12. Traditions online worship service.
Our scripture on this sixth Sunday after Epiphany comes from the Sermon on the Mount. Join us in person or online as we hear these timeless teachings of Jesus and gather at the Lord’s table for Holy Communion. This week is also scouting recognition Sunday where we give thanks for the rich history and present impact of the scouting ministry here at White Plains UMC.
Matthew 5:21-37
Sunday, February 5. Joint Interfaith Service with Temple Beth Or.
Join us today for a special interfaith service led by Pastor Kelly Lyn Logue and Lexie Nuell, who serves at Temple Beth Or as Zemer (song leader) and Director of Music and Community. Our shared scriptures and heritage have much to teach – we pray you will enjoy and share this opportunity.
Psalm 133:1
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
Psalm 121:1-8
Exodus 17:8-13
Numbers 6:24-26
Sunday, January 29. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, we hear the words of the prophet Micah: “He has told you, O Mortal, what is good: and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8. Join us as we worship together online or in person!
Micah 6:1-8
Sunday, January 22. Traditions online worship service.
In the Season After Epiphany our Gospel readings in the lectionary center on stories from the early ministry of Jesus. This Sunday we consider Jesus’ ministry in Capernaum, along the Sea of Galilee as he invited two sets of the fishermen brothers, Peter and Andrew, and James and John, the sons of Zebedee, to follow him.
Matthew 4:12-23
Sunday, January 15. Traditions online worship service.
This week is Laity Sunday! We celebrate the ministry of Christians of all ages in the home, workplace, congregation, community, and world on this Laity Sunday. Our Lay Leader, Cliff Rhodes, will be preaching.
Jonah 1:1-17
Galatians 6:1-10
Romans 12:3
Sunday, January 8. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, January 8th we celebrate Christ’s baptism by John and remember our own baptism as we share in a Congregational Reaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant. It’s especially appropriate at the beginning of a new calendar year to reaffirm our baptismal vows, our commitment to Christ, and to one another.
Matthew 3:13-17
Isaiah 42:1-9
Epiphany, New Year’s Day, January 1. Traditions online worship service.
Welcome to Epiphany Sunday as we continue to celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus. On this new year’s day, we look at the arrival of wisdom to the manger as we hear the story of the wise men. Then as now, we must yield our earthly wisdom and bow before the unfailing love of the Christ child.
Matthew 2:1-2
John 21:25
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Christmas Day, December 25. Traditions online worship service.
Merry Christmas! For unto us a son is born! May God’s peace find you well on this Christmas day and may you carry the light of Christ into the new year.
John 1:1-14
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Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 18. Traditions online worship service.
On this 4th Sunday in Advent, we read from the Gospel of Matthew how an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream explaining that Mary “will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21). This fulfilled what the Lord had promised to the prophet Isaiah: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which means God with us.” (25). We look forward to having harpist, Anita Burroughs Price, leading us in worship as we celebrate and claim that God keeps God’s promises.
Isaiah 7:10-17
Matthew 1:18-25
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Third Sunday of Advent, December 11. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Advent, we sing with Mary “my soul magnifies the Lord.” (Luke 1:46b) We shift from a tone of expectation of Christ’s coming to one of rejoicing at the arrival of the restoration and salvation that the birth of Jesus brings. Worship with us as we celebrate this good news!
Isaiah 35:1-10
Luke 1:39-55
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Second Sunday of Advent, December 4. Traditions online worship service.
The prophet Isaiah foretells the coming of a very special child. He describes his arrival as new life springing forth from a stump. And oh the wonders that Isaiah says will occur in the days of this child. Couple this with the strong imagery of John the Baptizer and we might well ask “What kind of child is this?” Join us this Sunday as we celebrate Holy Communion and await the arrival of the one who levels mountains and exalts the lowly, the one whose peaceable kingdom has no end.
Matthew 3:1-12
Isaiah 11:1-10
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First Sunday of Advent, November 27. Traditions online worship service.
We begin our celebration of the season of Advent this Sunday. The season of Advent, which comes from the Latin word adventus meaning "coming" begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. Advent is also the beginning of the church year for Christians. Join us as we prepare for and anticipate the coming of Christ, not only in the humble stable in Bethlehem but also the second coming of Christ as a fulfillment of all that was promised in his first coming.
Isaiah 2:1-5
Matthew 24:36-44
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Christ the King Sunday, November 20. Traditions online worship service.
It’s Youth Sunday! Cary High Senior and Capital District Youth Council Representative Jared Frias Ponce will share Jesus’s description of his Kingdom in Matthew 25 as he experienced it during an incredible season of service.
Ezekiel 34:20-24
Matthew 25:31-46
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Sunday, November 13. Traditions online worship service.
This week in worship we'll be talking about conflict resolution from the perspective of Jesus' teaching in Matthew 18:15-20. Jesus gives very clear and precise instructions to follow when there is conflict among his disciples. In fact, he assumes there will be conflict! What makes us faithful in our discipleship is not whether or not we disagree or hurt each other, but how we go about addressing, resolving and restoring relationships.
Matthew 18:15-20
Psalm 133:1
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Sunday, November 6. Traditions online worship service.
All Saints Sunday is a time when we honor those we lost in the past year. We will also share in a service of Holy Communion. We're so glad you're with us today in worship.
Psalm 149:1-9
Ephesians 1:11-23
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Sunday, October 30 "How Beautiful" series. Traditions online worship service.
Throughout our series on we've been training ourselves to celebrate what's good in the world. By celebrating what's right and good, we can find the energy to fix what is wrong. "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news." Isaiah 52:7. Join us in worship this week as we are on the lookout for beauty!
Isaiah 52:7-10
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Sunday, October 23 "How Beautiful" series. Traditions online worship service.
As we let go of the expectations of others we are freed to claim the creativeness in ourselves. The God who made us in all our intricacies invites us to co-create beauty in the world. Join us as we worship in person or online so that we might cultivate our own imaginations to be people who delight in beauty!
Psalm 139:13-14
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Sunday, October 16 "How Beautiful" series. Traditions online worship service.
In the great Charles Wesley hymn Love Divine, All Loves Excelling we sing our longing to be "lost in wonder, love, and praise". All the art in the world cannot capture beauty in all its fullness. Join us in worship in-person or online as we wonder at the mystery of the unfathomable depths of the goodness of God. (Psalm 135)
Psalms 135:1-3,13-21
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Sunday, October 9 "How Beautiful" series. Traditions online worship service.
This week we consider how Jesus defines what is beautiful and blessed in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). Beauty is not just movie stars and sunsets. There's beauty even in our brokenness. Join us as we redefine what beauty means.
Matthew 5:1-12
John 4:19-24
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Sunday, October 2 "How Beautiful" series. Traditions online worship service.
In worship this Sunday, October 2nd we consider how we are "Awakening to Beauty" as we discover the resilience of creation. We can also experience God's beauty in healing, confession, and forgiveness as the psalmist tells us "God heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds." (Psalm 147) Join us as we put our hope in the unfailing love of God!
Psalms 147:1-11
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Sunday, September 25 "How Beautiful" series. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, September 25 as we continue in our How Beautiful series, we will talk about how we are each made IN and FOR beauty-- for what is good and true and lovely. When we don't claim our own sacred worth in the eyes of God, we often engage in 'self' or 'other' destroying behaviors that only cause suffering. Join us online or in person we seek to be people of goodness and peace.
Psalms 16:7-11
Philippians 4:8-9
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Sunday, September 18 "How Beautiful" series. Traditions online worship service.
We begin a new sermon series this Sunday, September 18 titled "How Beautiful". Over the next seven weeks, we will consider with the Psalmists what it means to 'dwell with' and 'gaze upon' the beauty of the Lord. In the midst of so many divisions, divisiveness, and ugliness in our world today, we want to refocus our gaze so that we can cultivate a life of beauty that mirrors the life of God. Join us in person or online for this counter-cultural approach to life in all its fullness.
Psalms 27
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Sunday, September 11 "This Is My Song" series. Traditions online worship service.
We live in a wonderful world, but the truth is...life in this world is hard. Eventually we—like the writer of Psalm 23—have no choice but to go through the valley of the shadow of death. How do we deal with our greatest fears and losses and still trust in the goodness of life?
Join us this Sunday, September 11 as we consider the story of our #1 favorite hymn as a congregation, "It is Well with My Soul" and how we might sing:
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll—
whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Isaiah 43:1-7
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Sunday, September 4 "This Is My Song" series. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday we continue our series on our favorite songs of Faith. The Old Rugged Cross was written by a Methodist Minister in 1913 but didn't find its way into our hymnal until the 1960s! It remains one of the most popular hymns in church and in popular culture. Join us in worship as we share in Holy Communion and sing praises to God.
1 Corinthians 1:20-25
Colossians 1:15-20
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Sunday, August 28 "This Is My Song" series. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, August 28th we will consider the beloved hymn "How Great Thou Art". This inspiring hymn of praise and adoration reminds us of God's unlimited power and love in creation and God's work in our redemption. Although the original text was written in the 19th century, the version of the hymn we have now only became familiar to congregations since the close of World War II. Join us as we consider the unfathomable greatness and nearness of God as we sing:
"Then sings my soul, my savior God to Thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!"
Psalms 8:1-9
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Sunday, August 21 "This Is My Song" series. Traditions online worship service.
Our highlighted worship song this Sunday, August 21 is the popular hymn "Here I Am, Lord" written by Daniel Schutte in 1981. Often sung to commission mission teams or at ordination services, "Here I Am, Lord" is certainly a hymn about our calling by God and our response to tend to God's work in the world. It is also a hymn of transformation. God transforms the darkness into light, melts 'hearts of stone' with love and nourishes the 'poor and lame' and invites us to respond to the question "whom shall I send?" by singing:
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
Isaiah 6:1-8
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Sunday, August 14 "This Is My Song" series. Traditions online worship service.
We continue in our sermon series on our favorite worship songs this Sunday as we consider the 20th-century hymn: "In the Garden (I come to the Garden Alone)". "In the Garden" was written by C. Austin Miles in 1912 as he envisioned himself walking with the resurrected Jesus just as Mary Magdalene experienced the first Easter. Join us as we are invited to imagine ourselves walking and talking with Jesus one on one. What might Jesus say to you as you walk together?
Genesis 2:5-9
Genesis 3:1-8
John 20:11-18
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Sunday, August 7 "This Is My Song" series. Traditions online worship service.
In today's sermon, we continue our sermon series "This is My Song" by focusing on one of the most recognizable songs throughout the world: "Amazing Grace". It's a song about spiritual conversion, forgiveness, redemption, and the promise of deliverance. Join us as we reflect on the gift of God's grace that is nothing less than amazing!
Ephesians 2:4-8
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Sunday, July 31 "This Is My Song" series. Traditions online worship service.
Music has the power to connect us to people and places and moments in time that can bring us closer to God. Today we continue our series "This is my Song" as we look at some of the great songs of our faith. Be Thou My Vision is one of the most ancient of those songs. We're so thankful that you're with us in worship today.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
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Sunday, July 24 "Jesus: Does It Matter?" series. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday we wrap up the Jesus Does it Matter series. We've covered so much about who Jesus was and is. But you can know all about Jesus and not truly know him. It really comes down to relationships and deciding who will pilot your life. Plus we explore the story behind the song Jesus Savior Pilot Me.
John 8:28-32
Mark 8:27-29
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Sunday, July 17 "Jesus: Does It Matter?" series. Traditions online worship service.
As we near the end of the Jesus Does it Matter series we look at how Jesus defied the cultural expectations of his time. He was not the military or political leader that many had hoped for. And yet if you look at the descriptions of the Messiah from Isaiah and other OT texts we see quite a different portrait, one that Jesus fits into very well. Plus we'll hear one of our favorite contemporary songs that echoes these themes.
Mark 10:35-45
Isaiah 53:2-10
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Sunday, July 10 "This Is My Song" series. Traditions online worship service.
When we experience seasons of difficulty and wilderness in our spiritual lives, it's often the songs of faith that sustain us and bring us back to the fullness of life. Whether it's a praise chorus or choir anthem, camp song or hymn, you'll find Christians singing. Singing must matter to God because there are more than 500 references to singing in the bible! This Summer Pastor Kelly Lyn will be preaching on some of our favorite songs of faith. This Sunday, we'll focus on her own favorite hymn: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. Join us as we make a joyful noise!
1 Samuel 7:3-12
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Sunday, July 3 "Jesus: Does It Matter?" series. Traditions online worship service.
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus sends out his followers and instructs them to share peace with every house and to announce that the Kingdom of God has come near. Today we welcome our new Senior Pastor, Rev. Kelly Lyn Logue as she brings peace and the good news of Jesus Christ to this house of worship.
Luke 10:1-11
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