First Methodist Church- Mineola

In life, time does march on. Yet, in Christ, life doesn’t have to remain that way. Through Christ, your joy can remain, and be stronger, no matter the changes in your life, and who or who isn’t in your life. “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.”- John 15:11. Have a blessed day! 

Friends, we live in a world that works really hard to program us to believe we don’t have to follow anyone. That we are the masters of our fate, and the captains of our souls. Friends, that is not freedom, it is a burden we were never meant to carry. May you be reminded of the gracious God give you grace and freedom  to live under the rule of Jesus this week! 

The more you live like Jesus delights in you, the more you will increase in patience, and decrease in bitterness and anger. If we live like Jesus is our delight, we should be hungry for Him enough to keep it that way, regardless of how we feel. Have a great day! 

Friends, God can be doing 10,000 things in your life, and you will only know of 3 of them. His timing is never wrong! Have a great day! 

The mercy of God does not have a time stamp or a job description.  His mercy on the cross is sure, and we can’t show mercy better than Him. Point to the cross of Jesus in your life and the lives of others, regardless of how it looks, and God will honor your faith. Have a blessed day!   “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”- Matthew 9:13.  #WhatJesusdesires #Hisbloodava...

All authority is in Jesus hands. He doesn’t look at our situations and say “I can’t figure this out!” Is it possible because Jesus is in charge, and works through us, can we look at our situations and know it’s going to be alright? The Bible says, yes! 

Friends, what are you waiting on this week? Don’t be afraid to praise God in the hallway while you wait for doors to open! God will always be there in the waiting, and His best is always worth waiting on. Have a blessed day!  “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing your labor in the Lord is never in vain.”- 1 Corinthians 15:58. 

Praise to God has more of an impact on our lives than we realize! This sermon is an exploration at the scientific and also personal benefits to praising God that any Christian should consider listening to. We hope you are blessed by listening today! Have a great week. 

Friends, as followers of the Risen Christ, we are going to be told no and rejected a lot. Thanks be to God the Bible offers encouraging word for those who have felt rejected. We hope today’s message is a blessing! 

Have a blessed week! 

Friends, Change is hard, but, change is also where Jesus can do His greatest work of renewal and transformation (Isaiah 40:27-31). May the Spirit of the Risen Christ pout out His Spirit on you generously , and change your life today!

In what area of your life this week do you need to stop relying on your own strength and start relying on the company of Jesus? Hear me clearly friends: That burden you are carrying, that relationship that has you up a night, the future of your kids, grandkids, your country, those burdens and many like them, are to heavy to carry by yourself. The promise of Easter is that whatever our future holds...

This resurrection season, change how you live for Jesus. What would it take for you to do that? What do you need to tear down so the name of the Risen Jesus remains?  Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday. Christ is Risen! 

Following Jesus, even and especially in a state of disappointment is essential for Christian maturity I have seen people let me down in ministry and in life all the time. Anytime that happens, I am getting better at remembering that people let down Jesus all the time.   How did Jesus respond when He knew people would let Him down? Again, remember the Psalm of Ascents as Jesus walked to Jerusalem:...

What or who is your greatest treasure? 

In a world that covets a double portion of power and money, be the type of Christian that covets a double portion of Christ and His Spirit.

This Lent, what are you devoted to? As we talked in the sermon today, there is nothing wrong with sporting events (Tech won!), Valentine’s Day, and movies. Let’s make sure we devote ourselves to a lifestyle of prayer as we do so. Have a blessed day!    https://open.substack.com/pub/josephredraider/p/wisdom-from-the-desert-a-place-of?r=1ppv0p&utm_medium=ios

“Biblical humility is believing God’s promises will outlast our disappointments….. Biblical resilience is the daily repetition of asking the Holy Spirit to do again what we can’t do, so Christ can reign through what we will do.” The sermon for this week is up. Have a blessed day!