Methodist Temple Sermons

Thank you to Tom Heaton for stepping in while Pastor Andy was under the weather.    Jeremiah 1:4-10

    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 Pastor Andy Payton

    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Pastor Andy Payton

  Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Pastor Randy Moore

    Pastor Andy Payton Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Our text today is Paul’s famous description of the Church as the body of Christ. Because we are individual members of one unified body we must realize that we need each other, we ought to respect each other, we ought  to sympathize with each other and we must realize that Christ needs us. “He has no hands but our hands  To do his work today; He has no feet but our feet To lead others in his way; H...

Each Sunday, we will consider common hurdles and questions we face as we consider ways to deepen our sense of community. In the opening passages of our lesson, Paul warns against idolatry. Fractions in the community (such as that in Corinth) are one of the many difficulties that result from idolatry. We become like the God in which we worship. Within the life of the church, today is Human Relation...

    Pastor Andy Payton Scripture: Acts 8:14-17

We are going to spend two weeks with John the Baptist. Last week, we learned that he told the people to reform their lives. Like many philosophers of the time, he calls people decent. So far, so natural. Things take a turn, though, when he predicts that one more powerful than him is coming that will dip our lives into the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus will connect us to a Source, the power of Lo...

John the Baptist comes to the Judean countryside preaching repentance. And the people ask with enthusiasm, what they should do? John tells them, essentially, that they should be decent people. Like the Hebrew prophets of old, he mentions concrete acts of justice. To do this, we must change our attitudes about poverty.   Scripture: Luke 3:7-14 Pastor Randy Moore For more information about Methodist...

    Scripture: Luke 21:25-36 Pastor Andy Payton For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

  Scripture: John 18:33-38 Pastor Randy Moore For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

    Scripture: Mark 13:1-8 Pastor Andy Payton For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

Christ gave his all / We give ours.  It’s important to understand that our gifts are different.   Scripture: Mark 12:38-44 Pastor Andy Payton For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

The saints of the world are those who have so internalized the gospel that they live it naturally. Saintliness / Service often begins with the search for meaning.   Scripture: John 11:38-44 Pastor Andy Payton For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church  

We are maturing in our capacity to be in community when we actively seek relationships with others who are different from us.   Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-3 Pastor Andy Payton For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

We know we are growing as a community when we are willing to go be with others during difficult times.   Scripture: John 12:27-33 Pastor Andy Payton For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

Jesus asked the disciples, "What are you looking for?" He asks us the same. We are looking for a place to dwell.   Scripture: John 1:35-39 Pastor Randy Moore For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

Almost 9 times out of 10 people will say the reason they come to a church is because they long for community, they are looking for a place to belong. Philip Gulley once said people come to a church looking for the family they used to have or the one they wished they had.   Scripture: Genesis 2:18-23 Pastor Andy Payton For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website:...

Thank you to Jerry for sharing the message with us while Pastors Randy and Andy were gone.   Rev. Jerry Rairdon Scripture Reading: John 2:1-11 For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

God will give us just enough miracle to remind us we aren't alone. As we grow in our walk with God we will start to see signs of God's presence in our everyday lives. God gives each of us quiet miracles and the problem is we typically don't see them. It's important for us to notice the quiet miracles in our lives.   Pastor Andy Payton Scripture Reading: John 2:1-11 For more information about Metho...

Where are we worshipping from? Worship starts with our individual lives. If we do not have some sort of daily practice to open our lives to God's presence chances aer we will not get much out of corporate worship either.   Pastor Andy Payton Scripture Reading: John 15:1-5 For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

We become that which we worship. The first step to worshiping is to identify the name of who we worship. Who is this God that we seek to worship? Why does it matter?   Pastor Andy Payton Scripture Reading: Acts 17:16-28 For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

Preaching from Mark 7:1-23, Pastor Randy points out that Jesus says evil originates in the human heart. It's a hard saying. But because we are God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, we can overcome.   Pastor Randy Moore Scripture Reading: Mark 7:1-23 For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church

Stay Alert. You have no idea when he might arrive or speak to you. Pastor Andy Payton Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:1-13 For more information about Methodist Temple UMC, visit us online at our website: www. MethodistTemple.church