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Mark 10:46-52 (NRSV) They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.  When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'  Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, 'Son of David, have mercy on...

This week we had a Gospel Sing at Wesley UMC Macon Here is a sermon replay from December 15th, 2024

Philippians 4:4-7 (NLT) Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your...

Philippians 2:1-13 (NLT)  Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate?   Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of othe...

Philippians 1:1-18 (NLT) This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am writing to all of God's holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and deacons. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for yo...

Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 (NIV) Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,   through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.   Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;   perseverance, char...

Acts 28:17-31 (NLT) Three days after Paul's arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, "Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors.   The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence. But when the Jewish le...

Acts 17:16-34 (NLT) While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.   He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there. He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his re...

Happy Mother's Day from Wesley UMC Macon Guest speaker Brandon Tolle brought us this week's message  

This week was Mission Sunday at Wesley UMC Macon The following is a sermon replay from October 26, 2025

Acts 16:16-30 (NLT) One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes.   She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved." This went on day after day until Paul got so...

Acts 16:16-24 (NLT) One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes.   She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved." This went on day after day until Paul got so...

John 20:19-31 (NLT) That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them!  "Peace be with you,"  he said.   As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!   Again he said,  "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so...

Happy Easter from Wesley UMC Macon! John 20:1-18 (NLT) Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.   She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, "They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" Peter and th...

This message was recorded from our Maundy Thursday service on 4-2-26

Today was Palm Sunday at Wesley UMC Macon John 19:38-42 (NLT) Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus' body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of per...

Matthew 27:45-61 (NLT) At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock.   At about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice,  "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?"  which means  "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.   One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to...

Luke 23::26 (NLT) As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

Matthew 27:15-31 (NLT) Now it was the governor's custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted.   This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas. As the crowds gathered before Pilate's house that morning, he asked them, "Which one do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?"   (He knew ver...

Mark 14:66-72 (NLT) Meanwhile, Peter was in the courtyard below. One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by   and noticed Peter warming himself at the fire. She looked at him closely and said, "You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth." But Peter denied it. "I don't know what you're talking about," he said, and he went out into the entryway. Just then, a rooster crowed. Wh...

John 12:1-11 (NLT) Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. A dinner was prepared in Jesus' honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.   Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it, wiping his feet with her hai...

This message was recorded from our Ash Wednesday Service on 2-18-26 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 (NLT) "Watch out! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.   When you give to someone in need, don't do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the trut...

Guest Speaker Al Copp brought us today's message. Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:6-11 (King James Version) The hand of the  Lord  was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the  Lord , and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,   And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto m...

Acts 13:1-12 (NLT) Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called "the black man"), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul.   One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them."   So after more fa...

Guest Speaker Rev Nita Crump brought us today's message Acts 11:1-18 (NLT) Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God. But when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers criticized him.   "You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!" they said. Then Peter told them exactly what had happened.   "I was in th...