Sermon-Cast by Wesley UMC

Matthew 10:16-25 (NLT) "Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. 17  But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. 18  You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me. 19...

Matthew 10:5-15 (NLT) Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: "Don't go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, 6  but only to the people of Israel—God's lost sheep. 7  Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. [ d ] 8  Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received! 9  "Don't take any money in your...

Proverbs 1:20-33 (NLT) Wisdom shouts in the streets.      She cries out in the public square. 21  She calls to the crowds along the main street,      to those gathered in front of the city gate: 22  "How long, you simpletons,      will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking?      How long will you fools hate knowledge? 23  Come and listen to my counsel. I'l...

Song of Solomon 2:8-13 (NLT)   Ah, I hear my lover coming!      He is leaping over the mountains,      bounding over the hills. 9  My lover is like a swift gazelle      or a young stag. Look, there he is behind the wall,      looking through the window,      peering into the room. 10  My lover said to me,      "Rise up, my darling!      Come away with me, my fair one! 11  Look, the winter is past,...

Ephesians 4:30-32 (NLT) And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.   Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ...

Ephesians 4:29 (NLT) Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Ephesians 4:28 (NLT) If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.

Ephesians 4:25-27 (NLT)   So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.   A nd "don't sin by letting anger control you. Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry,   for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

Ephesians 4:17-24 (NLT) With the Lord's authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.   18  Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.   19  They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. 20...

Guest Speaker Maggie Hatchett brought us today's message. Matthew 11:29 (CEB) Put on my yoke, and learn from me. I'm gentle and humble. And you will find rest for yourselves.  

Matthew 16:13-20 (NIV) When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,  "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14  They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15  "But what about you?"  he asked.  "Who do you say I am?" 16  Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." 17  Jes...

1 Samuel 3:15-21 (NLT) Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli what the  Lord had said to him.   But Eli called out to him, "Samuel, my son." "Here I am," Samuel replied.   "What did the  Lord say to you? Tell me everything. And may God strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!"   So Samuel told Eli...

1 Samuel 3:10-15 (NLT) And the Lord came and called as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel replied, "Speak, your servant is listening." 11  Then the Lord said to Samuel, "I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel. 12  I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end. 13  I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons a...

1 Samuel 3:1-10 (NLT) Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the  Lord  by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the  Lord  were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. T he lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.   Suddenly the  Lord  called out, "Samuel!" "Yes?" Samuel rep...

2 Corinthians 2:14-17, 3:4-6 (NLT) But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ's triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.   Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.   To those...

Colossians 1:15-22 (NLT) Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation for through him God created everything   in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see   and the things we can't see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for...

1 Corinthians 13 (NLT) If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God's secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn't love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor...

Acts 28:17-24, 28-31 (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...

Acts 10:34-48 (NLT) Then Peter replied, "I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.   In every nation he accepts those who fear him and do what is right.   This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.   You know what happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee, after John began preaching his message of ba...

Acts 2:32-41 (NLT) "God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this.   Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.   For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, 'The  Lord  said to my Lord, "Sit in the place of honor a...

Luke 24:35-48 (NLT) Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread. And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them.  "Peace be with you,"  he said.   But the whole group was startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a...

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 the other disciple started out for the t...

Maundy Thursday Service at Wesley UMC in Macon, GA

Luke 10:38-42 (NLT) As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.   Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what he taught.   But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, doesn't it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits he...

Luke 8:40-41, 49-56 (NLT)  On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him. T hen a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come home with him.   While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, "Your daughter is dead...