St. Matthew's United Methodist Church

In our INTERSECTION message from Palm Sunday, Steve shares with us about the expectations that the people of Jesus. If we are honest, we are much the same.

In our INTERSECTION service from March 22, Brian shares with us from the Lord's Prayer. What does it mean when we ask for the Lord to deliver us from evil? 

In our Traditional sermon from March 22, Andy concludes our series on the Lord's Prayer by examining the phrase "Deliver us from evil."  We talk about temptation; how we all face it; what it looks like; and how do we stand against it.  God is always with us, even in temptation. 

In our Traditional sermon from March 15, 2026, Andy continues to share with us from the Lord's prayer as found in Matthew. We talk today about why some churches say "trespasses," others "sins," and others "debts."  This simple phrase tells us a lot about who we are and the depth of God's grace. 

In our INTERSECTION service from March 15, Mary Beth shares with us about the power of God's forgiveness, but also about our call to forgive others. 

As we continue our look at the Lord's Prayer during this season of Lent, Andy shares with us what it means to pray "thy kingdom come, thy will be done."  This is a dangerous prayer, but it is a prayer that can change the way we look at our lives.

As we continue our look at the Lord's Prayer during this season of Lent, Steve shares with us what it means to pray "thy kingdom come, thy will be done."

In our INTERSECTION service from February 22, 2026, Mary Beth shares with us from the Lord's Prayer as found in Matthew 6: 9-13. What does it mean to say that God is Holy? And what does that mean for us?

As we begin looking at the Lord's Prayer in this season of Lent, we turn to Matthew 6:9-13.  What does it mean to pray to Our Father, who art in Heaven?  What does it mean for us to say that His name is Holy?

In our INTERSECTION message from February 15, 2026, Steve shares with us from Hebrews 10: 19-25. May we always be the kind of church where we know that God is in our midst.

In our Traditional message from February 15, Andy shares with us from Hebrews 10: 19-15.  He explains why he considers himself a moderate. A moderate is not someone who does not have real theological or political thoughts and opinions. They will not break relationships over those differences.  This has been the historic reality of the United Methodist Church, and may it remain so 

In our INTERSECTION message from February 8, 2026, Andy shares with us from Philippians 4:4-7. We have a God to whom we can take all things in prayer. As we seek Him in prayer, we find His love, grace, and mercy.

In our Traditional message from February 8, 2026, Steve shares with us from Philippians 4:4-7. In our prayer lives, we find God, and we find that prayer, we are all in.

In our INTERSECTION message from February 1, 2026, Steve shares with us about the transformative power of God's living word! 

In our sermon from February 1, 2026, Andy shares with us from Colossians 3:16-17. We are supposed to marinate ourselves in God's Word, let it drench up every part of who we are.  And when we do that, it will change how we live our very lives. 

In our Traditional sermon from January 25, 2026, Andy shares from John 17:1-3. Jesus tells us here what eternal life is: know Him. We experience it every day, and when Jesus is in the center of life together, we have unity.

In our INTERSECTION sermon from January 25, 2026, Mary Beth shares with us from John 17: 1-3.  We see that eternal life, at its core, is about knowing Jesus. And that is a love you can know right now. 

In our Traditional message from January 19, 2026, Andy shares with us from Matthew 5: 13-16.  We all want to leave a mark, we want to leave a legacy.  By being salt and light, we see what a true legacy looks like. 

In our INTERSECTION message from January 18, 2026, Steve Casteel shares with uas about being salt and light. As we remember the "whys" of why we are here, we remember the importance of being salt and light. 

In our INTERSECTION message from January 11, 2026 Andy shares with us from Matthew 3: 13-17.  In our baptism, we remember who we are. We remember whose we are.

In our message from January 11, 2026, Steve Casteel shares Matthew 3:13-17 with us.  We see the example Jesus' baptism. We see the power of knowing that He, and we, are God's beloved.

In our Epiphany Sunday message, Andy shares with us from Matthew 2: 1-12. We see the story of the Wise Men and their call to faithfulness above all else.  May that be our goal for this new year!

In our INTERSECTION message from January 4, 2026, Rev. Steve Casteel reminds us that just like the Wise Men, we are on a journey together. But to where?

In our final sermon of the year for 2025, Andy looks at Psalm 148. We see the importance of praise to our lives; it is the metronome, it keeps the rhythm and beat to our lives.  Where was that rhythm of praise in 2025?  Where will you keep it in 2026?

In our INTERSECTION message from December 28, 2025, Brian shares with us from Psalm 148. Praise is the rhythm of our lives.  How will we keep that rhythm in the year to come?