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Welcome and thank you for joining us in worship today! We are continuing this morning with our sermon series, "Gifts That Keep on GIving," as we work to discover the gifts that God offers to us, as well as the challenge to accept those gifts. This week we will be exploring "The Gift of Poetic Challenge" through the words of the fifth chapter of Matthew's Gospel. We also are continuing to introduce...

Welcome to our worship service! Today we will be continuing our sermon series, "Gifts That Keep on GIving," as we work to discover the gifts that God offers to us, as well as the challenge to accept those gifts. This week we will be exploring "The Gift of Bold Action" through the words of the fourth chapter of Matthew's Gospel. We are also introducing some new music (new to us in worship) from The...

God's blessings on you and those you love on this Second Sunday after Epiphany. Today we are beginning a new sermon series titled, "Gifts That Keep on Giving," as we look at discovering the gifts that God offers to us, and also the challenge to accept them. This six weeks series begins with our reading from John's Gospel, and then moves on to Matthew's Gospel for the remaining five weeks. We hope...

Good morning and God's blessings! Today in the liturgical calendar is "Baptism of the Lord" Sunday and we have a special guest preacher. Rev. Mary Hagley will be joining us (RevM is on vacation) and sharing an important message about baptism!! We hope you can join us, either in-person or online, and we pray that this year, so far, has been one full of promise and joy.

During this recent Advent season we have focused on the theme of “waiting well” – and now the wait is over!  Join us as we continue to celebrate the birth of our Savior with meaningful scripture and beloved hymns.

God's blessings to all on this glorious Sunday morning! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!! Merry Christmas!!! The season of anticipation is over and a new season of hope-fulfilled and joy is here. We celebrate the birth of our Savior, the Prince of Peace, the Word made flesh. "To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord." May you know the joy of his birth, m...

God's blessings to you and all creation! Thank you for joining us today, whether live in real time or watching this at another time, and we hope you always feel a part of this faith community and family. This morning we will be continuing with our Advent and Christmas Eve sermon series, "Waiting Well," where we are working to better understand the lesson on waiting that Advent offers us, as well a...

Good morning and welcome to Stony Creek UMC's Sunday morning worship service, live in-person and streaming online! We thank you for joining us today, whether live in real time or watching this at another time, and we hope you always feel a part of this faith community and family. Today we will be continuing with our Advent and Christmas Eve sermon series, "Waiting Well," where we are working to be...

Good morning and may God continue to bless you beyond your understanding, and also send the Holy Spirit into your heart that you might go forth and bless others. Today is the second Sunday of Advent and we are also celebrating Holy Communion. We will be continuing in our Advent/Christmas Eve sermon series, "Waiting Well," with a message today titled "Not All Actions Are Created Equal." Advent is a...

Good morning and Happy New Year!! Or rather, Happy Church New Year!! Today is the first Sunday of Advent and the first day of the new church year. During the season of Advent through Christmas Eve we will be following a sermon series titled, "Waiting Well". This series is designed to help us to better understand how Advent gives us a lesson in waiting, and in also knowing when to act. Today's mess...

Next week begins the season of Advent and we will start a new Advent and Christmas sermon series called "Waiting Well". Today though we will be diving into Colossians and the messages we find there for a people who may have lost their way a little bit. This is something we can all relate to as none of us are perfect, and we have all strayed at least once in our lives from the teachings of Jesus. B...

The prophet Isaiah was a powerful voice during the Babylonian exile, even if the people were not always willing to listen. Isaiah spoke about the judgment that God's people would face, but also offered hope in the freedom and restoration that God would bring them. What else does Isaiah have to tell readers today, in our current world? Are we, too, still seeking freedom? Are we, too, still seeking...

Good morning and God's blessings to you and all your loved ones! We have just three more weeks (counting this one) until the beginning of Advent. This Sunday we will be looking at what the Bible says about some things on earth versus in heaven. Have you ever thought about the words spoken at most weddings, "'Til death do us part?" Come and join us to hear and learn more about what Jesus had to say...

We gather this morning to celebrate and remember those who have gone on before us into perfection and salvation into the place that Jesus has prepared for each of us. We honor these saints and the impact they had in this world and in the lives of so many people. And we too look for the day that will come for each of us to join with them in the glory of our loving and merciful savior in paradise.

Good morning and God's blessings to YOU - beloved child of God!! Today we are closing out our sermon series, "Four Prayers That Don't Work," with the message "The Prayer of Comparison." What does Jesus' parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector in Luke's Gospel tell us about prayer and comparing? Tune in and find out!!

Good morning and God's blessings to all! We will be in the third week of our October sermon series, "Four Prayers That Don't Work." Today we are going to focus on "The Prayer That Quits." Want to know more and hear what else Luke's Gospel tells us about prayer? Join us!!

Today we are continuing in our October sermon series, "Four Prayers That Don't Work," where we are going to be examining prayer including how we pray and what we pray for in our time with God. Today's message is "The Prayer That You Didn't Pray." We hope you can join us for this time of worship, praise, and spiritual growth, and may God bless you now and always!

This morning is Communion Sunday and it is also the beginning of our new sermon series, "Four Prayers That Don't Work."  Over the next four weeks we are going to be examining prayer including how we pray and what we pray for in our time with God. Today's message is "The Prayer for Enough Faith to Have No Need for Faith." We hope you can join us for this time of worship, praise, and spiritual...

Good morning to you, beloved child of God! In our worship service this morning we are going to finish up our September sermon series, "RE:boot," as we "RE:think Happiness". Throughout this series we have been using the wisdom and words of Paul in some of his most powerful and personal letters sent to some of the early church leaders. Don't miss out on the close of this series that reminds us we ar...

Good morning and welcome to our Sunday worship service! This moring we are continuing in our September sermon series, "RE:boot," as we look at opportunities for restarting some things in life and in faith. We are never too old to begin again in our relationship with God. This morning we are going to "RE:frame Prayer" using part of Paul's first letter to Timothy. Want to learn more? Join us!

Today we are continuing our September sermon series, "RE:boot," where we are taking some time to consider new beginnings or ways of thinking about some of the things in life and in faith. Through some of Paul's most personal letters to other leaders in the early church, we find wisdom and inspiration abounding for the readers back then, and still for us today. This morning we are going to "RE:imag...

This time of year is often a chance to start anew. Students and teachers and staff are beginning a new school year, a blank slate, a chance to "RE:boot". What things in your life do you need to, or want to, "RE:boot"? Join us this morning to learn more about our September sermon series focus: "RE:boot"!

This morning we wrap up our August sermon series, "Biblical Breakdowns", with a story about King Nebuchadnezzar and his break with reality. Did it really happen? And just how bad was it? Join us to find out!

As we continue in our August sermon series, "Biblical Breakdowns", we head into the New Testament and look at the very challenging situation that Peter finds himself in one night. What will he do? Will the pressure get to him? Join us to find out!

Today we continue our sermon series for the month of August, "Biblical Breakdowns", and we will see how even the great prophet of the Old Testament Elijah came to his breaking point. But what drives him to it? And how does he bounce back? Join us to find out!