Faith Methodist Church Richmond

Pastor Cary launches a new five-week sermon series called Plain Old Christianity, grounded in Romans 12:9-21 — a passage the English Standard Version titles "The Marks of the True Christian." To frame the series, he reaches back into Methodist history, recounting how John Wesley's 18th-century renewal movement was born out of a desire to bring the Gospel to the poor and marginalized...

Dr. Paul Spellman opens by walking us through the ancient liturgical calendar, landing on a season called "Kingdom Tide" — a stretch of time devoted to the tidings of the kingdom of heaven. It's a fitting lens, he notes, because no one speaks of the kingdom of heaven more richly than Matthew's Gospel, where Jesus references it again and again across dozens of chapters and parable...

Drawing from Mark 5:21-24 & 35-43, Pastor Richard centers his message on Jairus, a man who had climbed to the very top of his world — educated, wealthy, respected, and powerful as the ruler of the synagogue. Yet when his twelve-year-old daughter lay near death, all of that status meant nothing. Going to Jesus publicly was no small thing for Jairus; it meant risking his position, his property,...

In a sermon rooted in Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Pastor Jason Burnham opens with a striking question: What are you searching for in life? Most of us, he observes, long for both longevity and genuine joy. But Pastor Jason points out that Deuteronomy 6:2 ties the enjoyment of long life directly to something deeper — knowing the Word of God, obeying the Word of God, and sharing the Word of God with others. A...

Drawing from Mark 10:17-27, Pastor Richard uses the story of the rich young ruler to illustrate a truth that cuts against every human instinct — you cannot save yourself. The young man came running to Jesus, full of confidence in his wealth, his religious standing, and his moral track record. Yet Jesus, looking at him with love, exposed the one thing he lacked: a willingness to surrender everythin...

In his final sermon at Faith Methodist Church, Pastor David draws on a lesson he learned from a longtime Bible study member named Herb Nay, who persistently redirected him from the greatest commandment to something even deeper — the new commandment of Jesus found in John 13:34-35: "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will...

Pastor Leo wraps up the sermon series "The Faith We Sing" by addressing a truth every believer eventually faces — battles will come, and some of them cannot be hidden from. Drawing from 2 Chronicles 20, he walks through the story of King Jehoshaphat, who found himself surrounded by enemy armies and terrified. Rather than relying on his own strength or the wrong alliances, Jehoshaphat called the na...

In this message rooted in Acts 16:16-30, Pastor Leo challenges the common assumption that hardship is always a sign of God's disfavor. Paul and Silas weren't thrown into prison because of sin — they were there because of obedience. Life, Pastor Leo reminds us, can go "from magical to tragical in the blink of an eye," and the real question isn't whether dark seasons will come,...

Pastor Jason opens with some lighthearted humor about his "no waste" philosophy — squeezing every last drop out of toothpaste tubes and shampoo bottles — before pivoting to a profound truth tucked inside the feeding of the 5,000 in John 6. He highlights a phrase unique to John's Gospel account that the other three Gospel writers left out: Jesus's command to His disciples to &quot...

Pastor Leo launches a new series called "The Faith We Sing" by reframing what worship actually is. While music is a beautiful gift that helps re-orient our hearts toward God, Pastor Leo is clear that worship transcends singing. As he puts it, "God doesn't want your voice, He asks for your life." Drawing on Psalm 103:1-2, he reminds the congregation that we are forgetful peo...

Pastor Richard opens in Haggai 2:1-9, where God speaks to a people who had worked for seven days on the temple's rebuilding, only to quit in discouragement. The older generation remembered Solomon's breathtaking first temple — gold-covered floors, cherubim, the Ark of the Covenant, and the very Shekinah glory of God — and the contrast with what stood before them felt overwhelming. Satan ha...

Drawing from Haggai 1:12-15, Pastor Richard takes his congregation deeper into the prophetic word of Haggai, reminding them that the word of the Lord — haya debar Yahweh — still comes to His people today. He traces the story of Israel's return from captivity, noting how the people began with great excitement to rebuild the temple, only to stop for 16 long years. In doing so, they were essentia...

Drawing from Haggai 1, Pastor Richard paints a vivid picture of a people who had every reason to serve God but chose instead to focus on their own homes, their own vineyards, and their own comfort. After being miraculously restored from Babylonian captivity — with King Cyrus personally funding their return and the rebuilding of the temple — the Israelites laid the foundation, set up the altar, and...

Pastor David opens by revisiting a question from the previous week — would you rather live a self-sufficient, trouble-free life, or a life of uncertainty that drives you to depend on God daily? The honest answer, he says, is that most of us want both, but that's not how faith works. Drawing from Matthew 14:22-32, he sets the scene immediately after Jesus fed the five thousand — a massive minis...

Pastor David opens by reminding us that showing up with a pure heart, hungry for God, is itself something worth celebrating. Drawing from the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12, he points out that Jesus' earliest crowds weren't the religious elite — they were ordinary, broken people who were desperate for something more. And to them, Jesus said, "Blessed are you." God isn't looking...

Pastor Leo opens with a question that cuts straight to the heart: "Who is Jesus to you?" He observes that the American church is full of people who deeply respect Christ — we've got the jewelry, the bumper stickers, the home decor — but don't live as though He is truly our Lord and Savior. How you see Jesus, Pastor Leo argues, determines how you respond to Him, and that response...

In week five of the series There Is None Greater , Pastor David tackles one of the most common struggles in the Christian life — worry. Drawing from Jesus's own words in Matthew 6:25-34, he reminds us that worry is ultimately a byproduct of misplaced faith. We let the small stuff grow too large because, deep down, we're not sure God can handle what life throws at us. But Jesus offers what...

Pastor David opens with a humorous story about a terrible hash brown that leads to a playful reimagining of the Fall — maybe Eve didn't hand Adam the forbidden fruit because it was irresistible, but because it was so awful she needed someone else to suffer through it too. In all seriousness though, that moment in the Garden marked the first time humanity experienced sin, and because of Adam, t...

In this week’s sermon of the There Is None Greater series, Pastor David turns our attention inward — to the battlefield of the mind. While culture tells us to "follow your heart," Pastor David makes clear that it's our thought life that truly drives everything: how we see ourselves, how we see others, and how we see God. Leaning on Romans 12:2, he calls believers to stop conforming t...

Pastor David opens with a striking quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer — "When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die". Drawing from Hebrews 5:12b-14, he frames the sermon around the call to move from spiritual infancy to maturity, from a "Jesus Loves Me" faith to one that grapples honestly with the cost of following Christ. This isn't feel-good Christianity, he says — it&...

Pastor David opens this post-Easter message with a pressing question: now that Easter is behind us, what comes next? His answer is straightforward — it's time to grow up. Drawing on the New Testament's analogy of moving from spiritual milk to solid food, he reminds the congregation that while every believer starts their walk with Jesus focused on what He can do for them, spiritual maturity...

Pastor RaMona delivers a powerful message about transformation, drawing parallels between the physical changes she witnessed in Fulshear since 2011 and the spiritual transformation that should occur in believers' lives. She emphasizes that true transformation comes from within, referencing Romans 12:1-2 which calls believers to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Using the...

Pastor David opens by drawing us into the raw, disorienting grief of Easter morning through the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Before we can fully appreciate what she experienced at the tomb, Pastor David takes time to introduce us to who Mary really was — a wealthy, unmarried woman from Magdala who had been delivered by Jesus from seven demons (Luke 8:2). That kind of freedom changes a person. It's...

In this Good Friday message, Pastor David focuses on Jesus as the Servant, drawing from the remarkable prophecy in Isaiah 52-53 written 700 years before Christ's birth. He points out how Isaiah's vivid description of the suffering servant - "he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities" (Isaiah 53:5) - perfectly matches the Gospel accounts of Jesus&#39...

Pastor David examines the dramatic transformation that occurred during Jesus' crucifixion, focusing on the criminal who went from mocking Jesus to declaring faith in just three hours. Drawing from Luke 23:39-43, he explains how Jesus was crucified between two rebels who initially both hurled insults at Him. However, something shifted during those six hours on the cross—one thief recognized Jes...