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Luke 7:36-39; 1 Corinthians 11:18-24 (NLT)  One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hai...

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (NLT) This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!   And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he g...

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 (NRSV) These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Thus says the  Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build hous...

Isaiah 55:1-3 (NLT)  "Is anyone thirsty?      Come and drink—      even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk—      it's all free!   Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?      Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good.      You will enjoy the finest food.   "Come to me with your ears wide open.      Listen, an...

Ezekiel 3:3; Psalms 19:1-4 (NLT)  Fill your stomach with this," he said. And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. The heavens proclaim the glory of God.      The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak;      night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word;      their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone througho...

2 Timothy 4:1-8 (NLT) I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom: Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teachin...

Acts 7:54-60 (NLT) The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen's accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God's right hand.   And he told them, "Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God's right h...

Revelation 3:14-22 (NLT) "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's new creation: "I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other!   But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth...

Today we welcomed The Redeemed Trio to Wesley UMC Macon.   Here is a sermon replay from November 3, 2024

Daniel 12 (NLT) "At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued.   Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and ev...

Daniel 6:6-27 (NLT) So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, "Long live King Darius! We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown...

Daniel 5:1-12 (NLT) Many years later King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.   While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.   So they brought these g...

Daniel 3:1-12 (NLT) King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.   Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up. So all these officials came and stood befor...

Daniel 2:24-49 (NLT) Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, "Don't kill the wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him the meaning of his dream." Arioch quickly took Daniel to the king and said, "I have found one of the captives from Judah who will tell the king the meaning of his dream!" The king said to Daniel...

Daniel 1:18-21 (NLT) When the training period ordered by the king was completed, the chief of staff brought all the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar.   The king talked with them, and no one impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the royal service.   Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten tim...

Daniel 2:20-23 (NLT) "Praise the name of God forever and ever,      for he has all wisdom and power.   He controls the course of world events;      he removes kings and sets up other kings.  He gives wisdom to the wise      and knowledge to the scholars.   He reveals deep and mysterious things      and knows what lies hidden in darkness,      though he is surrounded by light.   I thank and praise...

Filling in for Dr. Rev. Josh Gale this week is guest speaker Al Copp

Guest Speaker Al Copp brought us today's message. Matthew 14:22-33 (NKJV) Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves,...

1 Timothy 1:12-17 (NLT)   I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.   Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and l...

Matthew 5:7 (NLT) God blesses those who are merciful, f or they will be shown mercy.  

Matthew 11:25-30 (NLT) At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.   "My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father excep...

Hebrews 11:1 John 3:14-21 (NLT) Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, So that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. "For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will no...

Proverbs 16:1-3 (NLT) We can make our own plans, but the  Lord  gives the right answer. People may be pure in their own eyes, but the  Lord  examines their motives. Commit your actions to the Lord , and your plans will succeed.

Happy Mother's Day from Wesley UMC Macon! Colossians 3:12-17 (NLT) Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.   Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.   Above all, clothe yourselves with love, wh...