Acts 16:6-15 Paul and his companions cant go to Asia, no matter how hard they try. Nonetheless, their detour leads to the baptism of Lydias whole household. We often find blessings in the detours we have to take unexpectedly.

Acts 15:12-35 Barnabas and Paul are sent out with authorization from the apostles to preach to the Gentiles. The journey is underway!

Acts 9:1-30 Sometimes things happen in our lives that cause us to look at things and see them differently. It happened to Saul and this week it has happened to all of us. We will find our faith in that experience.

Galatians 5:13-14 We will celebrate confirmation today as a choice that these youth have made of their own free will. But we will also affirm that the choice they have made is to love their neighbor as themselves.

1 Corinthians 12:13-22, Mark 2:1-12 As we close out our series on the United Methodist Social Principles we will discuss The Social Community. We will take a close look at the story of the paralytic man in Mark 2:1-12 who is lowered through the roof by h

Micah 6:6-8 (CEB), Luke 6:31 What does the Lord require of the political community and the aspirations of the United Methodist Church? Micah 6:8 is an excellent summary of these detailed and subtle political statements in the Social Principles of the Uni

Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Sabbath is an economic statement. It lays claim to the need to care for ourselves in order to care for others and Gods world. Yet for far too many of us, Sabbath is a luxury. How do we reclaim this gift God has given

Genesis 1:28-31We will look at aspects of our care of creation in our Social Principles in light of the very first set of instructions God gives to humanity to be stewards of all of the earth.

Mark 12:28-34 The words we choose and the words we say form us. That is the purpose of creeds to form us around a collective identity. We have creeds that help us understand who we are. Our United Methodist Social Creed is one example, reflecting what

Joel 2:1-11 Getting ready for the eclipse the next day, and also coming out of the season of Easter, we look at how people have viewed heavenly events like eclipses as apocalyptic signs, but we will also discuss the prophetic call to prepare for the Day