Worship

  • Each one

    1 Corinthians 14:26-40 In our debates about speaking in tongues or the role women have in ministry, we lose something. There is a need to discuss those issues, of course. For example, Paul sets boundaries on how to actualize the gifts of the Spirit. He also has a word to say about women in…

  • Carrying Pain

    Pain is insufferable if you try to carry it yourself. Read Isaiah 53:4

  • Wanting to hear

    BIBLICAL REFLECTION Luke 5:1-11 Summarize the passage by asking Who? What? When? Where? Why? PERSONAL REFLECTION What has the Bible taught you? Imagine what could happen if the church hungered to hear God’s word. If Christians aren’t hungering for God’s word, what are they hungering for? RECALLING THE MESSAGE How does this message help…

  • Lead on

    Numbers 27:12-23 It’s the fundamental leadership question: Are leaders born or are leaders made? How you answer may influence your leadership development. If leaders are born, then innate skills shape your abilities and even your drive. If leaders are made, then there’s hope for us all. Studies show the answer leans more to the made…

  • Now and next

    What you know about God now is enough to lead you to what God wants you to know next. Read Amos 3:7

  • Be our guest

    Acts 9:19-25 Whenever I tell my call story, I mention the NOMADS. These are a group of United Methodist retirees who travel around the country in their RVs. They pack tools to help provide volunteer labor for churches and organizations. My experience with them contributed to my becoming a nomad of sorts. We Methodist…