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John 1:1-9 The First Word, and the Last Word @JUMC 20120219:0900
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of…
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1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Don’t Become Disqualified JUMC 20122012:1100
24 Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. 25 Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one. 26 So I do not run…
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Matthew 6:1-9 Love is In the Air JUMC 20122012:0900
“Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised…
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“The Giving Continues” Matthew 25:31-46 JUMC 20120101
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he…
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Mark 1:14-20 “Get Out of the Boat” JUMC 20120122
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into…
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Mark 1:29-39 “Hunting Season” JUMC Scout Sunday 20120205:11
29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. 31 He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left…
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Isaiah 40:21-31 “With Wings Like Eagle” JUMC 20120205:09
21 Have you not been paying attention? Have you not been listening? Haven’t you heard these stories all your life? Don’t you understand the foundation of all things? 22 God sits high above the round ball of earth. The people look like mere ants. He stretches out the skies like a canvas – yes, like…
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1 Corinthians 8…
1 Corinthians 8:1-13 JUMC “Why UMC Love Covered Dish Dinners” 20120129 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; but anyone who loves God is known by him. Hence,…
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Mark 1:14-20 “Get Out of the Boat” JUMC 20120122
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into…
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John 1:43-51. “Invitation”. Jumc 01152012
1:43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. :45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus…
