We hope that you will find thanksgiving stories to share with our church family (and others), that your story of God’s work in your life might inspire others. You can share thanks and stories by email at thankful@fumcva.org...
Last week we heard affirmations from Jesus about giving from one’s poverty as Pastor Josh shared the story of the widow who gave generously of all she had. This week, we look to the story of Jacob who establishes a place for...
Christ calls for his disciples to be generous. John Wesley, the founder ofMethodism, spoke often of this financial generosity. His message of "Earnall you can. Save all you can. Give all you can." still hold true for us today. Ifyou would like to...
On All Saints Sunday, we remember and celebrate the depth and breadth of Christians— that is, the saints. We are accustomed to hearing certain people labeled as saints—any of the Gospel writers, for instance, or the 12...
Our theme today is "Love" based on the scripture from 1 Corinthians 16:14: "Let everything you do be done in love." Paul instructed the people of Corinth to be motivated by love and love alone, and to encourage others to do the same...
Our urging this week is to work on connecting with the people God has placed around you in this body of the church. We hope to see you at the church picnic!
Here is a useful prayer of thanksgiving for the church by Rachel Wojo.
Dear...
As Methodists, we may have heard the John Wesley pastoral quote: “The world is my parish.” This idea was actually rooted within Wesley’s full understanding of Christian community and connection, starting in relationship with...
This week we wrap up our series focused on Living Our Strengths as we hear from Dr. Lisk. Even though we will move away from this weekly topic, we encourage everyone to continue discerning finding your “fit” here at Fredericksburg...
Over the course of the past three weeks, we have heard about what it means to discover our strengths, share our giftedness and live into being our “best self.” This week, we look to the core of understanding the human-divine...
Becoming your best you is made possible through God's sanctifying grace. God's grace leads us along the way of salvation into holiness. This grace transforms our desires into that which God desires. This week, be encouraged to pray and...
As we continue our focus on living our strengths, the text from 1 Peter 4 instructs us to serve with the strength God provides so that God may be glorified. This raises the question of whether God is being glorified in our lives, as we...
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This week we begin a new journey together studying and discerning about how we “fit” together for God’s plan of work for our faith community. A...
