Today, we wrap up our study of Malachi, the prophetic book that serves as a gateway into the New Testament and the coming of Jesus Christ. Our study began with the assertion from God, “I have loved you.” Today, we hear...
When we become members of the church, we are asked the following question: “As members of Christ's universal church, will you be loyal to Christ through The United Methodist Church, and do all in your power to strengthen its...
Over the next 3 weeks, as we get back to fall routines with beginning of school, etc., our hope is that we all can “kick-start” our faith a bit for this busy season to focus on guidance found in the Old Testament book of Malachi...
As we end this series, as a guide to what you have learned and what still might need some work, make note of your reflections and challenges as they relate to true Christian happiness. Name any obstacles. Identify what will get you around...
This week in our sermon series “Happy? What is It and How to Find It?” we are focusing on circumstances. Can we really trust our circumstances as a measure of our joy or as a source of lasting peace? In our passage...
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As we continue to share about “no thing” that can make us happy in our current series, “Happy: what it is and how to find it?” We look to Colossians where...
Nothing can lead to deep, lasting happiness. If our jobs, our “stuff,” and our money by themselves will not enable us to achieve this kind of happiness, what will? What are the sources of your happiness? How does your faith play a...
This week we share an anonymous author’s reflection of God’s wisdom from James that a rich harvest is possible with the right planting through God’s people in the Church. Here’s the reflection called “God’s...
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In chapter four, James surfaces the concept of friendship with God. What does it mean to be “a friend of God?” How would we know that we are in such a relationship? For James...
John Wesley proposes three simple rules for how we are to live a healthy life: Do No Harm, Do Good, Stay in Love with God. The words we choose to use can be in line with these rules. This week, how might your words do good to and for the people...
We live in an increasingly polarized society. We line up along socioeconomic, political and other lines, pitting ourselves against the other, as if anyone too different from us or our beliefs is enemy. Using the example of wealth, James...
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This week we begin a 5-week study of the Book of James called “A Healthy Life, Under Pressure.” James asks followers of Jesus to live in ways where life’s...
