First United Methodist Church - DeRidder, LA

We begin with a story about our pastor helping his grandfather clean up a church parking lot after an ice storm almost 24 years ago and conclude with some wisdom from Kid Rock to explore the fourth of the membership vows one makes when becoming part of a United Methodist congregation - the vow to support the ministries of this congregation through our service.

We begin with a story about our pastor helping his grandfather clean up a church parking lot after an ice storm almost 24 years ago and conclude with some wisdom from Kid Rock to explore the fourth of the membership vows one makes when becoming part of a United Methodist congregation - the vow to support the ministries of this congregation through our service.

In the third of our series, "The Most Heavenly Harvest," we explore the membership vow of supporting our church through our gifts - specifically the tithe. Diving into Deuteronomy 8:10-18, we find out some hard yet essential truths about the spiritual implications of our attitudes and practices towards tithing and giving to support the ministries of the congregation.

In the third of our series, "The Most Heavenly Harvest," we explore the membership vow of supporting our church through our gifts - specifically the tithe. Diving into Deuteronomy 8:10-18, we find out some hard yet essential truths about the spiritual implications of our attitudes and practices towards tithing and giving to support the ministries of the congregation.

In the second of our 'The Most Heavenly Harvest' we explore the first eight verses of Romans 12 to discover how making the vow of supporting our church with our presence has profound implications not only for the life of the church, but our own spiritual development.

In the second of our 'The Most Heavenly Harvest' we explore the first eight verses of Romans 12 to discover how making the vow of supporting our church with our presence has profound implications not only for the life of the church, but our own spiritual development.

In the first of our latest sermon series, which is focusing on the five vows of membership we make when joining any local United Methodist Church, we look at the gift of prayer and it's essential role in the life of the Christian and the church. Drawing from Paul's words to the Ephesians, we see there are multiple facets of prayer that are crucial if the local church and the individuals therein are to fulfill God's calling to the faithful.

In the first of our latest sermon series, which is focusing on the five vows of membership we make when joining any local United Methodist Church, we look at the gift of prayer and it's essential role in the life of the Christian and the church. Drawing from Paul's words to the Ephesians, we see there are multiple facets of prayer that are crucial if the local church and the individuals therein are to fulfill God's calling to the faithful.

In the finale of our "Does the Bible REALLY Say That?" series, we use Paul's words in Second Corinthians as a way to dive into the false idea some have that life gets easier when you decide to follow Christ, realizing instead that life in the here and now may actually get harder when you follow Christ - and that's ok because our focus is no longer on the here and now or anything temporal.

In the finale of our "Does the Bible REALLY Say That?" series, we use Paul's words in Second Corinthians as a way to dive into the false idea some have that life gets easier when you decide to follow Christ, realizing instead that life in the here and now may actually get harder when you follow Christ - and that's ok because our focus is no longer on the here and now or anything temporal.