First United Methodist Church - DeRidder, LA

Continuing our "Does the Bible REALLY Say That?" series, this week we encounter variations on, "Well, if the Lord didn't want it to happen..." By digging into the third chapter of Genesis, we see quickly that stuff happened pretty much from the beginning that God most assuredly did not want to happen. But...what in the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden speaks to us and our understanding of sin?

Continuing our "Does the Bible REALLY Say That?" series, this week we encounter variations on, "Well, if the Lord didn't want it to happen..." By digging into the third chapter of Genesis, we see quickly that stuff happened pretty much from the beginning that God most assuredly did not want to happen. But...what in the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden speaks to us and our understanding of sin?

In the third of our "Does the Bible REALLY Say That?" series, we explore the reality that "The Lord Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle" is absolutely indefensible in the light of scripture, drawing from wisdom found in Proverbs as well as one of Paul's most well-known passages, Philippians 4:13.

In the third of our "Does the Bible REALLY Say That?" series, we explore the reality that "The Lord Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle" is absolutely indefensible in the light of scripture, drawing from wisdom found in Proverbs as well as one of Paul's most well-known passages, Philippians 4:13.

In the second of our five-part series, "Does the Bible REALLY Say That? Rethinking the Myths and Inaccuracies that Do More Harm Than Good" worship series, we explore matters of life and death through the lens of some well-known words from 1 Corinthians 15:53-58, while identifying up front that no where in the bible does it hint that God has people killed because God needs another angel.

NOTE: Our apologies for the audio quality being a little less than our usual standard.

In the second of our five-part series, "Does the Bible REALLY Say That? Rethinking the Myths and Inaccuracies that Do More Harm Than Good" worship series, we explore matters of life and death through the lens of some well-known words from 1 Corinthians 15:53-58, while identifying up front that no where in the bible does it hint that God has people killed because God needs another angel.

NOTE: Our apologies for the audio quality being a little less than our usual standard.

We start a new series - Does the Bible REALLY Say That? Rethinking Myths and Inaccuracies that Do More Harm Than Good - with one that has been around for many generations: The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves. The question before us this morning is not simply about whether or not the bible says this; we must also examine what we are saying about God and the Christian faith when we use this phrase.

We start a new series - Does the Bible REALLY Say That? Rethinking Myths and Inaccuracies that Do More Harm Than Good - with one that has been around for many generations: The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves. The question before us this morning is not simply about whether or not the bible says this; we must also examine what we are saying about God and the Christian faith when we use this phrase.

Labor Day. A uniquely American holiday. The traditional end of the summer. What, if anything, is there for the community of faith, the church, to glean from this secular holiday? How is it that we might be able to draw upon our faith to live out Christ's mission in the midst of this weekend's celebration?

Labor Day. A uniquely American holiday. The traditional end of the summer. What, if anything, is there for the community of faith, the church, to glean from this secular holiday? How is it that we might be able to draw upon our faith to live out Christ's mission in the midst of this weekend's celebration?