First United Methodist Church - DeRidder, LA

Our Easter series continues this week with a glimpse into the fourteenth chapter of John's Gospel, where our Lord challenges his disciples to live up to the high calling and standards put before them, assuring them that to love and follow Christ is worth it - BUT - he won't force anyone to follow.

Our Easter series continues this week with a glimpse into the fourteenth chapter of John's Gospel, where our Lord challenges his disciples to live up to the high calling and standards put before them, assuring them that to love and follow Christ is worth it - BUT - he won't force anyone to follow.

In the short span of six verses, Luke conveys the disturbing account of the result of Stephen’s ministry as well as the truly miraculous final words of this saint of God and how these final words kind of put us on the spot with respect to how we respond to those who ‘kill’ us.

In the short span of six verses, Luke conveys the disturbing account of the result of Stephen’s ministry as well as the truly miraculous final words of this saint of God and how these final words kind of put us on the spot with respect to how we respond to those who ‘kill’ us.

In the latest installment of our He is Risen...and... Easter worship series, we dive into words expressed to Peter as encouragement for those times where things are tough and we question the suffering through which we seem can be overwhelming and never-ending - and discover that through the proper perspective we are people of hope, not circumstance.

In the latest installment of our He is Risen...and... Easter worship series, we dive into words expressed to Peter as encouragement for those times where things are tough and we question the suffering through which we seem can be overwhelming and never-ending - and discover that through the proper perspective we are people of hope, not circumstance.

A week after Easter Sunday, we encounter Christ in one of the most misunderstood but most gracious encounters with one who gets a bum rap, and how by correcting the record we are on the way to a glorious future!

A week after Easter Sunday, we encounter Christ in one of the most misunderstood but most gracious encounters with one who gets a bum rap, and how by correcting the record we are on the way to a glorious future!

The Psalmist guides us through this familiar day of celebration, which acknowledge God’s work in taking the rejected and exalting it, calls us to give thanks to God for divine eternal love, and brings us to celebrate it all!

The Psalmist guides us through this familiar day of celebration, which acknowledge God’s work in taking the rejected and exalting it, calls us to give thanks to God for divine eternal love, and brings us to celebrate it all!