Lansing First UMC

For Gaudete Sunday we hear the story of John the Baptist again (John 1: 6-8, 19-28), but this time with a focus on John's role as a messenger. His example is good news for the rest of us who also want to testify to the light.

For week two of Advent we explore what it means for us to prepare the way of the Lord based on the beginning of the gospel of Mark (1: 1-8).

We kick off advent by hearing a warning from Jesus (Mark 13: 24-37) about staying awake and alert as we await the Messiah's return.

In this sermon for Christ the King Sunday we look at Jesus' pronouncements about the judgment of the nations (Matthew 25: 31-46) to ask if we take seriously our commitment to Jesus as Lord. 

Our look at 1 Thessalonians (chapter 5) is coming to an end and Paul reminds us to live life to the fullest by doing all the good we can in the time that we've got.

We return to 1 Thessalonians to see what advice Paul has for us about how to live a life pleasing to God in chapter 4 of this letter.

For All Saints' Day we take a break from our look at 1 Thessalonians in order to consider the unveiled view of reality in Revelation 7: 9-17.

In our second week of looking at 1 Thessalonians (2: 1-13), we ask what it looks like to be people who speak plain truth, speak truth to power, and speak truth in love.

In this sermon on the first letter to the Thessalonians (1:1-10) we ask what it means to be known as followers of Christ.