Pastor Julie Lewis begins a new sermon series, I Promise, focusing on the promises of God throughout the Bible. Today, she focuses on one that is repeated throughout the Scriptures: I Will Be With You. Key Scripture comes from Jeremiah 31:33 and Romans 8:33-39 as we learn how God promises over and over to be with us,that God will never leave or forsake us, and that God's love for us in unfailing. As God’s people, we can know that we are never alone, that we are loved unconditional...

Pastor Julie celebrates World Communion Sunday with a message entitled "A Little Lower Than the Angels" covering Scripture from Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12. Asbury UMC rejoices in celebrating this special day and the Sacrament of Communion with like-minded Christians around the world and we pray for those who live and worship in areas where they face persecution and are not free to worship openly.If you are interested in more information abouy AUMC please find our Facebook page, www.facebook....

In this sermon series, Rev. Julie Lewis will teach us how we can "flip the switch" on some unChristian thoughts that we tend to have and approach life from a more Christlike perspective. In this message, she will use Scripture from Mark 7:24-30 to show how sometimes the very people we regard as “dogs” are the ones who have something beautifulto teach us. Even the dogs were made in the image of the Lord and we should never discount people as not having something valuable to add to ...

In this message, Pastor Julie Lewis covers Mark 8:34-9:1 and shows us what we value in this life can and how it cannot give us true life and peace. It is only when we let go or lose our belief that material goods give us pleasure and abundant life will we actually gain true happiness and peace. Amen. If you are interested in more information about Asbury United Methodist Church please visit www.facebook.com/asburyumcsmyrna.

Rev. Julie Lewis closes out her Flip the Switch series with this message from Mark 9:33-37. In this message, Pastor Julie shows us how we can and joy in being last. We want to be first,the best, the most experienced and in charge. It is by finding our place in the line and realizing that God is always first and that in being last we receive the most that we can find that everything changes.If you are interested in more information about Asbury UMC please visit www.facebook.com/asb...

Pastor Julie Lewis wraps up her sermon miniseries, Crazy Stories from the Bible, with this message from the Book of Acts. Sleeping in church doesn't sound like the wisest of choices but, in this message, Pastor Julie will show us how failing to remain alert and attentive can cause us to miss the words and signs from God. Missing those signs and messages can have disastrous and even amount to a death sentence for both our bodies and our souls.You can find video of this service in i...

In this second message from her sermon miniseries, Crazy Stories of the Bible, Pastor Julie Lewis brings a message from the Book of Judges as we learn why we should never discount people - God often surprises us and uses the most unlikely of people as messengers to carry the biggest and most life giving messages. This message will show how those messages can bring something to us that is meant to make us change course or avert some bad circumstance or action and how ignoring those messa...

Rev. Julie Lewis begins a new sermon series "Crazy Stories of the Bible" with this first message entitled "Don't Kill the Messenger." In this message, we learn how sometimes the wisest voices come from the most unlikely of creatures and how we can learn to listen to the voice of truth regardless what form it comes in. If you are looking for a church home in the central Delaware area, we hope that you will consider visiting Asbury United Methodist Church. You can find more in...

Rev. Julie Lewis closes her sermon series "Something's Gotta Give" with this final message focusing on Scripture from Romans 12 and Matthew 13. In this message, entitled "Worth More Than We Might Think," we look at the ways we can see and know that God cares for us and those around us. By loving others we glorify God and can combat the chaos and sin in this world to make a more loving, wholesome place for all of us.

Pastor Julie Lewis continues her sermon series "Something's Gotta Give" with this message entitled "We Can Relax Now" as we talk about the commitment that many people have to their stuff and ways that hoarding (particularly during this recent pandemic) has become a favorite pastime for some of us. Toilet paper, cleaning supplies, money…you name it we’rehoarding it. Those things can’t save us. Fear of not having enough is a lack of trust in God and God’s promises. Pastor Julie shows us t...