December 24, 2017 A Savior Is Born. Do you know Him?     It’s one thing to know of Jesus. It’s another thing to know Jesus. This Sunday’s worship will focus not just on telling the story of Jesus’ birth. It will focus on acquainting us with the Jesus who often disappears in all the clutter […]

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

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December 17, 2017 Save the Memories, But keep your eyes on the prize.       In 1985 Salem High School was a powerhouse in football. The only thing they hadn’t won was the state championship. Enthusiastic about their team and believing that a long string of state championships lay ahead, the city invested 2.2 million […]

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  December 10, 2017 Save the Receipt, but don’t exchange the gift.               Have you ever received a Christmas gift and hung on to the enclosed “gift receipt”? You know, just in case you later decided the gift wasn’t worth keeping or it was defective.        Accepting the gift of Jesus Christ […]

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December 3, 2017 Save the Gift Wrap, But don’t forget the gift.        It’s so easy to get caught up in the “gift wrapping” that comes along with our Christmas celebration. You know, the beauty of the lights and the greenery, the stories and traditions, the memories that deepen our longing for a […]

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November 26, 2017 Who’s the Boss?      Shawna Hiner (our church’s Office Administrator and Certified Candidate for Pastoral Ministry) will be our preacher this Sunday morning as Lydia and I spend time with family in North Carolina over the Thanksgiving holiday. I hope you’ll come on this “Christ the King” Sunday and hear Shawna’s […]

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November 19, 2017 The Days of Whine and Woeses      This Sunday is just four days before Thanksgiving! To help turn our hearts toward a spirit of thanksgiving, we will have three special guests joining us from Woe Is Us UMC in Lowland County, Virginia: Ima Whiner, Office Administrator Joyless Chintzy, Choir Director The […]

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November 12, 2017 The Upside Down Kingdom      The Kingdom of Heaven must be an “upside down Kingdom.”       Every person I’ve ever met who lived out the beatitudes of Matthew 5 lived against the tide of human culture. They saw the world through Kingdom eyes and knew that obedience to God was the […]

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November 5, 2017 Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven- All Saints Sunday    The Kingdom of Heaven must be an “upside down Kingdom.” Every person I’ve ever met who lived out the beatitudes of Matthew 5 lived against the tide of human culture. They saw the world through Kingdom eyes and knew that obedience to […]

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October 29, 2017 Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand        “Build your hopes on things eternal, hold to God’s unchanging hand.” This great hymn from the church of my youth reminds us of the fundamental truth of our faith – in the midst of an ever changing universe, God does not change. His promises […]

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