Epiphany (C)Providence United Methodist ChurchCharlotte, North Carolina 1In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2asking, “Where is the child who has been born King of…
Speak to Us (Luke 10:38-42) [Prayer]
The Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost (B)Scripture from the Eighth Sunday After Pentecost (C)Pastoral PrayerCentenary United Methodist ChurchWinston-Salem, North Carolina 38Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her…
I Just Wanna Be a Sheep (John 10:11-18)
The Fourth Sunday of Easter (B)Informal Worship ServiceCentenary United Methodist ChurchWinston-Salem, North Carolina 11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own…
Clashing Calendars (Luke 2:41-52)
Power Lunch is an informal service offered to church and community members, especially those who work nearby, at which they can get a meal and listen to an informal message. In keeping with the service, this message was delivered without…
Thirsting in a Flood (Exodus 17:1-7)
The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost (A)Heritage and Homecoming SundayUnion Grove United Methodist ChurchHillsborough, North Carolina 1From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was…
Faded Dreams on a Brilliant Cross (John 13:1-17)
Maundy Thursday (A)Providence United Methodist ChurchCharlotte, North Carolina 1Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the…
Communing Home (Luke 22:14-23)
Christ the King Sunday (NCL)Evening Chapel ServiceProvidence United Methodist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina 14When the hour came, he [reclined] at the table, and the apostles with him. 15He said to them, “[Oh, how ]I have [longed] to eat this Passover…
Returns & Exchanges (Colossians 3:12-17)
The First Sunday of Christmas (C)Asbury & Longtown United Methodist ChurchesHamptonville, North Carolina 41Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. 42And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for…
Stuck Together (Acts 4:32-35)
The Second Sunday of Easter (B)Boger City United Methodist ChurchLincolnton, North Carolina 32Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was…
I Will Sing (John 3:14-21)
The Fourth Sunday in Lent (B)Union Grove United Methodist ChurchHillsborough, North Carolina 14And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15that whoever believes in him may have eternal…