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…
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…
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…
Healing and Dealing (Mark 2:1-12)
The Week Following the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (B)Service of Word & Table, York ChapelDuke University Divinity School Durham, North Carolina 1When [Jesus] returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2So many…
Pop Quiz (Mark 13:24-37)
The First Sunday of Advent (B)Union Grove United Methodist ChurchHillsborough, North Carolina 24“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25and the stars will be falling from heaven,…
A Two-Cubit Shower (Genesis 6:11-22)
The Second Sunday After Pentecost (A)Union Grove United Methodist ChurchHillsborough, North Carolina 11Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12And God saw that the earth was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted…
Into Remembrance (Luke 24:13-35)
The Third Sunday of Easter (A)Union Grove United Methodist ChurchHillsborough, North Carolina 13Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14and talking with each other about all these…
Sleepers Awake (Romans 13:11-14)
The First Sunday of Advent (A)Union Grove United Methodist ChurchHillsborough, North Carolina Prayer for Illumination Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the…