Watch Christmas Eve service Special Music highlights Christmas Eve One of the parts of the Christmas Eve celebration that we love the most is the music. That is a challenge in 2020, but some of our musicians rose to the challenge. Our music director, JoAnne Jones coordinated the efforts of Jonathan Griffin and Jordan Gabbidon…
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Reviewing the Basics of Christian Faith
Reviewing the Basics of Christian Faith Every church needs to regularly teach the basics of Christian faith both so that newer disciples can learn and so more seasoned Christians can be reminded. Both Paul and Peter wrote of the value of such reminders (2 Tim. 2:14; 2 Peter 1:12). During March and early April, Pastor…
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Ministry Encourages
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Ministry Encourages During my ministerial training, I interned as a chaplain at a nursing home. I was shocked to learn that many longtime residents of the home received no visitors. Jesus listed visiting the sick as one of those charitable actions that we can…
UM Response to a Hurting World
A website that illustrates the UM response to a hurting world. This morning in the message, I talked about how we respond as Christians to the brokenness of our world with prayer, compassionate action, and proclamation of the Good News. This afternoon, Caroline sent me a link to an interactive map of the “mission” work of the United…
How to Overcome
There is a great true story on the news right now that is a perfect illustration of the kick-off message in our new sermon series for October at Copper Hill UMC. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57605098/okla-teen-acts-to-right-his-fathers-wrong/ The series is called “How to Overcome.” The first message of the series is from Romans 12: 21 and is titled, “How to…
September Messages Define Authentic Christianity
Have you ever tried to explain just what makes a real Christian? Lots of people claim the name but few seem ready to carefully describe its meaning. The Apostle Paul in Romans 12 gives us lots of help for such a task. In September we will focus on this chapter as we study the “Marks…