Sermons on Matthew
Surprised By Peace
Sunday December 11 2022THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENTSurprised By CHristmas: Surprised by PeaceLuke 1:26-28; Matthew 1:18-25rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch The Table8:30am Gathering & WelcomeSongs Let There Be Peace; Glory (Let There Be Peace)Lighting the Advent CandleSong Light of The WorldChildren’s TimeScripture Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-25 NRSVMessage Surprised By PeaceGratitude MomentSong of Gratitude O What A KingCommunionInvitation & BenedictionSong My Soul Magnifies The LordExit Traditional Worship11:00am Prelude Welcome Voluntary Fanfare for Christmas Day (Averre)Lighting the Advent CandleHymn Angels From The Realms Of…
Surprised By Hope
Sunday November 27 2022FIRST sunday of adventsurprised By CHristmas: Surprised By HopeMicah 5:2; Matthew 2:18Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch THE TABLE8:30AM GatheringSongs Come Lord Jesus (Even So Come); Forever ReignLighting the Advent CandleSong O Come O Come EmmanuelChildren’s TimeScripture Micah 5:2;Matthew2:1-8 NRSVMessage Surprised By HopeGratitude MomentSong of Gratitude God With UsCommunionInvitation & BenedictionSong Let The World Sing GloriaExit TRADITIONAL WORSHIP11:00AM Prelude Welcome Voluntary On This Day Earth Shall Ring (UMH 248, v 1)Lighting the Advent CandleHymn O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (UMH 211, v 1-4))The Apostles’ Creed UMH 881Response God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Preparation for PrayerCall…
Focused On Hope Week 3
Sunday August 28 2022Focused On Hope Week ThreeMatthew 6:31-34Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
The Parable of the Judgment of the Nations
Sunday June 26 2022STories That Changed The WorldThe Parable of The Judgment of the NationsMatthew 25: 31-46Rev Jessica Wright
The Parable of The Unforgiving Servant
Sunday June 19 2022STories That Changed The World:The Parable of The Unforgiving ServantMatthew 18: 21-35Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
The Parable of the Sower
Sunday May 29 2022Stories that Changed The World:The pArable of the SowerMatthew 13: 1-9Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
The Lens of Abundance
Sunday May 8 2022Loving God, Loving Neighbor:The Lens of AbundanceMatthew 14:13-21 NRSVRev mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
Why Neighbor?
Sunday APril 24 2022Loving God, Loving Neighbor:Why Neighbor?MATTHEW 22:34-40 NRSVRev Jessica Wright 34 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, 35 and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 37 He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the…
We Believe in the Holy Catholic Church
Sunday March 27 2022The FOurth Sunday of LentwE bELIEVE iN tHE hOLY cATHOLIC cHURCHMATTHEW 5:14-16, 16:18 & 1 PETER 2:9-10 NRSVrEV MARY bETH hARDESTY-cROUCH sCRIPTURE 14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so…
Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Week Three
Sunday January 23 2022Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up?Week ThreeMatthew 7:7-11Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 7 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone? 10 Or if the…
A New Way Forward
Sunday January 2 2022A New wAY fORWARDmATTHEW 2: 1-12rEV MARY bETH hARDESTY-cROUCH
A Circle of Life
Sunday November 14 2021A Circle of Lifematthew 14: 13-21Adam Lubbers Scripture 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted…