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Today we discuss Psalm 139 and the the two kinds of people that dwell within each of us. Read More →

We discuss resting in the work, not resting from the work. Read More →

Today we welcome Dr. Nathan Howe as the new senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of Kent. Read More →

We mark Rev. Douglas Denton’s last Sunday in the pulpit before his retirement. Read More →

We each build in our own way on the foundation of Christ; we each have a role to play in God’s church, and through it all it is God who “gives the growth”. Read More →

The importance of remembering what God has done, to give us the proper orientation for our future. A prime example of this is the remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice that we do in Communion. Read More →

In true humility, recognizing our need for God, we are lifted up in God’s grace. Read More →

Like Abraham or the disciples, everyone believer’s life is “unfinished,” in that we never arrive at a completion of all that we aim to be about. We find our fulfillment, however, in the place that we have in God’s everlasting purposes. Read More →

God works through ordinary people in extraordinary ways.  The examples in today’s Scriptures are Shiphrah, Puah, Jochebed, Miriam, and Pharaoh’s daughter. Read More →

We are urged throughout the Bible not to think we have “arrived” in faith but to keep pressing on to “know the Lord.” Read More →

We need to recognize that we are sojourners on this earth, so that we ground our lives in the eternal, rather than being trapped in the trivialities or problems of the present. Read More →

Today our teens present elements of the worship service. Read More →

We are brought to spiritual wholeness through Christ. Read More →

The Biblical picture of what we will be in heaven. Read More →

There are striking parallels between Abraham’s testing with Isaac and what happens on Mt. Calvary. When there seems no way out, God provides the way. Read More →

We are called to pray and act in Jesus’ name, which means doing so in harmony with Jesus, in accord with Jesus’ empowerment and will. Read More →

The power of Christ frees us from negative forces. Read More →

We are called to decisive action, to live for God and use what we have for God’s purposes. Read More →

Jesus longs to “save” us. And that means Jesus approaches others, even though evil seems to define who they are, with the intent to offer mercy. Read More →

Self-denial means being detached from things that are useless in order that you can be attached to Christ. Read More →

Fullness of spiritual life develops only as we are “connected to the vine” – joined with Christ. Read More →

We choose (if we are wise) to live a life enriched by God’s law and spiritual truths. Our lives become extraordinary when we welcome the spirit into our lives and live as Christ would have us live. Read More →

Differences can tear us apart or, under the guidance of Christ, they can help us learn and grow together. Read More →

Carol Pozuc delivers this message for UMW Sunday. Read More →

D.S. Angela Lewis preaches. Read More →

We are each to play a key role, under God’s inspiration, in answering the world’s needs Read More →

God’s Spirit enables us to keep on in faith and service in spite of frustrations and threats and obstacles. This sermon was written by Dr. David Palmer and delivered by Rev. Douglas Denton. Read More →

John Wesley’s covenant service prepares Methodists’ hearts and minds for the year of worship ahead. Read More →

God in Christ works on the level of the small. Read More →

Jesus teaches us to be receptive, to wait with patience, that we may be ready for the coming of God into our lives. Read More →

People were not expecting the nature of God’s appearance in Jesus – that God appeared not in might but in humility, vulnerability, and nearness Read More →

Happy Thanksgiving! Read More →

Dr. Palmer, in three smaller sermonettes, discusses the importance of music in worship over the centuries. Read More →