What motivated you to make all the effort to wake up on a cold January Sunday morning and come to church today? We’re in this post-holiday winter month and yet, […]
I grew up on a farm in southeastern, Pennsylvania. I dreaded it whenever it was late at night and dad would ask me to go to the barn and check […]
Skipping into the New Year – Pastor Robert’s sermon for ...
One of my favorite ice cream shops uses the phrase “Got to Have It” when you want their largest ice cream cone size. The name for a medium size cone […]
Advent: Light the Candle of Love – Pastor Robert’s sermon ...
Today is “pink candle” Sunday. That’s actually my personal title for this Sunday. The technical name for this Sunday is Gaudete which is a Latin word that means, “rejoice.” […]
Advent: Light the Candle of Joy – Pastor Robert’s sermon ...
The Voices of Advent are calling: “The best deals of the year…..no interest until 2020….60% off……buy one get one free.” There is one more voice calling during […]
Advent: Light the Candle of Peace – Pastor Robert’s sermon ...
Preachers are sometimes asked to perform weddings in the most unusual of places. One year, I was asked to perform an outdoor wedding on a golf course. The ceremony was […]
Advent: Light the Candle of Hope – Pastor Robert’s sermon ...
First UMC Leadership Board – Proceedings Thursday, Dec.13, 2018 In attendance: Dave Bayless, Joe Brown, Vicki Butcher, Kathy Gilmore, Dave Liggitt, Jenny Klein, David Koonce, Tom Marx, Robert McDowell, Brenda […]
Leadership Board Proceedings – December
The celebration of Advent and Christmas, and Lent and Easter are holy days and seasons in the church that go back for many centuries. There was a new recognition added […]
Top Priority – Pastor Robert’s sermon for Sunday, November 25
So let me just say that if you ever felt that my sermons are too long, check out Jesus’ sermon on the mount. That sermon was definitely longer than 18 […]