‘Heart-writing’ (Sermon for March 17)
As we continue the journey toward Good Friday (and the promise of Easter beyond), we will look at another of the times that Jesus speaks with his disciples about his upcoming death and resurrection, and what that will mean for […]
Continue reading‘Saved through faith’ (Sermon for March 10)
This week’s reading, John 3:14-21, contains what is undoubtedly the best known scripture reference, John 3:16. Often seen at sporting events and other public gatherings, it highlights a verse at the heart of the passage, “For God so loved the world […]
Continue readingThinking Global
Three of the key leaders of the Trinity Conference of the Global Methodist Church created a podcast that shares some insight into their plans and vision for the churches of eastern Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. This podcast features President Pro […]
Continue reading‘Empowerment’ (Sermon for Feb. 4, 2024)
The sermon text for today is 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, a passage in which Paul says he was commissioned to proclaim the gospel. He also says he has become a slave to all people, being a Jew to the Jews, a […]
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Some church priorities for the new year
Rev. Keith Boyette, transitional connectional officer for the Global Methodist Church, shared an inspiring vision for ministry in 2024. Read the full article here The bulleted list of missional priorities at the end of this article is especially significant. While […]
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‘The clouds gather’ (Sermon for Jan. 7, 2024)
The accounts of Jesus’s birth speak of him coming to save the whole world, but are deeply within the Jewish tradition in terms of his background, the prophesies foretelling the birth, and the accounts of his birth and earliest childhood. […]
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‘Giving gifts’ (Sermon for Dec. 31, 2023)
Luke 2:22-40 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male […]
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End-of-year reporting forms available
If you’re involved in creating the end-of-year report for the Annual Conference, here is the information about it. We will be submitting it in mid-late January. https://etxgmc.org/23-eoy-report
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Advent meditation 28 – Luke 2:1-20
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph […]
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Advent meditation 27 – Titus 2:11-14
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of […]
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