Erin Weaver's Last Sunday
May 22 "The Greatest of These..."
Hanging On in an Upside-Down World
Many feel the same: our world today is in serious trouble. Marriages and families are disintegrating. People are barely getting by. Life seems to be blocked repeatedly by obstacles and detours and troubles. It’s as if the earth itself seems to be groaning and shifting for the strain. Are you feeling that way?
Believe it or not, the world seemed to turn upside down when the resurrected Jesus appeared to the disciples. Their understanding of everything: death, their new role, their new mission; all seems quite overwhelming.
During May and June, we will go through a message series entitled “Hanging On in an Upside-Down World.” Through looking at the appearances of Jesus after Easter, we can learn how to handle the issues, interruptions and complications of life.
We hope you will join us.
May 1 When All Seems Lost
May 8 Just Walking Along, Minding My Own Business
May 15 Who Forgot to Lock the Door?
May 29 Getting Back on Track
June 5 Marching Orders
June 12 What Does This Mean?
"THEN CAME THE MORNING"
by Bill and Gloria Gaither
"Then Came the Morning" is a statement about each of our lives before and after we are confronted with the Living Lord. This is not just a collection of songs but a personal account of the struggle to believe. Two disciples tell of the days they spent with Jesus, what they saw and experienced. When Christ's message consumes them, they want to share the news of the Unshakable Kingdom Christ has come to build.
I hope you enjoy this wonderful and powerful Easter message this morning. May this cantata be a perfect beginning to preparing your heart for days leading up to Easter.
Chris Beiser
Overture/Processional (Partial Recording)
Unshakable Kingdom
Upon This Rock - Kelly Flaugher, soloist
Broken and Spilled Out - Mary Hammons, soloist
Can I Trust You - Chris Beiser, soloist
Father Dear
It is Finished/Worthy the Lamb - Sue Luken, soloist
Then Came the Morning
I've Just Seen Jesus - Penny Dole, soloist
Resurrection
We Are All Thomas
I Believe, Help Thou My Unbelief - Miriam Chupka, soloist
Upon This Rock Reprise
Chris Beiser: Director
Brad Williams/Andy Shellman: Narrators
Rick Kiefer: Sound
Easter Brings Hope
There are times in life when we look at our current circumstances and see nothing but despair, discouragement, uncertainty. We wonder if tomorrow will, or can be, any better.
Undoubtedly, the disciples of Jesus wondered this after their Master was crucified on a cross and buried in a borrowed. They probably thought, “Could it get any worse than this?”
Then, as the sun rose on Sunday morning, news came that brought hope. Jesus was alive.
Jesus always brings hope. So during Lent, we looked at the passages and people from the Gospel of John who met Jesus and found hope.
March 13 Hope for a New Birth
March 20 Hope for Everlasting Water
March 27 Hope for a Different Life
April 3 Hope for a Clean Slate
April 10 Hope for a Shepherd
April 17 Choir’s Easter Cantata
April 24 Easter Brings Hope
Haiti - One Year Later
We had a member of the Loveland/John Wesley United Methodist Churches Haiti Mission Team share about their trip in February 2011.
March 6 Haiti Presentation (Audio Slideshow)
The Day My Life Changed
February 27, 2011 "The Day That Changed My Life"
Strength for the Powerless
February 20, 2011 "Strength for the Powerless" Erin Weaver
Matters of the Heart
Love is in the air! Valentine’s Day has become a special holiday for celebrating love and affection by presenting flowers, offering candy, and sending greeting cards. Originally, the greeting cards were hand-written and personal, but in the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
Of course, those who study the Bible know that love comes from God (1 John 4:7). In fact, this chapter from 1 John might be called “The ‘Second’ Love Chapter”, in that it says so much about God’s love and our response to it.
During the first two weeks of February, we are going to explore love from God’s perspective with a short series called “Matters of the Heart.”
February 6 “The Stethoscope”
February 13 “Who Does God Love”
What Does Loving Your Neighbor REALLY Mean?
January 30 "What Does Loving Your Neighbor REALLY Mean?" Erin Weaver
Grow
As we begin a new year, we tend to look back on the one that has just past and wonder whether it was a good year or not. We might look at our personal development, our physical wellness, our family relationships, our financial outlook… the list depends upon our individual perspectives and inclinations.
What if we also looked at our relationship with God and asked, “Am I closer to God today than I was a year ago? Have I grown in wisdom and knowledge of His Son Jesus Christ? Am I striving towards perfection and sanctification (an original question asked weekly by persons known as Methodists)?
During January, we will study how we can “Grow” in several areas of our Christian life. Come join us.
January 2 “Grow in Love with God”
January 9 “Grow in Understanding of the Word”
January 16 “Grow in Living the Faith”
January 23 “Grow in Influence”
