Dear Beloved of Palm UMC:
We are excited for the possibility of gathering in person. We need to form a list of persons who expect they WILL come to fellowship on Wednesday, February 24, at 1:30 pm in the church parking lot, northeast end. Continue reading →
Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23— Matthew 22:1-14 and Philippians 4:1-9
I see a common theme through our Scriptures today. We may get it right, we may get it wrong, but through it all God keeps loving us with a relentless love. God has become totally vulnerable for us. We break God’s heart but God keeps taking us back, God keeps saving us. Continue reading →
Matthew 21:23-27; 33-46
What is the true place of authority? Who has the right and responsibility to speak and act for God? These are the questions behind this whole section of the gospel of Matthew.
We have skipped ahead a bit Continue reading →
Sermon on Exodus 17:1-7
Is the Lord among us or not?
This is the question that Moses claims the people raised when they came to a place on their journey through the desert where the was no water to drink.
You might remember this Continue reading →
Sermon on Matthew 18: 21-35
We pray each week, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who sin against us. it seems Peter’s question gives Jesus an opportunity to illustrate that line a little bit in the parable he tells. Forgiven, we forgive. Continue reading →
May these messages be a blessing to you! Also keep in mind that the written form of a sermon is never quite the same as when it is preached. The Holy Spirit can work in many ways. If you have questions or want to discuss further please comment or contact me! –Pastor Michelle
Sermons are linked to scripture from the Common English Bible, from the online resource: Bible Gateway.com.
Today’s scripture readings are Romans 13:8-14 and Matthew 18:15-20
Today we need to talk about fleshly desires as named in Romans: drunkenness gluttony sexual immorality- well there are plenty of messages about those but I want to talk about the very worst ones Continue reading →
Exodus 3:1-15, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-28
Hold on tight beloved- this might be rough- please hold on to the end.
Because today, I have to upend some religious speak that people think is Christian. I have to undo some presumptions about how God works. Continue reading →
Sermon on Matthew 16:21-30, Romans 12:1-5, Exodus 1:8-2:10
Beloved in Christ we are in trying times as you know. We are in a time of multiple layers of complications, A season of pandemic, a season of unearthing of racism and racist structures in our nation, the school year starting up in a way far different than it ever has before- and about to add to it: election season, which you might say Continue reading →
Sermon for Sunday August 16, on Matthew 15:21-28
My beloved fellow disciples of Christ:
White supremacy is a sinful infection that is a problem in our nation, and it is a problem in the church. It is killing our fellow people around us right now, and if we claim to follow Jesus we must root it out, we must change, we must be transformed by God. Thanks be to God who has given us a model in Jesus to do just this!
Now our little church is one of the most ethnically Continue reading →
