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Traditional Worship Service/Matthew 2:1-12
November 27, 2022 – “Skipping Christmas: No Magi” – Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green
November 20, 2022 – “Gratitude: An Outward Blessing”
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Traditional Worship Service/Philippians 4:14-19
First Steps – November 28, 2022
| Two of my favorite books carry the same title: The Story of Christianity by Justo Gonzalez. They are a two-volume set of Church history that was a required reading for first-year seminary students. Iāve always liked them because I love the Churchās history. For at one point, I consideredĀ becoming a Church History professor; however, over the years, my affection for these books has deepened because I like the concept of the story. Ā A narrative directed by God that now includes me. Ā Do you consider yourself part of the narrative of Godās work? Sometimes, I think we miss this important part of the gospel. We are in fact very much a part of that story. You are a character; you have a part to play. God uses you as much as he used Moses, Peter, Andrew, Paul, and many others. Donāt miss your part in the story. Read Hebrews 11:1-12:3. Ponder the narrative of faith.Ā Focus on the beginning of Chapter 12 and know that you now have a part to play. Ā  Ā This Week’s Readings: *Monday – Revelation 8 *Tuesday – Revelation 9 *Wednesday – Revelation 10 *Thursday – Revelation 11 *Friday – Revelation 12 Prayer Requests: *Heal those who are sick and protect those who are not. *Comfort those who are grieving and in distress. *Wisdom for our leaders as they navigate through uncertain times. *Guidance for those seeking to find their way. *Continued Growth Inside and Outside the Walls of St. Paul UMC. |
| āDonāt worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.ā – Philippians 4:6 |
November 13, 2022 – “Heavenly Hope” – Rev. Dr. Shane Green and Rev. John Fugh, Jr.
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Contemporary Worship Service/Philippians 4:8-13 and Colossians 3:8-10
November 13, 2022 – “Heavenly Hope” – Rev. Dr. Shane Green
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Traditional Worship Service/Philippians 4:8-13 and Colossians 3:8-10
First Steps – November 21, 2022
| āSin is a refusal or failure to be in a personal relationship with the living, personal God, and so forgiveness of sin cannot work with some dictionary definition of sin but only in a deeply personal act that restores intimate relationships. The sin that denies the person can only be dealt with personallyā¦So if something is going to be done about sin, it is not going to be along the line of laws and rules, codes and regulations. God and every person on earth are inherently personal and can only be engaged in relationships that are personalā¦We donāt sin against a commandment; we sin against a person.Ā Sin is not an offense against justice; sin is an offense against a living soulā¦And so Jesus comes alongside us and prays with us, āForgive us. Forgive us our debts, forgive us our trespasses, forgive us our sin.āĀ He also trusts us to do the best we can in what he does best of all: āas we forgive our debtors.āĀ He can legitimately, genuinely encourage us to forgive because he has already set the stage by extending his forgiveness on a cosmic scale.āĀ (Eugene PetersonāTell It Slant) Three things that stand out: 1. Sin is personal and separates one from God, another person, and the person Godās Spirit is trying to fashion. 2. The remedy is also personal for, in Jesus Christ, God redeems the world. 3. We are to practice what we have receivedāForgiveness.Ā As we have been forgiven, we forgive.Ā Ā Ā At the beginning of this week, I invite you to ponder Petersonās words and allow the Spirit to guide you as you follow the living God.Ā Ā This Week’s Readings: *Monday – Revelation 3 *Tuesday – Revelation 4 *Wednesday – Revelation 5 *Thursday – Revelation 6 *Friday – Revelation 7 Prayer Requests: *Heal those who are sick and protect those who are not. *Comfort those who are grieving and in distress. *Wisdom for our leaders as they navigate through uncertain times. *Guidance for those seeking to find their way. *Continued Growth Inside and Outside the Walls of St. Paul UMC. |
| āDonāt worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.ā – Philippians 4:6 |