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2025
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Power of a Praying Woman || 5.11.25
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
discussion guide
2025
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Become || 5.4.25
Pastor Ramon Smith
discussion guide
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Living the Resurrection: Hearts on Fire || 4.27.25
​Pastor Ramon Smith

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Turn to Resurrection: New Creation || 4.20.25
Pastors Ramon Smith and Rhonda Chambers
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Turn to Humility || 4.13.25
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Wasted or Worth It || 4.6.25
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Turn to Reconciliation || 3.30.25
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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Turn to Mercy-Bearing Fruit || 3.23.25
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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Turn to the Kingdom || 3.16.25
Pastor Jay Beavers
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Turn to Trust || 3.9.25
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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From the Mountain to the Mission || 3.2.25
​Pastor Ramon Smith

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Heaven is Like || 2.23.25
Pastors Ramon Smith and Rhonda Chambers
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Heaven is Greater || 2.16.25
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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What Legacy Are We Leaving || 2.9.25
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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Short-Term Thinking || 2.2.25
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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Facing Fear and Trusting God || 1.26.25
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Hezekiah's Faithful Beginnings || 1.19.25
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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Commissioned for Mission || 1.12.25
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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Epiphany || 1.5.25
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
2024
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Dressing in Christ || 12.29.24
​Rev. Dr. Daniel Reeves
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Candlelight Christmas Eve || 12.24.24
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Children's Christmas Eve || 12.24.24
SUMC Kids
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Love Promised || 12.22.24
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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People of Promise Arise || 12.15.24
Saginaw UMC Choir
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Peaceful Passion || 12.8.24
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Hopeful Preparation || 12.1.24
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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Christ the King || 11.24.24
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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First Things First || 11.17.24
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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Salt & Light || 11.10.24
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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All Saints Day || 11.03.24
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Release || 10.27.24
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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Guidance || 10.20.24
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Boldness || 10.13.24
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Response || 10.6.24
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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Innovate || 9.29.24
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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Mentoring the Next Generation || 9.22.24
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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Free Speech: Talk and Text || 9.15.24
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Mutual Respect and Understanding || 9.8.24
Pastor Ramon Smith
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Blessed Be the Ties that Bind || 9.1.24
Pastor Ramon Smith
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8.25.24 "Faith Steps: Overcoming Worry"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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8.18.24 "Upgrade: Replace Worry With Faith"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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8.11.24 "God Cares, Trust God"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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8.4.24 "Free Your Mind"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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7.28.24 "Community of Compassion"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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7.21.24 "Jesus, a Man of Compassion"
Rev. Dr. Daniel Reeves
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7.14.24 "Hearts on Fire"
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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7.7.24 "Why?"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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6.30.24 "A Vision of Freedom"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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6.23.24 "Communication & Implementation"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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6.16.24 "Alignment"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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6.9.24 "Clarification"
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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6.2.24 "Write the Vision"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5.26.24 "Encountering the Triune God"
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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5.19.24 "Happy Birthday, Church!"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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5.12.24 "Mother Spirit"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5.5.24 "Good, Good Father"
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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4.28.24 "Ties That Bind"
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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4.21.24 "Pass It On"
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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4.14.24 "Welcome the Children"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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4.7.24 "Equip Them"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3.31.24 "Go Tell Them: Easter Sunday"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3.29.24 "Good Friday"
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3.24.24 "Let's Celebrate: Palm Sunday"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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3.17.24 "The New Covenant"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3.10.24 "Fast From Busyness"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3.3.24 "The Power of Divine Touch"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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2.25.24 "Way of the Cross"
​Pastors Ramon Smith & Rhonda Chambers
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2.18.24 "The Art of Prayer"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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2.11.24 "Transfiguration Sunday: Listen"
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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2.4.24 "Conquering Conflict: Listen
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1.28.24 "Conquering Conflict: Go To Them
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1.21.24 "Conquering Conflict: Be Cool"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1.14.24 "Conquering Conflict: Be Humble"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1.7.24 "Reactions & Revelations"
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
2023
12-31-23 "The Gift is Given"
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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12-24-23 "Candlelight Christmas Eve"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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12-17-23 "Pieces of Peace: Joy"
Saginaw UMC Choir
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12-10-23 "Pieces of Peace: Peace"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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12-3-23 "Pieces of Peace: Hope"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-26-23 "A Heart of Gratitude in Spite of Life's Challenges"
Rev. Dr. Daniel Reeves
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11-19-23 "Thanksgiving"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-12-23 "Soldiers of Christ"
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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11-5-23 "Thankful for the Saints"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-29-23 "Grow"
Pastors Ramon Smith
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10-22-23 "Row"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-15-23 "Gifts"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-8-23 "Let's Go"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-1-23 "Know God Through Prayer"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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9-24-23 "Be Prepared"
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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9-17-23 "Being an Everyday Christian"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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9-10-23 "The People Behind the Need"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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9-3-23 "Christians' Attitude Towards Work"
Rev. Dr. Daniel Reeves
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8-27-23 "Do You Know Your Story"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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8-20-23 "A Church Built on Grace: 'Cares & Experiences'"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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8-13-23 "A Church Built on Grace: 'Resources & Abilities'"
​Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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8-6-23 "A Church Built on Grace: 'Grace'"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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7-30-23 "Doing Little Things With Great Love"
Pastor Rhonda Chambers
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7-23-23 "Service: An Act of Love"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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7-16-23 "Refrigerator Rights"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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7-9-23 "Radical Hospitality"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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7-2-23 "Free to Love"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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6-25-23 "Jesus > The Storm"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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6-18-23 "Compassion > Callousness"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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6-11-23 "Acceptance > Reluctance Pt 2"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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6-4-23 "Acceptance > Reluctance"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5-28-23 "The Flame of Love"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5-21-23 "Ascension"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5-14-23 "A Mother's Love"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5-7-23 "The Way to Heaven"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-30-23 "Abundant Life"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-23-23 Native American Sunday
Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-16-23 "A Reasonable Doubt"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-9-23  Easter Sunday 2023
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-7-23  Good Friday 2023
Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-2-23 "Hosanna" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3-26-23 "Resurrection and Life"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3-19-23 "I Saw the Light" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3-12-23 "The Sublime Waters of Lent" 
Nathaniel Metz
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3-5-23 "In Christ Alone" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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2-26-23 "Fast Charge"
Pastor Ramon Smith 
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2-22-23 Ash Wednesday 
Pastor Ramon Smith 
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2-19-23 "Get Up!"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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2-12-23 "God Loves the World" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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2-5-23 "Kindness Unites and Builds"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1-29-23 "A Community of Kindness" 
Nathaniel Metz 
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1-22-23 "Making Room at the Table" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1-15-23 "Random Act with Big Impact"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1-8-23 "A Church Built on Grace" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1-1-23 "Safety in Unexpected Places"
Pastor Ramon Smith
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2022
12-25-22 "Christmas Day" 
​Nathaniel Metz
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12-24-22 "Christmas Eve"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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12-18-22 "Praise" 
​Saginaw UMC Choir 
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12-11-22 "Hope" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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12-4-22 "Peace" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-27-22 "Hope"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-20-22 "Christ the King" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-13-22 "Gratitude" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-6-22 "God of the Living"
​Nathaniel Metz
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10-30-22 "The Joy of Presence"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-23-22 "The Joy of Service"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-16-22 "The Joy of Prayer" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-9-22 "The Joy of Giving: Witness" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-2-22 "The Joy of Giving: Gifts" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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9-25-22 "Building a Community of Presence" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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9-18-22 "Experiencing the Presence of the Spirit" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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9-11-22 "Presence: Teach me to Be Aware" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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9-4-22 "Presence: Why Show Up?" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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8-28-22 "Building a Praying Community" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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8-21-22 "Prayer that Shapes the Heart"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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8-14-22 "Teach Me How to Pray" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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8-7-22 "Unexpected Power: Why Pray?" 
​Nathaniel Metz
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7-31-22 "Free from Distress"
​Nathaniel Metz
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7-24-22 "Live Free" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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7-17-22 "Set Free to See" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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7-10-22 "Set Free Part 2" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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7-3-22 "Set Free"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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6-26-22 "A Difficult Request" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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6-19-22 "Parable of the Good Father" 
​Nathaniel Metz
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6-12-22 "Empowered to Heal" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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6-6-22 "Pentecost Sunday" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5-29-22 "Stay Here?" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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 5-22-22 "The Scapegoat" 
​Nathaniel Metz
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5-15-22 "Oh the Places You'll Go" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5-8-22 "When Mom Prays" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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5-1-22 "Creation Worships"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-24-22 "Mercy Over Judgment" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-17-22 Easter Sunday
​Pastor Ramon Smith 
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4-10-22 "Untied to be Used" (Palm Sunday) 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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4-3-22 "A Gift of Love"
Pastor Ramon Smith 
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3-27-22 "Unashamed" 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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3-24-22 "By His Wounds We are Healed" (from the Prayer Service for Ukraine)
Nathaniel Metz
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3-20-22 "Everlasting"
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3-13-22 "Covenant" 
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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3-6-22 Do You Know Jesus? 
Dr. Jay Beavers
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2-27-22 Mountain Top View
​Dr. Jay Beavers
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2-20-22 Love is the Greatest
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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2-13-22 Love is Kind
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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2-6-22 Love is Patient
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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1-30-22 Tear the Roof Off
​Pastor Ramon Smith
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01-23-22 When the Brook Dries Up
Pastor Ramon Smith
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01-16-22 Moving Mountains
Pastor Ramon Smith
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01-09-22 Faith Questions
Pastor Ramon Smith
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01-02-22 Living Word
Pastor Ramon Smith
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2021
12-26-21 Sunday after Christmas
Pastor Kristen Worthen
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12-24-21 Christmas Eve
Pastor Ramon Smith
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12-19-21 Christmas Cantata
Pastor Ramon Smith
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12-12-21 Joy
Pastor Ramon Smith
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12-05-21 Invite
Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-28-21 Home Makeover
Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-21-21 The King is Coming Back 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-14-21 The Temple's Fate  
Pastor Ramon Smith
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11-07-21 Up Above My Head
Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-31-21 Service
Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-24-21 Gifts
Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-17-21 Witness
Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-10-21 Presence 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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10-03-21 Prayers
Pastor Ramon Smith
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09-26-21 Bright Light
Pastor Ramon Smith
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09-19-21 Urgent  
Pastor Ramon Smith
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09-12-21 Listen  
Pastor Ramon Smith
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09-05-21 Whose Image? 
Dr. Jay Beavers
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08-29-21 Power
Pastor Ramon Smith
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08-22-21 Space
Pastor Ramon Smith
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08-15-21 Numbers
Pastor Ramon Smith
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08-08-21 Enter
Pastor Ramon Smith
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08-01-21 Home
Pastor Ramon Smith
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07-25-21 Free From Guilt 
Pastor Ramon Smith
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07-18-21 Free From Anxiety
Pastor Ramon Smith
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07-11-21 Free From Fear
Pastor Ramon Smith
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07-04-21 Free to be Together
Pastor Ramon Smith
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06-27-21 The Samaritan Woman
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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06-20-21 Who is the Real Thomas
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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06-13-21 Connect Grow Serve
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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06-06-21 Confirmation Sunday
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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05-30-21 Memorial Day Service
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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05-23-21 God Doesn't Want Your Money
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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05-16-21 How to Read the Bible 
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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05-09-21 The Good Samaritan
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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05-02-21 The Last Supper 
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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04-25-21 Dogs will be Dogs 
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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04-18-21 The Prodigal God 
Dr. Scott Youngblood
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04-11-21 Resurrection - What is it?   
Dr. Scott Youngblood

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04-04-21 - Easter Sermon 
Rev. Jon Farrer
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03-28-21 Palm Sunday
Rev. Jon Farrer
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03-21-21 The Bum at Bethesda 
Rev. Jon Farrer

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03-14-21 The Worst Dinner Party Ever  
Rev. Jon Farrer

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03-07-21 The Mighty Shrub
Rev. Jon Farrer

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02-28-21 Give Me Skills or Give Me Gills!
Rev. Jon Farrer
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02-21-21 Learning to See Our Neighbors
Rev. Jon Farrer
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02-14-21 The Divisive Love of God  
Rev. Jon Farrer
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02-07-21 Living Life Heart First 
Rev. Jon Farrer
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01-31-21 Jazz Funerals
Rev. Jon Farrer
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01-24-21 Faith in Unexpected Places  
Rev. Jon Farrer
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01-17-21 Broken Sinners, Loving God  
Rev. Jon Farrer
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01-10-21 Politics of Jesus
Rev. Jon Farrer
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01-03-21 Everyday Epiphany
Rev. Jon Farrer
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2020
12-20-20 The Next Right Thing - Rev. Jon Farrer 
12-13-20 Hospitality - Rev. Jon Farrer
12-06-20 A Tiny Light in the Darkness - Rev. Jon Farrer
11-29-20 The End of the World as We Know It - Rev. Jon Farrer
11-22-20 Thanksgiving is a Choice - Rev. Corey Moses
11-15-20 Vashti’s Great “No” - Rev. Jon Farrer
11-08-20 All is Well - Rev. Jon Farrer
11-01-20 We Are All Ninevites - Rev. Jon Farrer
10-25-20 The Least and the Greatest - Rev. Jon Farrer
10-18-20 Who do You Serve? - Rev. Jon Farrer
10-11-20  The Plagues - Rev. Dr. Scott Youngblood 
10-04-20 Who Am I? - Rev. Jon Farrer 
09-27-20 For Good - Rev. Jon Farrer
09-20-20 The Failings of Certitude - Rev. Jon Farrer
09-13-20 Lessons From the Beginning - Rev. Jon Farrer
09-06-20 The Greatness of Children - Rev. Jon Farrer 
08-30-20 Lessons From Math Class - Rev. Jon Farrer
08-23-20 The Winds of Change - Rev. Jon Farrer
08-16-20 Stay in the Boat!! - Rev. Jon Farrer
08-09-20 When You Just Don’t Have Enough - Rev. Jon Farrer
08-02-20 “Wesleyan Grace” - Rev. Dr. Scott Youngblood
07-26-20 “Daring to Pray” - Rev. Jon Farrer
07-19-20 "Compassion” - Rev. Dr. Scott Youngblood
07-12-20 The One Who Was Rejected - Rev. Jon Farrer
07-05-20 God’s Last Word - Rev. Jon Farrer
06-28-20 Jesus’ Line in the Sand - Rev. Jon Farrer
06-21-20 More Than a Religion - Rev. Jon Farrer
06-14-20 Was Jesus a Racist? - Rev. Dr. Scott Youngblood
06-07-20 Shoulder Work - Sarah Boyette
05-31-20 Pentecost - Rev. Jon Farrer
05-24-20 Ascension Day - Rev. Jon Farrer
05-17-20 Recenter on Christ - Rev. Jon Farrer
05-10-20 Come and See, Go and Tell - Rev. Jon Farrer
05-03-20 God Bless the Broken Roads - Rev. Jon Farrer
04-26-20 Shame Can’t be Resurrected - Rev. Jon Farrer
04-19-20 Arriving Late to the Resurrection - Rev. Jon Farrer
04-12-20 Easter And So The Story Begins - Rev. Jon Farrer
04-10-20 Good Friday - Rev. Jon Farrer
04-05-20 Palm Sunday - Rev. Jon Farrer
03-29-20 How Can We Sing The Songs Of Zion In A Strange Land? - Rev. Dr. Scott Youngblood
03-22-20 Seeing the Least of These - Rev. Jon Farrer
03-15-20 The Image of God in Us - Rev. Jon Farrer
03-08-20 We Were Made for Each Other - Rev. Jon Farrer
03-01-20 Snapshots of Life - Rev. Jon Farrer
02-23-20 God’s Rhythm - Sarah Boyette
02-16-20 The Need for Sabbath - Rev. Jon Farrer
02-09-20 Healing as Unpredictable Grace - Rev. Jon Farrer
02-02-20 Jesus Makes Stone Soup - Rev. Jon Farrer
01-26-20 When “The Other” Leads You to Christ - Rev. Jon Farrer
01-19-20 Faith that Calms Storms - Rev. Jon Farrer
01-12-20 When Expectations Crumble - Rev. Jon Farrer
01-05-20 Jesus is…..Angry? - Rev. Jon Farrer
2019
12-29-19 The Difference One Life Can Make - Rev. Dr. Scott Youngblood
12-24-19 SCRIPTURE IN STORY - Children’s Christmas Pageant
12-15-19 Service in Song - Sanctuary Choir and Brass
12-08-19 Advent Stories - Rev. Jon Farrer
12-01-19 Comfort, O Comfort My People - Rev. Jon Farrer
11-24-19 Spirographs and Thanksgiving - Sarah Boyette
11-17-19 God’s Promise to Forget - Rev. Jon Farrer
11-03-19 Seeking Wisdom - Rev. Jon Farrer
10-27-19 Be Rich, Just Not a Fool - Rev. Jon Farrer
10-20-19 Facing Goliath - Rev. Jon Farrer
10-13-19 When Friends Become Christ - Rev. Jon Farrer
10-06-19 Responding to God’s Hospitality - Rev. Meg Witmer-Faile
09-29-19 Resisting  Pharaoh - Rev. Jon Farrer
09-22-19 Wrestling with God - Rev. Jon Farrer
09-15-19 Doubt Happens - Rev. Jon Farrer
09-08-19 In the Beginning…. - Rev. Jon Farrer
09-01-19 Strength for the Journey - Rev. Nancy Allen
08-25-19 What it Means to Be a Sheep - Rev. Jon Farrer
08-18-19 Who is My Neighbor? - Rev. Jon Farrer
08-11-19 The Power of Today - Rev. Jon Farrer
08-04-19 The Impossible Choice - Rev. Jon Farrer
07-28-19 The Miracle of Community - Rev. Jon Farrer
07-21-19 Why We Sing - Rev. Jon Farrer
07-14-19 Farmers, Dirt, and Reasons to be Bad at Both - Rev. Jon Farrer
07-07-19 After the Party Ends - Rev. Jon Farrer
06-30-19 God at Work in Us - Rev. Nancy Allen
06-23-19 Location, Location, Location - Rev. Louis C. Carr, Jr.
06-16-19 Benediction - Revs. Jason Valendy & Estee Valendy
06-09-19 Pentecost People - Rev. Jason Valendy
06-02-19 Re-Membering Where You’re Going - Rev. Jason Valendy
05-26-19 The Importance of Blessings - Sarah Boyette
05-19-19 Re-member: Who You Are - Rev. Estee Valendy
05-12-19 Moral Circle and Moms - Rev. Jason Valendy 
05-05-19 Abiding in Christ - Rev. Estee Valendy
04-28-19 Jesus Died for Our Sins? - Rev. Jason Valendy
04-21-19 Expecting Resurrection - Rev. Estee Valendy
04-14-19 SCRIPTURAL DRAMA “Sea Change” Revs. Mark Winter, Jason Valendy, Estee Valendy, Nancy Allen
04-07-19 God of the False Self - Rev. Jason Valendy
03-31-19 Projecting Our Disintegrated Self Onto Others - Rev. Jason Valendy
03-24-19 Projections: Dying to Self - Rev. Estee Valendy
03-17-19 Projections: Losing Self - Rev. Jason Valendy
03-10-19 Projections: The False Self - Rev. Estee Valendy
03-03-19 What Jesus is Doing - Rev. Jason Valendy
02-24-19 In Between the Trees - Rev. Estee Valendy 
02-17-19 Going Forward - Rev. Jason Valendy, Rev. Nancy Allen
02-10-19 You Must Be Perfect - Rev. Dr. Scott Youngblo
02-03-19 In-Between: Categories - Rev. Jason Valendy
01-27-19 In-Between: Ambition and Apathy - Rev. Estee Valendy
01-20-19 In-Between: Lepers and Liminality - Sarah Boyette
01-13-19 In-Between: Past and Future - Rev. Estee Valendy
01-06-19 Herod’s Hostipitality - Rev. Jason Valendy
2018
12-30-18 Song of Simeon - Rev. Estee Valendy
12-23-18 Power Down: Jesus’ Birth - Rev. Jason Valendy
12-16-18 Power Down: John the Baptist - Rev. Estee Valendy
12-16-18 John the Baptist: Belonging in the Wilderness - Sarah Boyette
12-09-18 CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
12-02-18 Power Down: Mary - Rev. Estee Valendy
11-25-18 Christ the King - Rev. Jason Valendy
11-18-18 God Friended Me - Rev. Nancy Allen
11-11-18 Responding to God’s Kindness - Rev. Estee Valendy
11-04-18 Seeing through eyes of a saint - Rev. Estee Valendy
10-28-18 Transformational Giving: Generosity - Rev. Jason Valendy
10-21-18 Transformational Giving: Encounter - Rev. Jason Valendy
10-14-18 Transformational Giving: Compassion - Rev. Jason Valendy
10-07-18 Transformational Giving: Enough - Rev. Estee Valendy
09-30-18 Created for Community: Resilience - Rev. Estee Valendy
09-30-18 Created for Community - Sarah Boyette
09-23-18 Created for Community: Where There is Conflict - Rev. Jason Valendy
09-16-18 Created for Community: Empathy - Rev. Estee Valendy
09-09-18 Created for Community: The Boundary Dilemma - Rev. Jason Valendy
09-02-18 Created for Community: Masks - Rev. Estee Valendy
08-26-18 Created for Community: Community Algebra - Rev. Jason Valendy
08-19-18 Created for Community: Better Together - Rev. Estee Valendy
08-12-18 The gift of Offense - Rev. Jason Valendy
08-05-18 The Welcome Table - Rev. Nancy Allen
08-05-18 Presence over practice: Mary and Martha - Sarah Boyette
07-29-18 The Gift - Pam Phinney
07-22-18 Cycle of Grace: Fruitfulness - Rev. Jason Valendy
07-15-18 Cycle of Grace: Significance - Rev. Estee Valendy
07-08-18 Cycle of Grace: Sustenance - Rev. Jason Valendy
07-01-18 Cycle of Grace: Acceptance - Rev. Estee Valendy
06-24-18 Strange Stories from Scripture: Elisha and the She-Bears - Rev. Jason Valendy
06-17-18 Strange Stories from Scripture:  Even Jesus Went Down Rabbit Trails - Kristin Warthen
06-10-18 Strange Stories from Scripture: Fig Tree - Rev. Estee Valendy
06-03-18 Strange Stories from Scripture: Samson - Rev. Jason Valendy
05-27-18 Strange Stories from Scripture: Angry Psalms - Rev. Estee Valendy
05-20-18 When Our Right is Wrong: Sin, Judgement and Righteousness - Rev. Jason Valendy
05-13-18 Letter of Love: Obedience - Rev. Estee Valendy
05-06-18 A Letter from the Confirmands: God is Love - Rev. Nancy Allen
04-29-18 Letter of Love: Odd People - Rev. Jason Valendy
04-22-18 Letter of Love: Anti-Christs Everywhere - Rev. Jason Valendy
04-15-18 Letter of Love: Walk in the Light - Rev. Estee Valendy
04-08-18 By Faith… - Rev. Travis Franklin
04-01-18 When the Bad News is Good News - Rev. Jason Valendy
03-25-18 Bound by Agendas - Rev. Estee Valendy
03-18-18 Bound by Habits - Rev. Jason Valendy
03-18-18 Bound by Community - Sarah Boyette
03-11-18 Bound by Scarcity - Rev. Estee Valendy
03-04-18 Bound by Tribalism - Rev. Jason Valendy
02-25-18 Bound by Expectations - Rev. Estee Valendy
02-18-18 Bound by Pain - Rev. Jason Valendy
02-11-18 Dear Me: Pay Attention - Kristin Warthen
02-04-18 Forgiveness is the Garment of Our Courage - Rev. Jason Valendy
01-28-18 Dear Me: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There - Rev. Jason Valendy
01-21-18 Dear Me: Trusting in God’s Grace - Rev. Estee Valendy
01-14-18 Dear Me: Community Ain’t All Roses, But It Don’t Stink - Rev. Jason Valendy
01-07-18 Dear Me: Epiphany - Rev. Estee Valendy
​2017
​12-31-17 The Angels of Simeon and Anna - Rev. Jason Valendy
12-24-17 More Love - Rev. Jason Valendy
12-17-17 Christmas Music Festival
12-17-17 Angels Among Us: More Joy - Rev. Estee Valendy
12-10-17 CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT 
12-10-18 Angels Among Us: More Peace - Rev. Jason Valendy
12-03-17 Angels Among Us: More Hope - Rev. Estee Valendy
11-26-17 Sheep and Goats?  - Rev. Jason Valendy
11-19-17 Let Us Build With You - Rev. Jason Valendy
11-12-17 Children’s Sabbath - Rev. Estee Valendy
11-05-17 Communion of the Saints - Rev. Estee Valendy
10-29-17 Fruit of Our Vows: Witness - Rev. Jason Valeny
10-22-17 Fruit of Our Vows: Service - Rev. Estee Valendy
10-15-17 Fruit of Our Vows: Gifts - Rev. Jason Valendy
10-08-17 Fruit of Our Vows: Presence - Rev. Estee Valendy
10-01-17 Fruit of Our Vows: Prayer - Rev. Jason Valendy
09-24-17 Kingdom Revolution - Rev. Estee Valendy
09-17-17 Organic, Free-Ranch Chicken and Jesus - Rev. Jason Valendy
09-10-17 A Friend at Midnight - Rev. Estee Valendy
09-03-17 Pictures of the Kingdom of God - Rev. Jason Valendy
08-27-17 A Volley of Parables - Rev. Estee Valendy
08-20-17 Pictures of the Kingdom: Mustard Seed - Rev. Jason Valendy
08-13-17 You Have to be Kidding -  Rev. Dr. Jay Beavers
08-06-17 What We Need Is Here -  Rev. Estee Valendy
07-30-17 Fruit of the Spirit - Rev. Jason Valendy
07-23-17 Blown Away -  Rev. Estee Valendy
07-16-17 The Jenga Christian - Rev. Jason Valendy
07-09-17 Breath of Hope -  Rev. Estee Valendy
07-02-17 Breath of Freedom - Rev. Jason Valendy
06-25-17 Praising God Through Breath -  Rev. Estee Valendy
06-18-17 Receive the Holy Spirit - Rev. Jason Valendy
06-11-17 Sprit, Breath, Life - Rev. Nancy Allen
06-04-17 How to Hear the Holy Spirit - Rev. Jason Valendy
05-28-17 Holy Humor: What is Normal? - Rev. Jason Valendy
05-21-17 Holy Humor: David and Goliath -  Rev. Estee Valendy
05-14-17 Holy Humor: A Mother’s Laughter -  Rev. Estee Valendy
05-07-17 The End is the Beginning - Rev. Jason Valendy
04-30-17 Holy Humor: Walk to Emmaus - Rev. Jason Valendy
04-23-17 Holy Humor: Easter is a Joker -  Rev. Estee Valendy
04-16-17 Mistaking Him for the Gardner -  Rev. Estee Valendy
04-14-17 Good Friday Service
04-09-17 Forgiving God, Part II - Rev. Jason Valendy
04-02-17 Forgiving God, Part I -  Rev. Estee Valendy
03-26-17 Forgiving Others, Part II - Rev. Nancy Allen
03-19-17 Forgiving Others, Part I - Rev. Jason Valendy
03-12-17 Forgiving Self, Part II -  Kristin Warthen
03-05-17 Forgiving Self, Part I - Rev. Jason Valendy
02-26-17 A Dazzling Vision -  Rev. Estee Valendy
02-19-17 The Great Invitation: And Now Your Reward - Rev. Jason Valendy
02-12-17 The Great Invitation: This, Not That - Rev. Jason Valendy
02-05-17 The Great Invitation: Salt and Light -  Rev. Estee Valendy
01-29-17 The Great Invitation: Congratulations - Rev. Jason Valendy
01-22-17 The Great Invitation: What are you looking for? -  Rev. Estee Valendy
01-15-17 The Great Invitation: Baptism - Rev. Jason Valendy
01-08-17 Epiphany: The Revealing -  Rev. Estee Valendy
01-01-17 What Time Is It? - Rev. Jason Valendy
2015 & 2016
12-24-16 - Christmas Eve Service - Full
12-18-16 - Born a Savior, Born a King - SUMC Sanctuary Choir
12-11-16 - How the Story Begins: Luke -  Rev. Estee Valendy
12-04-16 - How the Story Begins: Mark - Rev. Jason Valendy
11-27-16 - How the Story Begins: Matthew -  Rev. Estee Valendy
11-20-16 - Thanksgiving - Rev. Jason Valendy
11-13-16 - Through it All: Gratitude - Rev. Nancy Allen
11-06-16 - Blessed are you? - Rev. Estee Valendy
10-30-16 - Courage - Rev. Mike Ramsdell
10-23-16 - The Courage to Dream: Solomon - Rev. Jason Valendy
10-16-16 - The Courage to Dream: Joseph - Rev. Estee Valendy
10-09-16 - The Courage to Dream: Jacob - Rev. Jason Valendy
10-02-16 - Not Up For Debate: Created in God’s Image - Rev. Estee Valendy and Rev. Jason Valendy
09-25-16 - Not Up For Debate: God Is With Us - Rev. Estee Valendy and Rev. Jason Valendy
09-18-16 - Not Up For Debate: God’s Love - Rev. Nancy Allen and Rev. Jason Valendy
09-11-16 - Be Not Afraid- Rev. Jason Valendy
09-04-16 - Common Vocation - Rev. Estee Valendy
08-28-16 - It's the only thing that ever has - Rev. Jason Valendy
08-21-16 - Generous Orthodoxy - Rev. Estee Valendy
08-14-16 - Jesus divides us in a different way - Rev. Jason Valendy
08-07-16 - The Church’s Front Door - Rev. Blake Mabry
07-31-16 - Priorities - Pam Phinney
07-24-16 - Youth Representatives - Rev. Jason Valendy
07-17-16 - The Perseverance of Paul - Rev. Estee Valendy
07-10-16 - Confronted by Our Monsters - Rev. Jason Valendy
07-03-16 - Freedom in the Spirit - Rev. Nancy Allen
06-26-16 - Hero Jesus, Mystic Christ - Rev. Jason Valendy
06-19-16 - Receiving Hospitality - Rev. Estee Valendy
06-12-16 - Paul and Barnabas - Rev. Nancy Allen
06-05-16 - Enabled by the Holy Spirit - Rev. Estee Valendy
05-29-16 - Why did Ananias and Sapphira really die? - Rev. Jason Valendy
05-22-16 - Now What? - Rev. Estee Valendy
05-15-16 - Catching Fire - Kristin Warthen
05-08-16 - I Am: the Resurrection and the Life - Rev. Estee Valendy
05-01-16 - I Am, the way, the truth and the life - Rev. Jason Valendy 
04-24-16 - I Am: the Good Shepherd - Rev. Estee Valendy
04-17-16 - I Am: The Vine - Rev. Jason Valendy
04-10-16 - I Am: The Light of the World - Rev. Jason Valendy 
04-03-16 - I Am: The Bread of Life - Rev. Estee Valendy
03-27-16 - Are You a Fan of the Resurrection? - Rev. Jason Valendy
03-20-16 - Parade and Passion - Rev. Estee Valendy
03-13-16 - Following the Disciples or the Disciples of Christ - Rev. Jason Valendy 
03-06-16 - From Resentment to Gratitude - Rev. Estee Valendy
02-28-16 - Grackles, Job, and Church Sign Fails - Rev. Jason Valendy
02-21-16 - From Pain to Praise - Rev. Estee Valendy
02-14-16 - What Difference Can Lent Make? - Rev. Nancy Allen
01-31-16 - Primed for What? - Rev. Jason Valendy
01-24-16 - Second Blessing - Rev. Estee Valendy
01-17-16 - Seeing with your tongue - Rev. Jason Valendy
01-10-16 - Gratitude: Learning to See - Rev. Estee Valendy
01-03-16 - The Wise Man and Herod in Us All - Rev. Jason Valendy

2015
12-27-15 - Incarnation Leads to Compassion - Rev. Jason Valendy
12-20-15 - “Maranatha” - Rev. Estee Valendy
12-13-15 - We Are All Pregnant! - Rev. Jason Valendy
12-06-15 - Feeling Stumped - Rev. Estee Valendy
11-29-15 - Seeing The Word - Rev. Jason Valendy

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