
This week, with our them being celebration and joy, we are looking at one of the more joyous passages in all the Bible, Philippians 4: 4-14. Today we’ll look at the World of the Text, what is this passage actually saying? … Continue reading
This week, with our them being celebration and joy, we are looking at one of the more joyous passages in all the Bible, Philippians 4: 4-14. Today we’ll look at the World of the Text, what is this passage actually saying? … Continue reading
This week we’ve been looking at Jeremiah 32: 1-15; 36-44, and I’ll have to admit it’s been very poignant for me. Everyone (or almost everyone) here at St. Matthew’s knows that we are in the midst of a Captial Campaign to … Continue reading
We’ve been looking deeper this week at Jeremiah 32: 1-15; 36-44 as well at what the concept of being a prophet was and is. Yes, there are still prophets today, there are those folks that have a specific calling to speak … Continue reading
This week we are looking at two passages Genesis 12: 1-5 and Matthew 5: 13-16 and see what these two different texts can tell us about our call and mission as the church. We’ve looked at the world behind the text of … Continue reading
This week we are going deeper into Psalm 1. Each week of our readings has a different theme. As you know, or have noticed, the concept of “taking root” is a be theme here at St. Matthew’s. And, you may or … Continue reading
Today’s reading is James 2: 14-26: Today we see the heart of James’ teaching. Faith without works is dead. I love what he says here, basically, you believe in God? Cool. So does the devil. Do something about it. Man, … Continue reading
Today’s reading is James 1: 1-11: We are going to be looking at the book of James the next couple of weeks. I love James so much. One of the things that is very interesting about this book is that … Continue reading
Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading
Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading
Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading