"Feeding People – Body and Soul"
Monthly Message (Page 2)
You may know the lyrics to “Something Beautiful, Something Good,” written by Gloria Gaither as, “Something beautiful, something goodAll my confusion, He understoodAll I had to offer Him was brokenness and strifeBut he made something beautiful of my life”. Did you know that there is more to this hymn? “If there ever were dreams that…
On Sunday, May 18th, we celebrated Heritage Sunday. “On Heritage Sunday, and every day, we thank God for the enduring heritage of The United Methodist Church, ponder our own legacy in the story of our denomination and pray for a vision and understanding to serve God more fully throughout the world. Key statements clearly define…
FEAR – By Pastor Iraida “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this…
The Legend of the Dogwood Tree* The Dogwood tree has always been one of my favorites to blossom during Easter. I have dreamed of having a retirement home in a favorable climate for its growth. Today, I was years old when I learned of the Legend of the Dogwood tree, and it makes a lot…
Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.” 6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to burst. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they…
Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ — the Message — have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and…
This is God’s Word on the subject: “As soon as Babylon’s seventy years are up and not a day before, I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans…
Holly Gerth designed a Christmas card inspired by Ephesians 5:1. She writes JesusHe came not to a throne, but to a manger.He lived not as a king, but as a servant.He chose not a kingdom, but a cross.He gave not just a little, but everything. As I read Holly Gerth’s words, I reflected on God’s…
Wait! Give thanks!By Pastor Iraida Which of the two lines in the image do you find yourself most often, complaints or gratitude? Do you know that you can offer thanks to God while waiting? Perhaps you are waiting for an answer to prayer, healing for health or the mending of relationships, a confirmation or a…
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory and that your hand might be with me and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!” And God granted what he asked. In the beginning years of my ministry, The Prayer of Jabez was preached…