Sermon for January 24, 2021

“Heed the Call!” Mark 1:14-20 One day there was a Pastor standing up at the pulpit ready to preach a sermon and a stranger came walking into the church and said follow me and the world will be your parish.  Immediately the pastor left his congregation as they sat waiting for a sermon and followed

A Few BLOG Updates

I originally began this BLOG as an extension to the webpage I created for the lake City United Methodist Church. I found the free setup for a BLOG provided by Spectrum to be rather basic and lacking. Of course one could criticize Spectrum’s free web tools as such across the board. I expect that if

Latest Letters from Bishop Bard and Bishop Satterlee

        A message from Michigan Area Bishop David Alan Bard.  View this email in your browser             Continue to act in the common good. An update on COVID-19 and in-person worship recommendations         January 13, 2021 Dear Friends in Christ in The United Methodist

Sermon for January 17, 2021

“Nathaniel” John 1:43-51             Can anything good come out of Nazareth?  This is what Nathaniel asked, and then there is God’s answer to Nathaniel’s question that I think becomes most important to us.  What does come out of Nazareth?  It is generally assumed that Nazareth was not highly thought of –perhaps a small subsistence community

Sermon for January 10, 2021

Remember Your Baptism Mark 1:4-11           I remember when I was ordained as an Elder in our church in the West Virginia Annual Conference.  In that conference all the gatherings were held in a large chapel.           There was a point during the services where those being ordained were recognized and so we were seated

January’s Letter

Grace to you and peace,     As we enter a New Year may the grace of God meet us in the days ahead. Many of us have great concern about the ongoing pandemic, and the social and political questions in these current days. The past and present times have been filled with moments of concern, anxiety,

Sermon for January 3, 2021

“To the Praise of God’s Glory” Ephesians 1:3-14             On the platform of a railroad station there was a large crate with a dog inside.  He was the saddest dog you can imagine.  A lady asked about him. “You would be sad, too” she was told, “if you were in his plight.  He’s chewed the