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St. Matthew’s Worship Audio - 5.12.2013:  Pastor Brian Johnson leads us in the final worship of the sermon series, Encountering the Divine Through Prayer, with the message: Going to the Place of Prayer. Acts 16:16-34; John 17:20-26. 

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St. Matthew’s Worship Audio - 4.28.2013:  On this 5th Sunday of Easter, Pastor Denise Honeycutt leads us in worship with the message “Poplar, Pine, Periwinkle and Prayer.”  Psalm 19:1-6; John 16:12-15. 

Oh, Jonah!  A Children’s Musical, will be presented by our Wesley and Altar choirs TOMORROW at 8:15 or 11:15 AM!  Join us as our children help lead us in this musical worship event!  (We will have a service of Scripture and song at the 9:45 Modern Worship service.)

Oh, Jonah!  A Children’s Musical, will be presented by our Wesley and Altar choirs TOMORROW at 8:15 or 11:15 AM!  Join us as our children help lead us in this musical worship event!  (We will have a service of Scripture and song at the 9:45 Modern Worship service.)

“Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.  Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”  Joshua 24:14-15

“Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.  Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”  Joshua 24:14-15

Prayer changes everything.  Don’t be anxious, pray instead.  If God is for us, who can be against us?  His grace is sufficient.

Prayer changes everything.  Don’t be anxious, pray instead.  If God is for us, who can be against us?  His grace is sufficient.

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SAVE THE DATE!  Jonah, a children’s musical, will be presented during  8:15 & 11:15 morning worship on Sunday, April 21st.

SAVE THE DATE!  Jonah, a children’s musical, will be presented during  8:15 & 11:15 morning worship on Sunday, April 21st.

St. Matthew’s is encouraging everyone to read Luke 22-23 at least once this week, if not daily.  Don’t have a Bible nearby?  Click here to read this Scripture online.

St. Matthew’s is encouraging everyone to read Luke 22-23 at least once this week, if not daily.  Don’t have a Bible nearby?  Click here to read this Scripture online.

The Elizabeth Circle (UMW) will meet Tuesday, February 26th at 1:30 PM in room 302.  Our speaker will be Lisa Nelson, an army wife, mother of Clare and Andrew, and teacher of Bible studies at conferences and retreats.  Lisa will share How to Hear God Speak Through the Bible.  Please bring your Bibles.

The Elizabeth Circle (UMW) will meet Tuesday, February 26th at 1:30 PM in room 302.  Our speaker will be Lisa Nelson, an army wife, mother of Clare and Andrew, and teacher of Bible studies at conferences and retreats.  Lisa will share How to Hear God Speak Through the Bible.  Please bring your Bibles.

St. Matthew’s daily Scripture readings for January 27th - February 23rd.  Find out more at: www.stmatthewsumc.org/worshipministires.php.

St. Matthew’s daily Scripture readings for January 27th - February 23rd.  Find out more at: www.stmatthewsumc.org/worshipministires.php.

St. Matthew’s Daily Scripture Verses: Dec. 2 - Dec. 29:  You can always find the most up to date scriptures on our website!

St. Matthew’s Daily Scripture Verses: Dec. 2 - Dec. 29:  You can always find the most up to date scriptures on our website!

Scriptures That Keep Us Awake At Night

Mark Twain once said, “It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.”  What are the scriptures that keep us awake at night, either because we don’t understand them or worse because we do?  That’s what we will be talking about during our post-Christmas sermon series, “Scriptures That Keep Us Awake at Night.”

During this 4-week series, beginning January 8, the congregation is invited to be part of this series by submitting one scripture that keeps you awake at night.  Send your scripture to NManning@stmatthewsumc.org.  One scripture per person please.  Pastor Denise will chose four of the scriptures submitted by the congregation, and she and Pastor Brian will preach on those during the series.  Please send your submissions in by November 16.

“Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4

“Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. ~ Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. ~ Psalm 119:105

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Live the Story:  God’s Promise of Salvation by Denise Honeycutt Beginning September 9th we invite you to “Live the Story: God’s Promise of Salvation!”  We will begin a journey, looking at the Bible’s salvation story which runs throughout scripture.  How do we enter into this story?  How can we live the story of God’s promise of salvation for us as individuals and for our world?  Join us in worship this fall as we move throughout scripture, looking for the intersection and application within our daily lives.   Creation, Crisis, Covenant, Church, Christ, Calling, New Creation – these 7 theological ‘C’s’ will give us the framework for our worship and praise.  But it is more than a matter of theological concepts or short unrelated stories.  When we look at the whole of scripture, we see it is about a living faith with a living personal God.  It is God’s salvation story.  As we explore our “piece” in the journey of faith, we discover the peace in God’s promise. This series is about a story that comes alive in our relationships and is lived out in our attitudes, our words and our actions.  Join us as we journey through our personal encounter with Jesus Christ and claim God’s promise of salvation for us.   Bring a co-worker or neighbor as we being this exciting new series “Live the Story: God’s Promise of Salvation!”  

Live the Story:  God’s Promise of Salvation
by Denise Honeycutt

Beginning September 9th we invite you to “Live the Story: God’s Promise of Salvation!”  We will begin a journey, looking at the Bible’s salvation story which runs throughout scripture.  How do we enter into this story?  How can we live the story of God’s promise of salvation for us as individuals and for our world?  Join us in worship this fall as we move throughout scripture, looking for the intersection and application within our daily lives.  

Creation, Crisis, Covenant, Church, Christ, Calling, New Creation – these 7 theological ‘C’s’ will give us the framework for our worship and praise.  But it is more than a matter of theological concepts or short unrelated stories.  When we look at the whole of scripture, we see it is about a living faith with a living personal God.  It is God’s salvation story.  As we explore our “piece” in the journey of faith, we discover the peace in God’s promise.

This series is about a story that comes alive in our relationships and is lived out in our attitudes, our words and our actions.  Join us as we journey through our personal encounter with Jesus Christ and claim God’s promise of salvation for us.  

Bring a co-worker or neighbor as we being this exciting new series “Live the Story: God’s Promise of Salvation!”  

Apollo 8 - The Genesis Reading from the Moon’s Orbit:“Slideshow with some of the original pictures taken by the crew of the Apollo 8 of the Moon and the Earth, and the original soundtrack of their reading of the Genesis from Moon’s orbit in 1968.”