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Community,
Hope,
Just These Lines,
Support,
Thankful,
We Are Matthews,
Worship,
Town Hall Tonight & Thoughts on Re-Opening
4th Sunday of Easter/April 29, 2020 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I hope you’ve had a chance to listen to Pastor Paul’s message from Sunday (April 26)? It was outstanding. And how about all those wonderful musicians we have in the life of our church! We are so fortunate. You can watch Sunday’s service here:...
Community,
Generosity,
Global Impact,
Gratitude,
Hope,
Inspirational,
Just These Lines,
Prayer,
Service,
Support,
We Are Matthews,
Worship,
What Might Be Birthed in This Season?
5th Sunday in Lent/March 25, 2020 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I do hope, if you haven’t already done so, that you will please take some time to watch our worship service from Sunday, March 22. The music was uplifting and Pastor Paul’s message was a straight arrow for our hurts and fears. Here is...
Global Impact,
Hope,
Invitation,
Just These Lines,
We Are Matthews,
Royal Rule of the Scriptures
Epiphany/January 15, 2020 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I love to hear Pastor Corey preach. What a marvelous communicator! Thank you, Corey, for putting the Word in words for us on Sunday (January 12). If you missed her beautiful message, you can watch it here. Some of you have asked how we closed out our...
Community,
Global Impact,
Inspirational,
Invitation,
Just These Lines,
Service,
We Are Matthews,
Worship,
Quantify Feelings
The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost in Ordinary Time/November 6, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say what a special Sunday: celebrating the Saints, our music in all services, the actions of Holy Communion, an additional hour of sleep, preparing for November 17, and Pastor John with Kidron Valley Ministries in Uganda. You can watch a short video...
Committment,
Generosity,
Gratitude,
Just These Lines,
Thankful,
We Are Matthews,
We Will Remember
21st Sunday after Pentecost in Ordinary Time/October 30, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I hope you were able to be with us in worship on Sunday. We concluded our 10-week worship series, The Spirited Life, with our final fruit of the Holy Spirit…generosity. You can watch here. We also listened to glorious handbells from...
Choices,
Committment,
Community,
Hope,
Just These Lines,
United Kids,
We Are Matthews,
The Second Mountain
6th Sunday after Pentecost in Ordinary Time/July 17, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that Dr. David Wilkinson…husband, father, Durham University President, pastor, theologian, astrophysicist and so much more, was a straight arrow for the crushing questions of our souls. For 48 hours I felt like I was sitting at the feet of the Rabbi. I...
Community,
Global Impact,
Just These Lines,
Service,
We Are Matthews,
O Long May It Wave
5th Sunday after Pentecost/July 3, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say “thank you” for a wonderful day of worship. At 8:30 and 11:00 we concluded our service with a new hymn written by Choir member Darlene Presbo, Shall We Gather at the Banner, and our Sanctuary Choir sang a beautiful arrangement of Morning Has Broken. You...
Community,
Inspirational,
Just These Lines,
Service,
United Kids,
We Are Matthews,
Youth,
Transformed Me Forever
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time/June 19, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it was a wonderful Father’s Day/Trinity Sunday at Matthews United Methodist (MUMC). Beautiful music and heartfelt preaching guided us into the presence of God. A high moment for me from Pastor Paul’s sermon was this statement: “A child is not likely to find...
