Just These Lines Pastor Blog

Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it was a beautiful day to celebrate our mothers on Sunday. We had a beautiful Mother’s Day Sunday at MUMC (Matthews United Methodist Church). There was extraordinary music all through our morning worship services. Our Children’s and Cherub Choirs who sang in Family Worship received a special surprise from...

7th Sunday of Easter | Mother’s Day Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I had a lot to share with you in my sermon this past Sunday. I sought to summarize some of the important decisions of The United Methodist Church at General Conference this past week. If you missed worshipping with us, you can do...

6th Sunday of Easter Just these lines, my friends … … to say that hearts were filled on Sunday with the presence of another of our great United Methodist bishops, Sue Haupert-Johnson. You can worship with us and hear Bishop Sue’s outstanding message by clicking here. Monday was a tragic day in Charlotte with the news of deadly shootings of...

5th Sunday of Easter Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I loved worshipping with you on Sunday. Bishop Lawson Bryan’s message for us was riveting and engaging. We have been living in a season of stretch, but that is the calling Jesus has place on each of our lives … to STRETCH (Mark 3:5). You can...

4th Sunday of Easter Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I’m overwhelmed with our Easter days of practicing resurrection. I hope you’ll take the time and listen to my message from Sunday: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Why I Am Enthusiastically a United Methodist Christian. The sermon is my deeply personal hope and witness...

3rd Sunday of Easter Just these lines, my friends … … to say that we continue to Practice Resurrection in worship during these Easter days. Also this past Sunday, we heard from our two bishops in North Carolina inviting us to pray and participate in the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. If you missed their message, you can...

2nd Sunday of Easter Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it was the holiest of Holy Weeks with the grandest of Easter mornings: a donkey leading our processional into the week on Palm Sunday; our deep level partners with Rainbow Express Ministries reminding us Jesus’ final gathering with his disciples on Holy Thursday; the finest Sanctuary...

Easter Sunday Just these lines, my friends … … to say … Come. Come cry. Come laugh. Come be filled with awe. Come not expecting easy answers but instead unexplainable mystery. Come experience friendship with people you know and even those you don’t. Come roll back the stone blocking your heart that has kept you away. Come receive and give...

Palm Sunday Just these lines, my friends … … to say how grateful I am for Tommy and Laurie Little and their entire family. They have meant so much to our church family for decades now. This past Sunday, Laurie gave a stunning message of hope and direction for us as a church as we concluded our worship series, Embracing...