by pastoramelie | May 8, 2026 | Announcements
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by pastoramelie | May 8, 2026 | Blog
Friends, in the season between Easter and Pentecost, we are focusing on St. Paul’s conversion to Christianity and some of the stops of his missionary journeys. When Jesus interrupted Paul’s life and called upon Paul to become his follower, Jesus told Ananias...
by pastoramelie | May 8, 2026 | Blog
Friends, last week, our message was focused on Saul’s conversion to Christianity. When we first read about Saul in our scriptures, he was a pious Pharisee who was full of hatred for Christianity. He devoted his life to persecuting and arresting Christians. Then, when...
by pastoramelie | Apr 24, 2026 | Blog
Friends, we are going to jump ahead in the Christian story for our scripture this week. Last week, and on Easter Sunday, we focused on Jesus’ resurrection appearances. He told his followers that even after he wasn’t with them in-person, he would make sure God’s Holy...
by pastoramelie | Apr 17, 2026 | Blog
This morning, our scriptural focus will be on events that happened on the first Easter day and the week that followed Jesus’ resurrection. Jesus’ first resurrection appearance was to Mary Magadalene. After she spoke with the resurrected Jesus, she rushed...
by pastoramelie | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog
This morning, we turn to the story of the Resurrection as it is found in the Gospel of John, chapter 20. Although we have heard this story before, try to listen with fresh ears. In the first century, none of Jesus’ friends expected the resurrection. They were amazed...
by pastoramelie | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog
Our Scripture Reading John 20:1-18 (The Message) 1-2 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other...
by pastoramelie | Mar 24, 2026 | Blog
Friends, over the past few Sundays, we have focused on the events of Jesus’ last few days and hours on earth before his crucifixion. After the Last Supper, Jesus was arrested while he was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. Roman soldiers arrested him – they...
by pastoramelie | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog
Mark 7:24–30 24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an...
by pastoramelie | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog
Most years, in the season of Lent we focus on scripture readings that explore temptation and the journey of faith. The scriptures are typically designed to remind us to resist temptation and deepen our personal relationship with Jesus. But, this year, we are exploring...
