Posts Tagged: Baptism

Jesus Who–I’m Free

The Lenten season prepares us for  . . . The acceptance of the freedom to be who God is calling us to be The acceptance of the freedom from what the world is telling us to be The acceptance of the freedom to be in ministry with “the other.” Click here to listen: 

Jesus Who–I'm Free

The Lenten season prepares us for  . . . The acceptance of the freedom to be who God is calling us to be The acceptance of the freedom from what the world is telling us to be The acceptance of the freedom to be in ministry with “the other.” Click here to listen: 

Experiencing the Sacred: By Water and the Spirit

Listen the message here:  My mother is preschool teacher at FUMC Pearl River.  She called me this week to share a story that two little boys were having in her classroom.  One child asked my mother if he was going to die one day.  My mother said, “Everything that has a beginning has an ending. … Read more »

Pastoral Prayer, Baptism of the Lord, Sunday Epiphany C

     Gracious God, God of grace and glory, you call us to be your people, faithful and courageous.  You created us, male and female, to love you and to love one another.  Through disobedience our love for you became a fear of you.  Let us once again hear your footsteps calling us to follow,… Read more »

Water, Water, Everywhere–Psalm 77

God, through Christ, in the power of the Spirit, forgives the captor, redeems the oppressor, transforms the chaos of the deep into life giving water, which renarrates Israel’s story as one of salvation and reconciliation. This God who redeems Israel will forgive, redeem, and transform you. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.