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  • The Twin Command, The Family And The Synod

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 14, 2014
     | 2,228 views

    The family is in trouble, but the Holy Spirit is acting in our day, especially through the Synod on the Family, to restore it.

    Thirtieth Sunday in Course 2014 The Law of Love The best description of the kind of love commanded by Jesus may have been given nine hundred years ago by St. Thomas Aquinas. He said, “To love anyone is nothing else than to wish that person well, to want what is good for them.” But ...read more

  • Wade In The Water

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Jan 11, 2014
     | 3,483 views

    Does it really matter what mode of Baptism that is used , the important thing is being baptized by the Holy spirit.

    Today is the day that we as United Methodist acknowledge and celebrate the Baptism of our Lord and Savior. Baptism is a sacrament in the United Methodist Church and is not something that we take lightly, our baptism is a very important step in our life. And in the United Methodist Church we ...read more

  • I Am A Sinful Man Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 9, 2013
     | 3,611 views

    The problems of our life are 1% external; 99% internal. Lent is a time for repentance, avoiding evil and doing good.

    Fifth Sunday in Course 10 February 2013 “I am a sinful man” The liturgical calendar used with the Extraordinary form of the Mass calls this Sunday “Quinquagesima.” The meaning from the Latin is “the fifty days.” It’s about fifty days until Easter. Today ...read more

  • Manifesting The Real Presence

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 9, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,503 views

    The change in the bread and wine is not physically manifest; that means we have to show the change in our lives.

    Feast of Corpus Christi 14 June 2009 Urgent and important truths are often expressed in two words: heart attack, new-improved, te amo, you’re fired. The words have impact because they are engaging and brief. They grab our attention and focus it on the reality. They make us aware of some ...read more

  • Lower The Nets For A Catch Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,723 views

    Jesus calls us to lower the nets for a catch, even though it means persecution and rejection. We must learn the four steps of evangelization of our surroundings, friends and coworkers.

    Third Sunday of Easter 2013 Vatican II About forty years ago, acting on the directions of the Fathers of the Council, a team of expert Scripture scholars and liturgists gave the Church what is called the “expanded Lectionary” for Mass. The exact words of the Liturgy Constitution are ...read more

  • Against His Own Self-Interest Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 7, 2012
     | 2,985 views

    God loved us so much that He acted against His own best self-interest, by becoming human. In doing this, He exactly contradicted the secular world's view of leadership and government.

    Epiphany 2012 Against His Own Self-Interest Spirit of the Liturgy One of the insights that Pope Benedict has shared with us over the past few years continually comes to mind when I read the Gospels. It is like a unifying theme of the Scriptures. God loves us so much that he does things for us ...read more

  • Communion Revisited

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 13, 2012
     | 8,155 views

    A doctrinal examination of the Lord's Supper.

    A. It is said Jesus and some of his followers must have been Southern since they used the word Supper instead of Dinner when referring to the Lord’s Supper. B. There has been a great deal of misunderstanding about the Lord’s Supper or Communion throughout church history with several ...read more

  • Big Lies, Little Lies And Hope Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 12, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,652 views

    Does the divine author of this Bible understand? Does this Word of God have anything to say to us who wonder what tomorrow will bring?

    2nd Sunday in Lent The child was about eighteen months old, fast asleep in his little bed. Mom and Dad had just retired for the night, pleased that their son was growing so fast and learning so much. But as they were falling into that twilight state between wakefulness and slumber, a horrible ...read more

  • Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: The Fellowship Of The Rings

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 1, 2024
     | 568 views

    When I was a young boy; My mama said to me; “There’s only one girl in the world for you; And she probably lives in Tahiti.”

    Marriage requires 4 types of "RINGS”:1 The Engagement Ring: The idea of Soulmates was first written about by a Greek playwright, the ancient equivalent of Hollywood.1 It’s a made-up romantic term meaning that there is only one person whom you are spiritually destined to marry. “Those ...read more

  • Quarreled & Tested: For The Long Haul

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Sep 30, 2023
     | 1,248 views

    Exodus 17:1-7 is a story of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness, which mirrors our struggles and tests. This passage reveals how the Israelites quarreled with God and faced a profound test of faith, a test that we, too, may encounter on our spiritual journey

    1 October 2023 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR A Quarreled & Tested: For the Long Haul The Message 17 1-2 Directed by God, the whole company of Israel moved on by stages from the Wilderness of Sin. They set camp at Rephidim. And there wasn’t a drop of water for the people to drink. ...read more

  • What Is The Church?

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 7, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,949 views

    What is the church? Why the church? How is the church governed? What are the most important rituals of the church? What does the church do?

    What is the church? Why the church? How is the church governed? What are the most important rituals of the church? What does the church do? What is the church? The Greek Term The early church borrowed a Greek term, meaning a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into a public place. ...read more

  • Reflections For Maundy Thursday

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 18, 2019
     | 7,671 views

    What do we learn from the Last Supper that we can apply to our lives as Christians

    Maundy Thursday sermon Today we remember the events that occurred on Thursday of what the church calls Holy Week, the last week in the life of Jesus. Perhaps this week in about AD 29 is the most talked about week on in the history of mankind It has been estimated that about a third of all the ...read more

  • Walking As Pilgrims Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Apr 1, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 618 views

    I have been contemplating how we are called to be pilgrims of hope in a world that desperately seeks meaning and direction.

    Title: Walking as Pilgrims of Hope Intro: I have been contemplating how we are called to be pilgrims of hope in a world that desperately seeks meaning and direction. Scripture: Romans 15:13 Reflection Dear Brother and Sister Religious, as I write this reflection from our mission house, I am ...read more

  • What Christ Means To The Christian

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Dec 4, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,051 views

    What Christ Means To The Christian

    To know Christ was Paul’s detemined purpose, not only for his own edification, but that he might edify others as well as make the realness of Christ known.(Acts 16:10). It COULD NOT BE OTHERWISE, for to truly know the Lord in the intimate way expressed in these verses must inevitably lead to a deep ...read more

  • Responsibility And Authority

    Contributed by Bruce Hindenburg on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,669 views

    An examination of the words of Jesus and Peter as set forth in the Gospel. A brief explanation of the Office of the Keys and Confession.

    August 25, 2002 – Matthew 16:13-20 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Confirmation is going to be starting in just about a week. We’re going to have at least four of our young people in the class, three starting their first year and one ...read more