by hopeumcadmin | Feb 2, 2025 | Sermon
February 2, 2025 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1st Corinthians 13: 1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Are You Ready? I beat you all up hard last week. There is one thing that I would like to add for this week. There are some who come to church to escape...
by hopeumcadmin | Jan 29, 2025 | Sermon
January 26, 2013 Third Sunday After Epiphany Readings: Nehemiah 8:1-10; 1st Corinthians 12: 12-31 Luke 4:14-21 Time for Mourning or Joy Most of you know I am an old-fashioned/conservative type of person; I will admit it. I will also admit to being a tad prejudicial...
by hopeumcadmin | Jan 19, 2025 | Sermon
January 19, 2025 2nd Sunday After Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; 1st Corinthians 12:1-12; John 2:1-11 What Concern is that to Me? We have this well-known story of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding feast. If you recall Jesus’ mother tells Him that the...
by hopeumcadmin | Jan 12, 2025 | Sermon
January 12, 2025 1st Sunday After Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-22 Love Shows Up This Sunday we normally discuss and celebrate the fact that Jesus was baptized. It is noted and labeled as the Baptism of our Lord Sunday. While baptism is the...
by hopeumcadmin | Jan 5, 2025 | Sermon
January 5, 2025 Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 Relax, Take it In Well, it’s 2025! We survived 2024, not without trials, tribulations and difficulties. How many of you have written down since Wednesday 2024 on any documents? It...
by hopeumcadmin | Dec 30, 2024 | Sermon
DECEMBER 29, 2024 1st Sunday after Christmas (Christmastide) Readings: 1st Samuel 2:18-20; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52 Home Preparations Welcome to the first Sunday of Christmastide. But what is Christmastide, you might be wondering? Christmas tide starts at...
