United Methodist Church

So what is prayer? We have all called on God at some point in our lives to get through a crisis, but what is it specifically? Prayer is 3 things… 1. Prayer is sometimes talking to God, not in fancy petitions but in your language, fancy, profane, academic, however, you…

Don’t be afraid of hard times or change! This week’s reading Matthew leads us to John the Baptist, a prophet working in a desolate place. Have you ever been in a desolate place? …

Are you open to the supernatural In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 3, we see John the Baptist, a prophet, in the wilderness calling people out of the settlements to come to be baptized. This beautiful writing evokes the wandering of the Israelites in the desert within Exodus. He predicts…

Advent is here! This Sunday marks the First Sunday of Advent. Advent marks the Christian New Year. It is the Year of Matthew! And we get a birth narrative. Matthew has a genealogy and it’s important because this tells us the core of the story that Matthew intends to tell…

Simple Easy Things 10 Things Your Family Can Do During Advent 1. Buy an Advent Wreath for your table and light a candle each week. 2. Buy an Advent Calendar for a child or even yourself!!! 3. Set up a culturally appropriate Nativity scene. Have it reflect your culture. 4. Enjoy Holiday foods! 5. Spend time with family 6. Don’t forget to love your neighbours! 7. Go to Church!!! 8. Spend 10 minutes in silence listening to God.

November 20, 2022 St. Stephen’s UMC, Burke, VA Luke 23:33–43 (NRSV) In the movie Schindler’s List (1993), a film based on the true stories of the Holocaust that is considered one of Steven Spielberg’s bests, there is a scene where two characters have a discussion over the definition of power. …

Jesus Christ promised to build His church (Mt 16:18). The gates of hell would not prevail against her. At Caesarea Philippi, there is a worship site set against a high rock cliff, with a beautiful brook and garden below it. Hewn out of the rock face are a myriad of…