Failure is a part of living, even for leaders and maybe even especially for leaders. When a person puts themselves “out there,” tries new things, they are almost certainly going…
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Updates on St. James UMC Worship services. This could include message topics, music, and anything to do with Sunday worship.
11/11 Worship- Daring to Lead
When a leader says something, we want to be able to believe it. So we are taking up trustworthiness as the next quality for leaders. Furthermore, we’ll explore the implications…
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11/4 Worship- Daring to Lead
Last week we began talking about what it means to be leaders in more than our titles in life. So this week we continue by looking at Living into Our…
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Worship 10/21- Practicing Presence
“I’m late, I’m late for a very important date. No time to say ‘hello, goodbye.’ I’m late.” And like the Mad Hatter, we find ourselves rushing from place to place…
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10/14 Worship- Making Reading Sacred
Joshua 1:8. Last week, James challenged us to read the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) over the next month. How can we read the Bible in ways that make…
Read More10/7 Worship- On the Mountain with Jesus: Grounding
The week we will end the On the Mountain Series. However, the questions only just begin! What kind of ground will we choose for the Ground for our lives? Apparently,…
Read More9/16 Worship- On the Mountain with Jesus: Judgment
Jesus brings yet another blistering challenge to folks who follow him: do not judge. Furthermore, he leaves absolutely no wiggle room for the dangling “but,” a favorite equivocation I like…
Read More9/2 Worship- On the Mountain with Jesus: Prayer
Prayer is a core part of our faith life. Perhaps that is why I find that I have shared a message about prayer four times this year. Furthermore, there are…
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8/26 Worship- On the Mountain with Jesus: A Show?
Have you ever thought that religion is a show that, if it’s good enough, might attract God’s attention and let people know just how holy we are, too? I am…
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8/12 Worship- Be: Salt and Light
Salt and light are the final challenges of the #BeAttitudes series and though the series is finished, the challenge of living the #Be series has only begin. Will be be…
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