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Luke 20: 27-38 November 9, 2025 This Sunday, Pastor Meredith begins to wind down the Christian year using scripture from the lectionary. This week we hear about the scripture Luke 20:27-38. Kind of the economics of heaven, where you are fully present with God. God wants you to be fully alive, full of peace and joy and hope and contentment and understanding and love. God is the God of the living, and God wants us to be fully alive. 34 Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 Indeed, they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. 37 And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is God not of the dead but of the living, for to him all of them are alive.” All Saints Sunday
Luke 6:20-31 November 2, 2025 All Saints Sunday is when we remember all those who have passed away during the last year and joined the "great cloud of witnesses." We read their names, rang the bell and lit a candle for each one. Pastor Meredith used the Scripture from John 6:20-31, John's idea of the Beattitudes, to help us understand why the lessons we learned from our cloud of witnesses are important and why it is important for us to have a day like today to intentionally remember all those who worked on the path of blessing, who worked to make their world better for us. Onward - Service
John 13:1-15 October 26, 2025 On this last Sunday of October and the Onward sermon series, Pastor Meredith reveals our last value of Service-We grow our faith through action. "Service is where we begin to meet our neighbors. Service really cuts through the division there is because when you know who you are and you're called into the world to serve, you're going to be called to people you haven't met before who are different than you, who might have different values and different assumptions. And we go anyway." It was a worship service full of celebration as we celebrated pledge Sunday, revealed our new brand logo and mission statement, and welcomed new members to our community. Onward - Community
John 15:12-17 October 19, 2025 This Sunday, Pastor Meredith bring to us the fourth value of Marysville UMC and it is Community. She reminds us of how much God loves to be in relationship with us and together in community. Jesus was brought into our world to build that community of God's love. When we live this value of community, it makes God's love real. And if God's love is real, then that gives us hope. And our world needs hope. Onward
John 14:1-7 October 12, 2025 On our third week of the sermon series Onward, Pastor Meredith uses a baseball movie as a metaphor along with the scripture from John 14:1-7 to talk about our third value, Curiosity. Here at Marysville UMC, we welcome questions just as Jesus did. He listened to questions and answered them with faith, compassion, integrity, and with honesty. Sometimes he even answered questions with more questions because Jesus asked a lot of questions himself. Questions open our hearts more to the love of God and to a deeper faith that belongs to us. Onward
John 14:18-24 October 5, 2025 On the second week of the fall sermon series, Onward, Pastor Meredith share our second value, Inclusion: All are welcome and valued. Using the scripture from John 14:18-24 she shares of the love Jesus had for all and how that love was for everyone. We at Marysville UMC have decided we want to be an inclusive church where we believe everyone no matter who you are, where you are from we all receive God's grace. Onward
John 14:1-3 September 28, 2025 Onward! — The leaves may be aging and falling from the trees, but Autumn also feels like a season of renewal and recommitment. This fall, we are reflecting on who we are at Marysville United Methodist Church. What mission does God have for us, and how will we live it out? For five weeks, we’ll discuss the five values our Vision Team sees in our congregation, the five gifts that God has given us to use to build a community of Christ’s love. Our first Value is Grace and how it reflects the community here at MUMC. The Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22–25 NRSVUE September 21, 2025This week Pastor Meredith uses the Fruit of the Spirit as her scripture to preach on. The fruit of the spirit can be compared to human nature. The world can look ugly an divided so how do we move from that into love, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity and self control? How do we cultivate the fruit of the spirit is our lives? The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Luke 15:1-10 NRSVUE September 14, 2025 On this second Sunday of September Pastor Meredith preaches on the parables of the lost sheep and the woman who lost a coin. It is a reminder that no matter where we go , no matter how lost we feel, how adrift we are, God is going to come find us. We will never be alone. The Cost of Being a Disciple
Luke 14:25-33 September 7, 2025 Communion Sunday, this first Sunday in September, Pastor Meredith uses a lectionary scripture from Luke 14:25-33. In this story Jesus tells us there is a cost to following him. What are we willing to invest, what are we willing to sacrifice, what are we willing to do to be his disciple and follow him? Is he saying you have to be to invest in the things that matter most to you if we want to follow him? This week Pastor Meredith digs deeper and talks us through these questions. Good Bones: reconstructing our faith - Week 9
2 Corinthians 4:1, 7-12 August 31, 2025 On this final week of the Good Bones sermon series Pastor Meredith uses the scripture from 2 Corinthians 4:1, 7-12. How do we keep building on these good bones and move on to Christian perfection? What is Christian perfection? 13 But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—“I believed, and so I spoke”—we also believe, and therefore we also speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised Jesus[a] will also raise us with Jesus and will present us with you in his presence. 15 Indeed, everything is for your sake, so that grace, when it has extended to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. Good Bones: reconstructing our faith - Week 7
John 15:1-8 August 17, 2025 In this seventh week of the summer sermon series, Good Bones, Pastor Meredith, Becky Hall and Caryn Young give us a little report on this year's Annual Conference that was held at the end of June. What they learned, experienced and how we can use the information here at Marysville UMC. Good Bones: reconstructing our faith - Week 6
Herbrews 11:1-3, 8 August 10, 2025 We continue the summer sermon series with a spiritual story from our members, Jenny & Kathi Rowley. They tell us of how the good bones of the church led them to their faith, calling in leading youth ministry, and to each other. 11 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. Good Bones: reconstructing our faith - Week 5
1 Corinthians 11:23-32 August 3, 2025 We are in our fifth week of the sermon series Good Bones and this week pastor Meredith teaches us about parts of the Hymnal and the sacraments. What are hey and why they are important to the United Methodist church and worship. 23 For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for[a] you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Good Bones: reconstructing our faith - Week 4
Acts 8:26-40 July 27, 2025 On this last Sunday of July, we continue the Good Bones sermon series with the Quadrilateral. Pastor Meredith starts with the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch and how his life is changed by this faith that he has found, not by himself, but with God and the people that God has given him in his path. Pastor Meredith also shows us a video and slide that speaks in depth about what the quadrilateral is and how it pertains to our life of faith. Good Bones: reconstructing our faith Week 3
Luke 7:36-50 July 20, 2025 This week in the summer sermon series, Good Bones: reconstructing our faith, Pastor Meredith talks about grace. She reminds us of how John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, was a young guy bringing new ways of doing things to the older generations and was convinced that God was the giver of grace. And that God gave grace upon grace. Grace is something Christians everywhere believed in but Wesley really emphasized it. Grace and love will always win the day. Good Bones: reconstructing our faith - Week 2
1 John 4:19-21; James 2:14-17 NRSVUE July 13, 2025 On this second week of the Good Bones summer sermon series we hear about Faith in works and what that might mean. Is is what you believe or what you actually do with your time, your money and your skill? For John Wesley it was all of them. That what you do in your heart and what you do in your calendar or in you r bank account are all really the same. This is where Wesley had some terms for this, personal piety and social holiness. Watch more as Pastor Meredith details this in her sermon. Good Bones: reconstructing our faith
Ezekiel 37:1-14, The Message July 6, 2025 Most of us find ourselves in times where the faith we built no longer feels like home. Sometimes we need to tear down to the ground and start over. Sometimes we just need to do some redecorating—new paint, a few new throw pillows, maybe a new piece of furniture. And sometimes we’re in the middle. Our United Methodist heritage is like a house with good bones. It could stand some updating and modernizing, but the structure is sound. It’s strong, full of character and charm, and has plenty of room for us to put our own mark on things. We can take things down to the studs and then get creative, building a house that fits who we are while standing the test of time. This Summer, we’re exploring the Good Bones of our United Methodist heritage. We prioritize meaningful relationships, lifelong study, and authentic service. We focus on grace, seeing God as quick to love and slow to anger. We agree on essentials, but value diversity of opinion about the mysteries of life and faith. We encourage a faith that is curious and asks questions, instead of one that is judgmental and self-righteous. Our world is increasingly complex, where computers can think, climate change threatens, and history echoes in undesirable ways. We need a modern faith that can ground us in the midst of uncertainty and chaos. Where do we start? With Good Bones around us, the wisdom of those who have come before, we can build a living faith that is authentic to us and our age. Summer Worship
Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 NRSVUE June 29, 2025 As we continue our summer worship, we welcome retired pastor Judy Jewell to the pulpit this week. She is using the scripture from Psalm 77 and asks if we ever heard the term "Growing old is for the birds". Pastor Judy speaks to us about the truths about growing old, changes in our lives and what the Psalms say about it. . How is God speaking to us through the changes? Summer Worship
Revelation 1:12-17 John 14:1-4 June 22, 2025 On this fourth Sunday in June, we welcome retired pastor Rody Rowe to the pulpit. Using scripture from both Revelation and the gospel of John, pastor Rody speaks about Easter being the new beginning how that pertains to us today, and what he calls the three truths of Easter. John 14:1-4 14“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe[a] in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?[3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And you know the way to the place where I am going.” Summer Worship
John 16:12-15 NRSVUE June 15, 2025 On this Father's Day, Pastor Meredith preaches from the lectionary using scripture from John 16:12-15. When Jesus tells his disciples that there is a lot of information to tell but they will know it all when the Spirit comes. Preparing them for his death and all that comes after it. Just like in our world there is a lot going on and a lot of information coming at us in all directions. How do we weed though all that and find joy and hope? 12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. Pentecost Sunday
Acts 2:1-21 NRSVUE June 8, 2025 Pentecost is the holiday where we celebrate the gift and power of the Holy Spirit. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, the disciples were not sure what would happen to them or what they should do. At best, they felt lost. At worst, they were worried that they, too, might face crucifixion. Instead, the Holy Spirit ignited and empowered them to be the presence of Christ in the world, changing people’s lives and building God’s community. On Pentecost, we celebrate the power of the Holy Spirit that reminds us who we are and leads us forward, empowering us to do God’s work. |
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