The View from the Pews – 5/7/12

Dear Church Family Did you catch the snappy change in this missive’s title.  Yes….yesterday I spent most of my time sitting next to my lovely wife, watching and listening to a 45 minutes sermon preached by the children of the Chancel Choir (3rd-5th graders).  It was great! Mary Grace Collins, Jonathan Jain, Bodey Ellis, Marshall [...]

Prepare to Worship – 4/29/12

April 29, 2012 Fourth Sunday of Easter Communion Sunday   Scripture Acts 14:8-18   Sermon: “Not Without a Clue”   Call to Worship Come, walk in green pastures. We follow the Shepherd. Come, lie down in green pastures. We trust the Shepherd. Come, dine at the table of abundance. We are fed by the Shepherd. [...]

The View from the Pulpit – 4/23/12

The View from the Pulpit April 23, 2012 Dear Church Family: Grace and Peace to you all in the Name of the One who names us, Jesus Christ. My grammar checker tells me that first sentence is an incomplete thought or fragment.  I’ve re-read it several times, trying to understand what’s wrong; trying to restate [...]

Prepare to Worship – 4/22/12

Following are the scriptures, prayers, and hymns that will guide our worship this Sunday.  Use them to prepare yourselves to be in God’s presence this Sunday. April 22, 2012 Third Sunday of Easter   Scripture Acts 11:19-27, 13:1-3   Sermon:          “Even Them?”   Call to Worship (Luke 24) What do you see when you look [...]

A New MidWeek Bible Studay begins 4/18/12

Yes…it is rather late to be sending out information for a Bible Study that will begin tonight (4/18) at 6:30pm.  I have no good excuse but the one I have is that its been a little hectic lately.  And I’ve been trying to find something that would flow from our last study of the book [...]

The View from the Pulpit – 4/16/12

Dear Church Family: Easter 2B is its “official” designation in the Church Calendar.  Easter is a big deal.  I’d like to be able to say that Easter is the longest season of the year.  But it’s not.  Lent (4 weeks) prepares us for Christmas (2 or 3 weeks) which leads to Epiphany (fluctuates depending on [...]

Prepare to Worship – 4/15/12

You have heard it said, “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.”  Well, gathering with the Christians called United Methodist in Kennett to worship God is worth doing.  Like everything else in life, some preparation is always helpful; maybe even required if we want to do it well. So….here’s the scriptures and acts of worship [...]

The View from the Pulpit – 4/10/12

Dear Church Family: Yes, it was a beautiful morning to celebrate Easter.  The sun shined bright through the stained glass, highlighting the Spirits movement through our acts of praise and punctuating our prayers.  The Carol Choir (Pre-school to 2nd Grade) led by Amy Williams and accompanied by Dianne Carter set the mood as they called [...]

Joyce Rickman

Please remember Joyce Rickman in your prayers. She will be having surgery tomorrow morning at St. Francis in Memphis.  This is JoBeth’s step-mom.

Thank You

A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make the Easter Egg Hunt a big success on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who helped supply the 1300 eggs. Thanks to the Hattie Baker Circle for sponsoring this event. Thanks to Jerry Paul & Eky Combs for being such gracious hosts. Thanks to all the Youth that [...]

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