2016 Sermon Archive

• Dec. 24, 2016 – Pastor Amy uses the Christmas Eve service to encourage the congregation to “Be Love, Do Love.”
• Dec, 18, 2016 – Weather prompted postponement of our service. The link takes you to a transcript of the prepared sermon on showing obedience to God.
• Dec. 4, 2016 – Pastor Amy continues our Advent journey by sharing thoughts about God’s “Down to Earth Love.”
• Nov. 20, 2016 – Pastor Amy uses an illustration about rocks to show the importance of filling our lives first with faith in Christ.
• Nov. 13 2016 – Pastor Amy encourages us to recognize that there is still much work to be done for the Kingdom.
• Nov. 6, 2016 – We celebrate All SAints Day by thinking about mentors we’ve had along our Christian journey.
• Oct. 23, 2016 – Pastor Amy explores the saying “My bad” as a means of understanding what we must recognize our own mistakes.
• Oct. 16, 2016 – Havelock UMC celebrates its Consecration Sunday with a review of how stewardship is a decision made for a lifetime.
• Oct. 9, 2016 – We conclude our stewardship series by learning about “giving all we can.” Because of audio problems, we provide a transcript.
• Oct. 2, 2016 – We learn what it means to “save all you can.”
• Sept. 25, 2016 – We learn what it means to “earn all you can.”
• Sept. 18, 2016 – Our stewardship series kicks off with an overview of Wesley’s rules for money: Earn all you can, save all you can and give all you can.
• Sept. 11, 2016 – Our “Half Truths” series concludes with a look at the phrase “Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner.”
• Sept. 4, 2016 – The “Half Truths series continues with a look at the phrase “God said it. I believe it. That settles it.”
• Aug. 28, 2016 – The “Half Truths” series continues with a look at the phrase “God will not give you more than you can handle.”
• Aug. 21, 2016 – Our “Half Truths” sermon series continues with a look at the phrase “God helps those who help themselves.”
• Aug. 14, 2016 – We start a sermon series about “Half Truths” of the Bible with a look at the phrase “Everything Happens for a Reason”
• Aug. 7, 2016 – Pastor Amy uses the glass skywalks as an illustration of how we have to walk in faith for Jesus.
• July 31, 2016 – Pastor Amy uses emojis to explain how we have to show our true selves to be the best witnesses for Christ possible.
• July 24, 2016 – Pray often with passion as a way of having a closer relationship with Christ.
• July 10, 2016 – The parable of the Good Samaritan serves as an example of how we are to treat others, regardless of our differences.
• July 3, 2016 – Uncommon valor shown by everyday heroes is shown in the story of the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima.
• June 26, 2016 – Learn the importance of paying attention to God’s call in your life to be open to the fruits of the Spirit.
• June 12, 2016 – The “Dare to Dream” sermon series concludes with a caution to watch out for “big buts” in responding to God’s call.
• June 5, 2016 – The “Dare to Dream” sermon series continues with an admonition to watch for our own burning bushes in life.
• May 29, 2016 – The Dare to Dream sermon series continues with a challenge to form a “Big, Hairy, Audacious God Purpose.”
• May 22, 2016 – Dare to Dream by figuring out your mission for Christ in the world today.
• May 15, 2016 – The “Field of Dreams” sermon series concludes with some final lessons from the ball field.
• May 1, 2016 – See the start of a sermon series using “Field of Dreams” as a metaphor for listening to the Holy Spirit.
• April 24, 2016 – See how telephone poles serve as a metaphor for changing how we do things as Christians to further God’s kingdom on Earth.
• April 17, 2016 – We celebrate UMW Sunday by learning about how Jesus is our shepherd.
• April 10, 2016 – Fulfill Jesus’ desire for us to “feed his sheep.”
• April 3, 2016 – Confirmation Sunday provided an opportunity to remember the vows we all take as United Methodists
• March 27, 2016 – Our Easter sermon celebrates the empty tomb and the fact that Jesus has risen!
• March 20, 2016 – “24 Hours that Changed the World: The Crucifixion”
• March 13, 2016 – “24 Hours that Changed the World: The Torture and Humiliation of the King”
• March 6, 2016 – Sorry, technical troubles prevented video recording.
• Feb. 28, 2016 – “24 Hours that Changed the World: Before the Sanhedrin”
• Feb. 21, 2016 – “24 Hours that Changed the World: Garden of Gethsemane”
• Feb. 14, 2016 – “24 Hours that Changed the World: The Upper Room”
• Feb. 7, 2016 – Learn how we all can remain spiritually alive.
• Jan. 31, 2016 – Guard against becoming spiritual vampires.
• Jan. 24, 2016 – In the sermon series “Undead,” we learn to avoid becoming spiritual zombies.