Pastoral

Dr. David Bailey 2-2-14

Tamil sermon preached by Rev.Fr.A.Thomas, Parish Priest of Our Lady of Health Church, Ariyankuppam, Pondicherry...INDIA

Tamil sermon preached by Rev.Fr.A.Thomas, Parish Priest of Our Lady of Health Church, Ariyankuppam, Pondicherry...INDIA

Tamil sermon preached by Rev.Fr.A.Thomas, Parish Priest of Our Lady of Health Church, Ariyankuppam, Pondicherry...INDIA

A weekly TV church program recorded at Church of the Cross in Evansville, Indiana. This program was recorded on February 2, 2014.

Hello and welcome to Salem UMC!!!
We are honored and BLESSED to have you visit with us today...
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salemunitedmethodistchurch.webs.com

“Blessed” is a word that we Christians often use to describe how we’re feeling anytime we are particularly aware of how good God has been to us. But as often as the word gets used, how might you define a “blessing” to someone who doesn’t go to church or doesn’t even believe in God? Jesus’ opening words in his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5) offer us some guidance in answering this question. First, you will notice that all the people Jesus mentions, are blessed because of something they have received from God rather than achieved for Him. Blessings are always gifts – freely given. Therefore, blessing rules out the possibility of boasting (1 Corinthians 1). Second, you will notice that all the blessings spoken by Jesus (except the final two) are in the future tense. They are based on a future promise that has not yet been fully realized. Many of our greatest blessings are hidden in circumstances that may be outwardly painful and hard — like grief, financial hardship, and unresolved conflict. So often it’s only in these lowest moments in life when our vision of heaven comes into focus and our hope of eternal life becomes strong. Understanding this definition of blessing as a hidden gift from God -freely given and future focused- helps us keep a right perspective on life. Even on our worst days, we remain richly and deeply blessed.

Happy Mother's Day!

Bro. Ron's Mother's Day sermon.

Harold concludes his presentation.

Harold Smith continues to share about his trip and the opportunities available.

Special Presentation by Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief Chainsaw Coordinator Harold Smith

Bro. Ron wraps up this sermon in part 2.

Do we know that we know that if it all ended today we would go to Heaven?

A weekly TV church program recorded at Church of the Cross in Evansville, Indiana. This program was recorded on January 26, 2012.

The gift of human life is a precious gift from God. Despite our frailties and fallings, God wants us to be his hands and voice for those who are most in need and vulnerable in our society today. We are to cherish God's children because they are precious to him.

Hello and welcome to Salem UMC...
We are honored to have you visit us here and see Pastor Tuttle's message for the week of January 26th...
Enjoy

Some people would say that the way to succeed is to recruit the best, biggest, and brightest. But Jesus chose ordinary, middle class fisherman to spread his Gospel throughout the world.

Jesus came to the Jordan to fulfill all righteousness, to find out who he was, and to take away OUR sins. This event was God's way of telling the world who Jesus was and his purpose for being on earth. Most Christians are concerned that is is our failures that will define who we were during our earthly lives. But through baptism, God is telling us that we have been saved and all our failures have been forgiven in Jesus' name.

A weekly TV church program recorded at Church of the Cross in Evansville, Indiana. This program was recorded on January 19, 2014.