Letting Go and Letting God….this is a phrase I have heard a lot. Usually, when I speak these words it seems simple. When I hear these words it seems complex and when I practice these words it is usually profound. Letting go is hard. Letting God is equally as hard. Also, there are moments when […]
Category Archives: Church News
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Sep
Sep
Although the Bible is called our “Holy Book” there is a quite a bit of “unholiness” within it! After the beautiful story of creation, the Bible turns 180 degrees and tells a story of temptation. The serpent tempts Adam and Eve to eat the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, promising […]
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Aug
Aug
This might be a question many of you have asked throughout the course of your life. It’s easy to look at Jesus and all that he went through asking, was this really necessary. Did God really need to send Jesus to be ridiculed, shamed, and eventually persecuted? This week in worship we are reading […]
09
Aug
Aug
The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; taking, as He did, this sinful world as […]
02
Aug
Aug
The first chapter of a book really gives you a preview of what is to come. Characters are introduced, the location is often revealed and the beginning of a plot is formed. If we think about the Bible in this way, as a literary document, which it is, greater meaning is given to all that […]
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Jul
Jul
What food did you refuse to eat as a child? For me, it was stove top stuffing. I could not stand it. I would actually plug my nose while eating just so I would not taste it. Over the years I have grown to love it but as a child, I would have nothing of […]
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Jul
Jul
Are you weary? Do you have too much on your shoulders? Are there just too many people on your prayer list? If so you are not alone. Statistics say that anxiety rates are higher than they have ever been. Chances are you are not the only person who is weary and stressed and anxious. We […]
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Feb
Feb
Miami is full of bridges! This past week I spent 24 hrs in New York for a Fresh Expressions event. As I flew in and out of the big city I was amazed by all the bridges. It has been ten years since I last was in NYC and I never noticed all the bridges […]
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Jan
Jan
If you were in church last week you will remember that we are starting a sermon series on the book of Jonah! We heard last week that God always calls God’s people on a journey! The past two and a half years we have been on our own journey as First UMC in Downtown Miami […]
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Jan
Jan
I Have a Dream…. Our devotion this week comes from Mr. Walter Baggeson’s message to the Breakfast Club this past Sunday! How many of us are aware of the holiday that we are coming up to tomorrow? Martin Luther King Day. Do we thoroughly understand how much this man, who we are celebrating has done […]