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The Throne Of His Glory

The last Sunday of the church year is called “Christ the King Sunday” by some, “Reign of Christ Sunday” by others. The official title of

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Give it to Caesar!

Mark 12:13-17. Jesus’s relationship with the governing authorities was fraught with tension. For much of his ministry, the powers that be were plotting against him,

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Give it to Caesar!

Benjamin Franklin, in 1789, wrote a letter in which he remarked on the newly established constitution. He wrote, “Our new Constitution is now established, and

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Harsh Words

Luke 12:49-53. Today’s passage presents some of the harshest language we ever hear from the mouth of Jesus. Here Jesus says clearly that he has

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Harsh Words

The “Revolutionary Love” of God changes the world. And that includes me. And you. That includes us personally, in a revolutionary process of transformation that

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Be a Blessing

Matthew 5:1-12. The Beautitudes are revolutionary; they completely transform our expectations about God’s blessings. The poor, the meek, the merciful…these are the ones who experience

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Revolutionary Love

The month of November is going to be REVOLUTIONARY at Manchester UMC! This week, we are beginning a worship series that will lead us up

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The Rhythm of Time

Genesis 8:15-22. We experience life in cycles – daily, weekly, yearly. These seasons and cycles include times for work and times for sabbath rest. The

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The Rhythm of Time

The church is formed by God. The shape of the church, our very structure emerges as an expression of the divine in the world. The

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The Rhythm of Table

John 6:25-35. The sacrament of Holy Communion shapes the church as an egalitarian, open and inclusive community in which all are welcome. Each person receives

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The Rhythm of Table

Sometimes I wonder if anyone has ever taken the time to count the meals in the Bible. I mean meals that get mentioned specifically, not the

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The Rhythm of Water

Acts 19:1-7. The waters of baptism incorporate us into the Body of Christ and shape our identity as members of one another. Baptism is a

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The Rhythm Of Water

The “Tree of Life” at the West Entrance of the building is filling with leaves and fruit, and it is a beautiful sight to see!

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The Rhythm of Worship

Luke 24:28-35. The story of the “Road to Emmaus” forms the basic structure for our worship life – gathering, proclamation, response/communion, sending forth. Our very

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The Rhythm of Worship

There will be a tree at the West Entrance the next time you come to the church building! And there will be leaves and fruit

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What Makes Humans Human

Psalm 8:1-9. Artificial intelligence has advanced to the point where computer programs seem to be just as smart as people. Psalm 8 says that human

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The God Particle

Proverbs 8:22-31. Science has taken us deep into the subatomic world, where the principles of quantum mechanics describe the movement of atoms and subatomic particles.

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What Makes Humans Human

“If we do it right, we might be able to evolve a form of work that taps into our uniquely human capabilities and restores our

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Let There Be a Big Bang

Science teaches that the universe began 15 million years ago with a “Big Bang.” Genesis teaches that God created the “heavens and the earth” by

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The God Particle

September 19, 2023 “All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it

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Let There Be A Big Bang

September 12, 2023 Albert Einstein said, “Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.”  Scientific ideas and theological concepts are often woven together in

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Witness of the Table

This week we wrap up our worship series “This Is My Story.” We have been thinking about our Christian witness, one of the five parts

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Let Them Hear

Go out and tell our story, Let it echo far and wide. Make them hear you. Make them hear you. These words, from the 1996

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Salt and Light

The metaphors of salt and light help us define what our witness should look like. Salt and light are both helpful things, and our witness

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Be the Good News

Friends- I am writing you today because I have been invited to be the preaching pastor this weekend at MUMC!  In the eight weeks I

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Spread the Good News

The church … that’s you and me, that’s us … is present in the world. We are here. We occupy space. This is self-evident. The

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All Nations

Jesus sends his disciples out into the world – to “all nations” – in order to share what they have learned from him. The Greek

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This is My Story

We are coming out of a truly wonderful worship series that we called “We Are Manchester.” Over these past few weeks, we have heard from

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We Are Worship Arts

Worship is the pulse of the Body of Christ. In the John 4 conversation, it is made clear that style and location are secondary considerations

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Fall Programming

2023 Fall programming Beginning September 10 Manchester UMC will kick off Fall programming on September 10 with the Homecoming celebration! All are invited to the

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We are Congregational Care

Congregational care happens best in community, the people of the church caring for one another. The ministry of Congregational Care is a group project, and

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We Are Generosity

Financial discipleship has always been a vital part of what it means to follow Jesus. Paul writes to encourage the church in Corinth to give

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Do All the Good You Can

The Methodist tradition has a few phrases that are fairly well-known. Perhaps the most familiar is some advice given to Methodists about how we should

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We Are Manchester

This Summer, our worship series will focus on … well, us!  The worship series is titled, “We Are Manchester,” and it will run from July

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Is it Well?

Our lessons for today help us to consider some of the many facets of defining and understanding our FAITH. I would say that having faith

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My Chains Fell Off

Conversion is a key idea in Wesleyan theology, and was a central part of the faith stories of both John and Charles. And conversion isn’t

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Always Easter People

The day of Pentecost is considered the “birthday of the church” and so it is good to just stop everything and celebrate. Celebration for celebration’s

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Get Busy Living

Judging someone else comes from your own insecurities. In our ministry (and in our lives), we cannot be guided by our insecurities. If you hate

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Solidarity

The entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem is not merely triumphalism, it is a “ritual of solidarity.” Jesus presents himself in solidarity with the people welcoming

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Fall Programming

2023 Fall programming Beginning September 10 Manchester UMC will kick off Fall programming on September 10 with the Homecoming celebration! All are invited to the festivities as we start...