Worship

The Sermon Study Guide is here. Romans 12:1-2; Mark 3:31-35; Genesis 22:1-14 January 16, 2011 • Portage First UMC Never before had God asked someone to do this. And never would God ask someone to do this again. But the old man hiking up the...

“When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’” (Matthew 11:2-3). We are deep into the season of waiting. Advent is all...

The Small Group Guide is here. John 1:1-14 December 12, 2010 • Portage First UMC And so, the journey continues. We are spending the season of Advent this year sailing along with the crew of the Dawn Treader, a ship in the magical land of Narnia...

The Small Group Study Guide is here. Luke 1:26-38; Hebrews 12:1-3; Jeremiah 13:22-25 December 5, 2010 • Portage First UMC “There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it” (Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, pg....

“May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints...

“Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing” (Psalm 100:2). What would it look like if we took this command seriously? Worship the Lord with gladness...the Hebrew word behind that means a lot of things: joy, pleasure,...