Dear Minooka UMC Found Family,Nearly every Sunday, our Welcoming time includes a reminder of our congregation’s purpose, mission, and vision. Why? Exactly! We share our purpose, mission, and vision to share our ‘why.’ I know sometimes purpose, mission, and vision are used interchangeably and there are multiple ways to define each of those terms. Just […]
What’s our ‘why’ and why is it so important? Read More »
I offer these sermon slide posts so our found family participating in worship online can see the slides used to enhance the sermon message. Just one image today, but I think it is a beauty. Our tradition of covering a cross in flowers:
Sermon slide for April 27: Hope in Times of Crisis Read More »
Those participating in worship online won’t be able to see the slides we show to enhance the sermon, so our experiment with posting sermon slides here continues. Perhaps this Easter morning we can try some different words, try so other ways to talk about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. If we say, as some scriptures
Sermon slides for Easter Sunday, April 20: Grief & Hope Read More »
What, really, is the point of all this Lent stuff? Excellent question. I can offer an answer, but, it’ll take me a moment to get there. (I know, shocking! You’re shocked!) It seems everywhere we turn we are faced with an article, a blog post, a news report, an op-ed, a video short, or an
Questioning the season Read More »
Our experiment with these sermon slide posts continues. Please let me know how helpful these posts are…or are not. How do we close the gap between who we currently are as a society and who we are called to be? Micah: Do justice, offer lovingkindness [hesed], walk humbly with God Jesus: Don’t be afraid, follow
Sermon slides for Feb. 23: Good Trouble On the Line Read More »
As promised! A post mostly designed for those participating in our worship experience online and thus cannot see the slides we show to enhance the message. Today’s text is from Luke 4. Jesus and this other figure are like wizards shooting spells at each other. They’re like two Jedi in a light saber battle. They’re
Sermon slides for January 26, 2025–Temptation & Power Read More »