On Your Marks, Get Set, Go!
Matthew 28:16-20
A Sermon on the Mission of the Church
April 25, 2010
Seward and Moose Pass UMCs
Once upon a time there were three little pigs. Their mother sent them out to seek their fortune. Of course, you remember the story. Little pig number one built a house out of straw… along came the big bad wolf (who presumably had just eaten Little Red Riding Hood and thought a bit of pig for desert would be nice). The wolf huffed and puffed and blew down the house of straw and gobbled up the piglet.
Little pig number two fared no better with his house of sticks and the BBW enjoyed pork a second time in as many days.
Little pig number three built his house of brick, and all the huffing and puffing the big bad wolf tried couldn’t blow the house down. But the BBW is a cagey fellow and, you remember, he tries to trick the pig into leaving the safety of his home. The pig repeatedly outsmarts the BBW. Finally the BBW decides to come down the chimney, which is never a good idea. The pig traps him in a kettle and boils him up and, in a satisfyingly ironic turn of events, has wolf for dinner. More… »
Posted by admin at 10:17 am on April 26th, 2010.
Categories: Sermons.
This winter, Pastor Peter visited churches in Arizona to tell them about the work of ministry in Seward and Moose Pass and throughout Alaska. One congregation he couldn’t visit was Light of Hope in Chandler, AZ. The pastor, Stephen Govett, took a video greeting to his congregation instead. You can watch the video by clicking here. We are so very appreciative of all the support we receive from congregations just like Light of Hope, and we are proud to be part of your mission outreach program.
Posted by admin at 7:39 pm on April 23rd, 2010.
Categories: Announcements.
Valerie, formerly from Seward, is struggling with auto-immune disease and difficulty breathing. She has been in and out of the ER. She needs prayers for an accurate diagnosis and successful healing.
Also, please be in prayer for the family and many friends of Georgina Dapcevich, one of our conference’s lay leaders from Sitka, who passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer.
Posted by admin at 10:31 am on April 23rd, 2010.
Categories: Prayer Life.
For the work of the church, we give you our thanks…
For the ministry of healing in hospitals and clinics and shelters…
For the serving of meals in soup kitchens all around the world…
For the drilling of wells and the installation of sewers…
For the teaching of children, for classrooms and libraries, for literacy and learning…
For the gift of tools that make the differently-abled more abled…
For the ministry of prayer…
For the hours of worship…
For the opportunity to see Christ in the stranger and the neighbor…
We give our thanks, and we share these gifts. Amen.
Posted by admin at 10:37 am on April 22nd, 2010.
Categories: Worship Bits.
