Located in Madison, Mississippi, St. Matthew's UMC is a family of faith reaching out to share the life-changing love and grace of Jesus.
In our Traditional message from November 10, 2024, Andy looks at Mark 12: 38-44. We see that the widow gives sacrificially. While this is hard, giving, sacrificing, and following Jesus, is always a challenge. But it is always where life is found.
In our INTERSECTION message from All Saints Sunday, Brian shares with us from Revelation 21: 1-6. One day, through God's grace, we will all be home.
In our All Saints Sunday sermon, Andy shares with us from Revelation 21:1-6. We are heading home. We aren't yet there, but God is taking us to better place. We rejoice for our saints who are already there. But we know we are going home.
In our Traditional sermon from October 27, 2024, Andy preaches from John 12: 20-26. As a church, we have everything we need to be faithful to the great calling that God has given us. We have an abundant commitment here to move from scarcity to abundance.
In our Traditional message from October 20, 2024, Andy preaches from 2 Kings 4: 1-7. We talk about God's abundance and how we have all that we need, here, right here, to be faithful to God's call.
In our INTERSECTION service from October 6, Brian shares with us from John 10:10. God is going to give us grace to serve in abundant ways!
In our October 6, 2024 sermon, Andy shared with us from John 10:10. As a church, we are on the verge of something supernatural—something huge. Our world needs what St. Matthew's offers. God has something big in store, and He will give us all that we need to accomplish that task. We are moving from scarcity to abundance.
In our INTERSECTION message from September 29, Andy shares with us from Amos 5: 21-24. There are some things that only the church can do. We are called, as the church, to live our God's love.
In our Traditional message from September 29, Brian shares with us from Amos 5: 21-24. How do we, as the church, live our God's justice?
In our INTERSECTION message from September 22, Brian shares with us from Matthew 25: 31-46. Our compassion for others shows our love for God!
In our Traditional sermon from September 22, 2024, our Children's Sabbath, Andy shares with us from Matthew 25: 31-46. Jesus tells us to love the least of this. When we live out this compassion, especially in the hardest to love, it changes them, and it changes us.
We had some real computer issues in worship today. Andy shares with us from Psalm 150 about why worship matters to us as Christians!
In our INTERSECTION message, Brian shares with us from Psalm 150 about why worship matters to us as Christians!
Today, as we continue our series The Practice of the Church, we look at the first of the Works of Piety, Devotion. This is loving God in a personal way. Why do we do this? Why does it matter? How does this help restore the new creation within us?
Today, as we continue our series The Practice of the Church, we look at the first of the Works of Piety, Devotion. This is loving God in a personal way. Why do we do this? Why does it matter? How does this help restore the new creation within us?
In our Combined service on September 1, 2024, Andy shared 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21. The goal of our salvation is to restore the new creation within us. How do we do that? This month, we will discuss how the means of grace help restore that which sin has taken.
In our INTERSECTION message, Brian shares with us the story of David and Mephibosheth. We see the power of welcome, the power of David inviting someone to his table who should have been his enemy.
In our Traditional message, Andy shares with us from 2 Samuel 9. We see the story of David and Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson. David should have killed him (according to the world), not welcomed him. Yet David brought him to the table. Our world needs community and welcome. Who can we bring to the table?
In our INTERSECTION message from August 11, 2024, Brian shares with us from Revelation 12: 10-11. We see the power of sharing our story!
In our Traditional message from August 11, 2024, Andy shares with us from Revelation 12: 10-11. The Devil is defeated by the blood of the lamb and the power of our testimony. When we tell folks about what Jesus has done in our lives, it drives out the darkness.
In our INTERSECTION service, Brian shares with us from 1 John 3 7-8. As the church, our mission is to take the love of God with us, wherever we go!
In our Traditional sermon from August 4, 2024, Andy shares with us from 1 John 3: 7-8. Jesus gives us this mission - to destroy the works of the devil. When we take the good news of Jesus with us, wherever we are, the light drives out the dark!
In our INTERSECTION sermon, Brian shares with us why being a church of welcome matters so much.
What does it mean to be a welcoming church? What does Jesus' Table look like? Who gets to come? We see today that Jesus loves and invites the entire world. That means we have to as well.
In our INTERSECTION service from July 21, 2024 Brian shares with us from John 14: 5-6. We call ourselves evangelical. In a world where that label carries a lot, what does that mean?
In our Traditional service on July 21, 2024, Andy shared with us from John 14: 5-6. We are an evangelical church. That label is thrown around a lot in our world. What does it mean to say that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and that no one comes to the Father but through Him? Let's be careful to build our church only on the rock of Jesus.
In our Traditional sermon from July 14 2024, Brian shares with us about our Wesleyan heritage and why that matters to who we are.
In our INTERSECTION service from July 14, 2024, Andy shares with us from Philippians 2: 12-13. What does it mean to say that our church is "Wesleyan?" Why should that even matter?
In our INTERSECTION message from July 7, Brian explains what it means to say that our church is "orthodox."
In our July 7 sermon, we continue our series "The Marks of the Church." Orthodox or Orthodoxy is a word we hear tossed around a lot. It's an important word, and orthodox theology is one of the foundations of our church. But what exactly does that mean?
