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 INTERSECTION message from October 29, 2023, we hear the story of the widow with Elijah. It looked like she had nothing more to give. We find, however, that when she gave, even when it was a challenge, she found more life than she could have ever expected!
In our Traditional sermon from October 29, 2023, we hear the story of the widow and Elijah. She had given all that she could give, and now Elijah wanted more? You can't get blood from a turnip. But when we look closer, we see that her call to give was actually her call to live. When we give, we actually find life.
In our INTERSECTION message from October 22, 2023, Brian shares with us from 2 Timothy 2: 1-10. We see here the call that Paul had to teach Timothy. And we have that same call in our lives.
In our Traditional message from October 22, 2023, Andy shares with us from 2 Timothy 2: 1-10. Why do we teach? We find that when we pour into others, we are the ones who are blessed. It is in the giving that we receive!
In our Traditional message from October 15, 2023, Brian shares with us from Acts 6: 1-6. We see here the importance of serving in the church. Why is it that God calls us to serve?
In our INTERSECTION message from October 15, 2023, Beth shares with us from Acts 6: 1-6. We see here the importance of serving in the church. Why is it that God calls us to serve?
In our Traditional message from October 8, 2023, Beth shares with us from Exodus 18: 14-26. Why is it that God calls us of us to leadership in the church?
In our INTERSECTION message from October 8, 2023, Brian shares with us from Exodus 18: 14-26. We see how important it is for all of us to lead!
In our INTERSECTION message from October 1, 2023, Brian shares with us from John 15: 9-17. There is no greater love than to lay down your lives. How can we do just that for Jesus here at St. Matthew's?
In our Traditional message from October 1, 2023, Andy shares with us from John 15: 9-17. Our colleges do a great job of "making disciples," even better than the church. They provide identity and community. So should we, so must we, as the church. How can we do just that?
In our INTERSECTION message from September 24, 2023, Brian shares with us from Jonah 3: 10 - 4:11. We see God's call to go to Nineveh. God calls us to love our enemies, no excuses!
In our Traditional message from September 24, 2023, Andy shares with us from Jonah 3:10 - 4:11. God calls Jonah to where he does not want to go. Ninevah. God calls us to places, and to people that we do not want to go. Join us as we learn why it is that God does just that.
In our INTERSECTION message from September 17, 2023, Brian shares with us from Lamentations 3: 21-25. We lament our pain, our loss, our hurt. But, while we wait in our pain, we have hope. God is at work; He is doing something! And we have hope in what it is that He is going to do!
We don't like death. Or sickness. Or pain. We hide from these things. We do them in private. But this has been a hard season for our church. And today, we stop, and we lament. For us to heal, we have to sit with our pain and name our pain. We lament what we have been through and what we have lost. We lament the pain and the hurt. But we also have hope. Morning by morning, new mercies we see! We are going to build something beautiful here at St. Matthew's. For the glory and beauty of God. We've h...
In our Joint service from September 3, 2023, Andy shares with us from Exodus 3: 1-15. We see God call to Moses from the burning bush. Fire in scripture often points to purification. God called Moses, purified him, and used him. Our tests and trials purify us, and God wants to use them, and all things, for something beautiful.
In our Traditional message from August 27, 2023, Brian shares with us from Matthew 16: 13-20. Jesus asks the disciplines, who do people say that He is? That is the most important question we ask. Who is Jesus?
In our INTERSECTION service from August 27, 2023, Andy shares with us from Matthew 16: 13-20. This passage tells us that the gates of Hell will not triumph against the church. No matter what happens, we do not have to fear; the Christ of God will triumph!
In our Traditional Message from August 20, 2023, Andy shares with us from Matthew 15: 21-28. We see in this passage a mother in need, and she prays boldly. We should never, ever be afraid of praying boldly to our Father!
In our INTERSECTION message from August 20, 2023, Brian preaches from Matthew 15: 21-28. We see a mother in great need, yet she still has faith. We too, we can have faith even in the challenging moments of life.
In our INTERSECTION message from August 13, 2023, Brian shares with us from Matthew 14:22-33. In this passage, we see Jesus walk on water. What can we learn from this miracle of our Lord?
In our Traditional message from August 13, 2023, Beth shares with us from Matthew 14:22-33. In this passage, we see Jesus walk on water. What can we learn from this miracle of our Lord?
In our INTERSECTION message, Brian looks at Matthew 14: 13-21. Here we see the feeding of the 5,000. In this, we see that no matter how challenging it may seem, Jesus will always be able to make a way!
In our Traditional message, Andy shares with us from Matthew 14: 13-21. We see Jesus give the disciples a problem they could not fix - feeding the 5,000. He tells them, you do it. But the way they solve the problem is not their own strength, but they take them to Jesus. It is not for us to figure out; it is for us to follow His lead.
In our INTERSECTION message from July 30, 2023, Brian shares with us from Acts 2. We see the love the early church had for one another. May we have the same love today!
We finish up our Relationship Roadmap series by looking at John 15: 9-17. We look at what Jesus tells us - He chose us. He is for us. He loves us. And if He loves us, then we are called to love each other.
In our Traditional message from June 23, 2023, we see Brian share with us from Romans 12: 9-21. We are called to love all we meet, especially our enemies, as Jesus calls us!
In our INTERSECTION message from June 23, 2023, Andy shares with us from Romans 12: 9-21. Paul talks about heaping burning coals upon the heads of our enemies. We look deeper at what the Bible says about coals, the Gospel, and holiness. What exactly is Paul calling us to in this text?
In our July 16 INTERSECTION message, Brian shares with us about the key relationships in our lives, our friendships and other vital relationships. God made us from this, and these relationships are one of His great gifts to us!
In our July 16 message, Andy shares with us from Ephesians 6: 5-9. This passage starts off talking about slavery, so we take a few moments to unpack to interpret scripture, particularly hard passages. After that, we look at what Paul is telling us about the other key relationships in our lives, especially our need for friendships.
In our Relationship Roadmap series, Brian shares with us from Ephesians 6: 4. What does Paul have to say to us today regarding how we should love, discipline, and teach our children?
