Oconee Street UMC Online Service
Feb. 21, 2021 • First Sunday of Lent
Full Service Stream
Welcome
Prelude: “Emptiness”
Burying the Hallelujahs
Call to Confession
Opening Hymn: “Wash, O God, Our Sons … Read the rest
Baptism
Jan. 10 Online Service
Oconee Street UMC Online Service
January 10, 2021
Full Service Stream
Welcome
Prelude: “Shall We Gather At The River?”
Invocation
Opening Hymn: “I Sing Almighty the Power of God”
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 1:1-5
Gospel Reading: Mark 1:4-11
Sermon: “Two Spirits”
Sermon: Water Washed and Spirit Born
Water plays a major role in God’s relationship with us.
Through baptismal waters, we are reborn into God. We are also born into connection with all people of God. We are no longer alone — we are all connected through water — the lifeblood of all beings on earth. Our connection with each other … Read the rest
Sermon: Dear Norah
Today’s sermon is an open letter to Pastor Joe Gunby’s goddaughter, Norah Valentine, who was baptized during the service …
I have a story to tell you. A story of great distance and starlight. A story of deep delight. It’s a story that begins in a place beyond time …
“Dear Norah”
Sermon by The Rev. Joe … Read the rest
Sermon: The Baptism-shaped Life
“The Baptism-shaped Life”
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
May 29, 2016
Sermon
Sermon: The Spirit Still Speaks
“The Spirit Still Speaks”
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
John 16:12-15
May 22, 2016
The Word in Song: “Hear My Prayer”
Sermon
Sermon: The Gift of Being Thunderstruck
“The Gift of Being Thunderstruck”
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
Job 37: 1-5
Feb. 21, 2016
The Word In Song
Sermon
“In the midst of life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the path.” These are the words with which Dante begins The Divine Comedy, and they are true … Read the rest
Sermon: Your Ordination
“Your Ordination”
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
Luke 3:15-17; 21-22
Jan. 10, 2016
The Word In Song: “Wade in the Water”
Robert Foster, soloist
Sermon
Sermon: Living Sacramentally
Living Sacramentally
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
Acts 17:24-28, Mark 1:9-11
Oct. 11, 2015
Choir Anthem: The Gift of Love
Sermon
Sermon: “God’s Child Now”
God’s Child Now
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
Dec. 28, 2014
Luke 2:22-40 and Galatians 4:4-7
The birth of a child is an occasion that calls forth family, religious, and social traditions. Announcements are sent; sometimes a rose is placed on the altar or communion table in honor of the child’s birth; in some families a baptismal gown is … Read the rest