Oct. 25 Online Service

Oconee Street UMC Online Service
October 25, 2020

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Welcome

Pastor Laura Patterson

Prelude

Maxine Easom, piano

Invocation

Carter Vest

Opening Hymn

First Presbyterian Church (Westminster, Maryland)

Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:34-46

Carter Vest

Sermon: “The Problem with Neighbors”

Pastor Laura Patterson

Anthem: From “Four Short Prayers of St. Francis of Assisi”

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Sept. 27 Online Service

Oconee Street UMC Online Service
September 27, 2020

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Welcome

Pastor Laura Patterson

Prelude

“Go Down, Moses”
Maxine Easom, piano

Invocation

Joe Dennis

Opening Hymn

“How Firm a Foundation”
Grace Community Church (Sun Valley, California)

Reading: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Joe Dennis

Sermon

Pastor Laura Patterson

Anthem

Every Time I Feel the Spirit
The Moses Hogan
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Advent Devotional: Dec. 6, 2019

Anticipation is Making Me Wait

by Jon Biron
December 6, 2019

Let’s begin with Galatians 5:22, the “fruits of the spirit” passage –

“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience ( long-suffering in KJV ), kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

If asked which of those fruits is the … Read the rest

Lenten Devotional: Thursday, March 14

by Sarah Sumners

Corinthians 12: 9-10 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, Read the rest

Sermon: We’re One But Not the Same

The past two weeks have been difficult for our country. It has opened up wounds and showcased the divisiveness of our politics. People on both sides of the fence demean and degrade the other side. Many of us surround ourselves in “echo chambers,” where we only hear opinions that support our own beliefs.

This runs counter to God’s call to … Read the rest

Sermon: The Great Commandment(s)

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Jesus is very clear in Mark 12:28-34 what is the greatest commandment, “Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.” But he doesn’t stop there. Even though the questioner was asking for the “greatest commandment,” Jesus adds another law: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Love is a word that is used so often that it often loses … Read the rest

Sermon: Holy One of God

Unlike Matthew and Luke, Mark opens his Gospel not with the birth of Jesus, but his baptism. And just a few verses later in chapter one, while preaching in a sanctuary Jesus casts out a demon from a possessed man. Many were surprised with the confidence with which Jesus did his work, and that he exhibited power over an “evil … Read the rest

Sermon: Love on the Way

We all have the ability to love. But the difference between our love and God’s love is that our love comes and goes, while God’s love is constant.

When we recognize that our ability to love comes from God, then we will be able to practice constant love with humanity. God wants us to love every member of our family, … Read the rest