Oconee Street UMC Online Service
March 14, 2021 • Fourth Sunday of Lent
Full Service Stream
Welcome
Prelude: “Lost”
Discussing “Mercy”
Call to Confession
Opening Hymn: “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy”
Mercy
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: “The Quality of Mercy”
Jesus tells us how to deal with those who sin against us, and not surprisingly, it’s countercultural. Where in society when we confront disagreement it’s so easy to block someone on Twitter, or unfriend them on Facebook, Jesus says we should first go talk to the person, face-to-face. Because when we talk to someone, there’s something about our humanity that … Read the rest
Sermon: Who is the Good Samaritan?
“Who is the Good Samaritan?”
Sermon by Dr. Jodie Lyon
Luke 10: 25-37
July 10, 2016
The Word in Song: “Prayer for Today”
Sermon
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“Who is the Good Samaritan?” (Oconee Street, 7.10.16)
I don’t know about you, but I’ve heard the story of the Good Samaritan more times than I can count.
The problem with hearing the same story … Read the rest