Oconee Street United Methodist Church
May 3 Online Service
Prelude
Welcome
Announcement: Stay Connected!
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn
Psalter: Psalm 23
Anthem
by Joe Dennis
Proverbs 29:11
Fools give fool vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.
I was filled with rage.
I was crippled with anger as the General Conference of The United Methodist Church voted to continue its discriminatory policies on LGBTQ people. I shot argumentative texts back and forth with Carla about leaving the … Read the rest
In my lifetime of being a United Methodist, I’ve never experienced the level of anxiety in myself or across the board for the future of their church. As you all know, today is the first business day in the Special General Conference that will determine the future of the church—not just on human sexuality, but perhaps on the makeup and … Read the rest
by Carter Vest
On Wednesday, Sept. 26, Oconee Street’s UMW (United Methodist Women) will meet for a 6:30 supper at 717 with discussion of A Way Forward. All are welcome to come, learn and reflect together.
“From the First Day”
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
Philippians 1:3-6, 9-11 and 1 John 4:7-21
June 12, 2016
Sermon
“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
January 24, 2016
I have been fortunate throughout my life to have found that at each stage, it was the best, most challenging time ever. That was true in my 20’s when I was in college and graduate school, married and became an English teacher, in my 30’s and 40’s when I became mom to Sean and Meg, and left … Read the rest
“Hope Greater than the Shadows”
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
Nov. 30, 2014 • First Sunday of Advent
Michah 5:2-5, Mark 13:24-37
When I was a child, it was my family’s tradition to enjoy an abundant Thanksgiving dinner and then in the evening to drive into downtown Atlanta to Rich’s department store, a store so large that it needed … Read the rest
The Greatest Commandment
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
Oct. 26, 2014
Matthew 22:34-46
There is nothing more frustrating, nothing more irritating, than trying to have a conversation with someone who is not really interested in knowing what you think, or in learning from you, but is intent only on trapping you in a contradiction or a misstatement of some … Read the rest
There is No God Like Our God
Sermon by Erin Barger
Oct. 5, 2014
Luke 15: 11-32
Choir Anthem: “By Your Love”
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