I hope you had a wonderful Christmas celebration welcoming Jesus into our lives again. This season produces some of my favorite scripture readings, and today’s lesson is no exception. Luke…
As we come to the Fourth Sunday in Advent, we arrive at both a holy threshold and a joyful culmination. This Sunday concludes our sermon series, “Advent at the Art…
As we come to the Third Sunday of Advent, we turn toward joy. Not the surface-level kind that depends on everything going right, but the deep, steady joy that grows…
Luke 1:26–38, 46–55 As we continue our Advent at the Art Museum sermon series, we turn our attention to one of the most intimate and courageous moments in scripture: Mary’s…
Luke 1:5–25 As we begin the Advent season, Luke introduces us to a couple who knew disappointment. Zechariah and Elizabeth are righteous, faithful, and steady. They seem to do everything…
We have been in the midst of a sermon series for the last month titled “Sing to the Lord.” Each week our focus has been on one of the Psalms…
Our Psalm series continues with Psalm 146, a vibrant hymn of praise that invites us to shift our trust from human power to divine faithfulness. It begins with an exuberant…
This weekend, we welcome Rev. Rareș Călugăr as the guest preacher from Cluj, Romania. Rev. Rareș Călugăr is the District Superintendent of UMC Romania and pastor of the Way of…
This Sunday marks the joyful beginning of a new four-week worship series at HPCUMC entitled “Sing to the Lord.” Together, we’ll lift our voices and hearts through the words of…
Abounding in Hope — A Benediction for the Discipline of Community Romans 15:1–13 Romans 15 opens with a challenge: “We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of…