Posts from July 2026
Sermon Note: Nurture
Introduction We’re four weeks into Our Baptismal Vows, our series walking through the promises of the United Methodist baptismal covenant one Sunday at a time. So far we’ve renounced the powers that diminish us, accepted the freedom God gives us to resist evil and injustice, and confessed Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The fourth promise is addressed to the congregation rather than to the one being baptized: will you nurture one another in the Christian faith and life, and include…
Sermon Note: Confess
Introduction We’re three weeks into Our Baptismal Vows, our series walking through the promises of the United Methodist baptismal covenant one Sunday at a time. So far we’ve renounced the powers that diminish us and accepted the freedom God gives us to resist evil and injustice. The third promise is confession: to confess Jesus Christ as Savior, to put our whole trust in his grace, and to serve him as Lord, in union with the Church he has opened to people…
Missionary Katherine Parker at LJUMC
Save the Date -Evening of Tuesday, August 11th at 6:00 p.m.Missionary Katherine Parker is returning for another visit to our church. We have provided continual support for her mission in Nepal through a covenant relationship with Katherine since her visit in June of 2019. Katherine began serving in 2013 as part of the Health Team of the United Mission to Nepal leading to improvements in education, health, good governance and sustainable livelihoods. Katherine’s work in Nepal has been especially important…
Sermon Note: Accept
Introduction Last week we began Our Baptismal Vows, our series on the promises of the United Methodist baptismal covenant, and we started with renunciation: turning away from the powers that diminish us. This week we consider the second promise: to accept the freedom and power God gives us to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves. That freedom is God’s gift, and it is given first so that we are better equipped to give ourselves to others.…
Sermon Note: Renounce
Introduction This Sunday we begin a new five-week series, Our Baptismal Vows, walking through the promises at the heart of the United Methodist baptismal covenant one Sunday at a time. Most of us made these promises once, or had them made on our behalf, and we’ve rarely looked at them closely since. We start where the covenant itself starts: with renunciation. To renounce is to turn away from the powers that diminish us and to choose, again, who we’ll serve.…