Alamo Heights United Methodist Church

Annual "Lessons and Carols" service

We who want God to set things right in this world need to realize that God will start with us.

Linda Marceau, Pastoral Intern at Riverside Community, speaks on "Hope"

God's grand plan invovles moving us from slaves to children whose primary identity is the "Beloved of God."

Being the church involves loving God and others more than planning and programming.

Michael Crocker preaching

We are to be more than believers; we are to be disciples who live as Jesus would live.

Our faith is not a set of beliefs, but a way of life which others have lived before us,

Our life as disciples and as a community is a life lived on a journey. We never "arrive" in our faith, and we never stop moving.

Jesus lived out of the Scriptures; those who would follow him must live them as well.

The Holy Spirit sets the agenda for our mission and ministry as we listen to and obey the Spirit's leadings.

Jesus desires that we live in comunity above everything else.

For Jesus, the main thing was the advancing of the Kingdom of God; not waiting for heaven, but bringing heaven to earth.

The culture of Egypt was both impressive and oppressive. It was hard to get Egypt out of the Isarelites even though the Israelites got out of Egypt.

We honor the past not by living in it, but by carrying it into the future; focusing on its spirit more than its methods.

The Essenes were passionate about preparing the way for the Messiah through dedication to God's Word.

We must dive into life, not just stick our toes in.

Moses behaves like Pharaoh at the rock using his staff in threatening power, not sacrificing love.

Herod and Jesus are both shaped by the desert, but chose different paths. Herod looks for security; Jesus trusts in provision

Hospitality is vital for survival in the desert; it is no less important to us.