Arcola United Methodist Church Sermons

God works through each of us to go out into a broken and weary world and tell others about the Christ child. We are to encourage, listen and speak with an open and willing heart.

What practices are you using on a regular basis that brings you closer to God?

As we gather this Thanksgiving, for what and whom are you thankful for?

We conclude our sermon series, The Good Place, by learning that in Heaven, all is well.

Be present and listen when a loved one is near the end of life.

Who will go to Heaven? No one knows except God, the one who made us.

What does Heaven look like? It is a place to gather; it is filled with loud music and joy; it is community and a place where all is well and no one is afraid.

What does the Bible say about Heaven? It says God is there and where God is, God's will is done.

Imagining what heaven is like through song, scripture and poems

How are you growing in Christ and showing grace to others?

Part of the role of the church is to tell the great news that Jesus is not dead, but He is risen! The God we worship is the God of life.

Christ’s Redemption is present in all those moments where we are gifted God’s strength to lean in, grow, heal and triumph over our suffering, not in spite of it, but by using it to help others and inspiring them to do the same.

Jesus is the great High Priest; one who through his actions, through his obedience and his sacrificial love, make us whole. We are modeled after Jesus Christ to go out and be priests to others. Who could you be a priest to?

Jesus heals through words, through touch, through his presence. All healing is of God.

Who do you say Jesus is? With the trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - we experience God.

Who do you believe Jesus is?