Home Worship May-August 2021

  • Home Worship for Sunday, May 2 2021 - Hopeful action, hopeful advocacy and hopeful attitudes! Ephesians 1:15-19 (NRSV). Message: "Inheritance of Hope" by Rev. Dr. Latricia Edwards Scriven.


    This week, UM Women celebrate more than 150 years of mission work around the world. Our main purpose has always been to develop a community whose purpose is to help each other know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ. UM Women develops creative, supportive fellowships and expands concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church. Our community includes men and women, clergy and laity, seniors, youth and children. People from all walks of life, situation, circumstance, nationality, race and affinity. Our Community is us... right here, right now. 

  • Home Worship for Sunday, May 9 2021 Mother's Day - As they matured in faith they grew in love for one another. Raised with love we can't but be a force for good in the world. Let us give thanks this day for those who have raised us in God's love. John 15:9-17 (NRSV). "Cutting the Apron Strings" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, May 16 2021 - Mathias number comes up and he is to replace Judas as an Apostle. Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 (CEB) "Instant Apostle" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, May 23 2021 Pentecost - Acts 2:1-21 (NIV) "Instant Church" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.


    On Pentecost Sunday, we remember the day the disciples received the Holy Spirit in a special way. The story in Acts 2 describes a powerful wind and tongues of fire as the Holy Spirit was poured out on people from all over the world who came to Jerusalem to celebrate a Jewish feast. At the first Pentecost over 3000 people were baptized, creating the first church. This is why Pentecost is known as the birthday of the Christian church.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, May 30 2021 Trinity Sunday/Memorial Day - Jesus' shadowy encounter with Nicodemus leads to the most familiar passage of scripture of all time (John 3:16). In the context, though, of the conversation Jesus tells an aging man that he "shall not perish but have eternal life". John 3:1-17 (NIV) "Eternal Life" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, June 6 2021 - A sermon about shame, when it started and why God sent Jesus to try to help us get rid of it...only we messed that up too. How do we create a church that will dispel shame instead of dispensing it? Scripture: Genesis 3:8-15 (NRSV). Lectionary Series: "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, June 13 2021 - A word of hope from God in the midst of human suffering. Scripture: Ezekiel 17: 22-24 (CEB). Lectionary Series: "Dry Tree Bloom" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, June 20 2021 - Carousel is a story about a father, not the best father but one who loves his child. This is what a good father does provides comfort in the storm. Scripture: Mark 4:35-41 (NRSV). Lectionary Series: "Do Not Be Afraid" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, June 27 2021 - The gift of miracles is not about performing miracles, but about living in the miraculous reality of God’s creation. Scripture Mark 5:21-43 (NRSV). Lectionary Series: "Two Miracles, One Story" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, July 4 2021 - America is made strong in her vulnerability “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness. So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong." Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 (NRSV). Lectionary Series: "July 4th" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, July 11 2021 - Scripture: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 (CEB). Lectionary Series: "Hindsight 2020 with Update" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

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  • Home Worship for Sunday, July 18 2021 - The all too familiar Psalm rarely gets preached upon, here is a connection between the OT Psalm and the Gospel message and a word of hope for the life we live. Scripture: Psalm 23 (NRSV). Lectionary Series: "The Lord Is My Shepherd" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, July 25 2021 - Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-15 (NRSV). Lectionary Series: "King David and Bathsheba" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, August 1 2021 - Part two of the story of David and Bathsheba Nathan confronts David with a parable. David is contrite. Repentance and renewal. Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:13a (NRSV). Lectionary Series: "Who's Sorry Now?" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, August 8 2021 - Scripture: Matthew 20:1–16 (NIV). Lectionary Series: "Equity: Who is Included" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, August 15 2021 - Back to School Sunday. Scripture: Proverbs 9:1-6 (NRSV). "Back to School Sunday" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, August 22 2021 - We begin this year of discipleship with awe and wonder pointing out the unspeakable gift of creation. If God is the maker then everything is sacred. All matter matters. Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Awe and Wonder" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

  • Home Worship for Sunday, August 29 2021 - Let us find within ourselves the strength and conviction to be the best humans we can be and let God be God. Scripture: Mark 3:1-6 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Being Human" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.