Worship Series

At St. John’s our pastor often preaches in series, connecting our worship experiences across a number of Sundays.

 

Legacy of Hope

Legacy of Hope

Scripture is filled with intriguing characters who left profound legacies. As we look closer, we find that they were not that different from us. They too, experienced challenges, heartaches, successes,

Seeking

Seeking

This year’s Lenten theme will be “Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith.”   Over the six weeks of Lent we will follow the Lectionary readings, which offer us stories of

Holy Carbs

Holy Carbs

November 6, 13 and 20, 2022 As we get closer to the holidays, we are reminded how central food is to our lives. During the three Sundays prior to Thanksgiving,

MythBusters

MythBusters

In our MythBusters worship series, which begins May 8, 2022, we will take a look at some common sayings that have become cliché and try to determine if they have any

#RelationshipGoals

#RelationshipGoals

#RelationshipGoals Siblings. Parents. Grandparents. Children. Best Friends. Partners. Neighbors. Coworkers… No matter who you are, how old you are, or what kind of personality you have, relationships create the fabric

Close to Home

Close to Home

Advent 2021 at St. John’s UMC Close to HomeAdvent and Christmas Worship SeriesNovember 28 to January 2 On Sunday, November 28 (the first Sunday of Advent), we will begin a

A Future With Hope

A Future With Hope

Stewardship Series Begins Sunday October 10 The prophet’s voice was often heard during times of great challenge and struggle in the life of God’s people. Just as the prophet Jeremiah

Road Trip

Road Trip

Road Trip: A spiritual journey through Scripture and our National Parks June 27-August 1 Join us on a virtual road trip this summer as we “visit” some of our National

Again & Again

Again & Again

Again & Again: A Lenten Refrain In Lent, we’re reminded that, again and again, suffering and brokenness find us. We doubt again, we lament again, we mess up again. Again

Entrusted

Entrusted

First four Sundays of November 2020 Our calling to faithful service is not always easy to respond to, but all things are possible when we realize how much God loves

Together for Joy

Together for Joy

Despite all the challenges of 2020, St. John’s has remained together in spirit.  Even during this less than marvelous year, God has been faithful and active. This October we will

All The Feels

All The Feels

All the Feels:Seeking God When Our Emotions Are All Over the Place This year has brought us crisis and uncertainty like never before. Our hearts and minds are responding with

Unraveled

Unraveled

UnraveledSeeking God When Our Plans Fall Apart What happens when our world falls apart? How do we press onward when our tightly-knit plans unravel into loose threads? What do we

Almost Christmas

Almost Christmas

In 1741, John Wesley preached his famous sermon “The Almost Christian,” in which he encouraged people to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, striving to be altogether Christians. This Advent, we will consider

Care-Full Encounters

Care-Full Encounters

A three-week worship series: November 10, 17 and 24 It is often difficult to have rational conversations with those with whom we disagree or those who chafe at our religious beliefs or political

Take Care

Take Care

Care is at the heart of who we are here at St. John’s. We are passionately committed to the care and well-being of others. Throughout October, we will read scripture

Renewal

Renewal

Renewal: Reflections from Pastor Lane’s Renewal Leave Join us on September 15 as Pastor Lane starts a three-week sermon series, in which she shares some of the insights and blessings

Be Still

Be Still

Life is full of movement. Movement is not a bad thing. If we are moving, we are living. We are making progress. Movement, though, is also exhausting—both physically and mentally. But

Just Mercy

Just Mercy

Sundays in February How are we called to be channels of God’s mercy in an all-too-often-unjust world? “Just Mercy,” our February sermon series, will engage us in conversations that spark

Thanks Living

Thanks Living

How do we turn thanksgiving into thanks-LIVING? Join us in this season of thanksgiving as we learn to live lives of gratitude and joy through a 2-part sermon series November

Brave

Brave

August 2018 For most of us, bravery is not about doing the impossible, but about finding courage to face the everyday pressures and anxieties life throws our way. During the

Rehab

Rehab

Lent Worship and Study Series Do you ever feel stuck?Are you longing for a “do over”?Do you need a “new normal”?When we’re really honest, all of us do…Join us during

Welcome Inn

Welcome Inn

Advent 2017 November 26 Welcome Inn SurpriseLuke 1:26-38Mary welcomes in the Angel Gabriel who shares the news that she will bear God’s sonDeirdre’ Halliburton, Director of Discipleship & ConnectionView Sermon

The Gift of Re-

The Gift of Re-

October 29-November 19, 2017 The prefix “re-” invites us “to go back to something again.” In this worship series, we look back to the Gift of the Reformation, which celebrates

Back to School 2017

Back to School 2017

All across our community, students, teachers, bus drivers, custodians, professors, and other school personnel are going Back-to-School, and we are too! Through our “Back to School” worship series we will