WORD OF ASSURANCE The Lord is merciful and forgiving, a great and compassionate savior. God rescues us from darkness and frees us from fear. The one who began this work in us seeks to ring it to completion. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Luke 1:68-79 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

WORD OF ASSURANCE God’s mercy and steadfast love endure, strengthening our hearts and overcoming our fears. God will remove every obstacle that keeps us from being the body of Christ. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Luke 21:25-36 Psalms 31:24 Psalms 78:5-7 Psalms 119:74-77 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

WORDS OF ASSURANCE Even though we have often failed to do as our Lord Jesus has asked, there is eternal forgiveness and a chance to again follow his ways. Be assured that the love of Jesus Christ will never leave you. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES John 18:33-38 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalms 132:11 Ephesians 4:13-15 Revelation 1:1-6 1 Timothy 4:1 SERMON MESSAGE Pas…

CENTERING WORDS Hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for our God, the God of all ages, the one who has promised forgiveness, is faithful! In the name of Christ, you are forgiven! SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Mark 13:1-10 John 10:7-18 John 11:25-26 John 12:46 1 John 1:1-10 Romans 7:14-25 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teague…

CENTERING WORDS God has given to each one of us such blessings and talents. With joy we bring these gifts to God. You are blessed by God's absolute love for you. Rejoice in that love and find healing and hope. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Mark 10:32-45 Galatians 6:1-10 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS You are not far from the kingdom of God, for in Christ we are given grace and forgiveness. Praise God for this marvelous gift! SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Mark 12:28-34 John 15:1-12 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS Turn and see the light of God’s love. It is lavished upon you. You have been healed and made whole in God’s love. Be at peace and rejoice! SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Mark 10:46-52 John 9:2-41 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS The gifts of our lives are blessings to be shared. Let us share our gifts as we reflect on the ways in which we can serve and care for others and for this earth. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Mark 9:14-29 Ephesians 6:10-18 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS In Christ we are mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters to one another. As members of God’s family, let us share God’s peace with one another. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Luke 7:1-10 Hebrews 11:1-6 Hebrews 10:35-39 John 14:8-9 Galatians 5:14-16 Galatians 5:1-6 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teague…

CENTERING WORDS The prayer of the faithful is strong and powerful, bringing forgiveness of sins. Let us confess our sins to one another and before our God, that we may be healed and forgiven. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Luke 6:39-49 Luke 6:24-38 Romans 8:1-2 Romans 8:26-28 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teague…

CENTERING WORDS This day the Lord reaches out to you in healing love and compassion. Receive the blessings which God offers to you. Be healed and made whole. Be ready to serve. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Mark 13:33-37 Zechariah 14:1-4 1 Thessalonians 5:1-9 Zechariah 12:1-3 Isaiah 14:7-22 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teague…

CENTERING WORDS Those who listen to God’s wisdom live secure and at peace, without dread of disaster. Christ is our wisdom and our way. In Christ, we are forgiven! SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Mark 8:27-38 Romans 1:16 1 Corinthians 1:18 Deuteronomy 18:15-22 Hebrews 10:4-10 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God. May we understand the grace and forgiveness bestowed upon us by God, that others may find the Kingdom within us and among us. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Luke 2:41-52 Isaiah 42:4 Luke 4:31-44 John 17:1-35 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teague…

CENTERING WORDS God’s word has the power to save your soul. God has anointed you with gladness. You are forgiven to live in joy. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Luke 9:49-56 Luke 4:16-22 Isaiah 61:1-3 Isaiah 42:16-25 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS The Lord God is a sun and shield, bestowing favor and honor and every good thing on those who walk uprightly. Trust in the Lord and receive God’s blessings. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Luke 10:16-24 Matthew 18:18-20 Matthew 11:25-30 Ephesians 6:10-20 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS The Lord is merciful, providing spiritual food for the hungry. Be healed in your hearts and be fed in your souls by the forgiveness found in Jesus Christ our Lord. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES John 8:31-47 John 14:8-9 John 15:1-12 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS If we confess our sins, God is faithful and will forgive us. God provides freely, in the bread of heaven, all the mercy we need for life everlasting. The good news is forgiveness in the name of Christ Jesus. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES John 6:60-71 John 14:17-18 John 16:7-15 Ephesians 1:1-14 2 Peter 3:2-6 2 Timothy 3:1-5 SERMON MESSAGE Pas…

CENTERING WORDS As our bread of life, Christ nurtures and sustains us. Because we believe, we need never hunger or thirst for mercy. Forgiveness is ours, both now and forevermore. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES John 6:41-51 Luke 21:20-36 Zechariah 12:1-10 Amos 9:13-15 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

CENTERING WORDS Let us lift up our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, by the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, is able to accomplish far more than all we can ask or imagine. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES John 5:8-11, 18-27, 37-47 Isaiah 41:22-42:8 Isaiah 46:9-10 Isaiah 53:1-12 Isaiah 9:6-7 Luke 21:5-24 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teague…

CENTERING WORDS As Jesus had compassion for the people of his day, for they were like sheep without a shepherd, so Jesus has compassion for us today. We too are in need of a shepherd to guide us and to give us rest. Come; let us share our burdens and our joys with the Lord. Let us share our prayers with the One who brings us peace. SCRIPTURE REFERE…

KEY VERSE "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth, a…

KEY VERSE "And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits… And they went out, and preached that men should repent." Mark 6:7,12 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Mark 6:1-12 Colossians 3:1-4,10-16 Ephesians 3:14-21 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teague…

KEY VERSE "And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no f…

KEY VERSE "And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that …

KEY VERSE "And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that hou…

KEY VERSE "And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evi…

KEY VERSE "And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: F…

KEY VERSE "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." Matthew 24:12-13 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Matthew 24:1-51 Ezekiel 36:8-24 1 Thessalonians 5:1-7 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

KEY VERSE "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." John 17:20-21 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES John 17:1-26 John 16:7-15 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny …

KEY VERSE "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES John 15:1-17 Galatians 5:22-23 Galatians 6:1-2 SERMON MESSAGE Pastor Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

Our Lord does not want anyone left out of the wholeness and security of life in the kingdom. That’s why he is the Good Shepherd. He leads and loves people into confident living and eternal life. "I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the she…

Truly feeding Jesus’s sheep means offering good news that impacts people’s lives holistically. That’s what people are looking for most in this dark and broken world. "He said to him the third time, 'Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?' Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, 'Do you love Me?' And he said to Him, 'Lord, You know al…

Holy Communion is the highest moment of the Christian life, for Christ is mysteriously present each time we gather at the table and break this bread, symbolic of his act of salvation. "Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; …

The church dares not forget the incredible grace we have to celebrate. It is grace that rolls away the stones from the tombs of our existence and helps to make sense of it all. "Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with th…

"So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:…

Wanting to avoid suffering is human nature. Christ has shown that suffering can be redemptive. "Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour." -John 12:27 Sermon Message by Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

God did not save the Israelites by taking the serpents away. The Israelites were saved by faith in God’s ability to save them. "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." -John 3:14-15 Sermon Message by Kenny Teague…

We always want Jesus to be patient, meek, and mild. But there are many times when bold action is required to cleanse the cancer of greed and avarice from our lives. "And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with t…

Jesus models powerfully what true following means as he denies self, takes up the cross, and follows God’s lead. 'When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but wh…

Jesus not only lived in the reality of the kingdom’s presence, he also proclaimed its arrival. In announcing the kingdom’s arrival, he challenged his listeners to respond in repentance and faith. "Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom …

To follow Jesus means that although we are to stay behind, we are never left behind. To follow Jesus means that although we may feel alone, we are never alone. -Sermon Message by Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—at the doors! Sermon Message by Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

Even today, God’s messengers are called to declare the gospel with both its offer and its demand. We are not called to preach our opinions but the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Sermon Message by Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him. -Mark 1:17-18 Sermon Message by Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” -Matthew 4:10 Sermon Message by Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

"He must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all." -John 3:30-31 Sermon Message by Kenny Teagueद्वारा Grenola UMC

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to e…

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth; the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for t…

"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth; the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for t…

"Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison an…