On December 7th, we unpacked the message given to us from John the Baptist found in Matthew 3:1-12. John challenges us to prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus, to make a way in the midst of all that is happening in our lives. Brendan Paget served as worship leader on this day. Pastor Larry Cochran offered the message on this day. Mark Blankenship leads us in music.
On November 30th, we gathered together to worship and hear a message from Rev. Dr. Gwen Andrews. This was the first Sunday in Advent, a time where we prepare our hearts for the celebration of the birth of Jesus and for the second coming of Jesus. The message came from Matthew 24:36-44. This message reminds us always to be ready, to be prepared as we live our our faith every day.
On this Sunday, Pastor Larry Cochran offered the message from 2 Corinthians 9:6-11. The message focused on the joy of giving as God loves a cheerful giver.
Rev. Dr. Gwen Andrews offered the message based on Acts 2:42-47. The early church offered us a blueprint of what church should look like as a people who devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching, prayer, sharing meals together and sharing what they had with eachother. In the church today, we are called together to the vows of prayer, presence, gifts and service.
Rev. Jim Melson offered the message based on Luke 20. This passage focuses on the resurrection and what that means in our lives as followers of Christ. The service can be seen here and on our Facebook live site.
Rev. Jeff Mickle offered the message for our homecoming service, the celebration of Belmont’s 70th anniversary. Jeff spoke to us about the story of “The Good Samaritan” found in Luke 10:25-37. The message challenged all of us to “Do Love”. Love is action and the call for us is to live into this by bringing healing and transformation to others. Mark Blankenship led the choir in music. MaryKaye Cochran offered a solo for us. The service can be seen here…
Come join us as we celebrate 70 years of ministry on October 12th at 11:00 AM. Rev. Jeff Mickle will be preaching. Jeff served at Belmont for many years and was instrumental in leading the church into the future with the food pantry, the diversity of the congregation and our racial reconcilation work. A great meal will follow the service.
The service for October 5th focused on Paul letter to Timothy where he encourages Timothy to live into what God called him to do. Paul encourages both Timothy and all of us to remember that we have the power of God, the love of God and self-discipline to be all that God called us to be. Pastor Larry offered the message and Mark Blankenship led the choir in music.
On September 14th, Rev. Marie Misiaszek offered the message based on Luke 15:1-10. This is the story of the shepherd who went looking for the one lost sheep and the story of the woman who lost a coin. When they found the sheep and coin, there was much rejoicing. In the same way, we can know that God is pursuing us and that there is much rejoicing in heaven when we are found. Marie Coone served as worship leader and…
The worship service for August 31st focused on the charge that we all have to love one another through action. Love is a verb and requires that we make a difference in the world that we live in through action. Rev. Larry Cochran offered the message based on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16. Mark Blankenship led the choir in music. The service can be seen here and on our Facebook Live site.