• Everyday we pass by many steepled churches. Those steeples mean different things to different people and different communities; but no matter what, we cannot ignore the churches beneath those steeples or the Christ behind them. Read on for thoughts on the church from within and beyond.

Mercy

Mercy Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches December 4, 2011 Second Sunday of Advent   Matthew 1: 18-24 (NIV) This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. … Read more

Willingness

Willingness

Willingness Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches November 27, 2011 First Sunday of Advent   Luke 1: 26-38 (NIV) In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. … Read more

Grace and Gratitude

Grace and Gratitude Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches November 20, 2011   2 Corinthians 9: 6-15 (NIV) Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God … Read more

Practice What You Preach

Practice What You Preach Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches November 13, 2011 Matthew 23: 1-12 (NIV) Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what … Read more

Why Membership Matters

Why Membership Matters Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches October 23, 2011   Acts 2: 37-47 (NIV) When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of … Read more

Why Giving Matters

Why Giving Matters Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches October 16, 2011   Mark 12: 38-44 (NIV) As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in the marketplaces, 39and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the … Read more

Why Missions Matter

Why Missions Matter Grace and Fairview United Methodist Churches October 9, 2011   James 1: 22-27 (NIV)                                  Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in … Read more

Why Church Matters

Why Church Matters Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches Octboer 2, 2011 Luke 24: 44-53 (NIV) He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” 45 Then he opened … Read more

The Level Field

The Level Field Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches September 25, 2011   Matthew 20: 1-16 (NIV) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. 2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into … Read more

Welcome!

Welcome! Grace & Fairview United Methodist Churches September 18, 2011   Matthew 10: 40-42 (NIV) “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me. 41Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because … Read more

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