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June 21, 2020
HOME EDITION: Under the Rainbow... Part 2 of 3

​​June 14, 2020
HOME EDITION: Under the Rainbow... Part 1 of 3

​June 7, 2020
HOME EDITION: Trinity United

​​May 31, 2020
​HOME EDITION: We Are an Unfinished Church

May 24, 2020
HOME EDITION: ​We Are Easter People

May 17, 2020
HOME EDITION: God Is Forever Present

May 10, 2020
HOME EDITION: You Look Just Like…

May 3, 2020
HOME EDITION: Open Door

April 26, 2020
HOME EDITION: Easter Is the Truth

April 19, 2020
HOME EDITION: Doubting Believer

April 12, 2020
Easter Sunday HOME EDITION: He Is Risen!

April 5, 2020
Palm Sunday HOME EDITION: Hosanna!

March 29, 2020
HOME EDITION: "Come Quickly!"

March 22, 2020
HOME EDITION: "I Was Blind, But Now I See"
​John 9:1-41

March 15, 2020
"Living Water From The Rock"
​John 4:5-42

March 8, 2020
"The Born Ultimatum"
​John 3:1-17

March 1, 2020
"Going Somewhere"
​Matthew 4:1-11

February 26, 2020
Ash Wed. Service: "How's Your Soul?"
​Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

February 23, 2020
"An Awe-ful Experience"
​Matthew 17:1-9

February 16, 2020
"For Your Growth, For God's Glory"
​Matthew 5:21-37

February 9, 2020
"DeLIGHTing the World"
​Matthew 5:13-20

February 2, 2020
"Paradoxical Promises"
​Matthew 5:1-12

January 26, 2020
"PFG: Performance Fishing for God"
​Matthew 4:12-23

January 19, 2020
"God Calls Our Name"
​John 1:43-51

January 12, 2020
"The Apple of God's Eye"
​Matthew 3:13-17

January 5, 2020
"God's Guiding Light"
​Matthew 2:1-12

December 29, 2019
"The Child Born in Bethlehem"
​Matthew 2:13-23

​December 22, 2019
​"Put Trust in God's Goodness"
Matthew 1:18-25

December 15, 2019
"Joy Is Here!"
Matthew 11:2-11​
December 8, 2019
"Return to the Wilderness"
​Matthew 3:1-12

December 1, 2019
"He Will Come"
​Matthew 24:36-44

November 24, 2019
"Long Live Our King!"
​Luke 23:33-43

November 17, 2019
"But Don't Worry!"
Luke 21:5-19
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November 10, 2019
"In the Resurrection"
Luke 20:27-38
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November 3, 2019
"All Saints Footprints"
Luke 6:20-31
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October 27, 2019
"Going Home Justified"
Luke 18:9-14
October 20, 2019
​"Covenant": Rev. Will Altman
Jeremiah 31:27-34

October 13, 2019
​"One-Tenth": Joey Beckham
Luke 17:11-19

October 6, 2019
​Sermon Series "Bearing Fruit" Pt. 3:
"The Branches"
​John 15:1-11

September 29, 2019
​Sermon Series "Bearing Fruit" Pt. 2:
"The True Vine"
​John 15:1-11
September 22, 2019
Sermon Series 
"Bearing Fruit" Pt. 1:
​"The Master Gardener"
John 15:1-11

September 15, 2019
"Bound to Be Found"
​Luke 15:1-10

September 8, 2019
"Counting the Cost"
​Luke 14:25-33

September 1, 2019
"Gathering at Jesus's Table"
​Luke 14:1, 7-14

August 25, 2019
"Straightening On the Sabbath"
​Luke 13:10-17

August 18, 2019
"Run By Faith"
Hebrews 11:29-12:2
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August 11, 2019
"Treasure (H)island"
Luke 12:32-40
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August 4, 2019
"A Miser Is None the Wiser"
​Luke 12:13-21

July 28, 2019
​Luke 11:1-13

July 21, 2019
Hymn Sunday​

July 14, 2019
"Being Neighborly"
​Luke 10:25-37

June 23, 2019
"Return and Go Declare!"
​Luke 8:26-39

​June 16, 2019
"The Holy Relationship"
​John 16:12-15
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June 9, 2019
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
John 14:8-17 (25-27)
June 2, 2019
"Are We One?"
John 17:20-26
May 26, 2019
"Is Too Late Close?"
​Huley Perry

May 19, 2019
"Jesus's Deepest Desire"
​John 13:31-35

May 12, 2019
​"Sheep Know Their Shepherd"
John 10:22-30

May 5, 2019
"Third Chances"
​John 21:1-19

April 28, 2019
​"Life After the Tomb"
John 20:19-31

April 21, 2019- Easter
"The Son Is Up!"
​John 20:1-18

April 18, 2019- Maundy Thursday
"What Love Looks Like"​
​John 13:1-17, 31b-35

April 14, 2019
"Don't Forget Good Friday"
​Mark 15: 12-20

April 7, 2019
​"At the Feet of Jesus"
John 12:1-8

March 31, 2019
​"Lost and Found"
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

March 24, 2019
"Satisfy Your Hunger"
​Luke 13:1-9

March 17, 2019
​"God's Permanent Promise"
Luke 13:31-35

March 10, 2019
"Into the Wilderness"
​Luke 4:1-13

March 6, 2019
​"Ash Wednesday"

​March 3, 2019
​"Unveiled Glory"
Luke 9:28-36

January 27, 2019
"One, But Many"
Luke 4:14-21
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January 13, 2019
Luke 3:15-22

January 6, 2019
Matthew 2:1-12

December 30, 2018
Luke 2:41-52

December 23, 2018
Luke 1:39-55

December 16, 2018
Luke 3:7-18

December 9, 2018
Luke 3:1-6

December 2, 2018
Luke 21:25-36

November 25, 2018
John 18:33-37

November 18, 2018
1 Samuel 1:4-20

November 11, 2018
Mark 12:38-44

November 4, 2018
He Is Alive
John 11:32-44

October 28, 2018
Mark 10: 46-52

October 21, 2018
Mark 10: 35-45

October 14, 2018
Mark 10:17-31

October 7, 2018
Job 1:1, 2:1-10

September 30, 2018
Mark 9:33-50

September 23, 2018
"Single-File Self-Denial"
Mark 8:27-38

September 16, 2018
Services Cancelled because of Hurricane Florence

September 9, 2018
Mark 7:24-37

September 2, 2018
James 1:17-27

August 26, 2018
Ephesians 6:10-20

August 19, 2018
Ephesians 5:15-20
I Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14

August 12, 2018
Ephesians 4:25-5:2

August 5, 2018
John 6:24-35

July 29, 2018
John 6:1-21

July 22, 2018
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

July 15, 2018
Ephesians 1:3-14

July 8, 2018
Mark 6:1-13

July 1, 2018
John 8:30-36

June 17, 2018
Mark 4:26-34

June 10, 2018
Mark 3:19b-35

June 3, 2018
"Cracked Pots"
II Corinthians 4:5-7
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​​May 27, 2018
John 3:1-15

May 20, 2018
Acts 2:1-21

May 13, 2018
"The Gift of Power"
Acts 1:1-11

May 6, 2018
"Covered with Love"
John 15:9-17

April 29, 2018
"The Connection"
John 15:1-8

April 15, 2018
"The Journey"
Luke 24:13-35

April 8, 2018
"Fearful or Faithful?"
John 20:19-31

April 1, 2018
"Who Are You Looking For?"
John 20:1-18

March 29, 2018
"To the End"
John 13:1-17, 31b-35

March 25, 2018
"Misunderstood"
Mark 14:1-9

March 11, 2018
"Out of Death, Life"
John 3:14-21

March 4, 2018
"The Holy Place"
John 2:13-22

February 25, 2018
"Two Ways"
Mark 8:31-38

February 18, 2018
"Remember the Rainbow"
Genesis 9:8-17

February 11, 2018
It’s Good to Be Here
Mark 9:2-9

February 4, 2018
"After Worship"
Mark 1:29-39

January 28, 2018
"With Authority"
Mark 1:21-28

January 21, 2018
"God’s Reach"
Jonah 3 - 4

January 14, 2018
"Come and See"
John 1:43-51

January 7, 2018
"Named and Claimed"
Mark 1:4-11

December 31,2017
"The Light of All People"
Matthew 2:1-12

December 24, 2017
"How Can This Be?"
Luke 1:26-38

December 17, 2017
"Can We Rejoice?"
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

December 10, 017
"The Highway"
Mark 1:1-8

December 3, 2017
"When the Lights Go Out"
Mark 13:24-37

​​​​November 26, 2017
"What Kind of King?"
Matthew 25:31-46

​​​​November 19, 2017
"Risky Business"
Matthew 25:14-30

​​​​November 12, 2017
"Shining Your Light"
Matthew 25:1-13

​​​​November 5, 2017
Kingdom People
Matthew 5:1-12

​​​​October 29, 2017
Living Love
Matthew 22:34-46

October 15, 2017
"Dress Code"
​Matthew 22:1-14

​​​October 8, 2017
"Fruit-Producing People"
Matthew 21:33-46

​​​​October 1, 2017
"Change of Mind"
Matthew 21:23-32

September 24, 2017
"Fairness and Grace"
Matthew 20:1-16

September 17, 2017
"Seventy Times Seven"
Matthew 18:21-35 RSV

September 10, 2017
"Where Is God in All This?"
Matthew 18:15-20

September 3, 2017
"Called by Name"
​Exodus 3:1-15

​​August 27, 2017
"Key Questions"
Matthew 16:13-20

August 20, 2017
"Mongrels, Mutts, and Rescued Dogs"
Matthew 15:21-28

August 13, 2017
"Fear Not!"
​Matthew 14:22-33

​​​August 6, 2017
"Feeding a Crowd"​
Matthew 14:13-21​

​​July 30, 2017
"Struggles"
​Genesis 29:15-30

​​July 23, 2017
"Patience"
​Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

​​​​July 16, 2017
"Slinging Seeds"
Matthew 13:1-23​

​​July 9, 2017
"Want to Dance?"​
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

​​July 2, 2017
"What Kind of God?"
​Genesis 22:1-14

​​​June 18, 2017
"God’s Work"​
Matthew 9:35-10:10

​​​June 11, 2017
"In God’s Image"
​Genesis 1:1-2:4

​​​June 4, 2017
"Spirit Words"
​Acts 2:1-21

​​​May 28, 2017
"He Ascended…"
Acts 1:1-11​

​​​May 21, 2017
"Living Stones"
I Peter 2:2-10

​​​May 14, 2017
"Living Stones"
​I Peter 2:2-10

​​​May 7, 2017
"Gated Community"
John 10:1-10​

​​​April 30, 2017
"Far Off?"
Acts 2:14, 36-41​

​​​April 16, 2017
Easter
​"God’s Not Finished"
Matthew 28:1-10 ​

​​​April 13, 2017
Holy Thursday
​"As I Have Loved You"
John 13:1-17, 31b-35 ​

​​​April 9, 2017
"Betrayer"
​Matthew 26:14-25, 47b-50; 27:1-8

​​​April 2, 2017
"Watch for the Morning"
John 11:1-45​

​​​March 26, 2017
"Born Blind"
John 9:1-41​

​​​March 12, 2017
Pulpit Swap Sermon 
by Pastor Ally at
​First Winnsboro UMC
"Anew from Above"​ ​
John 3:1-17​

​​​March 5, 2017
"Like God"
Matthew 4:1-11​

​​​February 26, 2017
"Transfigured"
Matthew 17:1-9​

​​​February 19, 2017
"He Started It"
​Matthew 5:38-48

​​​February 12, 2017
"But I Say to You…"
Matthew 5:21-37​

​​​February 5, 2017
"Being What You Are"
​Matthew 5:13-20

​​​January 29, 2017
"Blessed Reality"
Matthew 5:1-12

January 22, 2017
"Follow Me"
Matthew 4:12-23​

​​​January 15, 2017
"What Are You Looking For?"
John 1:29-42​

​​​January 8, 2017
"Family Connections"
Matthew 3:13-17 ​

​​​January 1, 2017
"Following Your Star"
Matthew 2:1-12​

​​​December 25, 2016
"A Home for Christmas"
​John 1:1-14

​​December 18, 2016
"Dreamers"
​Matthew 1:18-25

​​​December 11, 2016
"Are You the One?"
Matthew 11:2-11​

​​​December 4, 2016
"Preparations"
​Matthew 3:1-12

​​​November 27, 2016
"A Time of Hope"
Isaiah 2:1-5

November 20, 2016
"What Kind of King?"
Luke 23:33-43​

​​​November 13, 2016
"Beginning Anew"
​Isaiah 65:17-25

​​​November 6, 2016
"All Saints"
Luke 6:17, 20-31​

​​​October 30, 2016
"Surprise!"
​Luke 19:1-10

​​​October 16, 2016
"Seeker of Justice"
​Luke 18:1-8

​​​October 9, 2016
"Who the Leper Sees"
Luke 17:11-19​

​​​October 2, 2016
"Forgiving Faith"
​Luke 17:3-10

​​​September 25, 2016
"The Chasm"
Luke 16:19-31​

​​​September 18, 2016
"Stewards"
​Luke 16:1-13

​​​September 11, 2016
"Celebrate with Me!"
Luke 15:1-10

September 4, 2016
"The Cost
"
Luke 14:25-33

​​​August 21, 2016
"Set Free"
Luke 13:10-17

August 14, 2016
"Signs of Change"
​Luke 12:49-56

​​​August 7, 2016
"Do Not Be Afraid"
​Luke 12:32-40

​​​July 31, 2016
"A Life Secured"
Luke 12:13-21

​​​July 24, 2016
"Like a Child"
Luke 11:1-13​

​​​July 17, 2016
"A Tale of Two Sisters"
​Luke 10:38-42

​​​July 10, 2016
"On the Jericho Road"
​Luke 10:25-37

​​​July 3, 2016
"Kingdom Instructions"
​Luke 10:1-11, 16

​​​June 26, 2016
"The Choice"
​Luke 9:51-62

​​​June 12, 2016
"Forgiven"
Luke 7:36-50

​​​June 5, 2016
"With Skin On"
​Luke 7:11-17

​​​May 29, 2016
"Outsider"
​Luke 7:1-10

​​​May 22, 2016
"Triune Blessings"
​Romans 5:1-5

​​​May 15, 2016
"Spirit Power"
​Acts 2:1-21

​​​May 8, 2016
"Just You Wait"
​Luke 24:44-53

​​​May 1, 2016
"Promised Inheritance"
​John 14:23-29

​​​​April 17, 2016
"Belonging"
​John 10:22-30

​​​April 10, 2016
"Try the Other Side"
​John 21:1-19

​​​April 3, 2016
"Life in His Name"
John 20:19-31​

​​March 27, 2016
"The Story"
Luke 24:1-12​

​​March 20, 2016
"The Eyes of Jesus"
​Luke 19 & 22

​​​March 13, 2016
"Extravagant"
​John 12:1-8

​​March 6, 2016
"Outrageous!"
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32​

​​February 28, 2016
"Gifts of the Gardener"
​Luke 13:1-9

​​​February 21, 2016
"Persistence"
​Luke 13:31-35

​​February 14, 2016
"Tempted?"​
Luke 4:1-13


​​February 10, 2016
"Crosses of Ash"
Matthew 6:1-8, 16-21
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​​February 7, 2016
"Listen to Him!"
​Luke 9:28-36

​​January 31, 2016
"Words of Love"
​I Corinthians 13:1-13

​​January 24, 2016
​"Jesus the Preacher"
​Luke 4:14-30

​​January 17, 2016
​"The Best Is Yet To Be"
John 2:1-11

​​January 10, 2016
​"Remember Who You Are"
​Luke 3:15-22

​​January 3, 2016
​"Travelers"
​Matthew 2:1-12








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