By Rev. Scott Summerville, Sunday, February 10, 2008
Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.
The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God,
command these stones to become loaves [...]

A message given by Rev. Scott Summerville
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Matthew 17:1-7
I have been debating with myself this week concerning the subject of this morning’s message. I was eager to delve into the gospel story of the Transfiguration, that fascinating and dreamlike story of mountains and visions. I also felt pulled in the direction of [...]

A message given January 27, 2008
by Rev. Scott Summerville
Matthew 4:18-23
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter,
and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.”
A lot of [...]

Last Sunday I asked you to remember your baptism. Today I ask you to remember your calling. Today we heard these words from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians:
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God….. God is faithful;
by God you were called into the fellowship of [...]

Tuesday evening February 5th we will have our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner! Stop by the church between 5pm and 7pm for some of the best pancakes you will ever have! Why Pancakes?The reason that pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent is that the 40 days of Lent form a period of liturgical fasting, during which only [...]

A message given by The Rev. Scott Summerville
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Asbury UM Church
This morning we are remembering the baptism of Jesus. Today I will invite forward any of you who wish to renew the covenant you entered into or others entered into on your behalf at your baptism.
Last Sunday was Epiphany when we recall [...]

Mark your Calendars! The next service weekend at Camp Olmsted will be Saturday-Sunday, April 12 and 13th.

Dear Friends,At the heart of the mystery of the Christian Way is the unity of spirit and flesh, the divine and the human, things invisible and things visible, the glory of God in the humble and everyday realities of this life. In our daily journey we are called to be signs of the [...]

An interfaith Thanksgiving celebration will be held Tuesday, November 20th at 7:30pm at Asbury United Methodist Church in Crestwood. Everyone is invited regardless of church, synagogue or other religious affiliation.A community Thanksgiving chorus is being assembled to sing at this service and all interested choirs and individuals are welcome to participate. Call 014-779-3722 for more [...]

“So therefore, none of you can become my disciple
if you do not give up all your possessions.”
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In the Bible there is not a great deal of humor. There is some here and there. Sara laughs in her old age when God tells her she’s going to have a baby. She thought the idea [...]