Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost There is an ancient Jewish festival, the Festival of Weeks; or Shovuot. It was the day the first fruits of the wheat harvest were presented to God. God was honored as the source of rain and of the fruitfulness of the earth. The Festival of Weeks came to be known by a [...]

Memorial Day Weekend by Rev. Scott Summerville This week we lost a dear friend, Muriel. She was a regular at the Wednesday discussion group. For five years she made lunch for me every Wednesday. That makes me a biased observer of her qualities, but she was a remarkable person. From the time she got her [...]

By Rev. Scott Summerville Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because [...]

By Rev Mary Ellen Summerville and Rev. Scott Summerville Asbury UMC, Yonkers, NY SCOTT: You may have been surprised to see both Mary Ellen and I listed as the preachers for today. We will both be speaking this morning on the subject of marriage. Mary Ellen and I used to work together professionally. We were [...]

by Rev. Andie Raynor Luke 24:13 – 35 Today’s Gospel lesson is- for me – one of the most comforting and yet mysterious passages in all of the New Testament. It is about being on this journey we call life, about the times we feel devastated, disappointed and afraid, and about how Christ journeys with [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville Acts 4:32-35 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die. John 12:32-33 Last week Mary Ellen I traveled to New Orleans to visit with our daughter and son-in-law. It happened to be [...]

A message from Mark Sponseller on behalf of the Stewardship Team of Asbury UMC March 29, 2009 For those of you who do not know me, my name is Mark Sponseller and my wife Christy and my son Trevor joined Asbury United Methodist last fall. Since joining the church, I have also become involved in [...]

A message from Jeanette Duncan-Williams on behalf of the Stewardship Team of Asbury UMC March 22, 2009 In this second week of Asbury’s 2009 Stewardship campaign, I wanted to share some thoughts about stewardship. First I’ll start by telling you what stewardship isn’t. It is not a program simply about raising funds for the church [...]