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Many Blessings

By • Mar 29th, 2009 • Category: Pastor's Message

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 [...]



The Privilege of Giving

By • Mar 22nd, 2009 • Category: Pastor's Message

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 [...]



You’re Never Too Old

By • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: Pastor's Message

by Rev. Scott Summerville When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to [...]



Gain All You Can, Save All You Can, Give All You Can

By • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: Pastor's Message

A Stewardship Message by Robbin Clarke Sunday, March 15, 2009 This week we begin the 2009 stewardship campaign, and we also are mindful of being in the time of the church calendar called Lent. Therefore, it is quite natural that we turn our attentions to one of the Fathers of Methodism, John Wesley, to glean [...]



Asbury Mens Choir

By • Mar 15th, 2009 • Category: Listen Podcast

The Asbury Men’s Choir performs David’s Lamentation by William Billingson March 15th 2009

 
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Sacred Priorities

By • Mar 14th, 2009 • Category: Pastor's Message

By Rev. Scott Summerville ___________________________ The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and [...]



Metanoia or Paranoia?

By • Mar 8th, 2009 • Category: Pastor's Message

Rev. Scott Summerville Mark 1:9-15 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You [...]



Directions

By • Mar 1st, 2009 • Category: News & Events

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A brief reflection

By • Feb 28th, 2009 • Category: Pastor's Message

Transfiguration Sunday Mark 9:2-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, [...]



Moved with Pity

By • Feb 20th, 2009 • Category: Pastor's Message

By Rev. Scott Summerville Mark 1: 40-45 A leper came to Jesus begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him… The city of Karbala al-Muqaddasah, one of the holiest cities of Islam, lies approximately sixty miles [...]