Rev. Scott Summerville Matthew 2:1-12 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville What is on your mind this morning? Dinner plans, chores, making your travel plans? What concerns you at this moment? The weather? Keeping peace in the family? Getting over a cold? What is it that fills your mind these days? What are worrying about, brooding over? What are your neurons working [...]

Rev. Scott Summerville I Thessalonians 3:9-13 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith. Now may our [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville And as Jesus came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.” [...]

All Saints Sunday by Rev. Scott Summerville Those of us who are studying the book of Genesis are having a grand old time. For me pondering the Bible is one of the great pleasures of life, and there is no more fascinating book in the Bible than the book of Genesis. It begins with the [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville Mark 10:46-52 They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have [...]

Rev. Scott Summerville And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, [...]

World Communion Sunday Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville Mark 9:30-37: They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he [...]

Rev. Scott Summerville This is the tenth September that Mary Ellen and I have been at Asbury Church; thus it is the tenth Sunday School picnic we have attended, and as far as we can recall the picnic has never been rained out in all those years. Not bad. A few years ago at the [...]