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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]