First United Methodist Church of Stillwater, Minnesota 813 Myrtle Avenue West ~ 651.439.1880 CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE OF WORSHIP December 24, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. Click here for audio Christmas Comes PRELUDE Rivertown Ringers Kathy Hartman, director Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Silent Night LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES Star Child…
CHRISTMAS COMES ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent This year let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone alive. “What are you doing for Christmas?” Click here for audio Pastor Marty Raths Luke 1:26-38 Our theme for Advent has been Christmas Comes, and we…
CHRISTMAS COMES ~ Third Sunday of Advent This year let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone alive. “Ready or Not, Here it Comes” Click here for audio Pastor Donna Buell Matthew 1:18-25 In last Sunday’s sermon I talked about the lists many of…
CHRISTMAS COMES ~ Second Sunday of Advent This year let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone alive. “What’s on Your List?” Click here for audio Pastor Donna Buell Isaiah 40:1-11 , Mark 1:1-8 At this time of the year many of us…
CHRISTMAS COMES ~ First Sunday of Advent This year let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone alive. “I’m Dreaming of a _________ Christmas” Click here for audio Pastor Marty Raths Isaiah 11:1-9, Luke 2:8-14 In the commercial season it began a week ago last…
THE EXPERIMENTAL CHURCH: Powered by the Spirit “An Experimental Church at the Corner of Greeley and Myrtle” Click here for audio Pastors Marty Raths and Donna Buell Colossians 1:1-6, 9-12; 3:12-18 The comedian, Joan Rivers, used to have as a part of her routine the catch…
THE EXPERIMENTAL CHURCH: Powered by the Spirit “An Experiment in Gratitude” Click here for audio Pastor Donna Buell Luke 19:11-19 There is an amazing painting by contemporary artist James Christensen which richly interprets today’s text from the Gospel of Luke. I included a black and white image…
THE EXPERIMENTAL CHURCH: Powered by the Spirit “An Experiment in Attitude” Click here for audio Pastor Donna Buell Luke 18:9-14, 21:1-4 Throughout the fall we have been working our way through The Acts of the Apostles in a series of sermons we’ve been calling “The Experimental…
The Acts of the Apostles THE EXPERIMENTAL CHURCH: Powered by the Spirit “An Experiment in Saintliness with a Small ‘s’” Click here for audio All Saints’ Worship Pastor Marty Raths Luke 8:1-3, Acts 16:6-15 It is sometimes called The Great Man Theory of History. One notable…
The Acts of the Apostles THE EXPERIMENTAL CHURCH: Powered by the Spirit “An Experiment in Yielding” Click here for audio Pastor Donna Buell Acts 11:1-18 At the end of my sermon last Sunday, I promised that this morning I would talk about the direction or trajectory…
