This is a look at fasting as a spiritual performance or act of deprivation, but as a way of creating space to awaken to God's grace. Drawing on Jesus's teaching in Matthew 6 and the prophetic call of Isaiah 58, the message invites us to fast fr...

In this sermon, we meet the prophet Elijah not at his strongest, but at his most exhausted—hiding in a cave where God does not appear in noise or spectacle, but in a sound of sheer silence. Drawing on Scripture and real-life stories, t...

On the road to Emmaus, Scripture does not give the disciples new information—it awakens them to the grace that has been walking with them all along. In this sermon, Pastor Beth explores Scripture not as a test to pass or a weapon to wield, but ...

Guest preacher Joe Moxley offers a message about prayer on January 11, 2026.

On Epiphany Sunday, we reflect on how God’s light often appears in ordinary places and unexpected moments especially for the weary, the searching, the outsider, and all who long to belong. Scripture reading by Kim Maxwell.

On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we reflect on the nearness of God’s love, a love that does not stay distant but comes close to hold life in the midst of a complicated world. Drawing on Luke’s Christmas story and the image of refugia, we see ho...

On one of the longest nights of the year, we gather to make space for what is often left unspoken at Christmas. Absence, sorrow, and long seasons of waiting still exist. God meets us not by erasing our pain, but by sitting with us in it, offeri...

On Joy Sunday, we explore how the angels’ proclamation of “good news of great joy” transforms ordinary lives. Through the story of the shepherds, we discover that joy does not erase hardship but reshapes how we live—and how we witness to God’s ...

The shepherds lived on the margins, carrying wounds the world refused to see—yet God chose them to receive the first news of the Savior. Their story becomes a window into our own experience of feeling torn, weary, or unworthy. This message proc...

In this Advent message, Pastor Beth reflects on what it means to wait with hope when the world feels weary and the promises of God seem slow in coming. Looking at Mary and Joseph’s story, she reminds us that hope is rooted not in certainty, but...

Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Luke 23:33-43 On Christ the King Sunday, we’re reminded that Jesus rules not by force or intimidation, but by mercy, compassion, and self-giving love. Standing between two kingdoms—fear and control on one side, f...

A message by special guest, Seals Martin, a student with the Wesley Foundation at FSU and TSC. Scripture is read by Bill Eddy.

Join us as we celebrate 60 years of ministry and mark All Saints Day.

 This week’s message explores what it means to be truly seen and set free by Jesus, through the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19. It also reflects on the powerful real-life journey of Leo Schofield, whose story reveals the surprising places g...

Jesus’ parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector invites us to see ourselves more clearly and humbly. Drawing from the ministry of Father Greg Boyle and his book, Tattoos on the Heart, this sermon challenges us to let go of spiritu...

In this message, Pastor Beth explores Jesus’ parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge, reminding us that faith is what carries us through the “holy in-between”—the time between what is and what will be. Through stories of two modern...

Pastor Beth explores Luke 17:11–19 alongside the story of Dr. Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” Both the healed leper and Opal Lee show what it looks like when gratitude doesn’t stand still—it returns, and love clears the way for other...

This is the third-week of our three-week series about Abundant Life. Abundant life requires community, compassion, and a commitment to justice.  Scripture is read by Davison Tekseni.

Jesus commands us to love one another, to lay down our lives for each other. Being pious (or religiously "correct") is not what we are called to. We are commanded to not only feel empathy, but to put our compassion in action.Scripture re...

God made us for each other. Abundant life begins in, and requires, community.

What do we build our lives around—and does it hold water? Reflecting on Luke 14 and Jeremiah 2, Pastor Beth talks about our human tendency to chase approval, status, and control, even in the name of faith. The good news is, God doesn’t discard ...

What bends us out of shape—and what helps us stand tall again? In this sermon on Luke 13:10–17, Pastor Beth explores the healing power of mercy as something essential—not optional—in the life of faith. From Jesus healing a bent-over woman in th...

Special Guest, FLUMC Bishop Tom Berlin, offers this message on the power of holding onto faith in every circumstance. Drawing from Hebrews, he reminds us that hope in Christ offers a future beyond despair and even death — a promise great...

What does it really mean to “be dressed for action” and wait faithfully? From disaster zones to church kitchens, discover how the gifts God has already given you can change lives—right now. Sermon read by Kim Maxwell.

Through the Parable of the Persistent Friend in Luke 11:1-13, Jesus teaches us to be persistent in our prayers. Why? Because persistent prayer changes us. We pray persistently that our life itself might become a prayer. A prayer tha...