Its been quite a last few years, hasn't it?  From our family's point of view, the last three years has been enough to make you want to cry. (Happy to share our story over a cup of coffee some morning if you have time.) But, if we are honest, this world didn't just get messed up in the last few years. It's been a jumbled mess of incoherent garbage long before you and I came along. It was a mess when our Savior stepped into our human existence some two thousand years ago. John records the facts in his Gospel stating that, "He came to those who were his own and his own received him not." Have you seen the glory of the Lord in the turmoil and pain of the last couple, three years? It is easy to lose sight of what is important when the trouble around us gets to a boiling point.  John and the rest of the disciples could not have had it easy. They walked everywhere they went. They worked their fingers to the bone trying to make it in a riches or poverty world. ...

  @ 6th Ave Global Methodist Church 7 PM this Wed evening 1004 W 6th Avenue Lancaster, OH  I will not be posting the sermon transcript as to not give away the message before the service. I hope you find your way to the sanctuary for the evening service on Wednesday. Jesus came and was born as a baby so he could grow up and give His life for you. Come & Worship Jesus. Lord. Savior. Friend. King. 

  Christmas Sunday 2025 6th Ave Global Methodist Church Everyone does the list of words through Advent in a different order.  Most normally, you will see the order of Hope, Peace, Joy, Love. I have seen the word Faithfulness go first and then Hope, Joy and Love. Some in their liturgical ordering put Love on the 3rd Sunday and end with Joy. Yet another group will put forgo all of the words we know and speak of Prophets, Shepherds, Angels and Magi. There really is no wrong way to go about celebrating the season Advent. But, the one thing we can do wrong is to leave Love out of the picture altogether.  And, if Magi is the 4th Sunday, then we see Love being expressed in its greatest way. Traveling from so far away, they bring gifts that will help the Savior's family make the long trek into Egypt for safety until the boy is old enough to return after the death of Herod. What would you be willing to give in order to bless a family you don't know or have never met before in your...

  3rd Sunday of Advent And, just like that we are three Sundays into Advent. Joy is our focus and word for the day. Do you know what Joy is? Maybe you've been happy or excited or even content, but do you know Joy? Lets jump into the third Sunday of Advent and find out what we are in for this morning. Our scriptural focus is set in the book of Matthew as we hear the story of wise men and gifts.  Its a story that we will cover more in depth on Christmas Eve. These men come a great distance in order to find a child they believe to be the new King of Israel. Traveling possibly from as far away as Persia, this is a walk/hike cross country. by the time they reach the baby Jesus he more than likely about 2 years old. They have been following a star. This star led them all the way to Israel. How long the trek takes is not clear or certain. But, it definitely was not a simply half day walk. I have shared in the past about Joseph and Mary's walk to Bethlehem and also the two disciples w...

  1st Sunday with 6th Ave church We quickly find ourselves two Sundays in as we enter December 7th. It's time to focus on the subject of Peace. I can't hear the word without my brain first going  here . Peace like a river flows within me Love like a waterfall pours on me I'll never be alone, can't you see Peace like a river flows on    Hope is a fire burning in my soul Life is eternal with you Lord Who could ever ask for more Peace like a river flows on    On, thing of all I could have missed Oh, I just can't get over this   Faith is a light shining down on me Mercy is a wind blowing over me The grace of God has set me free Peace like a river flows on     - Third Day from the Album "Conspiracy #5" (1997) Sometimes there is no better feeling than driving down the road with the radio cranked up listening to some Third Day. That song is a favorite that deserves to be played and replayed. I hope I'm 80 and still able to handle the volume at ...