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Healing Service

Sunday, November 9 Traditions worship service. We will offer anointing and healing prayers on November 9th at White Plains UMC. Psalm 103 James 5:15-16 Mark 8:22-26

Cultivating Calm and Stillness

Sunday, August 17 Traditions worship service. This Sunday we will continue our sermon series, wholeHEARTed, inspired by Brené Brown’s bestselling book The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are.  During this series, we will explore ten guideposts found in scripture for Wholehearted living to help us let go of who we think we are supposed to be and embrace who we already are. This Sunday, we are at Guidepost 8: Cultivating Calm and Stillness: Letting Go of Anxiety as a Lifestyle. Psalm 46 Mark 4:35-41

WholeHEARTed Living

Sunday, June 22 Traditions worship service. Come join us this Sunday as we begin a new sermon series, Wholehearted, inspired by Brené Brown’s bestselling book The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Brené Brown is a world renowned writer, speaker and research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She is a Christian and her faith is not only the grounding and organizing principle of her life, you’ll find her books and talks are shaped by her faith in God and as a follower of Jesus. In the coming weeks, we will explore ten guideposts found in scripture for Wholehearted living to help us let go of who we think we are supposed to be and embrace who we already are. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Psalm 119:10-16 Mark 1:10-11

Mark’s Gospel

Sunday, September 29 Traditions online worship service. While the gospel of Matthew eased us into the good news of Jesus Christ with a genealogical history lesson, Mark has no time for that. Mark’s narrative of Jesus is characterized by urgency. There is no time to waste on a birth narrative. Within the first fourteen verses, John the Baptist announces Jesus’ coming and baptizes him, and “immediately” Jesus is in the wilderness with the wild beasts. Why is Mark in such a hurry? Consider reading the Gospel of Mark this week and joining us on Sunday, September 29 online or in-person to discover how the coming of Jesus and with him God’s reign into the world and into our lives is decisive and dramatic. Mark 1:1-14 Mark 8:22-37 Mark 15:21-24,33-39 Mark 16:1-8

Stepping into the Future with Jesus

Graduation Sunday, June 2 Traditions online worship service. For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.  2 Corinthians 4:6 (NRSV) Come and see our high school and college graduates share the light of God that shines in their hearts! This Sunday, June 2, we will celebrate our graduates during our in-person and online services. Thank you for not only providing a place of growth and community for our students, but for reminding them that their faith is lived through any academic or professional success they experience. Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Mark 2:23-3:6

The King Enters Jerusalem

Palm Sunday, March 24 Traditions online worship service. Welcome to Holy Week! Palm Sunday is a high and holy day in the life of the church marking the beginning of Holy Week as we recount the stories surrounding Jesus’ final week leading to the events of Good Friday and Easter. This Sunday we will wave our palm branches like the followers of Christ did so long ago as Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem. We would invite you to pay special attention this Sunday to just how Jesus chooses to make that entrance. As we seek to be imitators of Christ we can learn much from the Palm Sunday story. We hope to see you with us as we worship in person this Sunday or online. Philippians 2:5-11 Psalms 118:14-29 Mark 11:1-11

Who do you say I am?

Sunday, August 27h.  Traditions online worship service. David Williams will preach the message this Sunday at the 11 am English-speaking service. Many of you support David and his wife Alissa in their work with the students of Oxford University in England. David grew up here at White Plains and is currently pursuing his doctorate in ministry. In addition to preaching in person and online, David and Alissa will be offering a special program and update on their ministry in the Sanctuary during the Sunday school hour beginning at 9:30 am. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. Thank you for joining us in worship today. Mark 8:27-9:1 Daniel 7:13-15

The Clothes Make the Person

Sunday, February 19.  Traditions online worship service. This Sunday we celebrate Transfiguration Sunday. This is the last Sunday before the Season of Lent begins as we recall Christ’s transfiguration on the mountain with Elijah and Moses. Our Duke Divinity School Intern, Jonathan Avendano, will be preaching! Exodus 24:12-18 Mark 9:1-10 Galatians 3:27-28

Jesus Savior Pilot Me

Sunday, July 24 “Jesus: Does It Matter?” series.  Traditions online worship service. This Sunday we wrap up the Jesus Does it Matter series. We’ve covered so much about who Jesus was and is. But you can know all about Jesus and not truly know him. It really comes down to relationships and deciding who will pilot your life. Plus we explore the story behind the song Jesus Savior Pilot Me. John 8:28-32 Mark 8:27-29

In the Heart of the Storm

Sunday, July 17 “Jesus: Does It Matter?” series.  Traditions online worship service. As we near the end of the Jesus Does it Matter series we look at how Jesus defied the cultural expectations of his time. He was not the military or political leader that many had hoped for. And yet if you look at the descriptions of the Messiah from Isaiah and other OT texts we see quite a different portrait, one that Jesus fits into very well. Plus we’ll hear one of our favorite contemporary songs that echoes these themes. Mark 10:35-45 Isaiah 53:2-10

Jesus and His Stories

Sunday, June 26 “Jesus: Does It Matter?” series.  Traditions online worship service. Today we continue our series on Jesus, does it matter? At the same time, we say our farewells and best wishes to Pastor Ray Warren as he moves into the next steps of his journey. Join us today in worship as we examine this Jesus who is with us in all of our days and the stories he tells. Mark 12:1-11 Mark 2:15-22 Matthew 15:22-28

Who is in Charge?

Sunday, June 12 “Jesus: Does It Matter?” series.  Traditions online worship service. The Gospels say that Jesus taught with authority – so where did that come from? What would it mean if we lived our lives the way Jesus did with an understanding that God is in charge of our lives and this world? Mark 1:14-28 John 14:6-7

The Perfect Storm Part 2

Sunday, May 29 “Jesus: Does It Matter?” series.  Traditions online worship service. Living through the middle of a storm can make you feel small and powerless. It was that way in Jesus’ time and it’s certainly that way for us today. Will we let the one who calms the storms and has the power over life and death breathe into our troubled lives today? Mark 4:35-41

True North

Sunday, March 6 “Finding Your Bearings” series.  Traditions online worship service. Have you experienced disorientation and confusion over the last two years? Join us in this Lenten series of pivotal moments in the life of Christ and how he found his bearings. Today we wrestle with the question – what is our “true north”? Mark 12:28-34 John 14:6

The Walk in Review

Sunday, April 18 “The Walk” series conclusion.  Traditions online worship service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I John 1:3-4 Psalms 119:105 Mark 10:43-45 I Peter 4:8-11
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