Rev. Stephanie Smith from Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. Traditional Service Livestream
00:00:00 Welcome
00:04:53 Announcements - Rev. Stephanie Smith
00:09:30 Invocation - Marilyn Darrell
00:22:01 Recognition of Veterans - Rev. Stephanie Smith
00:23:30 “One People, One God” - Elisa Stevens, Chancel Choir
00:27:40 Children's Moment - Rev. Stephanie Smith
00:31:55 When Life Hurts - Rev. Stephanie Smith
SERMON
Luke 7:11-16
Fine is not a feeling.
You can be grateful and grieving at the same time.
You don't have to be fine to be found.
Jesus doesn't step aside.
-Every time, compassion in Luke doesn't stay a feeling. It moves your feet.
You don't have to be fine to be found.
-He can handle it. What he can't do is have a REAL relationship with a FAKE you.
Name It.
-What you don't grieve, you carry.
Stay in the in-between.
-Sometimes the most faithful prayer is, "God, I don't know what to make of this. Will you sit with me awhile?"
Accept your limits, and let the crowd carry you.
-We're the crowd that walks you to the gate until Jesus shows up.
-Be the second-month crowd.
Jesus never tells anyone to stop crying unless he's about to take away the reason.
Jesus stopped her funeral so he could walk into his own.
"Don't cry" was never "stop feeling." It was a promise.
There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.
The best of all is, God is with us.
You don't have to be fine to be found.
Tell Jesus the second answer. And be the friend who asks twice.
Pittman Park UMC is located in Statesboro, Georgia near Georgia Southern University.
Visit us online at www.pittmanpark.org
00:00:00 Welcome
00:04:53 Announcements - Rev. Stephanie Smith
00:09:30 Invocation - Marilyn Darrell
00:22:01 Recognition of Veterans - Rev. Stephanie Smith
00:23:30 “One People, One God” - Elisa Stevens, Chancel Choir
00:27:40 Children's Moment - Rev. Stephanie Smith
00:31:55 When Life Hurts - Rev. Stephanie Smith
SERMON
Luke 7:11-16
Fine is not a feeling.
You can be grateful and grieving at the same time.
You don't have to be fine to be found.
Jesus doesn't step aside.
-Every time, compassion in Luke doesn't stay a feeling. It moves your feet.
You don't have to be fine to be found.
-He can handle it. What he can't do is have a REAL relationship with a FAKE you.
Name It.
-What you don't grieve, you carry.
Stay in the in-between.
-Sometimes the most faithful prayer is, "God, I don't know what to make of this. Will you sit with me awhile?"
Accept your limits, and let the crowd carry you.
-We're the crowd that walks you to the gate until Jesus shows up.
-Be the second-month crowd.
Jesus never tells anyone to stop crying unless he's about to take away the reason.
Jesus stopped her funeral so he could walk into his own.
"Don't cry" was never "stop feeling." It was a promise.
There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.
The best of all is, God is with us.
You don't have to be fine to be found.
Tell Jesus the second answer. And be the friend who asks twice.
Pittman Park UMC is located in Statesboro, Georgia near Georgia Southern University.
Visit us online at www.pittmanpark.org