Speaker: Rev. Troy Gentry Scripture: Isaiah 6Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Those who await the return of Christ must never give up nor give in. We must seek first the Kingdom of God, pursue holiness, be about the Father’s business, and make wise, eternal investments with every moment of life. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Roots Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

The wedding feast that God has prepared for his son at the end of time is open to all who will come, but only if they come in the right manner. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Roots Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

We live in an evil, broken world—full of hardship, suffering, and injustice. But the Scriptures call those who belong to God to live (and pray) in faith—faith that says even though God may not do what is right in the timing or manner we demand, he will certainly do it in the end! Speaker: Sean … Continue reading The Parable of the Persistent Widow …

Jesus taught that one’s eternal fate is fixed at the point of death, and that fate is determined by choices made in this present life. How are you using every moment today in preparation for the future? God helps those who repent and call upon the name of the Lord to be saved. Speaker: Sean … Continue reading The Rich Man and Lazarus →…

God is not the grouchy old man who offers salvation purely out of pity for the misery of man’s lostness. He is also not the benevolent benefactor, whose charity is impersonally extended to those in need from a distance. He is a Father who has sent his Son and Spirit to rescue and to save … Continue reading The Lost and Found →…

The teachings of Jesus come with a challenge: Will you listen and do what he says, or not. The difference between those answers is the difference between being wise and being foolish, between blessing and catastrophe, between life and death. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Roots Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27…

Jesus used parables to communicate the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, which gave his listeners the opportunity to choose whether to draw nearer to him or withdraw further from him. The question is not whether truth is being revealed, but whether hearts are open to receiving it. Jesus didn’t come to offer a religious … Continue reading The Para…

Speaker: Jeff Wortman Series: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Scripture: Psalm 34Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Scripture: Psalm 137Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Speaker: Jeff Wortman Series: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Scripture: Psalms 42-43Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Scripture: Psalm 1Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ: That Christ died according to the Scriptures for sinners—even sinners like you and me; that Christ is risen from the dead—that he has forever broken the power of sin and death, that his victorious life can be yours today; that Christ will come again to finish what he … Continue reading The Sunday of All Sundays →…

The work of Jesus provides both restoration for past failures and power for future boldness. The work of the disciple is not to try harder or dig deeper, but to surrender over in watchful prayer to the will and work of God. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Upside Down Kingdom Scripture: Matthew 26:69-75…

God is in control of human history. He calls men and women to look to Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, for salvation. Jesus invites us to join him in his commitment to the will and word of God. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Upside Down Kingdom Scripture: Matthew 26:47-56Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Jesus shows us what true humanity looks like. He freely said “yes” to God’s divine “no,” and the result of that decision changed everything. He invites all people, not just to accept his atoning sacrifice, but to make his own God-united humanity our own, that by his work in our hearts we would “measure up … Continue reading The Divine “No” →…

Speaker: Karl Bowden Series: Upside Down Kingdom Scripture: Matthew 26:17-30Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Upside Down Kingdom Scripture: Matthew 21:12-17Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Jesus’ purpose in Jerusalem did not meet anyone’s expectations or demands, so within just a matter of days the very voices that praised him fell silent and the ones shaken by his arrival called for his execution. What is our response to his arrival, presence, and self-revelation in our own lives? Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Upside … Continue rea…

A Messiah from Nazareth would be nothing less than a national embarrassment to his people. But Matthew is not embarrassed about it at all. He wants us to see this clearly. Jesus didn’t come from where anyone expected him to come. He didn’t come in the way anyone expected him to come. He may not … Continue reading The Embarrassing Messiah →…

Despite the tragedy we see in the world around us, we can be certain that God is at work to bring renewal and restoration. That work is always centered on his Son, Jesus Christ, who is the faithful deliverer that leads his people into the deep, covenantal love of the Father; whose sonship is both … Continue reading Deliverer and Delivered →…

The wise men didn’t see it all, but they saw enough. While everyone else was “deeply disturbed” by the news of the messiah’s birth, the wise men seek him, rejoice upon finding him, worship him, and offer him their treasures. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Treasures Scripture: Matthew 2:9-12Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

The arrival of the Messiah resulted in the formation of two camps: one full of praise and welcome, the other full of hatred and opposition. You and I have the opportunity to pick which camp we belong to, but choose wisely! Though receiving Jesus is risky and at time uncomfortable and requires you to surrender … Continue reading Herod the Not So Gre…

The wisdom of the magi was not in their expertise in astrology, philosophy, or the magical arts, but in their awareness of, faith in, and obedience to the truth of the Scriptures. They didn’t follow a star; they followed the word of God. Their journey was not to a place, but to a person. Their … Continue reading Wise Men →…

A message for Covenant Renewal Sunday. Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: Isaiah 65:17Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Speaker: Richard Meservey Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-27Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Jesus Christ, the Son of Mary, the babe of Christmas, is the Stone upon which you can build your life; the Son who offers peace between God and man; the Light that reveals and transforms our darkness; and the King of kings and Lord of all lords—the very promise and power and presence of God. … Continue reading The Reign of God →…

How does God shine light into darkness? How does he bring hope to despair? How is his grace made available to man? It is all offered exclusively in “the child who is born to us, the Son who is given to us.” God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Speaker: Sean Scribner … Continue reading The Light of God →…

The greatest gift of all time presents the greatest crisis of all time: Will you, or will you not, receive him? Many will not, and for them there will only ever be trouble and anguish and dark despair. But for those that do—who set him apart in their hearts and build their lives upon the … Continue reading The Crisis of God →…

The sign of God at Christmas means that Yahweh himself delivers and saves. It means that he keeps his promises and is true to his word. To the hard-hearted, the coming of Immanuel portends certain doom. But to the faithful, who welcome and receive him in their weakness and finitude, the coming of Immanuel signifies … Continue reading The Sign of Go…

Where do you turn when the going gets tough? Turn to Jesus Christ, the one who suffered for you. He has entered into the depths of the human condition, conquered our greatest enemies, and freely shares the plunders of his grace. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Choices Scripture: I Samuel 30Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Who better to turn to when times are dark than the one who alone has the power to transform darkness into light! Jesus Christ offers what you and I need most: Not information or knowledge of the future, or the means to control nature or fate, but intimacy and fellowship and communion with the living … Continue reading Into the Darkness →…

Speaker: Karl Bowden Series: Choices Scripture: I Samuel 24 and Psalm 57Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

The story of David and Goliath teaches us that having God and his word at the center of your life changes the calculus entirely. What matters is not having instruments of human power by your side, but the one true God of Israel who saves. In his eyes, the real heroes who make a difference … Continue reading For the Glory of God Alone →…

At our time of deepest despair, the word of God comes to remind us that God is in control. He has chosen his Anointed One, and his plans and purposes can be trusted. It is up to the people of God to choose to trust him. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Choices Scripture: I Samuel 16:1-13Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Yahweh is the kind of God who invites people into his plans and purposes. As Saul is revealed to be a failure as king, hope still remains. God will raise up another, a man after his own heart, from whom will come the King of all Kings! Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Choices Scripture: I Samuel 13:7b-14…

Despite Israel’s hardness of heart, God was determined to make a people for himself. He is looking for those who will put away all their substitutes and seek not just his will, but God himself. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Choices Scripture: I Samuel 8Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

God’s voice has not gone silent, even amidst our own wicked generation. He still deals patiently with people and speaks powerfully through his word—the word entrusted to his church that has been given a window of opportunity to proclaim it to the world. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Choices Scripture: I Samuel 3:1-14…

The way God works in the life of the individual reflects the tendency of his ways. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. No situation is too big for him. No person is too small for him. His providential purposes not only incorporate, but often rest upon, hopeless, impossible situations. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Choices … Continue read…

All throughout Luke, the crowds are seeking out Jesus, but on the threshold of Jerusalem Jesus declares that the Son of Man has come to seek out us. He wants to come into your house, to make his home in your heart, and to offer what only he can offer. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Kingdom Come … Continue reading A Gracious Invitation →…

On the outskirts of Jericho, the one who couldn’t see at all was the one who saw Jesus best. Like him, as oasis of grace is available to all who look to Jesus in faith and see him for who he really is. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Kingdom Come Scripture: Luke 18:35-43Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

The exasperation of Jesus is not the result of our inability, limitation, or need, but our unbelief, particularly when we have already experienced his grace. He has come to reveal himself and work in deeper ways than our own small minds can imagine, and he asks for us to truly listen to him and believe … Continue reading Holy Exasperation →…

The touch of Jesus has the power to heal what is truly broken, to affirm the existence and value of another, and to grant peace to those made sons and daughters of God by grace. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Kingdom Come Scripture: Luke 8:42-48Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Jesus knows the true content of each person’s heart. He has descended right into the midst of our brokenness and need. He makes himself known in ways that result in our healing and forgiveness. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Kingdom Come Scripture: Luke 5:17-26Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Everywhere he went, the crowds were drawn to Jesus for a reason. For at least one woman, it was the invitation to come to him just as she was. He offers the same to you. Come to him, have faith, and receive the peace and blessing of God. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Kingdom Come Scripture: Luke … Continue reading True Welcome →…

Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Speaker: Jeff Wortman Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church

The New Testament does not offer any sort of mechanical, automatic, inevitable perseverance, but there is keeping power in the love and grace of God that is more than sufficient to bring us through, from beginning to end. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Foretaste Scripture: Romans 8:28-39Elizabeth City Evangelical Methodist Church