This Sunday, the Rev. Judith Sulimani will be preaching at both our worship experiences; at 8 am and at 10:15 am.  I sincerely hope you can join us to be blessed by her ministry!  Our lectionary readings for the day are also quite exciting and I have no doubt God will send us a powerful word from them through Rev. Sulimani’s preaching!  Here’s a synopsis of our readings from the General Board of Discipleship’s Worship Planning site:

2 Kings 5:1-14. 
Naaman, a commander in the Syrian Army, seeks healing for his leprosy. His king sends him to the king of Israel, and that king sends him to Elisha. Elisha sends a messenger to tell Naaman to dip in the Jordan seven times.

Psalm 30 (UMH 762). 
A psalm of thanksgiving for healing. If you wish to sing the response in the hymnal, consider using Tone 2 for the Psalm. Or use stanza 1 of The Faith We Sing, 2284, as the sung response. See page 737 of The United Methodist Hymnal for Psalm tones.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27. 
The fifth lifeway — self-discipline so you can run to win.

Mark 1:40-45.
Jesus is moved by compassion to touch and cleanse a leper. Just as quickly, Jesus finds himself angrily ordering the man not to tell others but rather to show himself to the priests, and “cast him out” (the same word used for casting out demons!). The cleansed man tells all, so Jesus can no longer enter towns and villages because his fame (and infamy for touching a leper) had spread.

C U Sunday!

 

 

Sermon Archive Audio:

“Miracles: Their Meaning and Their Message” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 02/19/2012

“Seek His Touch” | Rev. Judith Sulimani, 02/12/2012

“Followers Needed for an Adventure” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 01/22/2012

“The First Steps” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 01/15/2012

“Everybody Ought to Have a Dream” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 01/08/2012

“Tradition” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 01/01/2012

“Our Story” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 12/25/2011

“The Upside-Down Kingdom” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 12/18/2011

“I Call Him Lord” | Dr. Cynthia Davis, McKendree District Superintendent, 12/04/2011

“D-Day” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 11/27/2011

“The Company We Keep” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 11/20/2011

“We are Called to be Faithful” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 11/13/2011

“Be Prepared for the Unexpected” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 11/06/2011

“Practice What You Preach” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 10/30/2011

“Doing What’s Right for Right’s Sake” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 10/23/2011

“Many are Called, Few are Chosen” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 10/09/2011

“Am I Following Jesus or Just Believing in Christ?” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 10/02/2011

“Everything That God Has is Yours” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 09/18/2011

“Do You Dare to be Different?” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 09/04/2011

“Being the Real Thing: Authentically Christian” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 08/28/2011

“Be a Living Sacrifice” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 08/21/2011

“We are Workmen Together With God” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 08/14/2011

“What Do You Have in Your Hands?” | Dr. Herbert Lester, 07/31/2011