Worship Preview 9.20.26 "What Does Christian Love Look Like?" Mary Brooks, guest preaching.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

WORSHIP SEPTEMBER 20TH: 10:30am. “What Does Christian Love Look Like?” Guest Preacher: Mary Brooks, Southeast Kansas District Lay Servant Ministries Director. Scriptures: Matthew 5:43-47, Romans 13:8-10, and 1 Corinthians 13.

Most of us are familiar with the story of the Good Samaritan.Matthew 5: 43-47 tells us a little more of what loving our neighbor should be like. Paul tells us a little more about love of neighbor in Romans 13: 8-10. He then fleshes out what love looks like in 1 Corinthians 13.We will be exploring what love of neighbor needs to be in our current day and time as we look at examples of what love does and does not look like in relationship with our neighbors - and who is our neighbor in light of these verses.

If the world has you down. If you can’t make sense of what is happening. If you need a shot of hope – and if you’d like to see a different way emerge, you are not alone. We’d be delighted to have you join in worship. We don’t have all the answers. We aren’t perfect and we won’t dictate your choices. But together we keep finding that God makes a way – and that all our stories matter. So, come just as you are – with your doubts and questions, with your laments and fears, and with your deepest hopes and joys. Whether you are a longtime member, have never been to church at all, or find yourself needing a change - together we will find our paths and share our journeys. Thanks be to God!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

FEEDING FAMILIES IN HIS NAME: Wednesday, September 23rd- A free, no obligation meal is served “to-go” style from underneath our portico from 5:15pm to 6:15pm each Wednesday, prepared each week by our members as well as several area churches and community groups. We aim to provide 400 meals per week.