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* 1200 South Carbon Street *Marion, Illinois * Sunday School at 9:00AM * Worship at 10:30AM
1200 South Carbon Street · Marion, Illinois
Faith Development – 9:00 AM * Worship Service – 10:30 AM
Faith Development – 9:00 AM * Worship Service – 10:30 AM
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July 28, 2019 – 7th Sunday After Pentecost – Or Else
Malachi 3:6-12, Acts 4:32-5:11 And now, we come to the “or else.” Except it really isn’t an ‘or else.’ It’s more of a ‘follow through.’ In Malachi God wants to know why we aren’t following through on our giving. God asserts that we’re actually robbing God of what is God’s (and it’s all God’s). God asserts that we’re shortchanging God by…
July 21, 2019 – 6th Sunday After Pentecost – Just Stuff?
Micah 6:6-8, Matthew 23:23, Deuteronomy 14:22-29 What we return to God isn’t all tangible goods, though. Everything doesn’t have a value that fits on a 1040, or that we can make an insurance claim for. What does God expect of us? Even if we tithe spices, what does God want us to offer from…
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Friends, our mission team arrived home from Babb, MT today. After they rest and recover, take some time to hear about their trip!
July 14, 2019 – 5th Sunday After Pentecost – How Much?
Mark 12:41-44, Luke 21:1-4 There is a huge church debate about how much we’re supposed to give to God. Usually this debate circles around the idea of tithe and 10%. Is that 10% before taxes? Is it gross or net? Does it include gifts? Is it 10% of everything, or just 10% of our salary? You’ll notice that this discussion…
July 7, 2019 – 4th Sunday After Pentecost – Why Give?
Genesis 14:17-24, Genesis 28:10-22 If giving isn’t really giving, then why would we give? If it’s all really God’s, and we’re just giving back to God, then why would we give? These two passages give us some insight into why. Abraham responds to what God has done for him. Jacob responds to what he hopes God will do. Both have…
They’re in Babb, MT, and hard at work. From Susie, July 1 – We’re had a great first full day at Babb UMC keeping busy with a variety of jobs topped off with our first trip to Glacier National Park. July 2 – The girls and Gary are painting the Babb UMC church sign on…
This is your update from Susie. We love you all. Keep us in prayer as we have left South Dakota and traveling through Montana today. We enjoyed the hospitality of UMC Rapid City SD last night and plan to arrive in Babb this evening. We’ll plan on fixing a fence, refurbishing the sign, and next…
June 30, 2019 – 3rd Sunday After Pentecost – Whose is it?
Psalm 24, Psalm 50 God makes some things very clear in these passages. God considers it all to belong to God. We are God’s, the earth is God, everything is God’s. God is not apologetic about it or shy. God doesn’t need our offering. God will accept no bull from our houses. If God wants what we have, God will just…