In the third installment of a four-part series on where God is leading FWSUMC, we explore the call to become more missionally engaged, evangelistic and radically hospitable. Here’s the Good News, we’re already on our way there because the people of this church are committed to outreach and are some of the friendliest people you’ll…
In the second installment of the “Stepping Out of the Boat” series, Pastor Jason shares about adding a modern worship gathering to our worship opportunities. He also shares about some upcoming changes to our bulletins.
Jesus is calling us to take a courageous step out of the boat. For the next four weeks, I will be using this blog page to share four key shifts for First Wayne Street that will require faith-filled courage! Will we take that first risky step outside the comfort of our boat?
This Sunday, we will celebrate the third Sunday of Advent. I don’t know about you, but that seems impossible! Our focus for this Sunday is joy. With that, I’d like to ask you…What brings you joy? Maybe it’s time with family or friends Maybe it’s spending time in nature Maybe it’s making time for your…
This Sunday at First Wayne Street, we are continuing our “Christmas at the Movies” Advent worship series. Last Sunday, we talked about the hope that is found In Jesus. This week, we will talk about peace. In order to talk about peace, we are going to explore part of the story of John the Baptist.…
We have some great things happening at First Wayne Street! I’d like to invite you to join us for “Gather”, our Wednesday evening ministry for all ages. We offer dinner from 5-6pm. Following the meal, we have great opportunities for children and youth – and a time of worship, prayer and Bible study for our…
As we continue our “Playground” series, this morning we are going to focus on love. A wise man once sang, “All you need is love. Love is all you need.” That simple song contains a powerful statement regarding something we all desire. We all long to love and be loved. We seem to have a…
Today, we are launching a new worship series called “The Playground”. Many of us learned valuable life lessons on the playground. It was on the playground where many of made our first friends, developed our first crush and fell in love. The playground may have been the place we made our first enemies, experienced bullying,…
This is the final post in the “My Big Fat Mouth” worship series. We have explored the importance of being wise with our words because words have power. There’s a saying attributed to St. Milan which states, “No one heals himself by harming another.” Rather than using our words as weapons, we should find ways…
We are in the third week of the worship series, “My Big Fat Mouth.” The foundation for this series is found in Luke 6:45 – The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance…