Sermon Transcripts

August 29, 2021 Rev. Beckie Sweet The Psalmist sings:       “When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion,we were like those who dream.Then our mouth was filled with laughter,and our tongue with singing and joy!” (Psalm 126:1-2) The background of this Psalm relates to the Babylonian Captivity. Long story, short, under the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem and took the...

Sunday, August 22, 2021 – Pastor Beckie Sweet How do you feel about attending church?  While one might think that the response to the first question of this message is obvious, my guess is that your responses have changed over the last two years.  So, how DO you feel about attending church?  Do you love it?  Do you look forward to coming to church or viewing the worship...

August 15, 2021 – Rev. Beckie Sweet TODAY is a day of celebration!  As a congregation, we gather for special events that allow us to rejoice in the ministry God has called us to here at St. Paul’s U.M.C.  And, following the example of Christ, we are also a family of faith that sees the sacred in the ordinary.  We should be excited and exuberant as we see God at work in places we have been and the people we have met this past...

August 1, 2021 – Pastor Beckie Sweet          You may have heard the preacher’s expression, “You know, I could preach on the scripture text for a month of Sundays.”  Well as of next week, I will have preached on the text of The Lord’s Prayer for a month of Sundays.  So vital and important is Jesus’ teaching concerning how to pray, that it is appropriate to spend significant time considering its application in our lives of...

Sunday, July 25, 2021 – Pastor Beckie Sweet”God’s Prayer” – Based on Luke 11:1-13 & attributed to Donald E. Jarvis Narrator: The other day I came across a video tape with a label which read, “Pearly Gates Tape.”  It was a conversation between God and Jesus.  They had just finished playing tennis (God had won, 6 games to 3), and they were seated together (Jesus on the right hand), feeling a little...

July 18, 2021 – Pastor Beckie Sweet It was the beginning of June in 1985 when United Methodists of the former Wyoming Conference began to gather for Annual Conference at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.  Folks were coming from as far north as Cooperstown, NY, and as far south as Hazelton, PA.  They came from Deposit, NY in the East, and from Waverly, NY in the West – all to the registration area...