Luke 24:36-53 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my […]

  Luke 24:13-35 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were […]

Luke 2 : 1 – 20 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And […]

Hopeland United Methodist Church Sunday Sermons · I Saw The Light Luke 1 : 57 – 64; 76 – 79 & John 8 : 12 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and […]

Hopeland United Methodist Church Sunday Sermons · Jesus with the Powerful (For reference, this message was delivered during Hopeland United Methodist’s drive-in church service during the coronavirus pandemic. This was done via FM radio at the Horst Auction Center on Durlach Road in Ephrata.  It was also cold and rainy.) In the last few days […]

(For reference, this message was delivered during Hopeland United Methodist’s first drive-in church service during the coronavirus pandemic, which also happened to be on Easter morning of 2020. This was done via FM radio at the Horst Auction Center on Durlach Road in Ephrata.) While we may remember this Easter Morning, how many Easters have […]

Mary and Joseph are the two people who demonstrate an amazing amount of genuine faith within the Christmas story. Despite knowing so much, but still not understanding the full implications, they continue to obey the promise from the Lord. Luke 2:40-52 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the […]

Luke 14:26-33 “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.  Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which one of you, […]

Luke 15:11-24 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered […]