
First UMC West Point, MS Sermons
By First United Methodist Church, West Point, MS

First UMC West Point, MS SermonsMay 21, 2023

Waiting For Power From On High (May 21, 2023)
Ascension Sunday
Luke 24:44-53

Learning to Listen (May 14, 2023)
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Psalm 66:16-20

Christ the Cornerstone (May 7, 2023)
1 Peter 2:2-10
Fifth Sunday of Easter

Signs and Wonders (April 30, 2023)
Acts 2:42-47
Fourth Sunday of Easter

Come Near, Take Hold, and Worship (April 9, 2023)
Easter Sunday Worship
Matthew 28:1-10

The Monologue: A Rose Trampled on the Ground (April 2, 2023)
Matthew 27:26b-31
Passion/Palm Sunday

CROWN: Nearing the Tomb (March 26, 2023)
Fifth Sunday in Lent, Confirmation Sunday, John 11

CROWN: Waiting And Ready (March 19, 2023)
1 Samuel 16:1, 6-13
Fourth Sunday In Lent

CROWN: Our Many Emotions (March 12, 2023)
Third Sunday of Lent
Exodus 17:1-7

CROWN: Raising Our Eyes (March 5, 2023)
Second Sunday in Lent
Psalm 121

CROWN: Called To the Wilderness
Matthew 4:1-11
First Sunday in Lent

Eyewitnesses of His Majesty (February 19, 2023)
Transfiguration Sunday
2 Peter 1:16-23

Obeying the Command to "See": February 12, 2023
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

A Portrait of Community (February 5, 2023)
Isaiah 58:8-12

What the Lord calls good (January 29, 2023)

What Are You Looking For? (January 15, 2023)
John 1:35-42

Division is Divided Vision (January 22, 2023)
1 Corinthians 1:10-18

New Creation (January 1, 2022)

Our Lullaby (Christmas Eve 2022)

Lullabies for a King: A Father’s Calm (December 18, 2022)

Lullabies for a King: A Mother’s Soul Sings

Lullabies for a King: A Mother’s Soul Sings (December 11, 2022)

Lullabies for a King: A Cradle for a Throne (November 27, 2022)

Shepherded By the Shepherd (Nov. 20, 2022)

The Drawn Curtain: Glimpsing the Kingdom (November 13, 2022)

Pulling Back the Curtain (November 6, 2022)
Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18

The Drawn Curtain (October 30,2022)

The Last Word is Glory (October 23, 2022)

The Third Word Is Continue (October 16, 2022)

The Second Word is Remember (October 9, 2022)

The First Word Is Grace (October 2, 2022)

How and What We Spend (September 25, 2022)

Lessons in Mammon (September 18, 2022)

One Is Not the Loneliest Number (September 11, 2022)

Possessed By Possessions (September 4, 2022)

Revival’s Fire (August 14, 2022)

Revival Begins With Repentance (August 7, 2022)

New Patterns of Prayer (July 31, 2022)

After the Lord‘s prayer (July 24, 2022)

The Challenge of Being Still (July 17, 2022)

Another Model Prayer (July 10, 2022)

Moving Beyond a List

What Not To Pray (June 26, 2022)

The Power of Waiting (June 19, 2022)

Praying from Peace and Hope (June 12, 2022)

Being Led By the Spirit (June 5, 2022)

Jesus Prays For Us (May 29, 2022)

Jesus Makes Promises to Us (May 22, 2022)

Jesus departs from us (May 15, 2022)

Jesus Has Told Us (May 8, 2022)

Jesus Cooks For Us (May 1, 2022)

When we don’t find what we’re looking for (April 17, 2022)

You Who Have Ears to Hear (April 14, 2022)

A Monologue of the Colt Owner’s Wife (April 10, 2022)

What we need to forget, lose, and leave behind (April 3, 2022)

Resisting the Self Spiral (March 27, 2022)

Come, Listen, and Live (March 20, 2021)

When Not to Run (March 13, 2022)

Living from a Higher Place (March 6, 2022)

The Glory of Jesus the Messiah (Feb. 27, 2022)

The Glory After Forgiveness (February 20, 2022

The Glory on the Ground (February 13, 2022)

The Glory of Worship (February 6, 2022

Good Advice For Long Life: January 30, 2022
Based on Ecclesiastes 11

What’s the point of it all?: January 16, 2022

Making the Most of Each Moment (January 9, 2022)
Based on Ecclesiastes 3:9-15

More Than a One Hit Wonder (January 2, 2022)

Another New Year's Resolution (December 26, 2021)
Based on Colossians 3:12-17

A Tiny Town of New Birth: December 19, 2021
Based on Micah 5:2-5a

Proclaiming the Good News (December 12, 2021)
Based on Luke 3:7-18

This is Advent: November 28,2021

Drifting (November 21, 2021)
Based on Hebrews 12. Christ the King Sunday. Guest Speaker Bill Duckworth

Seated at the Right Hand of God: November 14, 2021

Christ Will Come Again (November 7, 2021)

The Blood of Christ, Given for You: October 31, 2021

A Man Called Melchizedek: October 24, 2021

The Rest We Need and Want: October 10, 2021

The Way Maker (September 26, 2021)

The Mediator: September 19, 2022

The Messiah: September 12, 2021

The Miracle Working God (September 5, 2021)

HEART: Taking Inventory (August 29, 2021)

HEART: Reside in His Temple (August 22, 2021)

HEART: Ask With Humility (August 15, 2021)

HEART: Eradicate Evil (August 8, 2021)

HEART: Hold On To These Things (August 1, 2021)
Based on Ephesians 4:1-6, 11-16
The first message in a five weeks series on Searching our HEART
Reference: Stillwater

SUMMER: Rest In Him (July 25, 2021)
Based on John 6:15-21. The final message in a six-week series on the stories of Scripture.

SUMMER: Easy Going (July 18, 2021)
Based on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56: The fifth message in a six-week series on SUMMER: The Stories of Scripture

SUMMER: Mighty Dance (July 11, 2021)
Based on 2 Samuel 6:12b-19

SUMMER: Made Strong (July 4, 2021)
Based on 2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Cartoon of Paul and Sponge Bob Square Pants

SUMMER: Unashamed (June 27, 2021)
Reference: Brené Brown's definition of shame

SUMMER: Sling Shot Prayers (June 20, 2021)
Based on 1 Samuel 17: 38-47. The first message in a series on SUMMER Stories of the Bible.

June 13, 2021: Guest Preacher Kyle Chickvara
Youth/Children's Minster Kyle Chickvara delivers a sermon on the topic of fasting.

Momentary Afflictions, Eternal Glory: June 6, 2021 (Second Sunday After Pentecost)
A message delivered on 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

The Angels’ Conversation: May 30, 2021 (Trinity Sunday)

Nothing But The Truth: May 23, 2021 (Pentecost Sunday)

A Closing Summary: May 16, 2021 (Seventh Sunday of Easter)

By Water and The Spirit: Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 9, 2021)
Based on 1 John 5:1-6. The sixth message in a seven week series on 1 John.

The Space Left by Love: May 2, 2021 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
Sermon preached also on day1.org

Repetition Worth Repeating: Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 25, 2021)
Based on 1 John 3:16-24. The third message in a 7-week series on 1 John.

Let's Talk About Sin: April 18, 2021 (Third Sunday of Easter)
The second message in a seven-week series on 1 John.
Reference: Annie F. Downs interviews John Eldgredge on "That Sounds Fun" Podcast

A Familiar Greeting: Second Sunday of Easter (April 11, 2021)
This is the first message in a series on 1 John, and the text for today is 1 John 1:1 - 2:2.

A Familiar Greeting: April 11, 2021 (Second Sunday of Easter)

A Proper Burial (Easter Sunday: April 4, 2021)

A Gentle Work Turning Away Wrath: Palm/ Passion Sunday (March 28, 2021)

The Right Kind of Grief: Jesus' Honesty (March 21, 2021)

The Right Kind of Grief: Paul's Gratitude (March 14, 2021)

The Right Kind of Grief: John's Reflections (March 7, 2021)

The Right Kind of Grief: David's Song (February 28, 2021

The Right Kind of Grief: Peter's Perspective (February 21, 2021)

New Year's Resolutions: Preaching the Gospel (February 7, 2021)
Reference: New Yorker article on Departing Gesture

New Year's Resolutions: Celebrating What God Has Done (January 31, 2021)

New Year's Resolutions: Leaving Behind Our Boats & Their Contents (January 24, 2021)

New Year's Resolutions: Seeing the World (January 17, 2021)

New Year's Resolutions: Climbing Trees (January 10, 2021)

New Year's Resolutions: Writing Poetry & Singing Songs (January 3, 2021)

The Smile of Our Eyes (December 27, 2020)

Some Good News (Christmas Eve 2020)

Thrilled By Hope: Waiting With Mary (December 20, 2020)

Thrilled By Hope: Living with Isaiah's Verbs (December 13, 2020)

Thrilled By Hope: Learning with Peter's Fire and Brimstone (Dec. 6, 2020)

Thrilled By Hope: Trusting With Jesus' Trees (November 29, 2020)

GLORY: Your Treatment of the Least (November 22, 2020)

GLORY: Ready & Waiting (November 15, 2020)

GLORY: Over & Out (November 8, 2020)

GLORY: Loved Ones (November 1, 2020)

GLORY: Gathered By Jesus (October 25, 2020)

What Is Required of Us (October 11, 2020)

What We Must Not Neglect (October 4, 2020)

What We Must Not Hide (September 27, 2020)

What We Must Not Forget (September 20, 2020)

UNITY: Your (Plural) Responsibility (September 13, 2020)

UNITY: Trusting Each Other (September 6, 2020)

UNITY: In Touch With Our Pain (August 30, 2020)

UNITY: Not About Me (August 23, 2020)

UNITY: Unpacking a Necessary Word (August 16, 2020)

Overloaded and Overwhelmed (August 2, 2020)

When We Don't Know How To Pray (July 26, 2020)
The third message in a four-part series about setting our minds on Christ

The Thoughts We Think: July 19, 2020

Setting Our Minds on Heavenly Things: July 12, 2020

PEACE: Ending With His Ease (July 5, 2020)

PEACE: Carry the Fire (June 28, 2020)

PEACE: Acknowledge God Above All Others

PEACE: Endure Through All Seasons (June 14, 2020)

PEACE: Put All Things In Order (June 7, 2020)

Pentecost Sunday: May 31, 2020

Looking Up (Ascension Sunday: May 24, 2020)

God's House At Home (May 17, 2020)

God's House At Home (May 10, 2020)

Breaking Bread At Home (May 3, 2020)

Clearing Our Eyes, Filling Our Hearts: Third Sunday of Easter (April 26, 2020)

For a Little While (April 19, 2020)

A Tale of Three Marys (Easter Sunday: April 12, 2020)

The Monologue of the Dishwasher (Holy Thursday: April 9, 2020)

Transformed: From Betrayal to Brotherhood (April 5, 2020)

Transformed: From Death to Life (March 29, 2020)

Transformed: From Eyes to Heart (March 22, 2020)

Transformed: From Complaint to Conversation (March 15, 2020)

Transformed: From Confusion to Clarity (March 8, 2020)

Transformed: From Anger to Authority (March 1, 2020)

Scattering Unbelief (February 23, 2020)

The Heart of the Matter (February 16, 2020)

Keeping Secrets (February 9, 2020)

How To Walk, Speak, and Spend (February 2, 2020)

When Differences Become Divisions (January 26, 2020)

Do You Hear What I Hear? (January 12, 2020)

The Word of Grace (January 5, 2020)

Dressed in Response (December 29, 2019)

Dressed In Radiance (Christmas Eve 2019)

Dressed In Readiness (December 22, 2019)

Dressed In Royalty (December 8, 2019)

Dressed In Righteousness (December 1, 2019)

The Bread-Giving King (November 24, 2019)

Changes In Pressure (November 17, 2019)

The Building Fund (November 10, 2019)

Rich Preparations (November 3, 2019)

Plan To Climb Together: Beginning the Ascent (October 27, 2019)

SIMPLIFY: Your Part (October 20, 2019)

SIMPLIFY: For Jesus' Glory (October 13, 2019)

SIMPLIFY: In The Spirit of Grace (October 6, 2019)

SIMPLIFY: Listen Now (September 29, 2019)

SIMPLIFY: Prioritize (September 22, 2019)

SIMPLIFY: Moving Carefully (September 15, 2019)

SIMPLIFY: Intentionally Plan (September 8, 2019)

SIMPLIFY: Sit Down (September 1, 2019)

Learning From Each Other (August 18, 2019)

Jesus' Rules (August 11, 2019)

What's In Your Backpack? (August 4, 2019)

HEAL: Looking Expectantly (July 28, 2019)

HEAL: Abandoning Distraction (July 21, 2019)

HEAL: Expressing Mercy (July 14, 2019)

HEAL: Humbling Ourselves (July 7, 2019)

The Holy Spirit: The Guide (Sermon from June 30, 2019)

The Holy Spirit: The Wind (Second Sunday After Pentecost: June 23, 2019)

The Holy Spirit: The Voice (Trinity Sunday, June 16, 2019)

The Holy Spirit (Pentecost Sunday: June 9, 2019)

The Emotions of Easter: Rejoicing (June 2, 2019)

The Emotions of Easter: Confused (May 19, 2019)

The Emotions of Easter: Impatient (May 12, 2019)

The Emotions of Easter: Hurt (May 5, 2019)

The Emotions of Easter: Closed Off (April 28, 2019)
