Southport Trinity United Methodist Church

We have been given a mission and have been sent...but what is our mission and to where should we go?

Among his many miracles, Jesus healed people and raised them from the dead.  Does this still amaze you or have you become so accustomed to the stories that there is little wonder left in them?  We should all still stand in amazement of what Jesus did for us.

The book of Luke shares some stories that are not found in the other four gospels and many times these stories are about those considered as lowly or outcast.  Luke wanted to make sure to share Jesus' love for these people. 

When Jesus came into the temple and saw they money changers taking advantage of those coming to worship he got angry.  "This is to be a house of prayer," he said.

Jesus went up the mountain and was transfigured...there are four important questions that can be taken from this story to help us evaluate our walk with Jesus.

Three different blind men were healed by Jesus, each differently.  In this we can see that each of us may experience Jesus differently and yet it is with the same compassion that Jesus comes to each of us.

The book of Mark describes Jesus in different ways than the other three gospels.  Jesus is awe inspiring, human, empathetic, compassionate, and moving in our current lives.  

When you are tired and weary, when the world is overwhelming, when all feels lost, Jesus says, "come."  Come all ye weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.

Jesus dined with sinners and the Pharisees questioned him.  Do we still do the same with people in Christianity?

The scriptures today give a synopsis of Jesus ministry in three ways.  As we continue in the book of Matthew we look at a defining moment in Jesus' life and the three things that defined his ministry.

To begin the new year Pastor Mark shares 7 practical ways to help embrace the new.

As we enter a new year we look at the clean slate.  For some it looks scary knowing what is ahead. For some it looks like great possibilities.  And for others they are still reeling from the past year and are having trouble looking ahead at all.  But in all of these, we must know that there is hope, and not just hope but where that hope comes from.

When we lean into God and feel his love our fear can fade away.  

It is not always easy to do but always a good reminder to first, choose love.

Sometimes we look at big names in the Bible and think they had no flaws.  That God chose them because they did it all right.  But that is not the case in the Bible.  Many of our heroes have made big mistakes and yet God uses them anyway and He is there with them through it all.

You are holy and precious to God.  He will not discard you.  He will come beside you and uphold you with his mighty right hand.

As a follow up to the Human Trafficking conference held at Trinity the day before, Jim Foster of International Justice Mission shares moving stories as well as how we can help with a very difficult and important issue.

In conclusion: God is God and we are not.  Pastor Stuart uses Ecclesiastes to help unpack that. 

God did not create us to do everything ourselves.  He created us to be in community with one another and to learn to lean on each other.  When live get's hard it's good to remember that we are better together.

One of the most well known scriptures in Ecclesiastes says that everything has it's time under heaven.  But where is it you focus your time?