Today we begin our two-week Stewardship Campaign: “Growing and Transforming in God’s Generosity.” Our scriptures for today—Philippians 4:11–12 and Hebrews 13:5–6—invite us into cultivating contentment: trusting that God provides what we truly need and learning, like Paul, “to be content whatever the circumstances.”

During these two weeks, we invite Christ to dwell in our hearts through faith, so that we may be rooted and established in God’s love and have the power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ—and to live like Jesus (Ephesians 3:17–18).

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God meets Saul on the road and Ananias in a vision—resetting both their directions. This week, we listen for the Holy Spirit’s “rerouting” grace and ask: where is God inviting us to turn, trust, and follow in a new way? Join us.

So many voices tell us who we should be and what we should do. This Sunday we continue our Reset series with Reset Values, grounded in Paul’s words to the Galatians: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.” Together we will explore how the Holy Spirit reshapes our priorities—moving us from self-justifying expectations to Spirit-led lives marked by love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Join us as we press the reset button and listen for the Spirit’s guidance for how we live, choose, and love.

Have you ever felt like life is stuck on repeat—busy, full, and yet strangely empty? On this Sunday, we gather around Jesus’ practice of stepping away to pray and reset his purpose. In Mark 1:32–39, Jesus withdraws from the crowds, not out of avoidance, but to reconnect with God and realign with why he was sent. This is a Sunday for anyone who feels spiritually weary, distracted, or disconnected. Come as you are. Come to rest. Come to pray. Come to reset your purpose in Christ.

As the new year unfolds, the initial excitement may be giving way to the weight of routines, responsibilities, and unanswered questions. On this Second Sunday of the New Year, we return to the story of Jesus’ baptism in Luke 3:21–23—a moment of prayer, divine affirmation, and holy beginning. God names Jesus beloved before his ministry begins. This scripture invites us to continue the work of renewal—to reset our souls, remember our baptism, and ground our lives in God’s grace as we move forward into 2026.

On August 11, 1755, John Wesley led the first Covenant Service in the Methodist movement. He found it so meaningful that he wrote, “Many mourned before God, and many were comforted” (April 1756).

Join us as we begin 2026 by renewing our hearts before God and one another through this historic service. Drawing from 1 Peter’s call to holy living, we will center our worship on Wesley’s Covenant Prayer—a powerful commitment to surrender ourselves to God.

The Covenant Prayer

I am no longer my own, but yours. Put me to what you will, align me with whom you will; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed for you, or laid aside for you, let me be full, let me be empty, let me have all things, let me have nothing: I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal. And now, glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, you are mine and I am yours. So be it. And the covenant now made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.
– John Wesley

Join us. Rev. Mary Elyn Bahlert is our guest speaker.