Our Hearts, Our Minds and Our Doors are Always Open
the people of the United Methodist Church
Join us for worship on
Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. or
Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Arnold United Methodist Church
1801 Leishman Avenue
Arnold, PA 15068
Church Office
(724) 339 - 2377
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon, Wed, Fri
1PM - 4PM
Mission Statement
Connecting the World to Christ
by
Looking Up For Divine Guidance and
Reaching Out Through God's Love
Come on in. Investigate the many possibilities at your fingertips. Looking for help? Places to serve? Spiritual growth opportunites? They are all here.
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Tuesday Bible Study
(Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations)
lunch at noon followed by Bible Study at 12:30
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"Fearless"
by Max Lucado
Join us on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. as we journey together to strengthen our faith
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Growing Through Our Grief
monthly meeting
next meeting November 19, 2009
at 7:00 p.m.
You do not need to walk through the valley alone.
Do you want to grow in your faith?
Do you want to grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus Christ? Then check out UPWORDS , the Online Bible Study or the Interactive Bible Study.
" Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord."
- Romans 5
These are the words upon which we stand. These are the words upon which we hope. These are the words upon which we act. Since our God has so lavished upon us such grace, and acceptance, our response is that of gratitude and servanthood. We have received the blessing of life from Christ and our call is to tell of the gift we have received and to invite others to come and to also receive. This is not the call of the pastor, but God's call upon everyone who has received. Jesus' command to all who would be his disciples was to go into the world and to proclaim him to all people. We therefore are called to reach out to the world and to invite the world to come to Christ, but it does not stop at just accepting the invitation. It means we must show up, and that we must participtae in the life of Christ's church. It means we must continue to grow in the Word or we will die, not only a physical death, but a spiritual death.
I invite you to come! I invite you to become a full participant in the life giving kingdom of God! I invite you to reach out beyond yourself to the world around you and to share the love of Christ.
God bless,
Pastor Karen
ps139klp@yahoo.com