Acts 2 Umc

No one likes to be judged, but it’s easy to fall into being judgmental around the holidays—towards others as well as ourselves. Yet judgment and joy can’t coexist, and when we let go of judgment, we can fully embrace the joy of Christmas. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=de5qOEUyiyt) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/EQLF_a_dzcA) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/YMPgl_XNQ4g) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

While we may long for the perfect Christmas, when things don't go according to plan, we're inevitably disappointed. But when we can let go of perfectionism, we can experience the peace Jesus brings at Christmas. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=bxuaCmiK-Zb) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/q2IjVRCsS1Q) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

This year, instead of trying to have the perfect Christmas, what if we focused on being decent to one another so that we might share love and light to all? It starts with choosing hope over hate. This week, we kick off a new series—Have a Decent Christmas. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=oToEx7AIzqH) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/iNIp75m483Y) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Are you managing your calendar, or is your calendar managing you? What if instead of trying to manage and control time, we could keep time in a way that allowed us to receive God’s gifts throughout the year? An ancient Christian practice can help us do just that. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=HFXIXqOf7t-) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/W5-AvWlP5xg) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/RncS-WourZM) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

A slower pace of life would be nice, but how do you pull it off? Today, Pastor Mark gets super practical about how to slow down and actually enjoy the good and beautiful life God has for us. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=ukn457nahY) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/vNNkqVqYd6M) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/TaY7C1zY7Io) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

How can we live THIS day in order to be ready for THAT day when we see Jesus face to face among the hungry, the thirsty, and those living in the cold? In today’s message, Pastor Mark helps us identify how we can have a simpler, fulfilling life. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=ifTW5u4YNw) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/eOg7Zqr-roE) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/Wr_53qspqOo) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Are you tired or rested? Are you anxious or at peace? Are you lonely or surrounded by love? If you want different results in your life, you must change the design of your life. This has always been true for humankind, and God made special provision for it in the Ten Commandments. This week, Pastor Mark continues our series “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by teaching on sabbath. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=TYyYcstShj) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/VZkTLun_Wyc) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Have you ever tried to slow down and rest, but can’t relax? Are you busier than ever before yet you still feel you don’t have time for what really matters to you? In the second week of our sermon series, “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry,” Pastor Mark helps us look at how we spend and use our time. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=3TWFAdaOD4) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/cnQ3jrpaS48) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/_C8F2hhgNAQ) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Renowned psychologist Carl Jung once said, “Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil.” This morning Pastor Mark leads us in a new sermon series that will help us eliminate hurry and increase our happiness. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=J-F2jWM8XU) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/v8J8UxoxdEs) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/CdhYSwNhRFg) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

The way we live is a testimony to the things we profess to believe—for better and worse. How can we live in a way that spreads hope and love? In this sermon we explore how we can share the hope that Jesus gives through our words and actions. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=vTQaUTQdnq) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/6NId9KK2oFg) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/uW_zgQAzCt4) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Works of service provide the opportunity for faithfulness, fellowship, and freedom. It’s one thing to serve, it is quite another to be a servant. Pastor Mark continues our sermon series by looking at what it means to be “All In” with our service. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=cnmid0X-XX) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/gvBuxbwviLs) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/He2jK6ZJbdQ) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

It’s “love people and use things,” and never “use people and love things.” Harvard researchers found that to get happier, we need to change the choices we make with our financial resources. In today’s message, Pastor Mark looks at what it means to be “All In” with our gifts. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=K3oSC_bTDV) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Last week Pastor Mark talked about what it looks like to be “All In” with our prayers, and he continues our sermon series by exploring what it means to be “All In” with our presence. We are present with and for God in prayer, worship, service, community, and crisis. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=hHgS6mpIRb) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/-0Tvre3dlF8) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/hwC5yyT21ZM) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

In today’s message, Pastor Mark begins a new sermon series called, “All In.” We’ll explore what it means to be “all in” as followers of Jesus and as a church in 2022. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=p_WFniVx5x) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/nQ-5M6-fsv4) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Starting over can be exciting and invigorating, but it can also be exhausting, especially when you don’t have a choice. In the conclusion of the Starting Over series, we explore how we can continue to show up and thrive even when we’re tired of starting over. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=mAJh-ML5tO) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/X4HX7j58NHc) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/3uy2Pm93j6M) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

In the fourth week of our series, “Starting Over,” Pastor Brandon shares a word about what it’s like to start over with only the essential. Starting over is an opportunity to eliminate distractions and focus on essentials. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=hOyd75ne_V7) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/Du138iTCAmk) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/FmGaCh70g4c) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Grace is free, but often takes courage and our best efforts to receive it. In today’s message, we will explore an epic fail in the Bible and how you too can start over even when you’ve really messed up. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=OVP7Jl3WMJf) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/rweyN38r9Nw) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/Yi3NTfWmnWU) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Starting over is a moving forward to something new. There must be something new and different in order to move forward rather than backward. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=qlev4pJZBYo) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/L2G5Ms-nO-I) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3oSbo4A_m8) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Our God loves us and has plans for our good, not for harm. Our God gives us a future of hope even when we can’t see it. Download the Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=DWgpNf766eB) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/PTmQ7oATjXI) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/biMaVmT3aec) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

God speaks to us through the Bible, and studying the Bible can teach us more about God and how to live than any other thing in our life. Today, Pastor Mark helps us better understand how to read God’s Word, and how we encounter Christ in the words of scripture. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=9OfKf8AF0Ne) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/SP99HhDzKkY) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtu.be/zW7430QdsPQ) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)