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First United Methodist Church of Olympia

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More Than Words

December 15, 2024

This week, we hear a sermon from Pastor Heather, who continued our Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Joy in Zephaniah 3: 14-20 & Luke 3: 7-18. In her message, Pastor Heather introduced the idea of joy as a "time traveler" which gives us a glimpse of God's eventual kin-dom in our midst.

Peace

December 8, 2024

This week, we hear a sermon from Pastor Alexa, who continued our Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Peace in Luke 1: 68-79 & Luke 3: 1-6. In her message, Pastor Alexa compared the way of peace to erosion and implored us to walk along the path of peace with persistent tenacity.

Hope

December 1, 2024

This week, we heard a sermon from Pastor Heather, who continued our Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Hope in Jeremiah 33: 14-16 and Luke 21: 25-36. In her message, Pastor Heather explained the difference between hope and optimism and urged us to be people of hope even in the midst of suffering.

Justice

November 24, 2024

This week, we hear a sermon from Pastor Alexa, who soft launched our new Advent worship series: More Than Words by preaching on the theme of Justice in 2 Samuel 23: 1-7 & John 19: 33-37. In her message, Pastor Alexa reminds us that justice fights against the "mythical norm" that props up abusive systems of power.