Christian Believer - Wesley Freedom United Methodist Church

"A Final Lecture: 10 Things To Remember" - Traditional

June 16, 2024 • Pastor Ian Collier

After five years serving as our Associate Pastor, this Sunday marks Pastor Ian’s final worship service here at Wesley Freedom. We hope you will join us as we celebrate his time here with us and pray for him as he prepares to begin his new appointment as the Pastor of Linden-Linthicum UMC on July 1. Pastor Ian will share some parting wisdom to us in a sermon titled “A Final Lecture: 10 Things to Remember.” Be sure to come back from 12:00-2:00pm for a reception in his honor in the CLC. This Sunday also begins our Summer Breakout Sunday School at 9:30. Children pre-k - 5th grade will begin in worship and then have the option to leave the sanctuary for a lesson after the Children’s Moment.

"A Final Lecture: 10Things To Remember" - Contemporary

June 16, 2024 • Pastor Ian Collier

After five years serving as our Associate Pastor, this Sunday marks Pastor Ian’s final worship service here at Wesley Freedom. We hope you will join us as we celebrate his time here with us and pray for him as he prepares to begin his new appointment as the Pastor of Linden-Linthicum UMC on July 1. Pastor Ian will share some parting wisdom to us in a sermon titled “A Final Lecture: 10 Things to Remember.” Be sure to come back from 12:00-2:00pm for a reception in his honor in the CLC. This Sunday also begins our Summer Breakout Sunday School at 9:30. Children pre-k - 5th grade will begin in worship and then have the option to leave the sanctuary for a lesson after the Children’s Moment.

Belonging - Contemporary

June 2, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

This Sunday we will explore HOW we come to understand that we belong to God and to each other in the church. We will consider HOW we can experience the joy and assurance that true belonging affords us and HOW we can do the lifegiving work of helping others belong.

Questions - Contemporary

June 9, 2024 • Pastor Ian Collier

Having questions about God, the scriptures, and our faith is natural - in fact, it is encouraged! And this Sunday Pastor Ian’s sermon will be focused on answering YOUR questions! Thank you to all who submitted questions over the past few weeks. We hope you’ll join us for a service that will cover many topics - some funny and light, and some sacred and core to our beliefs and ethics as we try to follow Jesus together. And remember, any submitted question that Pastor Ian can’t get to in service will have a written answer available for you to read. Full Q&A responses here: https://wesleyfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sermon-questions-2024.6.9.pdf

Questions - Traditional

June 9, 2024 • Pastor Ian Collier

Having questions about God, the scriptures, and our faith is natural - in fact, it is encouraged! And this Sunday Pastor Ian’s sermon will be focused on answering YOUR questions! Thank you to all who submitted questions over the past few weeks. We hope you’ll join us for a service that will cover many topics - some funny and light, and some sacred and core to our beliefs and ethics as we try to follow Jesus together. And remember, any submitted question that Pastor Ian can’t get to in service will have a written answer available for you to read. Full Q&A Responses here: https://wesleyfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sermon-questions-2024.6.9.pdf

Belonging - Traditional

June 2, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

This Sunday we will explore HOW we come to understand that we belong to God and to each other in the church. We will consider HOW we can experience the joy and assurance that true belonging affords us and HOW we can do the lifegiving work of helping others belong.

The Body Of The Christ For The World - Traditional

May 26, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

Come Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit has come! Last week we celebrated the church receiving the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This week, we turn to how the Church is called to be the bearers of the Holy Spirit for the sake of the world! We will be reminded that the Spirit makes us into something new - an order of priests for the sake of all creation - and think about what this calling means when we find ourselves surrounded by a world that seems to be falling apart. We hope you will join us inside at 8:00am, or outdoors for a special worship celebration at 10am, followed by a community picnic. Remember to bring your chairs!

Come Holy Spirit - Contemporary

May 19, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost - the day in the Old Testament when Moses received the Law and in the New Testament when the Apostles received the power of the Holy Spirit! Together we will call on the Holy Spirit to give us the same power that these first members of the Church experienced: steadfastness in our faith, boldness to testify to Christ, and clear guidance on how to live our lives. At the 11:00 service, we will also celebrate the Confirmation of 30 young people as they profess their commitment to Christ and are sealed by the Spirit as members of Christ’s Holy Church.

Come Holy Spirit - Traditional

May 19, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost - the day in the Old Testament when Moses received the Law and in the New Testament when the Apostles received the power of the Holy Spirit! Together we will call on the Holy Spirit to give us the same power that these first members of the Church experienced: steadfastness in our faith, boldness to testify to Christ, and clear guidance on how to live our lives. At the 11:00 service, we will also celebrate the Confirmation of 30 young people as they profess their commitment to Christ and are sealed by the Spirit as members of Christ’s Holy Church.

Empowered To Witness - Contemporary

May 12, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension; the day the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven. His return to God the father does not leave us alone but rather reminds us of the presence of the Holy Spirit which Jesus sends. This Spirit is the power in which we live. This Spirit is the gift in which we can be witnesses to the love, healing, forgiveness, and eternal life Jesus gives. Together in worship we will consider who the Spirit is empowering us to witness to and how the outcomes of General Conference impact our global witness.

Empowered To Witness - Traditional

May 12, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension; the day the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven. His return to God the father does not leave us alone but rather reminds us of the presence of the Holy Spirit which Jesus sends. This Spirit is the power in which we live. This Spirit is the gift in which we can be witnesses to the love, healing, forgiveness, and eternal life Jesus gives. Together in worship we will consider who the Spirit is empowering us to witness to and how the outcomes of General Conference impact our global witness.

God Is With Us - Contemporary

May 5, 2024 • Pastor Ian Collier

This Sunday our focus returns to the here and now as we seek the Spirit's power to navigate the many changes and opportunities of life. We will unite our prayers with our graduates and their families, inviting the Spirit to guide and bless them. Pondering the newness of the season, they will inspire us all to consider how God's Spirit is inviting us to claim new life and purpose today.

God Is With Us - Traditional

May 5, 2024 • Pastor Ian Collier

This Sunday our focus returns to the here and now as we seek the Spirit's power to navigate the many changes and opportunities of life. We will unite our prayers with our graduates and their families, inviting the Spirit to guide and bless them. Pondering the newness of the season, they will inspire us all to consider how God's Spirit is inviting us to claim new life and purpose today.

Life And World Without End - Contemporary

April 28, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

This Sunday we will seek to piece together a cohesive hope for eternal life in the New Earth which Christ promises to usher in. To do so we must debunk some preconceptions like "the rapture" and lean into the deep mysteries of God. Our hope is that each worshiper will experience God's hope in worship and be inspired to live in hope for the prayer to be fulfilled, "Thy Kingdom Come, they will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."

Life And World Without End - Traditional

April 28, 2024 • Pastor Jenny Smith

This Sunday we will seek to piece together a cohesive hope for eternal life in the New Earth which Christ promises to usher in. To do so we must debunk some preconceptions like "the rapture" and lean into the deep mysteries of God. Our hope is that each worshiper will experience God's hope in worship and be inspired to live in hope for the prayer to be fulfilled, "Thy Kingdom Come, they will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."