West Galax United Methodist Church

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

We've reached the end of our summer sermon series "The Master's Way." What's left to say about discipleship?
How about "Reproduction Instructions"?
One thing that every disciple of Jesus is supposed to do is make more disciples. We're to multiply the Holy Spirit's impact by teaching and training people to follow Jesus. Find out how we do that by joining us this Sunday at 11:00 a.m. We're having one combined worship service with our sister church, First United Methodist, here in the sanctuary of West Galax UMC.

08/18/2026

If, as we’ve seen, abiding in Christ and producing fruit are essential marks of the true disciple, then the way we’re seen and known—and the way we make God seen and known—is by our love for others.
Sounds simple, but we all know it's not. It's difficult to love everybody. It sometimes takes all we have to just like someone, much less love them! But our Lord and rabbi—if we’re truly followers—commands us to do it, just as he did it for us in our sinful, rebellious, angry, hate-filled condition. We’ve never deserved God’s love and grace, yet Christ sacrificed his life for us. Some people around us may not deserve our love or grace, yet to be Christian means truly loving them anyway, just as Christ has loved us.
Our message this Sunday is "The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love" and is the penultimate one in our July-August sermon series "The Master's Way." We'd love to welcome you to Sunday school (10:00 a.m.) and worship (11:00 a.m.) this week!

08/11/2026

What are two non-negotiable, must-haves if you're a disciple of Jesus Christ? Without these two things, can we even call ourselves disciples?
Join us this Sunday for our 11:00 a.m. worship service as we explore "Two Essential Marks Of A Disciple" in our summer sermon series "The Master's Way."
Sunday school begins at 10:00 a.m.
We don't have a dress code or any stuffy rules--just a warm, welcoming group of Jesus-followers doing our best to live out what it means to imitate Christ. We'd love to have you walk with us!

08/04/2026

We're still planning to have this event.
Not sure what the weather will do, but IF IT'S RAINING ON SATURDAY MORNING, WE'LL POSTPONE AND RESCHEDULE. We don't want you and your pet(s) getting wet!

08/04/2026

"Costly Expectations" is the title of this week's message in our summer sermon series "The Master's Way." We've been discussing discipleship and how it's not the same as belief, not the same as making a church member. It has nothing to do with comfort, convenience, or personal preference. The American church has largely failed in its task of making, training, and multiplying disciples because we're more focused on attendance figures and membership numbers. We often don't want to talk about, let alone put in the hard work to make disciples. So, for many years, pastors and churches have watered down the requirements and responsibilities of being a disciple of Jesus.
Jesus never did that. He made it plain that following him was a costly endeavor. It's no wonder that by the time he died, he only had a few who were truly willing to be disciples. The crowds that gathered for free food and miracles of deliverance or healing weren't willing to invest everything. True biblical discipleship is about reorienting one's life around Jesus.
We invite you to learn more by joining us this Sunday at 11:00 a.m. for worship.

07/28/2026

Today, even with Bibles in our hand and rear-ends in pews, we don’t have the abundant life Jesus talked about. We don’t have a sense of the Holy Spirit within us. We might sing “I’ve Got A River of Life Flowing Out of Me,” but we know better. We may not even have a trickle or a drip.
So, what happened? What went wrong? Did Jesus fail us?
No. I believe the issue is that we have failed to understand what it means to be a disciple. The church has failed to teach and model true discipleship. Organized religion has watered down the demands and expectations of what it means to follow Jesus. We’ve turned discipleship into something we intellectually agree to. We’ve taken the hard task of following Jesus and turned it into a moral code. We’ve replaced a passionate relationship with a set of rules we can quickly and easily check off a list.
If we do all the things that organized religion says we’re supposed to do, why do we still feel as if something is missing? Why does Sunday morning feel more like a routine or duty than something worth celebrating? Why is it that we lie awake at night with the awareness that our Christianity isn’t changing us or the world?

This and more awaits you in this Sunday's message, "More To This Life," that's part of our summer sermon series "The Master's Way."
We invite you to worship with us.

Sunday school begins at 10:00 a.m. Worship begins at 11:00 a.m.

We'll be celebrating the sacrament of the Lord's Supper this week, so come and join us!

07/21/2026

Our summer sermon series, "The Master's Way," continues this Sunday during our 11:00 a.m. worship service. Each week we're exploring the topic of discipleship in greater detail. The message is "Responding To Jesus," and we'll look at four different ways that we can respond when Jesus calls us to follow him.
You're invited to join us for Sunday school (10:00 a.m.) and worship. We'd love to welcome you!