Irvington United Methodist Church

09/06/2026

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09/04/2026

Tomorrow is the big day!

IUMC’s Bubble Party & Community Picnic. Details below….

11 Event starts—music, food, games & fellowship
11:30-12:30 Bubble Party! Bring a towel and clothes, you don’t mind getting wet.
12:30-1 Congolese Concert

Hot dog, chips, cookie & water --- while supplies last.

Audubon Circle will be temporarily closed between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for the safety of our guests. Beginning at the stop sign of N. Audubon & Lowell (neighbors on the circle will be able to exit and enter their homes only) to the yield sign south of IUMC) Hope to see you there!

09/04/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 10:21-29.
The ninth plague brought darkness "that can be felt" over Egypt for three days, while the Israelites had light where they lived. Pharaoh, worn down by unrest, called Moses and offered a compromise: the people could go, but "your flocks and your herds shall remain behind." Moses refused—everything must go for true worship. Pharaoh's heart hardened again, and he refused to let them leave.
God was at work, patiently pressing Pharaoh toward surrender, yet Pharaoh kept negotiating instead of yielding fully. We do the same—seeing God's hand, we still resist. Let us not bargain with God, but submit fully to His ways. Amen.

09/03/2026

Please join us Saturday!

Bubble Party & Community Picnic

Saturday 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
11 a.m. arrival/food*/games/fellowship
11:30 a.m. - 12: 30 Bubble Truck-- bring towels and clothes you don't mind getting wet in.
12:30- 1 p.m. Concert--The Congolese Praise Band

*Hot dog, chips, cookie & water--free while supplies last*

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09/03/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 9:1-7
God sent Moses to Pharaoh with a clear warning: "Let my people go, that they may serve me." Pharaoh had every chance to listen, but his heart stayed hardened, and "he did not let the people go." So the LORD's hand fell on Egypt's livestock, while making "a separation between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt."
God still gives us warning before consequence — space to turn before collision. Our pride, ego, and comfort can harden us the way Pharaoh's did. Let us tune our hearts to His voice now, so mercy finds us listening, not scrambling to blame Him later. Amen.

09/02/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 7:14–25
Pharaoh had already seen Moses' staff become a serpent, yet his heart remained hardened. So the Lord sent Moses to the Nile with a warning: "By this you shall know that I am the Lord." Aaron struck the water, and it turned to blood—"the fish in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile." Still, Pharaoh's magicians mimicked the sign, and he "turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart."
How easily we do the same. God moves plainly before us, and we reach for another explanation—coincidence, circumstance, anything but Him. Pharaoh had proof and chose blindness instead. Today, let's not harden our hearts against what God is clearly doing. He is Lord over every river, every trial, every impossibility. Trust Him. Obey Him. See Him for who He is. Amen.

09/01/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 5:1-6:13
When Moses and Aaron asked Pharaoh to let God's people go worship, he sneered, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice?" His answer was cruelty: no straw for bricks, yet the same quota demanded. The Israelite foremen were beaten, and when they cried out, Pharaoh had "no answer." Moses, discouraged, asked God why things had only gotten worse. Yet God did not abandon him—he renewed his promise of deliverance.
Standing against injustice often makes things harder before they get better. But we can bring our discouragement to God, as Moses did. He listens, and he still gives strength for the struggle. Thank God for his providence and mercy.

08/31/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 4:10–31.
Moses protested his call, saying, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent... I am slow of speech and of tongue." God answered, "Who has made man's mouth?... Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth." Still afraid, Moses begged God to send someone else, and Aaron was appointed to speak for him.
God had already equipped Moses fully — yet fear made him bargain instead of obey. We often do the same, doubting the gifts God has placed within us. Today, let us set aside excuses, trust God's presence, and go forward confident that He equips whom He calls.

08/30/2026

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08/28/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 3:1622,

The Israelites were groaning under Pharaoh's cruelty, but God had not forgotten them. He told Moses, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt," and promised to bring them "up out of the affliction of Egypt." Yet God was honest — Pharaoh would resist, "not even by a mighty hand," and the road to freedom would be long. Redemption is rarely instant. When we're weighed down by hardship, we want quick relief, but God calls us to patient trust. He sees our affliction, hears our cry, and will make a way where there seems to be no way. Amen.