White’s Chapel UMC 2020

09/07/2026

See you on the 13th!
Have a blessed week!

09/07/2026

Yesterday’s gathering after church service! So nice to have visitors Kena and Paul. The children have been practicing for next week’s service.

Come join us September 13th for the Blessing of the Backpacks and the Children’s Service. Bring the inner child in you as we sing the Sunday school songs we all know!

Stay for the luncheon afterwards. Desserts and side dishes welcomed! Please call Shirley or Judy for next Sunday’s luncheon and for the picnic on Saturday, September 19th, and let them know what side dish or dessert you can bring.

Thank you all! We have fun and exciting events lined up this month!

09/05/2026

Please keep Loretta Downes in your prayers. She is back in Beebe. Not in intensive care, but concerning to her family.
Thank you.
In Christ’s care,
PL

09/03/2026

Here is Sunday’s sermon, August 30th. Excuse the position of the microphone. I had sprained my ankle earlier and needed to sit, I threw things off, I am sure.

Thank you to Ken for loading this past week’s sermon. It was a beast I understand. We appreciate what he does so much.

Remember, our job as disciples is to bring people to Christ. Through Jesus’ teachings the Holy Spirit convicts us all, and changes us from who we were, to who we are meant to be. I can testify to that truth.

"Truth Revealed" by Pastor Lee Parks

09/03/2026

Thursday Message

Please Read Psalm 7.

This touches me when I read verse 3 that says, “LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands…..5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;”

When we find ourselves in conflict with others, the psalmist tells us that we must go to God in all things for clarity, but first we must seek clarity of our motives, on how we handled situations ourselves.

Could we have done something different? Did we bring this situation about ourselves? Do we seek repentance from God and with those we may have offended? Does God, who knows us inside and out, know that our thoughts and heart were pure and the situation that has come about rests on another?

God judges from on high. God protects the “upright in heart.” Verse 9 says “the righteous God probes minds and hearts.”

God is a righteous judge, who does not hold blame against anyone who was never to blame.

God will also punish those who are guilty of creating sinful situations. Our hearts and minds must always be in the right place, and that comes from praying to God for answers on how to move through conflicts.

Sometimes these conflicts can be resolved, and sometimes there is a wall of defense built up that not even the righteous in heart and mind can pe*****te.

The psalmist gives thanks to the LORD for leading the psalmist through with eyes on God and not with eyes of vengeance.

Even when we are to blame, God appreciates and rewards our honesty when we come to God. Then we can rest in the assurance that God will guide us through these challenges. We grow by seeking God’s ways and wisdom.

Keep God in the forefront of everything.

09/03/2026

Wednesday Message

Read Psalm 6

Have you been walking through a challenge that has been overwhelming to you? Has it gone on for such a long period of time that it seems that there will never be delivery from it?

Do you go to bed at night and feel the tears flowing once again and soaking your pillow? There are times that we just cannot stop the tears.

The psalmist felt that way. The psalmist said, “All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.”

The psalmist said something else that really struck me. The psalmist said, “Among the dead no one proclaims Your name. Who praises You from the grave?”

If we do not understand who God is to us in this life and speak to God with thankfulness and praises for what God has blessed us with, there will be no time to do so when one dies.

Those who do not know God through a relationship with God, there will be no life after death in resurrection. There will be only darkness and fear.

The psalmist knows that the Lord hears the psalmist and sees every tear that falls. The Lord not only hears and sees, but the Lord will bring blessings to the one who never forgets the Creator.

Those that turn away from the Lord will be shamed. The Lord hears and sees them as well.

The Lord has unfailing love for those who love the Lord.

09/01/2026

Tuesday Message

Please read Psalm 5

The psalmist starts this Psalm by telling the Lord that the psalmist starts the morning talking to God. The psalmist asks The Lord for the requests that have been laid on the psalmist’s heart.

The psalmist expects to hear from God, which is a lovely thought to have when you go to God with what is on your heart. When you go to God with earnest expectation, you can expect to hear from God.

It is an attitude of faith.

There are some mornings that you wake up and dread what is ahead of you. Sometimes those thoughts turn into panic. The psalmist tells you that you must wait in trust that God will help you through your concerns, your fears, and your inward doubts. You will see God at work because you are faithful to God.

Even when people try to get in your way and try to make you stumble, the psalmist reminds you that God has overall judgment over such people. They cannot hide who they are from God. God knows their inner thoughts and intentions.

In today’s confusing culture you should bring your concerns to God and ask His help in the turmoil. You should pray that your thoughts align with God’s. You should not be afraid.

The Lord needs His people to show courage, integrity, and go to Him often when answers seem vague to us. God will steer our course. God will be with us through it all.

Amen.

08/31/2026

Monday Message

Please read Psalm 4

The writer of this Psalm seems to be in great distress and pain. The psalmist is questioning where the Lord has been. The psalmists asks the people around why they are so bent on creating suffering for the psalmist when the psalmist is in moments of happiness.

Then the psalmist asks why others cannot seek the Lord to find their own happiness. In other words, “why pick on me? In your own dissatisfaction with life and the things going on around you, why not seek the One that is greater?”

The psalmist can sleep at night because the Lord gives the psalmist safe rest.

We battle with people that anger us, don’t understand us, and sometimes who even go so far as to damage our reputation.

The sinful part of us causes us to lash back, find hurtful words that are stronger than what was dished out to us, and so we take our revenge.

We look for things that will satisfy us and make us feel good for a few moments, maybe even for longer times-money, status, or human approval and we still never achieve great happiness. Often times it creates added stress.

The psalmist says we need to take a break, pause, think and think deeply before we do anything. We cannot fix everything, only God can give us a way out of, or a way through things that give us upheaval in our lives.

The psalmist shifted thoughts away from problems and focused on the Lord. Once the psalmist focused on the Lord, peace and rest was achieved.

Amen.

08/31/2026

Today’s sermon came from Matthew 16:21-28, Jesus Predicts His Death.

The children are working with teachers on the service for September 13th. Not only will the children’s Backpack Blessing be that day, but the children are in charge of the service. We are excited to see what will be put together for that day.

A luncheon will follow the service.

Come join us next Sunday for Holy Communion Sunday Service. All are welcome!

08/31/2026

Thank you to all who donated to the food drive. Half will go to the Delaware Food Bank and the other half will go to the Cape Henlopen Food Basket.