Punxsutawney Grace United Methodist Church

Punxsutawney Grace United Methodist Church Our mission is "to win souls to Jesus Christ, nurture them in Christian fellowship, and extend God's We welcome you for worship each Sunday at 10:45am

God is too big to fit in one religion.
09/09/2026

God is too big to fit in one religion.

Which rapper hit the Number One spot on the Christian billboard with his song "Use This Gospel"?EminemDr. DreKanye WestE...
09/09/2026

Which rapper hit the Number One spot on the Christian billboard with his song "Use This Gospel"?

Eminem
Dr. Dre
Kanye West

Eminem. The album ws produced by DJ Khaled, a devout Muslim.

Where does a boat go when it's sick?To the Dock!
09/09/2026

Where does a boat go when it's sick?

To the Dock!

Matthew 13:1-23Common English BibleSetting for the parables13 That day Jesus went out of the house and sat down beside t...
09/09/2026

Matthew 13:1-23
Common English Bible

Setting for the parables
13 That day Jesus went out of the house and sat down beside the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he climbed into a boat and sat down. The whole crowd was standing on the shore.

Parable of the soils
3 He said many things to them in parables: “A farmer went out to scatter seed. 4 As he was scattering seed, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate it. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where the soil was shallow. They sprouted immediately because the soil wasn’t deep. 6 But when the sun came up, it scorched the plants, and they dried up because they had no roots. 7 Other seed fell among thorny plants. The thorny plants grew and choked them. 8 Other seed fell on good soil and bore fruit, in one case a yield of one hundred to one, in another case a yield of sixty to one, and in another case a yield of thirty to one. 9 Everyone who has ears should pay attention.”

Why Jesus speaks in parables
10 Jesus’ disciples came and said to him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowds?”

11 Jesus replied, “Because they haven’t received the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but you have. 12 For those who have will receive more and they will have more than enough. But as for those who don’t have, even the little they have will be taken away from them. 13 This is why I speak to the crowds in parables: although they see, they don’t really see; and although they hear, they don’t really hear or understand. 14 What Isaiah prophesied has become completely true for them:

You will hear, to be sure, but never understand;
and you will certainly see but never recognize what you are seeing.
15 For this people’s senses have become calloused,
and they’ve become hard of hearing,
and they’ve shut their eyes
so that they won’t see with their eyes
or hear with their ears
or understand with their minds,
and change their hearts and lives that I may heal them.

16 “Happy are your eyes because they see. Happy are your ears because they hear. 17 I assure you that many prophets and righteous people wanted to see what you see and hear what you hear, but they didn’t.

Explanation of the parable of the farmer
18 “Consider then the parable of the farmer. 19 Whenever people hear the word about the kingdom and don’t understand it, the evil one comes and carries off what was planted in their hearts. This is the seed that was sown on the path. 20 As for the seed that was spread on rocky ground, this refers to people who hear the word and immediately receive it joyfully. 21 Because they have no roots, they last for only a little while. When they experience distress or abuse because of the word, they immediately fall away. 22 As for the seed that was spread among thorny plants, this refers to those who hear the word, but the worries of this life and the false appeal of wealth choke the word, and it bears no fruit. 23 As for what was planted on good soil, this refers to those who hear and understand, and bear fruit and produce—in one case a yield of one hundred to one, in another case a yield of sixty to one, and in another case a yield of thirty to one.”

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will a...
09/08/2026

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." To this day, especially in times of "disaster," I remember my mother's words."
Fred Rogers

The light of the world knows no paer failure.
09/08/2026

The light of the world knows no paer failure.

How did the fierce Israelite judge known as Samson slay a thousand enemy Philistines?A slingshotA jawboneA flaming sword...
09/08/2026

How did the fierce Israelite judge known as Samson slay a thousand enemy Philistines?

A slingshot
A jawbone
A flaming sword

Samson used the jawbone of an ass.

I bought a boat because it was for sale.
09/08/2026

I bought a boat because it was for sale.

Matthew 7:13-29Common English BibleNarrow gate13 “Go in through the narrow gate. The gate that leads to destruction is b...
09/08/2026

Matthew 7:13-29
Common English Bible

Narrow gate
13 “Go in through the narrow gate. The gate that leads to destruction is broad and the road wide, so many people enter through it. 14 But the gate that leads to life is narrow and the road difficult, so few people find it.

Tree and fruit
15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you dressed like sheep, but inside they are vicious wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruit. Do people get bunches of grapes from thorny weeds, or do they get figs from thistles? 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, and every rotten tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit. And a rotten tree can’t produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore, you will know them by their fruit.

Entrance requirements
21 “Not everybody who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 On the Judgment Day, many people will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name and expel demons in your name and do lots of miracles in your name?’ 23 Then I’ll tell them, ‘I’ve never known you. Get away from me, you people who do wrong.’

Two foundations
24 “Everybody who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise builder who built a house on bedrock. 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the wind blew and beat against that house. It didn’t fall because it was firmly set on bedrock. 26 But everybody who hears these words of mine and doesn’t put them into practice will be like a fool who built a house on sand. 27 The rain fell, the floods came, and the wind blew and beat against that house. It fell and was completely destroyed.”

Crowd’s response
28 When Jesus finished these words, the crowds were amazed at his teaching 29 because he was teaching them like someone with authority and not like their legal experts.

"No matter what lies ahead, children always need to know that they are loved and capable of loving. Anything that adults...
09/07/2026

"No matter what lies ahead, children always need to know that they are loved and capable of loving. Anything that adults can do to help in this discovery will be our greatest girt to the future."
Fred Rogers

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61 Hillcrest Drive
Punxsutawney, PA
15767

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