Fairview United Methodist Church

10/15/2026

❤️ **We Were Never Meant to Carry It All Alone** ❤️

📖 *“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”* — Galatians 6:2

Sometimes carrying someone’s burden doesn’t require us to fix anything.

It may simply mean **showing up.**

🙏 Praying when someone doesn’t have the words to pray.
👂 Listening without judging.
❤️ Sitting beside someone who is hurting.
🍲 Bringing a meal when life becomes overwhelming.
📱 Making the phone call or sending the text that says, “I’m thinking about you.”
🤝 Reminding someone that they don’t have to face the hard days alone.

That is what being the Church looks like.

We celebrate together in the good times, and when one of us is struggling, we help carry the load.

This week, take a moment to look around. **Is there someone whose burden you could help make a little lighter?**

Sometimes the greatest way we can show the love of Christ is simply to say:

**“I’m here. Let me walk with you.”** ❤️

10/14/2026

🍰🍪 **Happy National Dessert Day!** 🧁🥧

Today gives us a pretty good excuse to enjoy a little something sweet! 😋

Dessert has a way of bringing people together—whether it’s Grandma’s famous pie, a plate of homemade cookies, a church potluck dessert table, or that one recipe everyone hopes someone brings! ❤️

Fellowship happens in so many simple ways, and sometimes it happens over a cup of coffee and a piece of cake. ☕🍰

So today, we’re having a little fun…

👇 **What is YOUR favorite dessert?**

Are you Team Cake 🎂, Team Pie 🥧, Team Cookies 🍪, Team Brownies 🍫… or something else entirely?

Let us know in the comments—and maybe we’ll discover who makes the best desserts in our church family! 😉❤️

📖 *“Taste and see that the Lord is good.”* — Psalm 34:8

10/13/2026

❤️ **There Was Jesus** ❤️

Looking back over our lives, there are moments when we may have wondered, **“God, where were You?”**

In the waiting.
In the heartache.
In the uncertainty.
In the moments we felt completely alone.

And sometimes it’s only when we look back that we realize…

**There was Jesus.** 🙏

He was there in the valley and on the mountaintop. He was there when our prayers were answered—and when the answer seemed to take forever. He was there when we were strong, and He was especially close when we had no strength left.

Whatever you are walking through today, remember: **you are not walking through it alone.**

📖 *“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”* — Matthew 28:20

Take a few minutes today and listen to **“There Was Jesus” by Zach Williams & Dolly Parton.** 🎶

May it remind you to look back and see all the places where Jesus was there all along. ❤️

Watch and share my official music video for “There Was Jesus” Lis...

10/12/2026

🪶 **Indigenous Peoples’ Day** 🪶

Today, we pause to honor and recognize the Indigenous peoples who have cared for this land for generations—their rich cultures, traditions, languages, stories, and enduring contributions to our communities.

As followers of Christ, we are called to see the sacred worth of every person, to listen to one another’s stories, and to seek understanding, healing, and reconciliation where there has been hurt.

Today is also an opportunity to remember that Indigenous history is not simply history. Indigenous peoples and communities continue to enrich our churches, our communities, and our nation today.

May we approach one another with humility, respect, and love, remembering that we are all created in the image of God. ❤️

📖 *“So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them.”* — Genesis 1:27

On this **Indigenous Peoples’ Day**, may we honor the past, listen in the present, and work together toward a future rooted in justice, compassion, peace, and love.

🙏 **God, help us to listen well, love our neighbors, seek reconciliation, and recognize Your image in every person we meet.**

10/11/2026

10/11/2026

Sunday, October 11, 2026
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10/10/2026

Please pray for Wendy Raines. She fell down mainly hitting her face and has
a few broken bones in her face. I imagine that is very painful.

Thanks

10/10/2026

💚 **World Mental Health Day** 💚

Today, we pause to remember something important: **mental health matters.**

People sitting beside us at church, working beside us, living in our neighborhoods—and sometimes even those closest to us—may be carrying struggles we cannot see.

Anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, loneliness, and emotional exhaustion do not mean someone has failed or lacks faith.

As the Church, we are called to be a place of **compassion, grace, prayer, and support**—a place where people know they do not have to struggle alone. ❤️

And sometimes faith looks like praying.
Sometimes it looks like sitting with someone in their pain.
Sometimes it looks like talking with a pastor, counselor, doctor, or trusted friend.
And sometimes it simply looks like saying, **“I need help.”**

📖 *“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”* — Psalm 34:18

On this World Mental Health Day, let’s check on one another, listen without judgment, and remind those who are hurting:

💚 **You matter. You are loved. And you do not have to walk through the hard places alone.**