Stratton NE United Methodist Church

09/07/2026

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The sermon may still be fresh in your mind…

Maybe something stood out.

Maybe a verse hit differently.

Maybe there was a moment when you thought: “Lord, I needed to hear that.”

Before the busyness of another week begins, maybe there’s another question worth asking:

⚠️ What am I going to do with what I heard?

👉 Is there something God convicted me about?

👉 Something I need to surrender?

👉 An apology I need to make?

👉 A conversation I’ve been avoiding?

👉 Something Scripture showed me that I know needs to look different in my life?

Because if I’m not careful, I can leave church encouraged, think about the message for a day or two…

and by next Sunday, be ready for another sermon without ever responding to the last one.👀

There’s nothing wrong with being eager to learn more. We should be!

‼️ But sometimes we don’t need another page of notes nearly as much as we need to put into practice what God has already shown us.

James 1:22 reminds us not to merely listen to the Word, but to do what it says.📖

So before today’s message becomes next Sunday’s forgotten notes:

Don’t just remember what you heard.
Ask God to help you live it. 🤎✝️

I’d love to hear from you! Did anything stand out in your sermon today that you felt God was speaking to you about?💭

09/06/2026

Church Service

08/31/2026

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“If today’s church lives at the end of an emotional cul-de-sac—circling the drive of our feelings again and again—it’s our own fault. We need worship that provides new highways leading beyond ourselves,” writes Matthew D. Love.

“Don’t hear me wrong: Experience and emotion matter. These are good gifts from God and have their place in worship. But what we do at church must be far more than emotion and experience.

I know this fails as an ‘attractional model’ of church growth.” But he says he’s learned that, “as the saying goes, what you win people *with* is often what you win people *to*.

Aiming at experience is a dangerous game to play. And putting the burden on ministry leaders to ‘make God happen’ for hundreds of people week after week is a sure-fire route to burnout and a fundamental misunderstanding of the responsibility of the pastor and the nature of worship itself.

Worship is fundamentally about giving God his due, the glory and honor he deserves. We worship because God is God, whether or not we get anything out of it.

In other words, even if I don’t feel anything, I’m here. Even if worship doesn’t regularly cheer me up, I’m here. And there is deep joy in that.”
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08/27/2026

Sunday August 30, 2026 is 5th Sunday Combination worship service at Stratton Community UMC. Worship service is at 10mountain/11 central with potluck to follow. No worship services in Haigler or Palisade. See you there!

08/20/2026

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Our annual conference theme for this year is "Serve Joyfully!" So, what does that mean for our Great Plains staff? We're sharing in our own words! Today, we introduce you to Rev. Ron Harris.

I’m Ron Harris, and I serve as the Western Nebraska District superintendent. I find great joy in traveling throughout the Western Nebraska District to visit and worship with United Methodists in this vast area of the Great Plains Conference.

How do you serve joyfully? Share with a photo and quote of your own. Use the hashtag .

08/19/2026

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Our district administrative assistants are gathered in Topeka this week for training before the busy charge conference season. We are grateful for the faithful service of our district AAs as they serve Christ and the churches of the Great Plains Conference. We also give thanks for Zoom so those who couldn't travel still could participate.