First United Methodist Church of East Hampton

Jesus did NOTHING to DESERVE PUNISHMENT, and we did NOTHING to DESERVE HIS SACRIFICE. He was rejected, betrayed, pierced, crushed, beaten, whipped, oppressed, and then crucified FOR ALL OF US. #GoodFriday #GirlsWithSwords

Sunday morning Worship March 28, 2021

Good Friday Worship Service April 2, 2021

Amen! #goodfriday

The mathematical equation that saved humanity: 1 cross + 3 nails= 4 given

Let the hope of a new season be powered by the move of The Holy Spirit

Turn off those outside spigots and protect the fragile plants!

My beloved women of God, you are enough, you are a beautiful wonderful gift from God. With you God is well pleased. When his eyes light upon your face he sees h...is beloved gift to the world. He made you with love, with grace, he molded you into his favorite statue, he named you Goddess, a gift from God. He gave you the ability to bear children, and some very special beauty’s were blessed with a heart to love the children of their love of another, and some with a gift of loving children who need to be mothered by a woman who will love every child in their space. God made woman and gave her a heart big enough to love everyone, a brain that sees all that needs to be addressed, and an unbreakable spirit that no one can break. All hail the woman who is everything to everyone, and doesn’t see her worth. God delights in you and calls you his finest creations! See more

A normal person has 1,000 wishes. A deployed SOLDIER only has one; to come home safely. I know 97% of you won't post this as your status, but the 3% that do are my brothers and sisters. Remember Our Military! AND IN YOUR WISHES, WISH THAT OUR SOLDIERS RETURN HOME SAFELY. Amen

This message by Max Lucado about Jesus being in the Garden of Gethsemane is so powerful! It is so worth the minute it will take to read it. The Sufferings of Hi...s Broken Heart Go with me for a moment to witness what was perhaps the foggiest night in history. The scene is very simple; you’ll recognize it quickly. A grove of twisted olive trees. Ground cluttered with large rocks. A low stone fence. A dark, dark night. Now, look into the picture. Look closely through the shadowy foliage. See that person? See that solitary figure? What’s he doing? Flat on the ground. Face stained with dirt and tears. Fists pounding the hard earth. Eyes wide with a stupor of fear. Hair matted with salty sweat. Is that blood on his forehead? That’s Jesus. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Maybe you've seen the classic portrait of Christ in the garden. Kneeling beside a big rock. Snow-white robe. Hands peacefully folded in prayer. A look of serenity on his face. Halo over his head. A spotlight from heaven illuminating his golden-brown hair. Now, I’m no artist, but I can tell you one thing. The man who painted that picture didn't use the gospel of Mark as a pattern. Look what Mark wrote about that painful night, he used phrases like these: Horror and dismay came over him. My heart is ready to break with grief. He went a little forward and threw himself on the ground. Does this look like the picture of a saintly Jesus resting in the palm of God? Hardly. Mark used black paint to describe this scene. We see an agonizing, straining, and struggling Jesus. We see a man of sorrows. (Isaiah 53:3 NASB) We see a man struggling with fear, wrestling with commitments, and yearning for relief. We see Jesus in the fog of a broken heart. The writer of Hebrews would later pen, During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death. (Hebrews 5:7 NIV) My, what a portrait! Jesus is in pain. Jesus is on the stage of fear. Jesus is cloaked, not in sainthood, but in humanity. The next time the fog finds you, you might do well to remember Jesus in the garden. The next time you think that no one understands, reread the fourteenth chapter of Mark. The next time your self-pity convinces you that no one cares, pay a visit to Gethsemane. And the next time you wonder if God really perceives the pain that prevails on this dusty planet, listen to him pleading among the twisted trees. The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you’ll ever get to God. Watch closely. It could very well be that the hand that extends itself to lead you out of the fog is a pierced one.

What would this world be like if instead of judging people we would start loving people? So they don’t look like you, they don’t dress like you, they don’t rai...se their children like you, they’re not supposed to. God made us all different. Maybe they’re not making good decisions right now. That’s okay, show them mercy. They’re still on their journey. See more