“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 We sometimes say, “I know everything is going to be all right because I have read the end of the Book and it says so.” It does say so, but there can be a lot of…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Link to YouTube Video – Luke 9:1-9 From Pastor Will Shewey Saturday morning worship at Shades of Grace, a United Methodist congregation has ended. What a blessed time sharing and caring together. Seventy people sang and praised the Lord as we continued following Jesus further into the journey toward Easter. The Shades Community Choir joyfully presented three gospel hymns. Landon also…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Link to YouTube Video – Luke 13:35-36 From Pastor Will Shewey Saturday morning worship has ended for another week. Following an empty building of vacation for the past week, there was a total of 70 persons filling the chairs of God’s Living Room. Music was great as always and the Shades Community Choir sang three songs. I told the congregation that…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Link to YouTube Video – Luke 4:1-13 From Pastor Will Shewey What a unique, wonderful and spirit filled worship service we experienced on this first weekend in Lent. Our congregation is constantly growing with new people in attendance almost every week. Today, there were 79 people who worshipped at God‘s Living Room. The music was an inspiration to all. Becky.M played…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Link to YouTube Video – Luke 6:27-36 From Pastor Will Shewey Saturday morning worship observed Transfiguration of the Lord . We talked about Moses and Elijah appearing on the mountain with Jesus while the three closest disciples fell asleep at the most inappropriate time. It’s not the only time sleep overtook these same men when Jesus needed them to pray. God…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Link to YouTube Video – Luke 6:27-36 From Pastor Will Shewey Our Saturday morning worship service at Shades of Grace Church was a tremendous opportunity for encouragement. There was a very good crowd and laughter was welcome in the midst of so much sadness. Officer Patton was on call today and is always a blessing. We are currently not having a…Keep Reading

One True Friend is Better Than a Thousand Fair Weather Ones The Message has Solomon saying: “By yourself you’re unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Perhaps this is one reason Jesus sent the 12 and the 70 out in twos. The passage is not about marriage, but when a husband and wife are…Keep Reading

“Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.” Proverbs 27:9 Someone wrote, “Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.” I thank God upon every remembrance of my old friends. Did God ever embrace you through a friend’s arms during your time of trouble? When the burden was too heavy to carry alone, did He send someone…Keep Reading

The Powerful Hold All of the Power! Through the eye of faith, Asaph sees the Almighty presiding over the great assembly of gods and rebuking them: “How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed, rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked (Psalms 82:2-4,…Keep Reading

“If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you, how will you compete with horses?” Jeremiah 12:5 He was a policeman who was fearless when it came to the bad guys, but he was afraid to mow a spot in his back yard because he once saw a snake there. It’s the little things that sometimes create the most anxiety and problems. A man once stood…Keep Reading

“Whose son are you, young man?” see 1 Samuel 17:58 Two of life’s most important questions that we must answer are, Who do you say that Jesus is, and are you a child of God. “Whose son are you, young man?” If I had been asked that when I was growing up, it probably meant trouble. Identity is important to most people. There was a time when you would be…Keep Reading

Broken-Hearted Jesus We are familiar with Matthew’s quoting of Psalm 69:21: “There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it (Matt 27:28). But there is more to the the quotation: “You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you. Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but…Keep Reading