“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—” John 14:16 These are difficult and confusing times for many who are just trying to faithfully live for Jesus. Don’t give up on the Lord because you feel like you are the lost coin in the church these days (see Luke 15:8-10). You are valuable to the Lord, He will…Keep Reading

“Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli…Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” Read 1 Samuel 3:1-10 How many parents can identify with this story?” The child, Samuel, was in bed for the night, and the old priest, Eli, was almost asleep. Then Samuel came running into the room because he heard something. “Go back to sleep Samuel, it’s your imagination.” When it happened again and…Keep Reading

“Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve … But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15 Living with indecision is a miserable way of life. The people were one day living for God, and the next day engrossed in the gods of the world. It is a problem that has existed from the time of creation. Joshua challenged the people to make…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church John 7:6-19 Link to YouTube Video – Jesus Prays for You, Holy Father Keep Them in Your Name, Keep Them from Evil, Sanctify Them in Truth From Pastor Will Shewey 10 years ago, I was appointed by the bishop of the United Methodist Church to serve the streets of Kingsport, Tennessee. We moved into our current location in October 2014. As…Keep Reading

“Sin is crouching at the door.” (Genesis 4:7) – “Behold I stand at the door…” (Revelation 3:20) A pastor was walking through the neighborhood when he saw a little boy trying to ring a doorbell at someone’s house. The button was high, and the boy was short. as the pastor watched the young fellow trying to reach it, he decided to help. He went up on the porch and said,…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church John 15:9-17 Link to YouTube Video – I Am a Friend of God From Pastor Will Shewey May is mental health month. As Jimmy and I arrived at Shades for worship this morning, several people were already waiting on the sidewalk. It was immediately obvious that a few folk were in full blown crisis mode. We did what we could to…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Mark 5 Link to YouTube Video From Pastor Will Shewey A man came to me a couple months ago to ask if I can direct him to a support group for parents of addicted loved ones. I just assumed there would be many options and was surprised to discover no such group existed. To make a long story short, we were…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church John 10:11-18 The Lord Is My Shepherd – Jesus Says, “My Sheep Hear My Voice.” Link to YouTube Video From Pastor Will Shewey What a beautiful service was experienced today at Saturday morning worship service at Shades of Grace. Our theme was Jesus’ message about the Good Shepherd. The choir sang and Landon gave his best again today. Ms Dee was…Keep Reading

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” Proverbs 17:22 We were staying in a tall hotel. A friend and I decided to ride the elevator to the top floor and look out at the city. Just as the door was about to close, a woman jumped on. She was frustrated and trying to go down to the ground level and catch the ride…Keep Reading

It is an uncomfortable moment for any preacher; that time when you have to wrestle with the sermon while you are preaching it. It was such a time when somewhere out in the pew a man spoke, or prayed out loud, “Bless him Lord!” All I could think was, “Yes Lord, I will take all the blessing that I can get right now.” “Oh that you would bless me indeed…”…Keep Reading

As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves and don’t reprimand her. Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.” Ruth 2:15-16 Many of us have benefited from gleaning. It may not have been a necessity (as it was for Ruth), but it sure did make…Keep Reading

Good Morning . . . Photo is The Shadow or the Cross which was under our water Guage. In the Gospel of Mark . . . Jesus tells the paralyzed man that because he accepts Him and has faith in Him, he can pick up his mat and walk . . . And that he is forgiven. Jesus asks us all to have the same faith, and follow Him. We…Keep Reading