This isn’t a beatitude that anyone wants to preach on. But, Jim points out, it is Jesus himself who establishes mourning as a holy attribute. Are you a mourner and…
We have to stop allowing our worldly perspective to reflect on our perfect creator. “There is hope in our pain and there is purpose in our joy.” Mother’s Day can…
As he continues through the Beatitudes, Jim defines what it means to be “poor in spirit” - and the things we need to guard against. “Poor In Spirit” is often…
Stepping out of a boat is a risky business. Jesus is aware of the risks it takes to follow the will of God. But we as people of God are…
Look at the flowers of the field - God will take care of them, God will take care of you. If we trust Him with everything that we’ve got, we’re…
Today’s scripture is a parable - a lesson on how to short-circuit our tendency to want to get back at those who have hurt us. We constantly wander off and…
Today’s story is one of the lord who forgives the debts of his servant, and how that servant could not continue that grace to the servant who owed them. It’s…
Ken launches our Missions series with a call to conviction - a reminder that being convicted is just a brief moment, but we are required to take that moment. To…
As we spend one more week closely looking at the Lord’s Prayer, Jordan talks about the way the prayer continues to look different to us each time we look at…
We are not tempted by God, we are tempted by our own desires - and we must resist. As we draw our series on The Lord’s Prayer to a close,…
On September 26, 2021, First Methodist Houston joins in both campus as a church family in a service of prayer for the Day of Prayer.