Camden First United Methodist Church

This Christmas Eve we think about Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. He was born in oppression but today, he would have been born in the Bethlehem of the West Bank.

Discipleship starts at somepoint in our lives and continues for eternity unless we decide we know enough. If we stop striving and if we stop being curious, we do not become all god has called us to b…

Ever notice how loud truth seems to be. when you hear it, you may not want to listen but it is there and you should. Artist are truth tellers. So was John the Baptist.

It has always baffled me how people of faith in the Bible are terrifed by angels. Today we look at Zechariah's reaction when Gabriel shows up in the Temple to tell him Good News!

Revelations 19 describes the wedding feast of the Lamb, an event we all hope to attend!

The Gospel of John tells the story of the Last Supper in a way that seems to emphasize foot washing over communion but maybe he is telling us something even more important. His first miracle is makin…

In our sermon today, we will begin looking at feasts in the New Testament. Jesus does not just use food and banquets in his parables, we often finding him celebrating with those the church rejects.

My sermon schedule is typically set at least three months in advance. On occasion the text is exactly what needs to be explored given the events of the week, Today, the sermon is the story of Esther.

Many of us look at the rules in Scripture but what if we look at the instructions for hospitality instead. The 18th Chapter of Genesis is hospitality well done and hospitality refused. It is an amazi…

With the Hamas attack on October 7th, Israel and Palestine have been on our minds. It was another dire period of time when Isaiah spoke these words from the 55th chapter. What do they mean to us toda…

God laid out a plan in Leviticus 25 to alleviate generational poverty. It was God's intent for people to thrive. That includes you!

In October we began a new sermon series called Always Room for One More. We began this week, World Communion Sunday in Leviticus 23 where God commanded the people to observe Sabbath but also seven fe…

Why is Connectionalism important? We look at The Way United Methodist do church, chapter 9 of Joyner's "Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt."

United Methodist believe in doing -- lesson 6 in Belton Joyner's "Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt."

Today we look at Chapters 6 & 7 of Joshua. We talk about these stories of Jericho and Ai as stories of power and conquests but I believe they may be pointing to something else.

How does God impart grace to us? A look at ordinary means of grace with Belton Joyner's "Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt."

Robert Alter describes the first twelve chapters of Joshua as ruthless and the last twelve chapters at tedium. The first twelve chapters remind us of our current culture of completely fidelity to a l…

What do United Methodists believe about baptism? Our 4th lesson in Belton Joyner's "Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt."

Today we begin a new series on the books of Joshua and Judges. Joshua takes us from the wilderness into the Promised Land but you have to get across a river first.

Do United Methodist really believe in the Bible? Our 3rd lesson from Belton Joyner's "Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt."