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Palm Sunday marks Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem for the last week of his life, a week before his resurrection. It is known as “Passion Week” and symbolizes the final seven days of Jesus’ earthly ministry. This event fulfilled prophecies from the Old Testament, such as Zechariah 9:9, which speaks of a humble king bringing salvation and peace to Jerusalem, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” This prophecy was then fulfilled when Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time, as it says in Luke 19: 37, “[T]he whole multitude of the disciples … Read More

Please join us on Sunday March 17th and welcome our guest speaker Rev Caroline Noll. This will be the 5th in the Lent Series “Wesleyan Holiness” and this message is “Striving Together with God”. Rev. Caroline Noll is an ordained Deacon appointed as a Chaplain to Children’s Medical Center in Plano.  She is proud to have been raised here in Garland! Before her current work in the hospital, she served in the local church for over 20 years focusing on children and their families, including FUMC Garland.  Caroline’s call to ministry is centered in honoring children’s spirituality, creating spaces for their faith and feelings to grow and transform, and equipping and teaching adults in their work with children.  Caroline lives in Richardson with … Read More

Please Join us on Sunday March 10th and welcome our guest speaker Dr. Vic Casad. Dr. Victor (Vic) Casad is a retired elder in the United Methodist Church.He retired from active ministry in 2021 after thirty-eight years in the North Texas Conference.  After receiving his MDiv degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, Vic came back to the North Texas Conference and served Valley View UMC, Farmersville UMC, Aldersgate UMC in Carrollton, Christ UMC in Farmers Branch, and Stonebridge UMC in McKinney. His last appointment was for eight years as the District Superintendent of the East District of the North Texas Annual Conference. Vic received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Perkins School of Theology in … Read More

We are over two weeks into the Lenten season, and today is the third message of our Lenten series, “Wesleyan Holiness.” What have we learned so far? In the first sermon, we learned God wants us to be sanctified, to become more like Jesus so we can mirror his love to the world reflecting his character. This sanctification is not about adherence to rules, an unattainable goal, or a solitary endeavor, but a transformative process driven by God’s grace, focusing on living out our faith through love and service. Then, last week, we learned about the means of grace: prayer, Scripture reading, Holy Communion, fasting, and Christian fellowship. These practices are not mere religious routines but vital channels through which … Read More

In last week’s sermon marking the beginning of the Lenten season, we discussed the essence of holiness in our Wesleyan tradition. We explored holiness not as adherence to rules, an unattainable goal, or a solitary endeavor but as a transformative process driven by God’s grace, focusing on living out our faith through love and service. The central claim I made through the Scriptures of 1 Thessalonian s 4:3 and 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 was that sanctification is God’s will for us, calling us to be ambassadors of God’s love in the world, reflecting the character of Christ in our lives. Today, as we transition to the next sermon in our series, “Grace upon Grace: The Means of Sanctification,” we are looking … Read More