Fairhaven UMC
United Methodist Church
2415 Saw Mill Run Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Sunday 9:30am Worship
Author: Brian
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Book club finished reading “The House That Love Built” and is starting “Just Mercy” in October. Book club is participating in Cards of Peace ministry for people in immigration detention. Training via Zoom on 9/5. Contact Rev. Peg Bowman if interested. Baby shower on Saturday 9/9 from 10am-1pm. Bring a new, unwrapped gift. See Stormy…
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Summary This Fairhaven Sermon by Peg Bowman explores the history and significance of Sabbath from the Old Testament through Jesus’s life. It starts by summarizing the origins of Sabbath in Genesis, where God rested on the 7th day after creating the world. God intended Sabbath to be a time for all people and even animals…
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Jesus Answers Questions About Sabbath Jesus answers the question in the style of a rabbi, by answering from the law and the prophets. Jesus is not troubled by this conversation, by the way, and neither is the rest of the group, because expressing differences of opinion and posing questions to a master were encouraged in…
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Summary In this sermon, the Pastor Dylan Parson discusses Jesus’ interaction with a Canaanite woman in the Gospel of Matthew. The pastor explains that Christians often view themselves as the “hero” or “main character” when reading Bible stories, but in this case, we are not the children of Israel – we are the outsiders, the…
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Main Character Syndrome This story has something to say to you. A friend of mine pointed out that when reading scripture, Christians often have a terrible case of what kids these days call main character syndrome. I don’t know how many of you are familiar with that phrase. But main character syndrome is this– the…
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