Monroe Free Methodist Church

On this 3rd Sunday in Eastertide Pastor Kevin Eccles preaches from I Peter 1.

On this Transfiguration Sunday, Pastor Melanie shares honestly what’s been going on behind the scenes, describes her own “Moses in the cloud” kind of experience, and calls us all to prepare ourselves for spiritual revival in Lent.

On this 6th Sunday after Epiphany Pastor Kevin preaches on the call to master the “basics” of the Christian faith.

On this 5th Sunday in Epiphany, Pastor Melanie Eccles preaches on the Isaiah 58 text: “Let’s bring to light what is festering in the darkness so that we might be healed and made whole, so that we might be called ‘repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in’.”

On this third Sunday in Epiphany Pastor Kevin Eccles preaches on the I Corinthians text urging unity in Christ.

On this 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, Pastor Melanie Eccles preaches from the Gospel text on how John sets the example for how to live a truly Good News life.

On the first Sunday in Epiphany, the Lectionary text on the Baptism on the Lord guide the sermon by Pastor Melanie Eccles. When people see your life, what do they see? Do they see Jesus?

On this 2nd Sunday in Christmastide, on the eve of the Epiphany, Pastor Kevin Eccles preaches a stirring sermon on living out your faith, asking yourself what are you willing to bleed for?

On this final Sunday of the year (and the first Sunday in Christmastide), Local Ministerial Candidate, Clayton Blackwell preaches a message on the prevenient grace of God and the invitation to find that grace in community.

On the 4th Sunday of Advent, Pastor Melanie Eccles preaches on the collaborative and communal nature of Christian spiritual formation. We can’t be Christians alone. She introduces the discipleship methods of John Wesley known as the Class Meeting. Learn more in Kevin Watson’s book, The Class Meeting: Reclaiming a Forgotten (and Essential) Small Group Experience.

On this 3rd Sunday in Advent Pastor Kevin Eccles preaches from what it looks like being saved so you can go and do Jesus’ work in the world.

On this second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Larry Winckles brings us a message on the Three Simple Questions everyone asks. Larry is a Monroe native. He and his wife, Katie, have been working as ministers in Budapest, Hungary. Visit their blog at www.winckles.typepad.com and email katie.winckles@fmc-europe.org if you would like to receive their weekly prayer updates.

On the first Sunday of Advent (Year A), Pastor Melanie Eccles preaches a sermon on how following Jesus is about waking up and staying awake, and just how to do that.

On this Sunday, Local Ministerial Candidate Mark Thornton preaches on the lectionary text concerning the mocking of Christ the King and how we can follow Jesus’ example. Luke 23:33-43

On this 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Season, Pastor Kevin Eccles preaches a message on the Gospel – what it is and how we are (or aren’t) living it out.

Rev. Dr. Kevin Austin of the Set Free Movement preached on justice work flowing out of our praise (Psalm 1113).

On this All Saints Sunday, the 21st week after Pentecost, Pastor Melanie Eccles preaches a message on seeing God and how to cling to hope and stubbornly wait for God in the dark times of life.

On this twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Melanie Eccles preaches about who can receive the Holy Spirit and the responsibility that comes when the Holy Spirit is poured out. https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu//texts.php?id=285

Pastor Kevin Eccles preaches on this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Listen in on this month’s Ordinary Reflections, letter from Pastor Melanie Eccles, including her own spiritual discipline practice, reflections on our year of transformation, and an eager invitation to hear how God has been speaking to you and changing you this past year. How have you been hearing from God this year? What has Jesus been … Continue reading "On Unplugging and Giving in the Direction of Freedom"