Irvington UMC family and friends:
Keep an eye on Facebook and our website as we explore new ways to keep connected! "Take 10 at 10:00!" posts on our Facebook page Monday through Friday at 10:00 am and can be viewed at any time. Look for a video posting, a scripture reading, music from our sanctuary, children and youth messages, or a podcast. Listen, read, and engage with us! We hope you will join us and add your comments.
The Take 10 @ 10:00 schedule is generally as follows:
Monday - story time with Mrs. Steuer
Tuesday - a podcast from Pastor Denise
Wednesday - music from the sanctuary by DJ
Thursday - youth time with Associate Pastor Cody
Friday - a weekly devotional from Pastor Denise
Make yourself a cup of coffee, curl up in your favorite chair or on the sofa, and spend a few minutes with us!
Pastor Denise
Jesus: The God Who Sets Us Free (Part 2)
by: Denise Robinson
08/07/2020
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We continue this week with our devotional from Henri Nouwen's letters to his nephew, Marc, explaining his faith and addressing the void in life his nephew finds himself feeling. In the first letter, Nouwen discusses Jesus as the heart of our existence considering the question which Jesus asked his disciples: "Who do YOU say that I am?" Last week we looked at the first half of Nouwen's second letter where he discusses the significance of what happened o...
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Jesus: The God Who Sets Us Free (Part 1)
by: Denise Robinson
07/31/2020
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We continue this week with our devotional from Henri Nouwen's letters to his nephew, Marc, explaining his faith and addressing the void in life his nephew finds himself feeling. In the first letter (see last week's devotional), Nouwen discusses Jesus as the heart of our existence. The central question for last week was one which Jesus asked his disciples: "Who do YOU say that I am?"
Letter 2: Jesus: The God Who Sets Us Free (Pt. 1)
At the m...
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Jesus: The Heart of Our Existence
by: Denise Robinson
07/24/2020
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Take 10 @ 10:00 - A Weekly Devotional
Henri Nouwen is one of my favorite theologians and authors. Years ago he published a short book of letters written to his 19-year old nephew, Marc. The purpose of these letters was to respond to a void Marc felt in his life and in these letters, Nouwen shares in an honest way the spiritual life he has found.
Letter 1: Jesus: The Heart of Our Existence
Well now, I've got around to it at last .. is writing to you...
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Take 10 @ 10:00: Tuesday's Podcast
by: Micki Gowdy
06/02/2020
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Yesterday evening I watched the movie The Two Popes (available on Netflix). I was struck by a conversation between Pope Benedict and Cardinal Bergoglio (later Pope Francis), in which Pope Benedict expresses his pain at no longer feeling God's presence or hearing God's voice. In this ...
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Pentecost Sunday
by: Micki Gowdy
05/31/2020
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Sunday, May 31,2020
May the power of the Holy Spirit come down and fill you to overflowing.
God Bless
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Outward Focused Faith
by: Micki Gowdy
05/29/2020
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Take 10 @ 10:00. Our Weekly Devotional
We have been discussing our Wesleyan beliefs (from The Wesleyan Way by Scott Jones). Last week we began our discussion that part of our Wesleyan way is to invite others to join us along the way. We are encouraged to have an outward-focused faith, living for others and not ourselves. Witnessing through our actions is essential, but we should not ignore witnessing with our words (which is often harder, I think).
Icebreake...
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Poems, Psalms, and Prayer
by: Micki Gowdy
05/26/2020
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Take 10 @ 10:00. Tuesday's Podcast.
This morning's podcast is a reflection on God's grace and love for us. It is entitled Poems, Psalms, and Prayer and contains poetry readings from All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols, psalm readings (NRSV), and a prayer written by Thomas Merton. May these words give you strength for the week.
God bless!
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Remember
by: Micki Gowdy
05/25/2020
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Take 10 at 10:00: God asks us to remember by Mrs. Steuer
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Sunday Worship
by: Micki Gowdy
05/24/2020
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Sunday, May 24,2020Announcements:1) Contacting us: Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about our church, prayer requests, or need assistance with shopping, etc.Church phone: (317) 356-7231Church email: info@irvingtonumc.orgWebsite:
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Weekly Devotional
by: Micki Gowdy
05/22/2020
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Take 10 @ 10:00: Our Weekly Devotional
Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at how love wins over hate, how God's grace works in our lives, and how we are called to transform our lives by growing in spiritual maturity. In today's lesson, we discuss how we are called to invite others on our journey.
Following Christ involves a paradox. Jesus said, if you want to find your life, you have to lose it; if you want to find happiness, you have to give your...
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