by Michael Plymale | Mar 17, 2024 | Sermons
“Teach Me”. Peter is often all or nothing—either resisting Jesus or drawing closer to him in earnest. This scripture shows a version of Peter who is hungry to learn. His posture is humble and open—he wants to absorb Jesus’ teachings like a wet sponge. He...
by Michael Plymale | Mar 3, 2024 | Sermons
“Praise the mount of God’s unchanging love. . . ” This lyric represents Peter’s mountaintop faith moment. It speaks to spiritual euphoria and feeling the closeness of God. In this story, Peter proclaims who Jesus is. He speaks with conviction. Peter claims his...
by Michael Plymale | Feb 18, 2024 | Sermons
Jesus doesn’t seek out trained rabbis and priests to be his disciples; instead, he calls a few Galilean fishermen to follow him and join his ministry. In this story, Jesus tells Simon Peter to drop his nets one more time, even though they’ve been fishing all night...
by Michael Plymale | Feb 14, 2024 | Sermons
“Wandering Heart ‘Tune Your Heart'” is Pastor Andrea Kraushaar’s message for the Ash Wednesday worship service. This was a joint service with Walnut Hills UMC. It was a pleasure having Pastor Nate Nims, members of the choir, and the...
by Michael Plymale | Feb 11, 2024 | Sermons
The youth of West Des Moines United Methodist Church led the worship service. Three high school seniors, Jacey, Georgia, and Owen provided the...
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