Join us on Sundays at 10:30am Eastern in Candler Park, Picnic Pavilion 2 or via Facebook Live.
Sunday, June 7, 2026
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Invocation
Opening Hymn: “As a Fire Is Meant for Burning”
Welcome and Announcements
First Reading: Psalm 33:1-12
Second Reading: Romans 4:19-25
Prayers and Praises
Message
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Closing Hymn: “Cry of My Heart”
Benediction
Message
“Mercy Over Religion” (Rev. Paul M. Turner)
Reading: Matthew 9:9-13
Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.” (Verses 12-13)
Everyone is a child of God, created in God’s image and deserving of a direct relationship with God. Inspired by the teaching of Jesus to “love your neighbor as yourself,” we free ourselves of the temptation to judge or to define sin or salvation for anyone but ourselves in the context of that powerful relationship to our Creator.
Affirming someone is an act of validation that seeks to empower and lift up without judgment. To affirm means to build trust, respect and understanding between two people and the community of faith, fostering a deep connection of agape.
Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor
