St. Matthew's United Methodist Church

St. Matthew's United Methodist Church

Located in Madison, Mississippi, St. Matthew's UMC is a family of faith reaching out to share the life-changing love and grace of Jesus.

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August 20, 2026 26 mins

Hear the word from Rev. Ricky James! 

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Hear the word from Rev. Brian Johnston! 

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Hear a word from Rev. Steve Casteel from our July 19th Intersection service. The sermon comes from Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43. This is the parable of "The Weeds." 

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Hear a word from Rev. Brian Johnston as he explores the parable of "The Weeds" during our Traditional service on July 19th. The sermon comes from the book of Matthew 13: 24-30 and 36-42.

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Hear the word from Rev. Ricky James. He dives into the book of Matthew 13: 1- 9, 18, telling us about Jesus' early ministry and the parables he preached that started it all. 

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Hear the word from Rev. Brian Johnston as he preaches from the book of Matthew 13: 1-9, and 18. He goes on to talk about Jesus creating the fertile ground for our seeds to be fruitful. Without Him, none of this would be possible. 

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July 7, 2026 19 mins

Listen to the word from the book of Matthew. Rev. Ricky James preached his first sermon, called "Easy Days." Rev. James walks us through the early stages of Jesus' ministry and how he navigated each day. Each day brings joys and challenges, but He promises to be with us through every day, even the easy ones. 

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In our Intersection message, Ginger and Rev. Steve share with us a sermon titled "The Art of Losing" and readings from Matthew 10:24-39 and Romans: 12:1,2.

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In our traditional service message from June 21st, Rev. Brian shares with us a message called, The cost of discipleship. From Matthew 10:24-39 Jesus teaches that true discipleship requires courage, sacrifice, and unwavering loyalty to Him above all else. He warns that following Him may bring opposition and hardship, yet believers can trust in God's loving care and sustaining grace. Also, this highlights the transforming work of gra...

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In our Intersection message from June 14th, Rev. Brian shares with us that Jesus cares for us deeply in all stages of life. His grace reaches out to everyone, and he calls his followers to do the same. His readings are from Matthew 9:35-10:8. 

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In our traditional message from June 14th, Rev. Steve shares with us what the journey is like to follow God's calling through the readings of Matthew 9:36-10:7

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In Andy's final service at St. Matthew's, he preaches from Romans 16. We are reminded that our church is not any one person, but it's all of us together. But in the end, none of that truly makes our church what it is. Jesus is all that really matters.

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In our INTERSECTION message from May 31, Brian shares with us from Romans 12: 9-21. Here, Paul tells us that the path we are called to walk as Christians is the path of love.

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In our Traditional message from May 31, Andy shares with us one of his many, many favorite passages of scripture. In this passage, we see what the worldview and path are for us as Christians.  Love. The life and path we are called to walk as Christians is love.

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In our Pentecost sermon, Brian shares with us from Acts 2: 1-21. We see that the Holy Spirit is always at work, bringing us to salvation and to wholeness!

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In our Traditional message from Pentecost Sunday, Andy shares with us from Acts 2: 1-21. We see how God restores what sin has taken. In Babel, sin leads to division, but Pentecost restores that, and through the Spirit, we have unity.

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In our Traditional message from May 17, 2026, Brian shares with us from Acts 1: 6-11.  We see that Jesus sends the Disciples, as well as each of us, out to be His witnesses in every place we can go.

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In our message from May 17, 2026, Andy shares with us from Acts 1: 6-11.  Jesus sends us out to the people we know and love, as well as to the people we are tempted to hold with contempt, to be His witnesses, to show all the world His goodness and grace.

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In our Traditional sermon from May 10, 2026, Andy shares with us from John 14: 15-21.  Jesus promises not to leave us orphaned.  With changes in life, church, and the world, we can feel unsettled, like wet cement.  But then we remember that Jesus writes His name up the wet cement of our hearts.

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In our INTERSECTION message from May 10, 2026 Brian preaches from John 14: 15-21. We are reminded in this message that we are not orphaned; Jesus is always with us!

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