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Uplifting and encouraging messaged each week provided to share the love of God and the hope of Christ with you!

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Upon This Rock - Audio

March 17, 2024 12:52 - 16 minutes - 12.7 MB

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Matthew 16:13-20 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Upon This Rock”

March 17, 2024 - Audio

March 17, 2024 12:52 - 16 minutes - 12.7 MB

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Music Ministry: Pic-A-Longs Prelude - Celtic Hymn (Hans-Andre' Stamm) - James Ross, organ Be Thou My Vision - Pic-A-Longs Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, how long have you traveled this road with your gaze pointed down at the dust and gravel and asphalt as you walk or limp or roll down the path? People: Sometimes it is easier to look at the road than at the people who share the journey ...

March 17, 2024 - Video

March 17, 2024 12:52 - 1 hour - 963 MB Video

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Music Ministry: Pic-A-Longs Prelude - Celtic Hymn (Hans-Andre' Stamm) - James Ross, organ Be Thou My Vision - Pic-A-Longs Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, how long have you traveled this road with your gaze pointed down at the dust and gravel and asphalt as you walk or limp or roll down the path? People: Sometimes it is easier to look at the road than at the people who share the journey ...

March 17, 2024 - Audio

March 17, 2024 12:52 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MB

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Music Ministry: Pic-A-Longs Prelude - Celtic Hymn (Hans-Andre' Stamm) - James Ross, organ Be Thou My Vision - Pic-A-Longs Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, how long have you traveled this road with your gaze pointed down at the dust and gravel and asphalt as you walk or limp or roll down the path? People: Sometimes it is easier to look at the road than at the people who share the journey ...

March 17, 2024 - Audio

March 17, 2024 12:52 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Music Ministry: Pic-A-Longs Prelude - Celtic Hymn (Hans-Andre' Stamm) - James Ross, organ Be Thou My Vision - Pic-A-Longs Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, how long have you traveled this road with your gaze pointed down at the dust and gravel and asphalt as you walk or limp or roll down the path? People: Sometimes it is easier to look at the road than at the people who share the journey ...

March 17, 2024 - Video

March 17, 2024 12:52 - 16 minutes - 240 MB Video

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Music Ministry: Pic-A-Longs Prelude - Celtic Hymn (Hans-Andre' Stamm) - James Ross, organ Be Thou My Vision - Pic-A-Longs Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, how long have you traveled this road with your gaze pointed down at the dust and gravel and asphalt as you walk or limp or roll down the path? People: Sometimes it is easier to look at the road than at the people who share the journey ...

March 17, 2024 - Video

March 17, 2024 12:52 - 3 minutes - 47.1 MB Video

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Music Ministry: Pic-A-Longs Prelude - Celtic Hymn (Hans-Andre' Stamm) - James Ross, organ Be Thou My Vision - Pic-A-Longs Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, how long have you traveled this road with your gaze pointed down at the dust and gravel and asphalt as you walk or limp or roll down the path? People: Sometimes it is easier to look at the road than at the people who share the journey ...

March 17, 2024 - Audio

March 17, 2024 12:52 - 2 minutes - 3.08 MB

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Music Ministry: Pic-A-Longs Prelude - Celtic Hymn (Hans-Andre' Stamm) - James Ross, organ Be Thou My Vision - Pic-A-Longs Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, how long have you traveled this road with your gaze pointed down at the dust and gravel and asphalt as you walk or limp or roll down the path? People: Sometimes it is easier to look at the road than at the people who share the journey ...

March 10, 2024 - Audio

March 10, 2024 12:54 - 59 minutes - 42 MB

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Solemn Melody-Wolford Davies Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, the journey is long. Let us take a moment to rest and breathe. People: Only in God do we find our rest. Leader: Sometimes the road is easy, and we bask in the warmth of the Light who guides us. People: Other times the road is hard, and we hide from the Light, afraid for our actions to be made known in public. Leader...

March 10, 2024 - Video

March 10, 2024 12:54 - 59 minutes - 853 MB Video

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Solemn Melody-Wolford Davies Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, the journey is long. Let us take a moment to rest and breathe. People: Only in God do we find our rest. Leader: Sometimes the road is easy, and we bask in the warmth of the Light who guides us. People: Other times the road is hard, and we hide from the Light, afraid for our actions to be made known in public. Leader...

Hearts of Stone - Video

March 10, 2024 12:54 - 20 minutes - 294 MB Video

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Luke 11:37-52 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Hearts of Stone”

Hearts of Stone - Audio

March 10, 2024 12:54 - 20 minutes - 15.3 MB

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Luke 11:37-52 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Hearts of Stone”

March 3, 2024 - Video

March 03, 2024 13:58 - 1 hour - 1.05 GB Video

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - The Good Samaritan-Robert Swift Bell Prelude - O Sacred Head-Anna Laura Page Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, why are you here? People: We gather to do the work of worship. Leader: Lenten travelers, what happens when we gather to worship? People: We listen and proclaim. We sing and pray. We repent and encourage. Leader: Lenten travelers, how do we do the work of worship? People...

March 3, 2024 - Audio

March 03, 2024 13:58 - 1 hour - 52.8 MB

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - The Good Samaritan-Robert Swift Bell Prelude - O Sacred Head-Anna Laura Page Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, why are you here? People: We gather to do the work of worship. Leader: Lenten travelers, what happens when we gather to worship? People: We listen and proclaim. We sing and pray. We repent and encourage. Leader: Lenten travelers, how do we do the work of worship? People...

Sticks and Stones - Video

March 03, 2024 13:58 - 14 minutes - 209 MB Video

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture John 8:1-12 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Sticks and Stones”

Sticks and Stones - Audio

March 03, 2024 13:58 - 14 minutes - 11.3 MB

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture John 8:1-12 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Sticks and Stones”

Children's Chat - February 25, 2024 - Video

February 25, 2024 13:55 - 6 minutes - 96.6 MB Video

Children's Chat - February 25, 2024 Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet chats with the children of Stone United Methodist Church.

February 25, 2024 - Video

February 25, 2024 13:55 - 1 hour - 983 MB Video

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Elegy For Forty Days- Vicente Piano Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, who is this Jesus that we follow? People: He is the Messiah. Leader: What kind of Messiah is Jesus? People: He is the Messiah who teaches that he will lose his life and who calls us to lose our lives in order to save our lives. Leader: How does it feel to follow a Messiah whose teachings and call are so har...

February 25, 2024 - Audio

February 25, 2024 13:55 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Elegy For Forty Days- Vicente Piano Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, who is this Jesus that we follow? People: He is the Messiah. Leader: What kind of Messiah is Jesus? People: He is the Messiah who teaches that he will lose his life and who calls us to lose our lives in order to save our lives. Leader: How does it feel to follow a Messiah whose teachings and call are so har...

Children's Chat - February 25, 2024 - Audio

February 25, 2024 13:55 - 6 minutes - 5.95 MB

Children's Chat - February 25, 2024 Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet chats with the children of Stone United Methodist Church.

Rejected Stones - Video

February 25, 2024 13:55 - 19 minutes - 275 MB Video

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Mark 12:1-12 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Rejected Stones”

Rejected Stones - Audio

February 25, 2024 13:55 - 19 minutes - 14.4 MB

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Mark 12:1-12 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Rejected Stones”

February 18, 2024 - Video

February 18, 2024 13:54 - 1 hour - 964 MB Video

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Solemn Prelude- Charles Callahan Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, when you feel the security of God’s love, affirmation of God’s call, and covered in God’s grace… People: God comes near. Leader: When you feel deserted and alone, starving and parched for a caring hand or an encouraging word, troubled and uncertain as the ground under you shifts like sand… People: God comes ne...

Children's Chat - February 18, 2024 - Video

February 18, 2024 13:54 - 5 minutes - 82.9 MB Video

Rev. Kendra Balliet has a chat with the children of Stone UMC on this First Sunday of Lent.

February 18, 2024 - Audio

February 18, 2024 13:54 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Solemn Prelude- Charles Callahan Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Lenten travelers, when you feel the security of God’s love, affirmation of God’s call, and covered in God’s grace… People: God comes near. Leader: When you feel deserted and alone, starving and parched for a caring hand or an encouraging word, troubled and uncertain as the ground under you shifts like sand… People: God comes ne...

Children's Chat - February 18, 2024 - Audio

February 18, 2024 13:54 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MB

Rev. Kendra Balliet has a chat with the children of Stone UMC on this First Sunday of Lent.

Written in Stone - Video

February 18, 2024 13:54 - 18 minutes - 260 MB Video

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Exodus 32: 1-24 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Written in Stone”

Written in Stone - Audio

February 18, 2024 13:54 - 18 minutes - 13.7 MB

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Exodus 32: 1-24 Sermon Series “Journey of Stones” Sermon: “Written in Stone”

February 11, 2024 - Video

February 11, 2024 13:53 - 1 hour - 925 MB Video

TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Ten Thousand Angels-Ray Overholt Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: The mighty one, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. People: Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Leader: God’s glory fills the earth, but sometimes we, like Elisha, do not think we are ready to encounter glory. People: And yet, God’s glory showed up anyway. ...

February 11, 2024 - Audio

February 11, 2024 13:53 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY ORDER OF WORSHIP Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Ten Thousand Angels-Ray Overholt Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: The mighty one, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. People: Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Leader: God’s glory fills the earth, but sometimes we, like Elisha, do not think we are ready to encounter glory. People: And yet, God’s glory showed up anyway. ...

Children's Chat - February 11, 2024 - Video

February 11, 2024 13:53 - 4 minutes - 69.8 MB Video

Pastor Kendra has a chat with the children of Stone UMC on this Transfiguration Sunday.

Children's Chat - February 11, 2024 - Audio

February 11, 2024 13:53 - 4 minutes - 4.92 MB

Pastor Kendra has a chat with the children of Stone UMC on this Transfiguration Sunday.

Glory - Video

February 11, 2024 13:53 - 14 minutes - 202 MB Video

TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Mark 9:2-9 Sermon: “Glory”

Glory - Audio

February 11, 2024 13:53 - 14 minutes - 11.2 MB

TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY Rev. Kendra Lovelace Balliet Scripture Mark 9:2-9 Sermon: “Glory”

January 28, 2024 - Audio

January 28, 2024 13:54 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY ORDER OF WORSHIP Guest Preacher: Joe Illig, Executive Director of Wesley Woods Christian Camp Organist: Jim Ross Prelude-In Heavenly Love Abiding-Dale Wood Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart in the company of the upright in the congregation. People: Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Leader: The works of God’s hands are faithful and just; all God’s precepts ar...

January 28, 2024 - Video

January 28, 2024 13:54 - 1 hour - 856 MB Video

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY ORDER OF WORSHIP Guest Preacher: Joe Illig, Executive Director of Wesley Woods Christian Camp Organist: Jim Ross Prelude-In Heavenly Love Abiding-Dale Wood Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart in the company of the upright in the congregation. People: Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Leader: The works of God’s hands are faithful and just; all God’s precepts ar...

Boundless - Video

January 28, 2024 13:54 - 26 minutes - 373 MB Video

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Joe Illig, Executive Director of Wesley Woods Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21, NIV Sermon: “Boundless ”

Boundless - Audio

January 28, 2024 13:54 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MB

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Joe Illig, Executive Director of Wesley Woods Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21, NIV Sermon: “Boundless ”

Good Answer - Video

January 21, 2024 13:56 - 12 minutes - 181 MB Video

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jane Ellen Nickell Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 & Mark 1:14-20 Sermon: “Good Answer” -Rev. Dr. Jane Ellen Nickell

Good Answer - Audio

January 21, 2024 13:56 - 12 minutes - 9.82 MB

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jane Ellen Nickell Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 & Mark 1:14-20 Sermon: “Good Answer” -Rev. Dr. Jane Ellen Nickell

January 21, 2024 - Audio

January 21, 2024 13:56 - 44 minutes - 31.7 MB

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY ORDER OF WORSHIP Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jane Ellen Nickell Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Shall We Gather at the River? - Dale Wood Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: It is time to focus, not on our wants or complaints but on God: People: In the silent places of my soul I turn to God, for God alone is our rock and salvation. Leader: Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God, saying the time has come, the realm of God is at hand. People: The realm of God is...

January 21, 2024 - Video

January 21, 2024 13:56 - 44 minutes - 627 MB Video

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY ORDER OF WORSHIP Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jane Ellen Nickell Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - Shall We Gather at the River? - Dale Wood Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: It is time to focus, not on our wants or complaints but on God: People: In the silent places of my soul I turn to God, for God alone is our rock and salvation. Leader: Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God, saying the time has come, the realm of God is at hand. People: The realm of God is...

Where Is the Love? - Audio

January 14, 2024 13:54 - 18 minutes - 13.8 MB

Stone United Methodist Church welcomes the Rev. Jackie L. Roberson, Jr. (Executive Director - Family & Community Christian Association) this morning to deliver a message titled, "Where Is the Love?".

Where Is the Love? - Video

January 14, 2024 13:54 - 18 minutes - 263 MB Video

Stone United Methodist Church welcomes the Rev. Jackie L. Roberson, Jr. (Executive Director - Family & Community Christian Association) this morning to deliver a message titled, "Where Is the Love?".

January 14, 2024 - Video

January 14, 2024 13:54 - 1 hour - 972 MB Video

HUMAN RELATIONS DAY ORDER OF WORSHIP Pastor: Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude "Invocation"-Lani Smith Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: The voice of God calls to us! Are you listening? People: Speak, Lord, your servants are listening. Leader: The hands of God beckon us! Are you paying attention? People: Show us, Lord, your servants are paying attention. Leader: The love of God asks us—are you ready to follow? People: Guide us, Lord, and we, your servants, will follow...

January 14, 2024 - Audio

January 14, 2024 13:54 - 1 hour - 47.6 MB

HUMAN RELATIONS DAY ORDER OF WORSHIP Pastor: Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude "Invocation"-Lani Smith Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: The voice of God calls to us! Are you listening? People: Speak, Lord, your servants are listening. Leader: The hands of God beckon us! Are you paying attention? People: Show us, Lord, your servants are paying attention. Leader: The love of God asks us—are you ready to follow? People: Guide us, Lord, and we, your servants, will follow...

January 7, 2024 - Video

January 07, 2024 13:53 - 1 hour - 1020 MB Video

BAPTISM OF OUR LORD SUNDAY ORDER OF WORSHIP Pastor: Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude "Prelude"-Georges Mac-Master Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: In the beginning, God… People: Swept over waters, spoke light into existence, created day and night and called it good. Leader: As the days and nights of creation filled with life, God… People: Made humanity out of the dirt to love and tend creation, to be loved and tended by God. Leader: As we lost our way, God… People: Sent Je...

January 7, 2024 - Audio

January 07, 2024 13:53 - 1 hour - 51.3 MB

BAPTISM OF OUR LORD SUNDAY ORDER OF WORSHIP Pastor: Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude "Prelude"-Georges Mac-Master Welcome *Call to Worship Leader: In the beginning, God… People: Swept over waters, spoke light into existence, created day and night and called it good. Leader: As the days and nights of creation filled with life, God… People: Made humanity out of the dirt to love and tend creation, to be loved and tended by God. Leader: As we lost our way, God… People: Sent Je...

December 31, 2023 - Epiphany - Video

December 31, 2023 13:55 - 1 hour - 875 MB Video

EPIPHANY SUNDAY ORDER OF WORSHIP Pastor: Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - “Good Christian Men Rejoice”- Willard Nevins Welcome *Call to Worship - God Loved the World (St. Crispin LM) Leader: God loved the world so that he gave, His only Son the lost to save, People: That all who would in him believe, should everlasting life receive. Leader: Christ is the solid rock of faith, who was made flesh and suffered death. People: All who confide in ...

December 31, 2023 - Epiphany - Audio

December 31, 2023 13:55 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

EPIPHANY SUNDAY ORDER OF WORSHIP Pastor: Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist: Jim Ross Prelude - “Good Christian Men Rejoice”- Willard Nevins Welcome *Call to Worship - God Loved the World (St. Crispin LM) Leader: God loved the world so that he gave, His only Son the lost to save, People: That all who would in him believe, should everlasting life receive. Leader: Christ is the solid rock of faith, who was made flesh and suffered death. People: All who confide in ...