Assurance UMC

Good morning, Assurance Family!

Jesse Enniss shares this week's message in our Much Needed Words series, focusing on something we can all use more of right now - Hope.

Pastor Daniel shares a message on community while Pastor Lonnie shares an announcement on the future of Assurance.

Hello Assurance Family! Today, Pastor Lonnie begins our next sermon series, Much Needed Words, with a conversation on the topic of Trust. We hope you enjoy this week's Assurance online worship and can't wait to get back to our regular in-person worship to share in fellowship together!

Pastor Daniel Wilson wraps up our spring sermon series, Jesus: One-On-One, with a conversation about “Doubting” Thomas - is seeing really believing?

Happy Easter, Assurance! Pastor Lonnie celebrates Easter Sunday, continuing our Jesus, One-On-One sermon series with "Easter in the Garden".

Happy Palm Sunday! While we're celebrating online this year, the meaning of the season shines through. Pastor Lonnie continues our sermon series, Jesus, One-On-One, with this week's sermon, "Love Defined".

Pastor Daniel continues our sermon series, Jesus, One-On-One, with “The Pool Guy”.

Pastor Lonnie continues our current worship series, Jesus, One-On-One, with a message focusing on the idea that we shouldn't only come to Jesus in times of desperation in our world and in our lives, but instead walking together with Him towards the future of God's promises!

Pastor Lonnie Pittman continues our "Jesus, One-On-One sermon series by focusing on truly connecting with Jesus us in our most vulnerable moments and how he may not always be what we want in that moment, but instead how he is always what we need.

Pastor Lonnie Pittman shares a message on the importance of loving each other just as Christ loved us. Even just making an attempt towards putting more good back into the world can go a long way in making our world and our society a better place.

Pastor Lonnie shares a message focusing on the third temptation Jesus faced in the desert; the promise of the world.

Pastor Lonnie continues our Man vs. Wild sermon series with a discussion around the second temptation of Jesus, throwing himself from the temple, and the problem in relying on God to solve our self-made problems.

Pastor Lonnie starts our new sermon series, Man vs. Wild, focusing on the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness to transform a rock into a loaf of bread.

Pastor Lonnie continues our sermon series, Rerouting, with a discussion about what's arguably the best part of the trip - the destination!

Pastor Daniel shares a message about when the road of life is blocked. A “road closed” sign doesn’t mean a dead end, just a new direction.

The classic Carrie Underwood country anthem is a staple in many playlists, but it can often be difficult for us to give complete control over to God and let His plan run its course.

Pastor Lonnie shares a message on Driver Error, facing the fact that even when we think there might be a shortcut or that we know the way, we aren’t always right.

Pastor Lonnie starts our first 2020 sermon series, Rerouting, with a focus on a new direction. Life takes a lot of directions, but thinking of these routes more as seasons that ebb and flow brings peace to the seeming chaos of our lives.

Pastor Lonnie wraps up this year's Advent sermon series, Christmas Playlist, with a focus on a Christmas classic: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing".

Pastor Lonnie continues our Advent sermon series, this week focusing on Christmas classic "O Come, All Ye Faithful".

Pastor Daniel begins our Advent sermon series, Christmas Playlist, with a focus on “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" and what that song means as we invite the Holy Spirit into our lives this Christmas season.

Pastor AJ Thomas shares the final message in Assurance's "Life-Giving" series, focusing on the importance of financial generosity for the church as well as for one's own spiritual growth.

While growing in faith is a large part of the mission at Assurance, it’s equally important to go out in service to the rest of the world. Real acts of kindness show faith being put into action, accomplishing the kind of work that shows the love of Christ through the actions of believers.

Pastor Lonnie shares a message on compassion, sharing the thoughts and experiences of just a few of the many members of Assurance that have devoted what they can give - whatever that may be - to furthering Assurance's outreach ministries and sharing compassion in a world that can often feel bleak, even when it may not be as a bad as it seems.

As we transition into the holiday season, Pastor Daniel Wilson shares a message coinciding with the season of thankfulness leading up to Thanksgiving itself. But giving thanks shouldn’t happen one day out of the year, rather always living a life of thankfulness.

Technology has become a huge part of our fast-paced modern lives, connecting everyone - young and old - constantly. It’s important to remember to take time to unplug from being constantly connected, taking time to recharge and stay in touch with ourselves, those in our lives, and God.

In every part of our lives, decisions have to be made - many of which carry a lot of weight. How can we deal with the pressures that come with these decisions when we have to make them?

Pastor Lonnie continues with the fifth week of our So Over Pressure sermon series with a discussion around comparing out lives to those of others.

Pastor Daniel Wilson continues our So Over Pressure series with a talk on control, our desire for control, and how to cope with these ideas.

Pastor Lonnie continues our sermon series with a discussion surrounding the pressures in our lives that can often come as a result of the idea of success.

Pastor Lonnie discusses the idea of people pleasing - something that our modern society takes to a whole new level - and how that can be tied into the idea of being so over pressure.

Starting a new sermon series, Pastor Lonnie dives into the idea of the impact that urgency has on our everyday lives - a lot of the urgency in our lives isn’t bad… but are we being selective enough with what we treat as urgent?

What do classic WWF/WWE champions have to do with digging deeper into God’s word? More than you’d think! Pastor Lonnie takes us on a nostalgia-packed trip down memory lane, full of iconic wrestling stars and how their moves - in the ring and in their personal lives - can help us grow deeper in our own spiritual lives.

Pastor Daniel shares a sermon that puts us in the shoes of some of Jesus’ disciples and the sense of doing - getting out of the boat - without any hesitation and simply following Jesus.

Pastor Lonnie shares a message on the “scandalous love” of Christ and how we can show that in our spiritual and physical lives.

Pastor Daniel shares a message on the process of finding the right words in a world and time when the "right words" often fall by the wayside.

Pastor Lonnie Pittman covers a sermon on unfairness and why - even while it may be hard to see - God is just even when things seem unfair.

Pastor Lonnie continues the G.O.A.T. series with a conversation about the Great Reconciler, wrapping in the idea that Jesus wasn't someone incredible in the human eye, but nothing more than a carpenter.

Pastor Daniel Wilson continues The GOAT sermon series with a discussion about how we, as Christians, are all part of one body.

Pastor Lonnie continues our new sermon series with a talk about wonders of the world - not only the "traditional" wonders of the world, but how God fits into all of the wonders - big and small.

Pastor Lonnie Pittman concludes our sermon series, Spirited, with a discussion ranging from the Holy Spirit to Star Wars (it's relevant, we promise)!

Pastor Daniel shares a sermon on prayer - something that seems so commonplace in Christian life but than can often be more complex than at first glance.

Pastor Lonnie Pittman continues on with a sermon that livens up doctrine, focusing on knowledge and truth.

Pastor Lonnie gives a sermon on Pentecost, focusing on the ideas of power and purpose and how the Holy Spirit fits into both.

Youth Sunday is an annual day where the Assurance Youth have their time in the spotlight, running every element of the service. This year graduating seniors Jake and Sydney share their message to the Assurance congregation.

Pastor Daniel continues our sermon series with a discussion on living beyond ourselves and focusing on aligning our actions with our faith.

Pastor Lonnie delivers a sermon on trust, something that can be a rare commodity for many of us in some of the most trying situations that life sends our way.

Kicking off our new sermon series, Pastor Lonnie talks about the gift of perseverance and how hope can go a long way when trials and hardships come into our lives.

With Easter in the past, what’s next for followers of Christ? Pastor Daniel focuses on what comes after the Resurrection; the reception of the Great Commission and what our next steps are in the faith journey.