St. Matthew's United Methodist Church

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.

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.

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!

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.

In our sermon from our 2026 Baccalaureate service, Mary Beth shares with us Revelation 2: 1-7. The church in Ephesus is a reminder to the graduates, and to us all, that we can do hard things.

In our INTERSECTION message from April 26, 2026, Brian shares with us from John 10: 1-10. Jesus calls us to the greatest gift of all, abundant life! 

In our Sunday sermon from April 26, 2026, Andy shares with us from John 10: 1-10.  Jesus doesn't just call us to live, but to abundant life. That abundant life is how we will win the world for Jesus. 

In our combined service on April 19, Rev. Trey Harper, District Superintendent of the Capital River District, shares with us from Luke 24:13-35.  We see how easy it is to miss what God is doing when we are distracted by so much!

In our INTERSECTION message from April 12, Steve shares with us from John 20: 19-31. We see that Jesus loves Thomas even with doubts. Because of this, we are a community that loves those who doubt, and our community is a place where people can ask questions.

In our Traditional message from April 12, Andy shares with us from John 20: 19-31. We see the story of "Doubting" Thomas.  We all have our doubts, and we serve a God who has overcome the grave itself.  He can handle our questions.

In our INTERSECTION Easter message, Brian shares with us from Matthew 28: 1-10. We see that fear struck the guards and the women. The reality of Easter strikes us, too. But what will you do with this knowledge of the resurrection?

In our Easter message, Andy shares with us from Matthew 28: 1-10. We see that we sin, death, and the grave are liars. We are not defined by them.  We are free. But that freedom can be scary. What will we do with the hope that we have?

In our Good Friday Message, Brian shares with us from 5:7-9John 18:1-19:42.  We see so many involved in this pivotal moment. As we read this text, where do we find ourselves in this story? 

In our Maundy Thursday sermon, Andy looks at 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26. Every time we take communion, we retell our family story. We are forgiven. We are loved. But never forget what it cost. 

In our INTERSECTION message from Palm Sunday, Steve shares with us about the expectations that the people of Jesus. If we are honest, we are much the same.

In our Traditional sermon from Palm Sunday, Andy shares with us from Matthew 21: 1-10. We see the people throw a parade for Jesus. But, the kingship they are looking for is not the kingship Jesus came to give. What will that do when Jesus is what they want?  What do we do?

In our Traditional sermon from March 22, Andy concludes our series on the Lord's Prayer by examining the phrase "Deliver us from evil."  We talk about temptation; how we all face it; what it looks like; and how do we stand against it.  God is always with us, even in temptation. 

In our INTERSECTION service from March 22, Brian shares with us from the Lord's Prayer. What does it mean when we ask for the Lord to deliver us from evil? 

In our INTERSECTION service from March 15, Mary Beth shares with us about the power of God's forgiveness, but also about our call to forgive others. 

In our Traditional sermon from March 15, 2026, Andy continues to share with us from the Lord's prayer as found in Matthew. We talk today about why some churches say "trespasses," others "sins," and others "debts."  This simple phrase tells us a lot about who we are and the depth of God's grace. 

As we continue our look at the Lord's Prayer during this season of Lent, Steve shares with us what it means to pray "thy kingdom come, thy will be done."

As we continue our look at the Lord's Prayer during this season of Lent, Andy shares with us what it means to pray "thy kingdom come, thy will be done."  This is a dangerous prayer, but it is a prayer that can change the way we look at our lives.

As we begin looking at the Lord's Prayer in this season of Lent, we turn to Matthew 6:9-13.  What does it mean to pray to Our Father, who art in Heaven?  What does it mean for us to say that His name is Holy?

In our INTERSECTION service from February 22, 2026, Mary Beth shares with us from the Lord's Prayer as found in Matthew 6: 9-13. What does it mean to say that God is Holy? And what does that mean for us?

In our Traditional message from February 15, Andy shares with us from Hebrews 10: 19-15.  He explains why he considers himself a moderate. A moderate is not someone who does not have real theological or political thoughts and opinions. They will not break relationships over those differences.  This has been the historic reality of the United Methodist Church, and may it remain so 

In our INTERSECTION message from February 15, 2026, Steve shares with us from Hebrews 10: 19-25. May we always be the kind of church where we know that God is in our midst.

In our Traditional message from February 8, 2026, Steve shares with us from Philippians 4:4-7. In our prayer lives, we find God, and we find that prayer, we are all in.

In our INTERSECTION message from February 8, 2026, Andy shares with us from Philippians 4:4-7. We have a God to whom we can take all things in prayer. As we seek Him in prayer, we find His love, grace, and mercy.

In our INTERSECTION message from February 1, 2026, Steve shares with us about the transformative power of God's living word! 

In our sermon from February 1, 2026, Andy shares with us from Colossians 3:16-17. We are supposed to marinate ourselves in God's Word, let it drench up every part of who we are.  And when we do that, it will change how we live our very lives. 

In our INTERSECTION sermon from January 25, 2026, Mary Beth shares with us from John 17: 1-3.  We see that eternal life, at its core, is about knowing Jesus. And that is a love you can know right now. 

In our Traditional sermon from January 25, 2026, Andy shares from John 17:1-3. Jesus tells us here what eternal life is: know Him. We experience it every day, and when Jesus is in the center of life together, we have unity.

In our INTERSECTION message from January 18, 2026, Steve Casteel shares with uas about being salt and light. As we remember the "whys" of why we are here, we remember the importance of being salt and light. 

In our Traditional message from January 19, 2026, Andy shares with us from Matthew 5: 13-16.  We all want to leave a mark, we want to leave a legacy.  By being salt and light, we see what a true legacy looks like. 

In our message from January 11, 2026, Steve Casteel shares Matthew 3:13-17 with us.  We see the example Jesus' baptism. We see the power of knowing that He, and we, are God's beloved.

In our INTERSECTION message from January 11, 2026 Andy shares with us from Matthew 3: 13-17.  In our baptism, we remember who we are. We remember whose we are.

In our INTERSECTION message from January 4, 2026, Rev. Steve Casteel reminds us that just like the Wise Men, we are on a journey together. But to where?

In our Epiphany Sunday message, Andy shares with us from Matthew 2: 1-12. We see the story of the Wise Men and their call to faithfulness above all else.  May that be our goal for this new year!

In our INTERSECTION message from December 28, 2025, Brian shares with us from Psalm 148. Praise is the rhythm of our lives.  How will we keep that rhythm in the year to come?

In our final sermon of the year for 2025, Andy looks at Psalm 148. We see the importance of praise to our lives; it is the metronome, it keeps the rhythm and beat to our lives.  Where was that rhythm of praise in 2025?  Where will you keep it in 2026?

In our INTERSECTION message from December 21, 2025, Brian shares with us from Matthew 1: 18-25. In Joseph's story, we see what love really looks like.

In our Traditional message from December 21, 2025, Andy look Matthew 1: 18-25.  We see in Joseph's story that love is not merely an emotion that we feel, but love is simple, kind, sacrificial actions. Love is not what we feel; it is what we do.

In our INTERSECTION message from December 7, 2025, Brian looks at Matthew 3: 1-12. We see John the Baptist's call for repentance. That gift of repentance leads us to peace.

In our Traditional message from December 7, 2025, Andy shares with us from Matthew 3: 1-12. Repentance is a gift, because repentance reminds us just how much God loves us and longs to forgive us.

In our Traditional message from the first Sunday of Advent, we look at Matthew 24, 36 44 we look at the hope that comes from Jesus' second coming. We heard this passage with fear, but that is not the intent.  He is not coming to get us, He is coming to save us!

In our message for the first Sunday of Advent, Brian and Mary Beth remind us that our hope is in Jesus' coming. He is coming to save us!

In our INTERSECTION service, Mary Beth preaches from Luke 23: 33-43.  We see Jesus upon the cross, and see His call to love, even those who may be different from us. He is Lord, and He loves us. He calls us to do the same, love all we meet.  His Lordship pushes us away from the edges of our society, but to the middle, where we smash idols and love all. 

In our Traditional sermon for November 23, 2025, Christ the King Sunday, we look at what it means to say that Christ is King?  His kingship is not like the earthly, human kings, but His kingship is found in His wounds. He inhabits our praise, but He also inhabits our suffering and hurts.  Jesus, alone, is King! 

In our Confirmation message from November 16, 2025, Mary Beth Ashely Davis shares with us from Isaiah 65: 1-5.  God is making all things new, including us.  This isn't a future hope, but a present reality! 

In our INTERSECTION message, Brian shares with us from Psalm 17.  God is our defender and our shield because we are the apple of His eye.  

In our Traditional message from November 9, 2025, Andy shares with us form Psalm 17.  We see that we are the apple of God's eye. He will defend and He will protect us, because He truly loves us.