Ordering the Life of the Church
In the United Methodist Church, Ordained Elders are called to four areas: Word Sacrament Order Service Today, I want to talk about Order...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Apr 10, 2023
- 4 min
What it Means to be a UMC Pastor
As part of our series, I would like to reflect on the different aspects of serving as your pastor. This week, I would like to talk about...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Aug 15, 2022
- 6 min
Being Good Stewards
A very important part of our life as disciples is to be good stewards of what God has given us. While people listening to a sermon about...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Jul 25, 2022
- 4 min
No Summer Doldrums Here!
This past week was an amazing week in the life of the church. While we usually slow down for the summer, we are ramping up!! On Mondays,...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Grace or Shame
When I was a little kid, growing up in Kentucky, there was a southern saying that I always hated to hear. The phrase "Shame on you"...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Adding Lament to the ACTS Prayer
Holy Week is a time to grow deeper in our practice of prayer. I highly recommend spending some time in our stations of the cross this...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Apr 8, 2022
- 3 min
Solidarity
Christmas and Easter are both times where we experience Christ's solidarity with us. At Christmas we focus on the incarnation, of God...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min
The Great Silence
We all have those places we go when we are overwhelmed and we need rest. For some, it is a vacation on a beach or a ski trip. When I'm on...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
The Joy Sunday
There are some who feel that we don't fully observe Advent, that we dive right into Christmas, instead of seeing Advent as a time of...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
Close to Home
Over the years, most of us have experienced a change in our sense of home. As a child, it was our house in Lexington, Kentucky, with the...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Great Things!
So many great things this week! Saturday, I worked alongside people from other Casselberry area churches to clean up the lawns of some...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Beautiful People
One of the things that I both love and hate about being a solo pastor at a church is the wide variety of skills and tasks that are needed...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min
Heavy the Head That Wears the Visor, Coach Lasso
In season one of the Apple TV series Ted Lasso, he seems to be kind of a goofy, happy-go-lucky guy, heavy on the dad jokes, but in season...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
Catching the Vision
There were so many great things this past week. As the Pumpkin Patch and Rummage Sale were happening, we celebrated the wedding of Justin...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Future of Church
Sometimes it feels like everything is changing. Last week I went to the car wash around the corner. In the past, I pulled up, left the...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
Pumpkin Fever
This week, as we talk about serving, I was made aware of how many people are doing so many amazing things in our church. Monday, the...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
Consider the Floodgates Open
Sunday's message was title Open the Floodgates, in talking about the power of prayer. I shared some prayer breakthroughs I have had and...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Focus
Even though I was always the last kid picked for a team in PE, I love using different sports as analogies in ministry. Teamwork, focus,...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Sep 24, 2021
- 3 min
Signs of the Times
Last week Bishop Ken Carter held a Zoom meeting for clergy in the Florida Conference to talk about some priorities that he described as...
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Pastor Heather Harding
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Take the Challenge
In the past couple of weeks I started watching the show Friday Night Lights on Netflix. Like some of my other favorite tv shows, The West...
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