Pastor Jeannine it’s going to be sharing some messages from Dr. Seuss for the children’s sermons this summer- some Takeaway points for the adults as well! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 07-24-2025 Pastor Jeannine recalled a child’s book, Horton Hears a Who. In this tale Horton, an elephant, hears a cry for help. He sees dust with people on it. The tiny people are afraid of drowning in the pond, but Horton helps them. People are people no matter how small they are! They all needed help. Our lesson today was based on scripture, Luke: 10: 25-37. This is the familiar Parable of the Good Samaritan. Pastor Jeannine recalled the story of a lawyer who asked Jesus how he could have eternal life. Jesus responded that he needled to love the Lord with all his heart and love his neighbors as himself. If he did this, he would live forever. Who is your neighbor? Jesus wants us to love everyone. We need to love our neighbors as well as our family who are also our neighbors. We need not to let a rift fester with our family. God wants us to be the bigger person to make things right. Pastor Jeannine also recalled the story of a law student who had a seizure and fell in between the tracks of the subway. A 50 year-old construction worker jumped down and covered the man over with his body, seeing someone that needed help, risking his own life. Many other people had walked by or not even notice the situation, but this man saw someone in a desperate situation. The lesson is that we all need to come to people’s rescue when we’re needed We have many local organizations who help care for one another in our community, including the Rotary, Lions club, the Hope walk, Habitat for Humanity, Yates County Christmas, Milly’s pantry, and the Living Well, among many others. There are many nearby opportunities to serve and help others. Mark your calendars. Our ice cream social is at church on August 9 from 2 to 4 PM. And August 10 is our church picnic with Dresden and Milo Center. The service is at 10:30 with a picnic to follow at Climbing Bines. See you next Sunday! See what you can do this week to be a good neighbor.

Today we got to sing happy birthday to our friend and congregation member Meredith Nielsen on her special day. We all love her. She has been a member of the Bluff Point United Methodist Church her entire life. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 07-17-2025 Our lesson and this warm summer day was taken from 2 Kings 5: 1-14. Pastor Jeannine told us about Naaman, a leader of the Syrian army, who was powerful and well respected. He was afflicted with leprosy. A servant girl messenger was sent to tell Naaman to go wash himself in the Jordan River seven times, and his flesh would be healed. He went to the King who told him he couldn’t help him, but sent him to see Elisha. He was again told to bathe in the Jordan River. First, he wouldn’t do it. Was this because of a lack of faith? After finally bathing in the Jordan seven times he was completely healed and his skin was restored. He should have listened to the command! Our lesson is that only God can give us what we need, and not necessarily what we want or when we want it. Miracles will happen. We need to have faith in our faith, and dip into the Bible. Pastor Jeannine told us a story about Muhammad Ali. One time he was on a plane and told to put on a seatbelt- his retort to the stewardess was that Superman did not need a seatbelt. The stewardess quipped back that Superman didn’t need a plane either. She shared with us that she and her husband, Phil have lived in their home for many years. It’s taken them years to redo their house. Some people want a brand new house when they buy their first house, and want everything new in it. It usually takes years for one to accomplish this- we need to be comfortable with what we have and where we are in life. School is out- remember to watch for the kids on the streets that are outside playing and riding their bikes. We’ve enjoyed having several visitors who are vacationing in the area this summer. We hope they will come back and that others will come and join us whenever they can, at our 9 AM Sunday services. All are welcome.