Pastor Scott's Musings

 Sermon for Centenary UMC... [Slide] Keys to Revival: Brokenhearted Boldness (Matthew 9:35-38)   [Slide] An evangelist was praying for people as they came forward. He asked the man standing before him, “How can I pray for you?” The man asked him to pray for his hearing. [Slide] The evangelist spit on his fingers and put them inside the man’s ears and prayed passionately for his hearing to be restored. [Slide] When he finished praying, he asked the man, “How’s your hearing now?” The man said, “I don’t know. It’s not until Thursday.” [Slide] This is our fourth week of the Revival Project. We started with the first key to revival, an urgent and dependent posture. We work toward revival like it depends on us. We pray for revival like it all depends on God.   The 4th Key to Revival We see the urgent need for Christ in our families, church, community, and nation and we work urgently for revival. We depend on God to bring revival through our prayers and action. ...

 Sermon for Milledgeville UMC... In The Garden (John 20:1-17)   I told my wife she’ not wearing the correct shoes for gardening. But..she’s digging in her heels.   She accidentally planted the wrong flowers in the garden Oopsie daisies   Charles Austin Mills Composer of In The Garden We are talking about the hymn In The Garden today!   Charles Austin Miles, composer of the beloved hymn "In The Garden" was a pharmacist, photographer, and songwriter. Born in Lakehurst, New Jersey, on January 7, 1868, Miles attended Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Pennsylvania.   He married Bertha H. Haagen on June 25, 1890. The couple had multiple children, including sons Charles Jr. and Russell Hancock.   In 1892, he gave up his pharmacy career to pursue the writing of gospel songs. His first song, "List! ’Tis Jesus’ Voice", was published by the Hall-Mack Company, where he later became editor and manager of the music ...