Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy

March 12, 2023 We’re in tax season. It’s time to see if there is a loophole or deduction you can use. It makes sense, if you don’t want to pay more than you have to! With a loophole, we try to see what we can get by with. It goes for other areas of life.Continue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 3 Parable from the Underside”

March 5, 2023 We’re continuing our sermon series from the gospel of Luke on Jesus and the outsiders. There are four gospels, which are books in the Bible that tell Jesus’ life, death & resurrection. Luke’s gospel has a particular emphasis on how Jesus lifted up the lowly and reached out to humble people. WeContinue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 2 Look at This Woman”

Feb. 26, 2023 Do you wish you were more humble? Not something most of us are concerned about. You don’t want to be too humble, that would mean you are weak! Or it could mean that your self-esteem is too low. Or you’re not confident enough. But what humility really is, is having the self-esteemContinue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 1 God lifts up the lowly”

Sometimes you have to throw things  February 19, 2023  We all want to have healthy relationships with our friends and family! If we’re married, we want to be a happy couple. We’re in a message series learning what happy couples know. We learned that when we get married, each partner brings their hopes, desires, andContinue reading “What Happy Couples Know Series: Sometimes you have to throw things!”

February 12, 2023  Valentine’s Day is this week! We’re in a message series on love called, “What Happy Couples Know.” Last week we introduced the “box.” When a person gets married, they have a box of their hopes, dreams, and desires for their relationship. We all imagine our future relationship, organized around our box: ourContinue reading “Happy Couples Know It’s Mutual “

February 5, 2023  This week I got a call from a woman with the Schuylkill County Sheriff’s office. I felt a little bit of panic: am I in trouble? She said there is no problem, we’re asking for sponsorships for a calendar. When I got a call from the County sheriff, I expected there wasContinue reading “What Happy Couples Know: Nothing “

January 29, 2023  We all like grateful people who appreciate what we do. Gratitude comes from noticing the goodness in life and realizing that it comes not just from us, but goodness comes from other people and God. We live in a selfish culture, that encourages us to want things, to think that when weContinue reading “Grateful Everyday “

January 22, 2023  Our message series is “Selfless.” The first week we learned to speak boldly about what we believe deeply. Last week we learned to be faithful in service since Jesus came as one who serves. Today, we are talking about the cousin of serving: generosity. Jesus talked often about money and giving. ItContinue reading “Extravagant in Generosity “

Jan. 15, 2023 Our sermon series we’re in is “Selfless.” You’d probably agree that we live in a self-centered, selfish culture. In a selfish culture, If you’re young, you want to grow up to be the G.O.AT. What is the GOAT? Greatest of all Time. The GOAT: athlete, influencer, etc. That’s if you’re young. AsContinue reading “Faithful in Service”

January 8, 2023 I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Maybe a few of us made new years’ resolutions. It’s always good to try to improve. New Year’s Resolutions tend to be about things like losing weight, getting out of debt, or cleaning your house. The tragedy is whenContinue reading “Bold in Witness”