Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy

October 17, 2021  This is the last of our four-part message series, Doing Good. We’re looking at the story of how an ordinary person named Nehemiah who does a very good work. Here’s what I know about you: you were created by God; he knew exactly what he was doing when he made you. GodContinue reading “Doing Good Part 4: Shut the door on distractions”

Oct. 10, 2021  We’re in part three of our four-part message series, “Doing Good,” about an ordinary guy named Nehemiah doing a good work. Next week is the final message, “Shut the door on distractions.”   Today we’re in Nehemiah chapter 4, and we’re talking about standing strong n the face of opposition. Because anytime that God leadsContinue reading “Doing Good Part 3: Standing Strong in the Face of Opposition”

Part 2 of Doing Good message series  Oct. 3, 2021  We are in a message series called doing good, based on an incredible story from the Old Testament about an ordinary guy named Nehemiah. Something broke his heart and I’m guessing that there’s probably something that bothers you when you see it in the world, someContinue reading “Do the work, make a difference”

Message by Rev. Bill Worley, PSEC Conference Minister  At St. Peter’s UCC, Orwin  Sept. 21, 2021  Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ and from the 158 congregations of the Pennsylvania Southeast conference of the United Church of Christ. It is great to be here. I am deeply grateful for Pastor Maureen’s invitation to speakContinue reading “Who is the Greatest?”

September 12, 2021  God is good! Let’s give God a round of applause today! That’s right, God is so good! it is great to worship and serve our God.  But there are times for all of us when praising God isn’t easy. For instance, it can be hard to praise when you get a health diagnosis that is scary,Continue reading “We Never Lose Heart”

When Kevin and I got married, I expected we would agree on just about everything! But we had arguments. Most often they were about little things, like when to wash the dishes, or what to eat for dinner. When I grew up, when we had chili for dinner, it was always over rice! My momContinue reading “Hit the Pause Button”

August 22, 2021 Today we’re talking about prayer.   Do you ever wish your prayer life were better? I do! A lot of us wish we were better pray-ers. And there are reasons we might not pray much. Like we’re not sure how to pray; we wonder if we’re doing it right. Others of us, we don’t pray because we fall asleep when weContinue reading “Getting to Know God through Prayer”

August 17, 2021  A pastor decided to skip church one Sunday morning and go play golf. He told his Associate Pastor that he wasn’t feeling well and couldn’t preach that day. He drove to a golf course in another city, so nobody would know him. He teed off on the first hole. A huge gust of wind caught his ball, carried it an extraContinue reading “Wisdom Quest”

August 8, 2021  Sometimes kids try to run away from home. Did you ever run away from home? I didn’t. But I did hide from the grownups and get in trouble!   When I became a parent, that’s when I realized what it’s like when you can’t find your kids. Mine were good at disappearing. They would wander off. Once we went toContinue reading “Puzzled by Grace”