Hicksville United Methodist Church

God’s Unfailing Plan for Our Salvation!

God’s Creative Powers! A Christmas tree from God! it does not need any artificial ornaments or electricity! Thank you God! The banyan tree in Lahaina, in Maui, Hawaii, United States, was planted on April 24, 1873, in Lahaina to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of first American Protestant mission. The banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) known in Hawaiian as paniana, located in the Courthouse Square, which was renamed Banyan Tree Park covering 1.94 acres, is not only the... largest in the state but also in the United States. The tree was a gift from missionaries in India. A mere 8 feet (2.4 m) when planted, it has grown to a height of about 60 feet (18 m) and has rooted into 16 major trunks, apart from the main trunk, with the canopy spread over an area of about 0.66 acres (0.27 ha). #alohawaii #lovehawaii #1sttheworld

Emmanuel, God with Us! Matthew 1:23, KJV: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." Emmanuel, Emmanuel,... His name is called Emmanuel. God with us, revealed in us, His name is called Emmanuel. #umcom #umchurch #Hicksvilleumc #GodIsWithUs

The LOVE of God Displayed In Creation! Thanks be unto God for God’s loving-kindness and faithfulness to us! For the Beauty of the Earth let us give God thanks! Let us therefore take care of God’s creation given to us through LOVE!

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling! In our worship service we light the second candle of Love. I explained to the children during the Children’s Moment that first there was Hope as spoken through the prophets, then because of God’s Love tor us God would send our Savior!

"Sunday Morning Worship Celebration!" Members: You may make your PLEDGE ONLINE by clicking this link: https://hicksvilleumc.com/pledge/ Visitors and Friends: You may DONATE to support our ministeries by clicking this link: https://hicksvilleumc.com/donate-2/ Thank you!... Sermon: "An Unfolding Love Story!' Scriptures: Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8 Isaiah 40: 1 Comfort, O comfort my people, ays your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. 5 Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’ 1 The Proclamation of John the Baptist - Mark 1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; 3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight ’, 4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, ‘The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’ #umcom #umchurch #Hicksvilleumc #JesusOurSavior