Arlington United Methodist Church

Holiness is less about what we do or don’t do and more about letting God heal our brokenness and fully becoming who we were created to be.

God calls us to use the resources at our disposal to do things we never thought possible.

Evangelism is about making space for people to be aware of God’s presence, then getting out of the way to let God do incredible things.

Baptism is the church's sign that we all belong to God and have nothing to fear.

The epiphany of Emmanuel, “God with us” affirms and calls us to honor the sacred worth of every single human being.

Salvation allows us to live each day as if it is our first.

God chooses to operate on the margins of human kingdoms to show us that in God’s Kingdom, there are no insiders and outsiders.

God became a human being to show us that our bodies matter, that what we do in the material world has lasting consequences, and God’s life giving power has the last word

God chooses to defy our expectations both to get our attention and to remind us who is really in charge.

God has promised that the best days are not behind us, but in front of us.

For Jesus Christ to be Lord of our lives, we make every decision in light of our identity in him, and we do so with the support and encouragement of others who also acknowledge Jesus as Lord.

The details of the future are not for us to know, but simply to trust in God’s love and grace.

On this All Saints' Day, we consider how saints aren't "perfect" people who never mess up; they're people who endure, and keep following and serving God no matter what.

Realizing how blessed we are makes us more generous people, which then blesses us and makes us want to be even more generous, creating a holy upward spiral.

Part 4 of our month long series on stewardship: Extravagant Generosity. Generous giving is a big part of how we live out the reality of the Kingdom of God in our present time.

Part 3 in our stewardship emphasis on Extravagant Generosity. God plants dreams in our hearts, and helps us to discern what we have to do to make those dreams a reality.

Part 2 in our Stewardship emphasis on Extravagant Generosity.

Week 1 of our month-long stewardship campaign: Extravagant Generosity. Our actions are an expression of what is in our heart, but actions can also influence the condition of our heart.

As we see all that God has done for us we are overwhelmed with gratitude, and in response we freely give ourselves to others in service to God.

We have to be sensitive to the needs, strengths, and weaknesses of others, and occasionally yield our own preferences for their sake.