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Join us for Sunday Morning Worship at Goodland United Methodist Church!

Sunday, October 25th, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Sermon:
Abiding in Christ through Word and Prayer — Rev. Younghwan Won

Scripture:
John 15:4–7

Songs:
“And Can It Be that I Should Gain”, “Wonderful Words of Life”

Watch live online:

YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/JnfCSB1TH8w

Online Church:
https://goodlandumc.online.church/

We would love to have you worship with us in person or online!

Learn more:
https://goodlandumc.org
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Abiding in Christ through Word and Prayer

Last week, we completed our six-week Read a Chapter a Day journey. Yet our reading of Scripture does not end with a sermon series. Jesus invites us into an ongoing relationship with Him. In John 15, He describes this relationship this way, “I am the vine; you are the branches.” A branch bears fruit only by remaining connected to the vine.

One important way we abide in Christ is through Scripture and prayer. Through Scripture, we learn who God truly is—His heart, His character, and His loving purposes for us. Without God’s Word, we can easily begin to imagine God according to our own feelings, assumptions, or expectations. Scripture continually brings us back to the living God who speaks, guides, corrects, and gives life.

On the other hand, we can gain knowledge without allowing that knowledge to change our hearts. That is why Scripture and prayer belong together. Through prayer, we bring ourselves honestly before God, surrender our pride, desires, fears, and judgments, and ask the Holy Spirit to shape us according to His Word.

In this way, our spiritual life involves both receiving and responding. God’s Word fills us with His truth, and prayer opens our hearts to His transforming work. As His Word abides in us, even our desires and prayers begin to reflect His will more deeply.

As we continue walking with Christ, may Scripture and prayer become part of a living relationship with Jesus. And as we abide in Him day by day, may His life, His character, and His love become increasingly visible through us.
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Goodland UMC E-Newsletter October 24, 2026
Goodland UMC Children & Youth
Goodland UMC Children & Youth2 months ago
Today is the day! KidZone Wednesday and reNEW Youth Groups resume today!

KidZone Wednesdays
Ages 4 through 6th Grade
5:30–7:00 PM
Meal included

Check-in is at the Fellowship Hall West entrance (parking lot side). At 7:00 PM, parents must pick up their children inside the Church Narthex using the East Doors.

Please do not drop children off before 5:20 PM.

reNEW Youth Group
7th–12th Grades
5:30–7:00 PM
Meal included

reNEW Youth will meet in Fellowship Hall.

The signup form is available on our website, or a QR code will be available at Fellowship Hall:
https://goodlandumc.org/kidzone-renew-youth-wednesdays

KidZone Schedule:
5:20 – Doors open
5:30 – Dinner
6:00–6:40 – Grade-level classroom time
6:40–7:00 – Worship in the Sanctuary
7:00 – Pick-up in the Narthex

We look forward to seeing everyone tonight!
Goodland UMC Children & Youth
Goodland UMC Children & Youth2 months ago
🎉 We are just TWO DAYS away from the start of KidZone & reNEW Youth!

Want to jam out to the same songs we’ll be praising to each week? 🎶🙌

Check out our Spotify playlist and start listening now:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/21hWTesrghOzwEzJtn43TS?si=741ba4cd2f7446ff

This playlist will be updated each week! Our goal is to have songs #1, #2, and #3 in the playlist be the songs we’ll be singing that Wednesday. We’ll have those updated by Tuesday morning so you can listen and sing along ahead of time!

We can’t wait to worship, learn, have fun, and kick off another great year together this Wednesday!
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