Mason Memorial Community Church – UMC of Kansas City, KS

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Friday, September 20, 2024 – Romans 5:3-5

There is no doubt that there are days in life when we feel as if we’re under great stress to sim… Read More

Friday, September 20, 2024 – Romans 5:3-5

3 And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

There is no doubt that there are days in life when we feel as if we’re under great stress to simply get it right (“it” meaning living faithfully in our relationship with God). And if we’re honest, our boasting (if we can call it that) sounds so much more like complaining. We openly talk about how challenging the day was and what we had to endure to get through just one of those days. And yet, when it’s all said and done, we endure. We endure the challenges of life — the work of Christ in the world — knowing that at the end of the day we do it because God has called us to it. It is not easy, but it turns out that our lives in Christ are filled with “character-building days.” And it’s the challenges of those “character‑building days” that provide us with a living hope for life and living in future better days.

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer
Loving God, enable me to endure each day in my relationship with You with dignity and honor, helping me to realize that each day is a character-building day that prepares me for my future life of eternal joy.

Thursday, September 19, 2024 – 2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Our work for Christ is, without a doubt, the most important work we will ever do, if for no othe… Read More

Thursday, September 19, 2024 – 2 Corinthians 5:6-10

6 So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord — 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil.

Our work for Christ is, without a doubt, the most important work we will ever do, if for no other reason than it is God’s work. That being said, this life we have also leaves us looking forward to the day when our eternity with Christ will begin. It’s still true that life is precious, but the life we look forward to is filled with more promise than the one we’re currently living in. That makes this life and the labor we do in it that much more challenging. It’s like trying to choose which one we desire most: continuing to get overtime and make more money or going home at the end of the day, getting home and having a good hot meal. Choosing between staying late for overtime pay or ringing out to go home to get that hot meal can be likened to the challenge to our faith and desire to stay on earth to continue our joyful work for Christ and his reward or finally going home to be with the Lord forever. In our faith life, having to choose between the two is a real challenge.

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer
Loving God, enable me to endure the challenges of working and waiting in this life before I truly embrace the new life of eternity You’ve promised.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 – Galatians 2:19-21

One of the most difficult parts of being a Christian is the transforming process of dying to self and living fo… Read More

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 – Galatians 2:19-21

19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; 20 and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

One of the most difficult parts of being a Christian is the transforming process of dying to self and living for Christ. It’s not always easy to put aside those things we feel naturally in our flesh and trust that God has taken care of it all. While the phrase “Let go and let God” has become cliché, it is still true that the challenge of our faith is living in Christ while allowing God to have control of the outcome of our lives. Many of us in the back of our minds still try proving to God that we can get it right, even though grace is on the table. Our efforts to get it right not only nullify the grace of God but makes an even greater challenge to our faith as we then seek to stand on our own righteousness.

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer
Gracious God, empower me to do face the challenge of letting go of my self-prescribed efforts to save myself, and take up the finding joy in the ease of accepting Your grace.

Adult Ministries

The Adult Ministries group at Mason Memorial Community Church is a spiritual group who’s goal is to help others grow to a mature faith in God while providing comradery and fellowship with the congregation. To be a focus point in our community, we select projects which will help the needs of others.

Some of the Adult Ministry’s projects/activities are as follows:

1. Sack lunches at the Willa Gill Center

2. Thanksgiving and/or Christmas Baskets

3. Angel tree gifts for children at Christmas

4. Parents Night Out which gives adults in the community and church time to fellowship along with Bible study and dinner. We also distribute Gospel/Bible tracts for discussion.

5. Sponsor an Annual Gospel Musical

6. Purchase gift cards for groceries & pharmaceuticals to help people in need in our congregation & community

7. Christmas caroling at nursing homes where our members reside The Adult Ministry group is always open to new ideas/suggestions and members. We embrace Matthew 9:37 “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few”.

Men's Ministry

The United Methodist Men’s ministry of our local church is a core group of men, partnering with their pastor, to invite and initiate spiritual growth opportunities for all men of the church. Everyone has different gifts, graces, and areas of interest. Therefore, opportunities for participation include diverse ministries of the church, such as

prayer groups
missions
Bible studies
Retreats
Workshops/Seminars
Discipleship Groups (small groups in the tradition of John Wesley where we hold each other accountable for our faith journey in Christ)

We encourage leading and participating on committees, teaching Sunday school classes, youth ministries, scouting, mentoring, and assisting in leading worship service. The focus is both inward and outward. Inward — concentrating on those who attend and participate in the ministries within the church, and outward — to all men, assisting them to engage in the process of spiritual growth.

Importance

Men lead others best by modeling Jesus Christ in thoughts, words, and deeds.
Spiritual maturity is signified in spiritual reproduction, as the faith of mature disciples passes on in others.
Men growing in Christ become effective spiritual leaders in their homes and congregations, working as partners with their spouses if they are married and congregational leaders-both lay and clergy.
Spiritually growing men help congregations to become vital and alive.
Everything desired from and through men comes as a result of men growing spiritually and maturing as disciples: family blessings, stewardship, service, outreach, prayer, spiritual leadership, lifestyle evangelism, and faithful obedience. Men are foundational to the life and health of the church.
When a man lives daily in surrendered faith, God is honored and many lives are blessed. Transformed hearts are forged when we surrender our hearts to Christ and center our lives in Christ.

Mission

Our mission is to support spiritual growth among men, helping men to mature as disciples as they encourage spiritual formation in others.

Goal

Our goal is to empower the ministry of Jesus Christ through men within our congregation as we seek to capture the vision of God for our church —

“to become a living example of Jesus Christ active in service to our community.”

Pathway

Our pathway is a lifelong commitment to spiritual growth to maturity as followers of Christ. Our spiritual formation is marked by spiritual reproduction as our faith.

Churches United for Justice

Churches United for Justice is a diverse and growing coalition of 17 churches throughout Wyandotte County. Members of these local parishes in Wyandotte county have come together based on the biblical imperative to “… do justice, ff.” (Micah 6:8), as well as Jesus’ reminder that while giving to the church is good, people of faith should pay more attention to the weightier matters of faith, justice, mercy, and faithfulness. (Matthew 23:23). In each of these reflections, justice is seen as primary for the health of the community and personal relationships. Justice in a biblical sense is the quality of being fair and reasonable. This often requires systemic change within communities.

The faiths participating in Churches United for Justice include United Methodist, Baptist, Philadelphia Bible, Peace and Fellowship, Church of Christ and Episcopal. These faith communities have come together believing that justice is a primary issue of faith and is the foundation of healthy relationships that build community.

Activity

Our church’s faith community participation is and will be in conjunction with the organization’s effort to focus on the need for affordable housing and curbing violence in our community.

Contact

Lead Organizer: Amber Adams
Associate Organizer: Brett Eisenhauer
Team Leader: Karen Shepherd