Mason Memorial Community Church – UMC of Kansas City, KS

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Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Psalms 37:22-24

There’s a story about mother eagles and how they teach their young and fly. Mama eagles ar… Read More

Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Psalms 37:22-24

22 for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off. 23 Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way; 24 though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand.

There's a story about mother eagles and how they teach their young and fly. Mama eagles are caring and loving creatures. Somewhere down the line the Mama eagle decides her little eagle needs to learn to fly. So, she takes that little eagle out of the nest and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, and he falls fast. The fledging has never flown in his life. The ground is coming up, his heart is ready to burst, and he knows there is no way he is going to survive.

But the Mama eagle is watching, and at the last moment she swoops down and catches the baby eagle. Relieved, the baby eagle thinks, ‘I'm saved, I'm fine, I'm going to survive.’ The Mama eagle then flies up as high as she can go and again drops him. She continues to do this until he learns to fly.

The Lord bore the Israelites on eagle’s wings. When they didn't have any water, the Lord swooped down and provided water for them. When they came to the Red Sea, he provided for them. When they didn't have any food, he swooped down and provided manner for them.

There are those who live and walk among us who believe that everything they do is by their own power. When we hit one of those proverbial bumps in life’s road, no matter how badly we land, there are some who believe that we can save ourselves. I don’t know if that’s true. My experience tells me that there are times when God intervened and broke my fall, making it possible for me to get up and start again. Perhaps it happens to others differently, but there is a Spiritual recognition that occurs when our falling and rising is not by our own power.

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer —
Holy and loving God, out of Your gracious power and mercy, You have stepped in to catch me when I was falling. Those times have been wonderful assurances that you are always with me. I praise You for Your faithfulness and gracious love.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Hebrews 13:5-8

It’s easy to feel afraid when we think that the world is against us. And it’s difficult to… Read More

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Hebrews 13:5-8

5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have; for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." 6 So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?" 7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

It’s easy to feel afraid when we think that the world is against us. And it’s difficult to be confident in the temporal things of life when they change so frequently. In our culture, money has become the great savior, leading some to believe that if they can just get enough of it, they and their lives can be spared from needing help from anyone. And those limited in their understanding of God’s word will point to the Scripture that says,

Feasts are made for laughter;

wine gladdens life,

and money meets every need.

They will point there trusting in their money as the only thing they need. However, our confidence as children of God is not in the things of the world, but in our Christ who is the same. And with that faithfulness, we can have confidence and assurance that we can face whatever the world throws at us because our God is faithful to never leave us or forsake us. It is a good and powerful thing to know that Christ has got our back, and that he will never leave us nor forsake us.

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer —
Gracious and faithful God, enable me to live with the confidence of knowing that You are always with me, and that I need never fear what others may do to me because You are always with me.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Job 24:22-24

It’s sometimes difficult for us to wrap our minds around the limits of our own life and our own… Read More

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Job 24:22-24

22 Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life. 23 He gives them security, and they are supported; his eyes are upon their ways. 24 They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they wither and fade like the mallow; they are cut off like the heads of grain.

It’s sometimes difficult for us to wrap our minds around the limits of our own life and our own mortality. As young people, many of us never thought about death or lived as if we would never die. We took risks that age and wisdom have proved unsafe. And we attribute to those risks a certain toughness that we had that the younger generation seems to lack. We’ve come to believe that that toughness gives a certain power that others will not experience unless and until they have gone through what we went through. However, people of power sometimes come to believe that their power is either innate or self-realized. It takes some time — sometimes a lifetime — but we all usually come around to the reality that our lives are not our own. We can’t start them or maintain them on our own. Eventually we all face the truth that something or someone IS in control. It’s true even for those who don’t believe in God, regardless of how God is realized, whether as Creator, as the Son of God, or through the Holy Spirit. Their disbelief has never circumvented their mortality.

Todays Prayer

Today’s Prayer —
Precious God of grace and truth, humble me to always be secure in knowing that there is a power outside of me that gives life and takes life away, that exalts and brings down. Help me to also know that there is a power within me that comes from You that allows me to overcome life’s challenges.

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