Greetings Wilmington Church Family!
I am delighted to be appointed to be in ministry among you and enjoyed meeting so many of you this past Sunday, July 5, 2026.
I look forward to attending your committee meetings and ministry offerings. I would be pleased to accept an invitation to your next gathering. You may send email to me at the pastor's email or pick up one of my business cards outside the sanctuary upstairs or on the table in the entryway downstairs.
This Sunday, July 12 th, our time of worship will explore the parable of the sower with a special time for the young and young at heart to try out their skills with "seeds" tossed into various environments. The sermon will unpack that wonderful teaching of successful growth by Jesus from Matthew 13 alongside Paul's letter written to the church in Rome.
Paul made it very clear that, "The mind of the flesh is death, but that of the Spirit is life and peace" in verse 6 of our reading from Romans 8. We learn the precious lesson that our spiritual life is good and pure early on in our lives but over the centuries there has been a demonizing of things "of the flesh" that is not exactly what God intends.
Our sermon will address that God who sent the Son into the world in human flesh also made us as flesh and blood beings and declared us good on the sixth day. We will parse out what it means to live as fleshly beings into our pure and glorious heritage as spiritual beings. The four planting mediums in the Matthew text will give us a clue as to what type of environment is most conducive to our spiritual formation and which of those fail to bear fruit.
In Christ's Love,
Pastor Cheryl
