It’s Palm Sunday! This week, Pastor Joe continues the Lenten Season series focusing on the Red Letter words of Jesus. We’re focusing on the contrast between the Jesus the people thought they were greeting on Palm Sunday and the one who came to reset our expectations.
This week, as Maplewood continues to “stay at home,” we’re continuing our Lenten Series focusing on the RED LETTER words of Jesus Christ. Pastor Joe is focusing on John 4 and this week we are exploring what it means to be a people who worship in SPIRIT and in TRUTH in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic of 2020…
This week, Maplewood continues to prepare our hearts and minds for Easter. As we continue to observe lent, Pastor Joe focuses our attention on one of the most overlooked verses. Most everyone learned “For God so love the world…” in Sunday School. But what about what Jesus said next? Join us as we continue our series entitled “Red Letters”
By popular demand, here are the recordings of Maplewood’s Spring Revival Services with Rev. Don Leonard. These services were held Mar. 8 through Mar. 11, 2020. The first service on Sunday morning–Stray Dog Savior–can be found here. May God’s Spirit continue to work through these messages in your life and in our church.
This week, Maplewood is continuing to observe Lent. Part of preparing for Easter means focusing on the life and words of Jesus, Himself. That’s why we are going to be starting a series this week called “RED LETTERS.” We’ll start our study in John 3:3. Pastor Joe probes deeply into what it really means to be Born Again.
Due to the efforts being implemented to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Maplewood will be doing digital church via the podcast at Maplewood which will be posted Sunday morning and available:
We are thankful to have the available technology and capabilities to offer this alternative in the wake of the societal impacts that are unique in all of our lifetimes.
All worship services, NextGen and other, in person activities will be suspended until May 3, 2020.
We will continue to share prayer requests and other updates via OneCall, Facebook and our website blog.
This is all about love in action—putting the needs of others before our own. Given the make-up of our congregation and the desire to minimize the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 among our vulnerable family members, this is the most prudent course of action.
Schools are cancelling. Professional and college sports are cancelling. Social distancing is the recommended strategy to slow the spread. The last thing we would want is for one of our elderly or physically vulnerable family members to contract the virus at Maplewood. We need to think about those most susceptible to this virus: the elderly, people with compromised immune systems, hypertension, diabetes, etc. We need to put their needs before our own.
Even though we won’t be “together” for a few brief Sundays, we are still together as a family. Now is the time we need everyone to be reaching out to check in on Maplewood family members in your sphere of influence. One day we’ll look back on this time and realize that God was working in our midst, bringing us closer together, even though, temporarily, we needed to be apart.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Pastor Vicki or Pastor Joe
Rev. Don Leonard is our special speaker this week at Maplewood. Don is the Sr. Pastor at the Defiance Church of the Nazarene. In this week’s message he explores how the work of Christ is much us rescuing a stray dog. You’ll enjoy this message. Click, listen and share….
Join us for a special series of revival meetings at Maplewood, staring Sunday morning, March 8, 2020.
Rev. Don Leonard is a long-time friend of Pastor Joe and Pastor Vicki. He was saved from a life of addiction more than three decades ago. Since then, he has ministered in both inner city and suburban community settings. Don understands struggle, grief, loss and pain. Nevertheless, he brings a message of hope through Jesus Christ.
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It’s the first week of the 2020 Lenten Season. Join us as we focus on the reality of our need for the saving grace of Jesus Christ as Pastor Joe returns and walks the Maplewood family through Romans 1. The first step to new life is to regain our sense of shame so we can embrace the gift of salvation.
This week, Maplewood concludes our series on the Signs of Life. Pastor Vicki explores the reality of dealing emotions in a healthy way as we learn to love God & learn to love other people .
The Maplewood podcast is available here, on Apple’s Podcast Store, Spotify and Podomatic.
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