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Warrenton United Methodist Church

Louis McDonald

Weekly sermons from the pastor at Warrenton United Methodist Church, Warrenton VA

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September 7, 2025 - Breathing God's Presence

Warrenton United Methodist Church ·

2025/09/07

Send us a text Reverend Doctor Michelle Holmes Chaney reflects on Psalm 139 and the assurance that God is always present with us—past, present, and future. Using both scripture and personal stories, Dr. Holmes Chaney reminds us that although we often let distractions and obstacles block our awareness, God has never moved away from us. Just as a parent senses the presence of their child, we are invited to recognize God’s closeness, even as near as our own breath. By uncluttering our lives and ...

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August 31, 2025 - Your Story, Amen

Warrenton United Methodist Church ·

2025/08/31

Send us a text Pastor Ashley reflects on the meaning of “Amen,” reminding us it is not just a word of agreement or punctuation in worship, but a way of life. Rooted in the Hebrew for “truly” and “let it be,” Amen is both affirmation and action. Hebrews 13 calls us to live out our Amen through love, hospitality, compassion, and solidarity with those in need. Following Christ’s example, we embody Amen by serving, caring, and building community together. Amen is lived in how we love one another,...

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August 24, 2025 - Reset: Redirected by God

Warrenton United Methodist Church ·

2025/08/24

Send us a text Pastor Ashley reflects on how easily people can lose direction in life, using technology, GPS, and personal stories as metaphors for spiritual guidance. She emphasizes that faith often requires a “reset” to realign with God’s will, drawing from Paul’s dramatic Damascus encounter and Ananias’s quieter act of obedience. Both reveal that God uses different experiences—loud or subtle—to redirect us. Like the blind skier who trusts his father’s voice to guide him safely down a mount...

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August 17, 2025 - Reset: Purpose Realigned

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2025/08/17

Send us a text Pastor Ashley’s sermon explores the importance of living with God’s purpose. Using the film Cast Away, she illustrates how a sense of purpose sustains us through challenges. She shares Pastor Junius Dotson’s story of burnout, reminding us that passion without connection to God leads to emptiness. Through Scripture, Ashley shows how even Jesus paused from ministry to pray, “touching the bag” and resetting his focus. She warns against getting lost in busyness or others’ expectati...

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August 10, 2025 - Reset: When God Changes Our Plans

Warrenton United Methodist Church ·

2025/08/10

Send us a text Pastor Ashley reflects on how the Holy Spirit often redirects our lives, sometimes through sudden course corrections and other times through prolonged discomfort or restlessness. These moments of redirection call us to wrestle with God’s will, surrender our own plans, and align more closely with God’s values. Drawing from Galatians, she reminds us of the call to “die to self”—laying aside pride, self-reliance, unforgiveness, comfort, and comparison—so that we may fully li...

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20:03

August 3, 2025 - Resetting Our True Identity

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2025/08/03

Send us a text Pastor Ashley reflects on the power of names and nicknames, noting that while many labels are given by others and don’t fully define us, Scripture reminds us of the most important name: Beloved. Drawing from Isaiah 43 and Jesus’ baptism in Luke, she emphasizes that before any achievements, roles, or titles, God calls us “Beloved” and is pleased with us. This identity is not earned but freely given through God’s love and grace. Ashley invites us to reset our perspective, release...

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18:20

July 27, 2025 - Your Story: Bold in Chains

Warrenton United Methodist Church ·

2025/07/27

Send us a text Pastor Ashley reflects on Paul’s letter to the Philippians, written during his imprisonment. Despite his chains, Paul continued to proclaim Christ with joy, inspiring guards, believers, and even skeptics. His suffering became a platform for the gospel to reach places it might never have otherwise. Pastor Ashley challenges us to consider what “chains” we carry—fear, expectations, insecurity, or struggle—and how God might use them for witness. By being authentic, clear, and inten...

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July 20, 2025 - Your Story: Anchored in the Church

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2025/07/20

Send us a text From Pentecost to Warrenton UMC today, the story of the church is one of resilience, faith, and Spirit-led community. Just as the first believers faced fear, waiting, and opposition, our church has endured wars, pandemics, and change—yet continues to thrive. The early church modeled four essentials: teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer. These practices remain the foundation of our witness, uniting us with God and one another. The church is not about buildings ...

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July 13, 2025 - Your Story: The Power of Testimony

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2025/07/13

Send us a text Stories shape who we are, connect us to one another, and reveal God’s work in our lives. When we share our experiences, others recognize pieces of their own journey, building empathy, deepening relationships, and breaking down barriers. Testimonies are living stories of God’s presence—reminders of healing, provision, and grace that inspire hope and faith. Just as Paul taught the Corinthians that the body of Christ is made of many members, each story matters and contributes to t...

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July 6, 2025 - Your Story: God at Work

Warrenton United Methodist Church ·

2025/07/06

Send us a text In the opening message of the Your Story series, Pastor Ashley shares her own journey of faith, weaving together moments of clarity, struggle, surrender, and God’s surprising direction. Through seasons of uncertainty and loss, she discovered that when we let God lead, the pieces of our lives connect like a treasure map, revealing God’s faithfulness at every turn. Scripture reminds us to hold firmly to hope, draw near to God, and encourage one another as the body of Christ. Each...

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