First United Methodist Madison, GA
296 South Main Street
Madison, GA 30650

706-342-3325

Worship
Choose Your Flavor: A Traditional or a More Contemporary Blend

Contemporary Worship Service | Traditional Worship Service | LISTEN TO SERMONS

“At the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” - Philippians 2:10-11

From the beginning, to worship has been a great longing of the human spirit. What people worship has been wrestled about for almost as long. Here at Madison First United Methodist, we have discovered that the only thing worthy of our worship is not a thing at all – it’s a Being - the creative, redemptive Spirit which was from the beginning and will be forever. The object of our worship is God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and we worship with our whole hearts.

Because worship is at the root of our reason for existence, many other things take place. We make and share meaningful relationships. We rejoice together. We make friends of one another. We learn of the needs of others and band together in compassion to help meet those needs. We often find our own needs met by God through using the very same dear souls who have knelt with us at Holy Communion, participated with us in baptisms, joined with us in prayer, and with us the great hymns of the Church.

Because of worship, we become a family – a family with a real, eternal, and all-loving Father. Couldn’t we all use such a great, perfect and loving father as that? Seeking to follow God’s example, worship in our family often includes the involvement of our children and youth, too!

9 AM SUNDAY

9 AM Sunday worship is for you if:
...you are interested in a Seeker-type More Contemporary Blend
...you feel that worship is best with keyboard, guitars, drums and such

This service, called “9-Alive,” is lead by a 10-person praise team and features a blend of traditional and more contemporary music.

Recent sermon series have had titles like:

• Developing an Effective Life – The Prayers of Paul
• Faith Heroes – Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Joshua and David
• The Shepherd & the Sheep – The Good News of the 23rd Psalm
• What Is Really Going On & What Isn’t– Revelation’s Visions
• Developing Christian Character – The Fruit of the Spirit
• A Portrait of Grace – The Life of David
• It’s a New Year – Is It The Same Old You?
• Seeing Through The Waterfall – Reflections on The Shack
• “Reflect” - Reflections on Luke 6

A nursery is provided for this and all services.

Children age 3 through 3rd grade break-out from worship into their own “Children’s Church” prior to the sermon.

Dress is “casual:” we’re here for God, not to dress-to-impress!

Coffee and breakfast sweets are provided in the Gathering Room just behind the sanctuary immediately following this worship!

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11:00 AM SUNDAY

11 AM Sunday worship is for you if:
...you like traditional things: the stirring swell of a pipe organ, fondly-remembered songs learned long ago at your mother’s knee, confessing our faith through the great Creeds of the Church’s history, choral music sung by a chancel choir, robed clergy, liturgical colors, calls to worship and the like.
...you want to learn more about the Church, its history and traditions as well as to worship.

This traditional United Methodist style service includes congregational involvement as we share our joys and concerns, recite the Lord’s Prayer, the Apostles or another of the Church’s Creeds, and the singing of the Doxology (“Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”). Our children serve as acolytes, assistants during Holy Communion, and several young ladies participate in a Liturgical Dance Team which leads us in both worship services about once every other month.

The first Sunday of each month we observe Holy Communion. The second Sunday has some type of children’s involvement (from time to time our pastor, Grady Mosley, will do a children’s message using “magic!). The third Sunday hosts a missional directive, helping us to keep a high priority on serving those in need outside our church: locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. (See our missions page for more.) Each fourth Sunday we encourage baptisms, the joining of new members, and all the other things that “encourage and make mature, Christian disciples” right here at home.

Although the traditional service is more formal in style, it preserves the spirit of the warm and welcoming heart that is so evident here at Madison First United Methodist Church.

A loving, professionally staffed nursery is available in the Education Building for children under age three. A beeper is provided parents, “just in case.”

We invite you to come as you are, be a part of the family, and share with us our joy in celebration of the message and legacy of Jesus Christ, no matter which “flavor” you choose!

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