FUMCLC

MLosey

Weldon C. Bares
Senior Pastor

 

Rev. Weldon Bares, a native of Lafayette, graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a degree in Communication. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Weldon was ordained as an elder in full connection in the Louisiana Annual Conference in 1981.

Rev. Weldon's articles are printed weekly in the Lake Charles American Press, and sermons are rebroadcast weekly on the radio.  Tune in to 100.5 FM Sundays at 8:00am.

A Pastor's Reflections

Rev Weldon C. Bares

Not So Hot!

by Rev Weldon C. Bares
Rev Weldon C. Bares
Rev. Weldon Bares is the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church, Lake Ch
User is currently offline
 on Jan 30 in Reflections

     I like the old story about a young preacher who went to the front door of the church to greet people after church every Sunday. Most of the time, the church members were nice and said nice things to him about his sermon. However, this one older lady, always gave him the very same comment. 

     She always said, "Preacher, that was a warm sermon." Well, he couldn’t quite figure that out, but she kept on saying it for several weeks, "Preacher, that was a warm sermon."

     Finally, he couldn’t take it anymore. He stopped her after church one day and said, "Ma’am, I’m sorry, but I don’t understand that expression, ‘That was a warm sermon?’ What do you mean?"

     She smiled and answered, "Preacher, I thought you understood. Something WARM is --- not so hot."

     Do you ever feel "not so hot?" I am afraid that all of us have days and times in our lives like that.

     The Bible has a word of hope for us. In fact, the Bible is filled with hope for our lives.

     Consider this beautiful promise from the Old Testament: "Fear not, for I am with you. Don’t be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand." (Isaiah 41:10)

     Good news for us. Encouraging news for us. Even on days that we feel "not so hot."

You are invited to worship at First Methodist: Sundays, 8:30 & 10:45 AM

Corner of Broad and Kirkman

Radio broadcast: Sundays, 8:00AM on 100.5FM

 

Tags: Untagged

About the author

Rev Weldon C. Bares

Rev. Weldon Bares is the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church, Lake Charles. A native of Lafayette, he graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a degree in Communication. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Weldon was ordained as an elder in full connection in the Louisiana Annual Conference in 1981. He has served the following churches: Asbury United Methodist Church in Lafayette (associate pastor) for 11 years; First United Methodist of Plaquemine and Grand River United Methodist for 5 years; Springhill United Methodist for 4 years; Lea Joyner Memorial United Methodist in Monroe for 10 years. He became the senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles in June of 2010. Weldon enjoys traveling, reading, sports (especially the Dallas Cowboys), and movies.

FirstUMC

First United Methodist Church of Lake Charles © : 2011 Worship Team