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Fourth Sunday of Pentecost Father’s Day Rev. Dr. David M. Oliver First United Methodist Church Massillon, Ohio June 21, 2026 Text: Genesis 21:8-21 Opening Prayer: God, you heard the cry of the child Ishmael in his trauma of being cast out of the home where he had grown up with Abraham and Sarah and his mother Hagar. You listened to his distress of being abandoned and left alone in the desert. Thank you for not abandoning him. Thank you for hearing his cries. Remind us this morning that you...

Third Sunday of Pentecost Rev. Dr. David M. Oliver First United Methodist Church Massillon, Ohio June 14, 2026 Texts: Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 Opening Prayer: God, as you met Abraham in an ordinary moment of hospitality, meet us today in the ordinary moments of our lives. Open our minds to recognize your presence among us; open our hearts to receive your promises; open our arms to embrace your miraculous workswith joy, wonder, and laughter. As we listen for your word to us, help us find ...

Guest speaker Rev Carl Orphanides