Helotes Hills United Methodist Church

Pastor Will was on vacation today and our Lay Pastor, JB Briggs, blessed us with the sermon.Scripture references: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, and John 9:1-41“OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART” -- CCLI Song # 2298355  |  Paul Baloche  |  © 1997 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (Admin. byCapitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook))  |  Foruse solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 4:5–42 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. In this Lenten sermon, we see how being fully known by Jesus can open the door to transformation and witness. It’s a reminder that sharing faith doesn’t require having all the answers—sometimes it’s simply an invitation: come and see.Scripture references: Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, and John 4:5-42“COME NOW IS THE TIME TO WORSHIP” --  CCLI Song #2430948  |  Brian Doerksen  |  © 1998 Vineyard Songs (UK/Eire) (Admin. by Integrity Music)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867“MEETING AT THE WELL” -- Words and music by Chuck Barbour  |  All Rights Reserved  | Copyright CBarbour-music PAu2-948-969 "GO NOW IN PEACE" – Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 3:1–17 and the nighttime conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. Moving beyond bumper-sticker faith, this sermon explores what it really means to be “born from above” and to receive eternal life as something that begins now. It’s an invitation to step out of compartmentalized faith, trust God’s initiative, and come out of the dark into the light.Scripture references: Genesis 12:1-4a, Psalm 121, and John 3:1-17“LOVE CAME DOWN” --  CCLI Song # 5148938  |  Brian Johnson | Ian McIntosh | Jenn Johnson | Jeremy Edwardson | Jeremy Riddle  |  © 2009 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing (Admin. by Integrity Music)  |  Bethel Music Publishing  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867Reading of "GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD" written by Chuck Barbour. Copyright@cbarbour2003"GO NOW IN PEACE" – Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness — no distractions, nowhere to hide. Lent invites us to do the same. This week, Pastor Will walks through Matthew 4:1-11 and the temptations Jesus faced, asking what we might find waiting for us when we finally put down our distractions and go into the wilderness on purpose.SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32, and Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Psalm 32“THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD” -- CCLI Song # 21583 |  Jamie Owens-Collins  |  © 1985 Fairhill Music (Admin. by Fairhill Music, Inc.)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® rms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 17:1–8 and the Transfiguration. As Epiphany reaches its climax, Jesus is revealed in dazzling glory on the mountain. This sermon invites us to see clearly who he is—and to follow him down the road that leads toward the cross.Scripture references: Exodus 24:12-18, Psalm 2, and Matthew17:1-9“BEAUTIFUL ONE” -- CCLI Song # 3915912  |  Tim Hughes  | © 2002 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867“WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME” -- CCLI Song # 7068424  |  Ben Fielding | Brooke Ligertwood  |  © 2016 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" – Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 5:13–20 and Jesus’ words, “You are the salt of the earth.” This sermon explores salt not as a compliment, but as a calling—meant to preserve life and bring flavor to the world. It asks what it would look like for the church to truly live into that purpose today.Scripture references: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10, and Matthew 5:13-20“THIS IS AMAZING GRACE” -- CCLI Song # 6333821 |  Jeremy Riddle | Josh Farro | Phil Wickham  |  © 2012 Phil Wickham Music (Admin. by BMG Rights Management [c/o Music Services, Inc.]) |  Seems Like Music (Admin. by BMG Rights Management [c/o Music Services, Inc.])  |  Sing My Songs (Admin. by BMG Rights Management [c/o Music Services, Inc.])  |  WC Music Corp. (Admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.)  |  Bethel Music Publishing  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867“SALT AND LIGHT” -- CCLI Song # 3470093  |  Jan L'Ecuyer | John L'Ecuyer  |  © 2002 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (Admin. byCapitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook))  |  Foruse solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved.  |  www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 4:5–42 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. In this Lenten sermon, we see how being fully known by Jesus can open the door to transformation and witness. It’s a reminder that sharing faith doesn’t require having all the answers—sometimes it’s simply an invitation: come and see.Scripture references: Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, and John 4:5-42 “COME NOW IS THE TIME TO WORSHIP” --  CCLI Song #2430948  |  Brian Doerksen  |  © 1998 Vineyard Songs (UK/Eire) (Admin. by Integrity Music)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867“MEETING AT THE WELL” -- Words and music by Chuck Barbour  |  All Rights Reserved  | Copyright CBarbour-music PAu2-948-969"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 5:1–12 and Jesus’ words from the mountaintop. In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns our assumptions about blessing upside down, revealing that God’s favor rests in places we’re not used to looking.Scripture references: Psalm 15, Micah 6:1-8, and Matthew 5:1-12“MIGHTY TO SAVE” – CCLI Song # 4591782  |   Ben Fielding | Reuben Morgan  |  © 2006 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com   |  CCLI License # 2544867"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 4:12–22 and Jesus’ invitation, “Follow me.” This sermon explores how that call is not just for pastors, but for all of us, and asks what we might need to leave behind in order to follow faithfully in our everyday lives.

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 1:29 and John the Baptist’s words, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” In this Epiphany sermon, we explore what that image meant to those who first heard it and what it reveals about who Jesus is for the world today. It’s a reminder that Christ’s saving work is bigger than any one of us and speaks to a world in need of healing.Scripture References: Isaiah 49:1-7, Psalm 40:1-11, and John 1: 29-42“CRY OF MY HEART” -- CCLI Song # 844980  |  Terry Butler  |  © 1991 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 3:13–17 and the baptism of Jesus. As Jesus steps into the water, we glimpse a moment where heaven and earth draw close and God’s voice speaks belovedness. This sermon invites us to remember our baptism, to trust God’s faithfulness even when we wander, and to listen again for the promise that still claims us.SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Isaiah 42:1-9, Isaiah 42:1-9, and Matthew 3:13-17“DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE” -- CCLI Song # 7211349  |  Stacey V. Gibbs  |  © 2016 Gentry Publications  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  CCLI License # 2544867   ----  CCLI Song # 3529267  |  Peter D. Smith  |  © Stainer & Bell Ltd  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867“LEFT IT IN THE RIVER” -- CCLI Song # 7242565  |  ColbyWedgeworth | Jamie MacDonald | Jonathan Conrad Gamble  |  ©2025 Capitol CMG Genesis; Capitol CMG Paragon; Jamie Mac Publishing; Jonathan Conrad Gamble Publishing; Wedgeworth Publishing  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 2:1–12 and the meaning of Epiphany. As the Christmas season comes to a close, we follow the light of a star and the journey of the Magi—outsiders who noticed something God was doing and chose to follow it. This sermon explores what it means to keep watching for God’s light in a world that still knows darkness, and how we are invited not just to see that light, but to follow it and share it.Scripture references: Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, and Matthew 2:1-12“GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN” – CCLI Song # 6008077 |  Public Domain |  Arrangement: 2009 All Essential Music  |   Formerly Music  |  Mt. Roskill Music  |  Prepare For The Zombie Apocalypse  |  So Essential Tunes  |  Spirit Nashville Three  |  CCLILicense # 2544867

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 2:13–23 and the part of the Christmas story we often skip. While we’re still singing carols, Matthew shows us a world that is anything but calm and bright — and invites us to consider what it means that God chose to enter this kind of world.“JOY TO THE WORLD / OUR GOD SAVES --     CCLI Song # 7101432  |  © 2017 Thankyou Music Ltd | Integrity Worship Music | Integrity's Hosanna! Music | Leadworship Songs | Michael Rossback Music  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 

The third Sunday of Advent opens in a prison, with John the Baptist asking a question many of us still ask: Are you really the one, or should we wait for another?This sermon sits in the space between promise and fulfillment, where Advent reminds us that faith isn’t pretending everything is fine, but trusting that God has already entered what is broken.Scripture references: Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; and Matthew 11:2-11 “GOOD CHRISTIAN MEN REJOICE” – Public Domain, but arrangement by Smalltown Poets (used with permission!)"GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN" - Public Domain

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 3:1–12 and John the Baptist’s call to prepare the way during Advent. In a season that urges us to rush toward Christmas, John’s voice from the wilderness invites us to slow down, make space, and re-orient our lives toward the God who is already near. Advent, he reminds us, isn’t about nostalgia or rushing to celebration, but about repentance, readiness, and making room for God to move.Scripture references: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; and Matthew 3:1-12.“PREPARE YE THE WAY” -- CCLI Song # 5286041  |  Michael W. Smith  |  © 2008 Smittyfly Music (Admin. by Capitol CMGPublishing)  |  Curb Word Music (Admin. by WC Music Corp.)  | For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 24:36–44 and the real meaning of Advent. Instead of rushing into Christmas, we’re invited to slow down, stay awake, and pay attention to the ways God still breaks into our world. Advent isn’t just waiting for December 25—it’s learning to live ready for whatever God might reveal next.

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Philippians 4:6–7 and Paul’s bold command: “Do not worry about anything.” From late-night anxieties to everyday pressures, worry pulls us apart — but Paul offers another way. Through prayer, honest requests, and a posture of thanksgiving, we discover the peace of God that gathers us back together. As we enter Thanksgiving week, this message invites us to name our worries, remember our blessings, and find the peace that surpasses understanding.Scripture references: Psalm 100; Deuteronomy 26:1-11; and Philippians 4:6-7“SING WHEREVER I GO” --  CCLI Song #7138601  |  Andrew Bergthold | Ed Cash | Franni Cash | Kyle Briskin | Martin Cash | Scott Cash  |  © 2019 Andrew Bergthold Designee (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  Angie Feel Good Songs (Admin.by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  Capitol CMG Genesis (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  Capitol CMG Paragon (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  Neon District Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  We The Kingdom Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867“I SPEAK JESUS” -- CCLI Song # 7136201  |  Abby Benton | Carlene Prince | Dustin Smith | Jesse Reeves | Kristen Dutton | Raina Pratt  |  © 2019 For Me and My House Songs; Integrity's Praise! Music; BEC Worship; Raina Pratt publishing designee; Worship Coalition Songs; WriterWrong Music  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will turns to Deuteronomy 30:11–20 and invites us on a kind of “time travel” through Scripture—standing with Moses on the edge of the Promised Land, with the exiles in Babylon, and right here in our own mid-November moment. In a world of endless daily decisions and modern idols, we hear God’s simple, challenging call to us as a community: choose life, together, and build a future of hope.Scripture references: Psalm 1:1-3; John 15:1-11; and Deuteronomy 30:11-20“WE CHOOSE PRAISE”  -- CCLI Song # 7238059  |  Dameon Aranda | David Wellman | Dustin Smith | Stephen Cole  |  © Acorns To Oaks Publishing; Bell Music Publishing; Life.Church Publishing Group; Remaining portion is unaffiliated  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com"GO NOW IN PEACE" – Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved 

This week, Pastor Will shares from Jeremiah 29:1–14, reminding us that even in seasons that feel like exile, God is still at work. Like the exiles in Babylon, we’re called to build, plant, and live faithfully where we are—trusting that God’s plans for us are good and full of hope.Scripture references: Psalm 37:1-7, Matthew 6:25-34, and Matthew 6:25-34.“MY HOPE IS YOU” -- CCLI Song # 2373672  |  Brad Avery | David Carr | Mac Powell | Mark D. Lee | Tai Anderson  |  © 1997Gray Dot Inc. (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.)  |  New Spring (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.)  | Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL (Admin. byKobalt Music Publishing America, Inc.)  |  For use solely with theSongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867“LORD CAN YOU SEE” -- Words and music by Chuck Barbour  |  All Rights Reserved  | Copyright CBarbour-music PAu2-948-969"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will led our annual All Saints Sunday service, sharing from Hebrews 12:1–2. He reflected on the “great cloud of witnesses” — the saints of Scripture and our own church’s history — who cheer us on as we run the race God has set before us.Scripture references: Psalm 24; Isaiah 25:6-9; and Hebrews 12:1–2“I WILL RUN” -- CCLI Song # 4797586  |  Misty Edwards  |  © 2005 Forerunner Worship | For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com"GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved