Online Bulletin
Sunday August 16, 2026
Skycrest United Methodist Church is located in Clearwater, FL and welcomes and includes people of every age, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status, and physical and mental ability. United, forgiven, and saved by our belief in Jesus Christ, we offer a loving environment to all seeking respite in God. We are a family. We are Skycrest.
Important Links
Order Of Service
Welcome & Announcements
Opening Song - House of the Lord
Song of Reflection - Run to the Father
Opening Prayer
Scripture - Matthew 3:13 - 4:4
Kid’s Moment
Statement of Faith - Hymnal #884
Choir Anthem - Give Me Jesus
Silent Prayer / Lord’s Prayer
Sermon - “Making Sense of the Bible”
Response to the Word
Communion
Offering
Closing Song - Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart- Hymn #500 vs. 1, 3, 5
Benediction
Announcements
Small Group Study Starting August 16th!
We'll kick off the school year with a sermon series designed to dive deeper into the Bible. In conjunction, Ryan will be leading a 6-week book study/small group during the gathering time, and I encourage you to be a part of that! It's based on Adam Hamilton's book, "Making Sense of the Bible." Email Ryan (ryan@skycrest.net) for more information, or indicate your rsvp to the group on your blue card.
Please check the Calendar (under the Resources tab) for all upcoming events. Contact the office if you have questions or would like additional information. office@skycrest.net or (727) 446-2218.
Scripture
“Matthew 3:13-4:4 (NLT)
13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.[f]” So John agreed to baptize him.
16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened[g] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
3 During that time the devil[a] came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,
‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b]””