In his Christmas carol, Longfellow laments “there is no peace on earth, I said.” We often say the same. But in his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul replies. Listen as our visiting preacher describes the meaning of Paul’s declaration of peace in this week’s sermon. Peace on Earth
Submission Requires Faith- Acts 28:11-161
What do you do what you have an end goal in mind but you keep getting diverted along the way? What if you are convinced your end destination is where God really want you to end up? This seems to be St Paul’s experience as he has his sights set on Rome, but diversions, detours […]
You Are Not Like Everyone Else- Ex 19:1-1
Who am I? What do I belong to? Am I unique? Pastor Alan focused on these three questions. Questions that we might answer differently depending on if we are 15 or 55. It seems apparent that many issues in peoples’ lives have as a root cause the individual’s sense of identity. Counselors of all colors […]
The Foundations of our Faith- Heb 6:1-3 1
Sure. We all want to move beyond “basics”, but without question the basic “blocking and tackling” of the Christian faith should never be far from our consciousness. Pastor Bob Hoey presented a wonderful review of these basics as found in the Letter to the Hebrews. The Foundation of our Faith
“Faith Shares” James:5:1-5 (Frison)
How do we view our wealth? Visiting pastor Mike Frison explores this area of our lives in his sermon from James 5:1-5: Faith Shares
What Would You Ask For?- 1Kings 3 (Pasto1
If you could ask for anything at all what would it be? Pastor Jim’s sermon looked at this question: the one that God asked King Solomon in 1 Kings 3. What Would You Ask For?
The Hope of the Resurrection- Acts 24 (L1
Acts is not a New Testament book for the faint of heart. It seems that at every second turn, one of the main characters, St Paul, is ‘in trouble’ and in prison. You would think being unjustly imprisoned this many times would have caused Paul to rethink his strategy. Yet it does not. Why? It […]
Praise the Lord! – Ps 113 (Conrow)
There are many places in the Bible that encourage [command?] Christians to “Praise the Lord!” How obedient are you to this command? Pastor Alan shared about a group who praises God from 4:30 to 6:30 daily. Wow! Not sure most of us can compare with that. So why the command? And why so often? Praise […]