Sermon for January 24, 2021
(The Third Sunday After Epiphany)
Gentle Spirit Christian Church
Rev. Paul Turner, Senior Pastor
Via Facebook Live
Today’s Message: Meditation: “Changing Our Life” Mark 1:14-20 (MSG)
VS.14-15 “After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the Message of God: “Time’s up! God’s kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message.”
“If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care—then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.” Philippians 2:3-4 (MSG)
Sermon for January 17, 2021
(The Second Sunday After Epiphany)
Gentle Spirit Christian Church
Rev. Paul Turner, Senior Pastor
Via Facebook Live
Today’s Message: Meditation: “Called By Name” John 1:43:51 (MSG)
VS.50 “Jesus said, “You’ve become a believer simply because I say I saw you one day sitting under the fig tree? You haven’t seen anything yet!”
“Everything that we have—right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start—comes from God by way of Jesus Christ. That’s why we have the saying, “If you’re going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God.” 1 Corinthians 1:31 (MSG)
Sermon for January 10, 2021
(The First Sunday After Epiphany)
Gentle Spirit Christian Church
Rev. Paul Turner, Senior Pastor
Via Facebook Live
Today’s Message:
Meditation: “You are My Child” Mark 1:4-11 (MSG)
VS. 11 “Along with the Spirit, a voice: “You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life.”
“Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the down-and-outers. Speak out for justice! Stand up for the poor and destitute!” Proverbs 31:8-9 (msg)
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.” Philippians 4:6-7
“ I have a serious concern to bring up with you, my friends, using the authority of Jesus, our Master. I’ll put it as urgently as I can: You must get along with each other. You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common.” 1 Corinthians 1:10
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