Sermon for September 20, 2020
(Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Gentle Spirit Christian Church
Rev. Paul Turner, Senior Pastor
Via Facebook Live
Today’s Message:
“Fair is Fair” Matthew 20:1-1
Key Verse VS.16 “Here it is again, the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first.”
“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you loveone another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.”John 13:34-35 (MSG)
Sermon for September 13, 2020 (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Gentle Spirit Christian Church
Rev. Paul Turner, Senior Pastor
Via Facebook Live
Today’s Message:
“One Step at a Time” Matthew 18:15-20
Key Verse VS 18: “Take this most seriously: A yes on earth is yes in heaven; a no on earth is no in heaven.”
“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)
Sermon for September 6, 2020 (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Gentle Spirit Christian Church
Rev. Paul Turner, Senior Pastor
Via Facebook Live
Today’s Message:
“Real Freedom” Matthew 18:21-35
“Every one,” C.S. Lewis writes, “says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until there is something to forgive”
Key Verse: VS. 22 “Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.”
“You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family.” Matthew 5:9 (MSG)
“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)
Sermon for August 23, 2020 (Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost)
Gentle Spirit Christian Church
Rev. Paul Turner, Senior Pastor
Via Facebook Live
Today’s Message:
“Just What are the Keys” Matthew 16:13-20 (MSG)
Key Verse: VS.19 “And that’s not all. You will have complete and free access to God’s kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven.”
“If you preach, just preach God’s Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don’t take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don’t get bossy; if you’re put in charge, don’t manipulate; if you’re called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don’t let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.”Romans 12:6-8
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