Ephesians 5:14-16
Wake up from your sleep, Climb out of your coffins; Christ will show you the light! So watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times!
Hidden Treasure
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Jesus said, “Then you see how every student well-trained in God’s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put their hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it.” (Verse
Hidden Treasure
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Jesus said, “Then you see how every student well-trained in God’s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put their hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it.” (Verse
James 1:2-4
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient
Staying in Your Lane
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Lance Helms, Director of Communications | Reading: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 God’s kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. That night, while his hired men were asleep, his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn. When the first green shoots
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Galatians 6:1-3
Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
Are You Listening?
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Are you listening to this? Really listening? (Verse 9)
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Are You Listening?
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Are you listening to this? Really listening? (Verse 9)
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Romans 8:6
Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them — living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life.
The Paradox
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how