Fifth Sunday of Easter Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 13:31-35 Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples — when they see the love you have for […]
Anyone who claims to live in God’s light and hates a brother or sister is still in the dark. It’s the person who loves brother and sister who dwells in God’s light and doesn’t block the light from others. But whoever hates is still in the dark, stumbles around in the dark, doesn’t know which
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Fourth Sunday of Easter Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 10:22-30 I told you, but you don’t believe. Everything I have done has been authorized by my Creator, actions that speak louder than words. (Verse 25)
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Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless — that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8)
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Third Sunday of Easter Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 21:1-19 Then he said it a third time: “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” (Verse 17)
Third Sunday of Easter Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 21:1-19 Then he said it a third time: “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” (Verse 17)
So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear
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Second Sunday of Easter Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Acts 5:25–36 Peter and the apostles answered, ‘It’s necessary to obey God rather than men. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, the One you killed by hanging him on a cross. God set him on high at his side, Prince and Savior, to give
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Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle. (Romans 12:10)
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Easter Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 16:1-8 The cross is the standing statement of what we do to one another and to ourselves. The resurrection is the standing statement of what God does to us in return. (Richard Rohr)