The Shopping Mall of Faith
Third Sunday in Lent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 2:13-22 Get your things out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a shopping mall! (Verse 16)
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This Week’s Message | Ephesians 4:26-27
Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry. Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life. (Ephesians 4:26-27)
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An Ordeal
Second Sunday in Lent Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Mark 8:30-38 It is necessary that the Son of Humanity proceed to an ordeal of suffering, be tried and found guilty by the elders, high priests, and religion scholars, be killed, and after three days rise up alive. (Verse 31)
This Week’s Message | 1 Peter 3:8-11
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 3:8-11)
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Change Your Life and Believe the Message
First Sunday in Lent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 1:9-15 Time’s up! God’s kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message. (Verse 15)
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This Week’s Message | 1 Corinthians 12:25-26
The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part, the parts we mention and the parts we don’t, the parts we see and the parts we don’t. If one part hurts, every other part is involved in the hurt, and
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Ash Wednesday
Concelebrated with First Christian Church of Decatur Officiants: Rev. Dr. James Brewer-Calvert, Senior Pastor, First Christian Church of Decatur Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor, Gentle Spirit Christian Church
Peeling Back the Onion
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 2:1-12 Some religion scholars sitting there started whispering among themselves, “He can’t talk that way! That’s blasphemy! God and only God can forgive sins.” (Verses 6-7)
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This Week’s Message | Micah 7:7
But me, I’m not giving up. I’m sticking around to see what God will do. I’m waiting for God to make things right. I’m counting on God to listen to me. (Micah 7:7)
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Don’t Make Jesus a Hero
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 1:29-39 Everybody’s looking for you. (verse 37b)
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