Preparation
Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 25:1-13 So stay alert. You have no idea when he might arrive. (Verse 13)
This Week’s Message | Colossians 3:12-14
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
This Week’s Message | Colossians 3:12-14 Read More »
Without False Piety (All Saints’ Day)
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 23:1-12 Do you want to stand out? Then step down. Be a servant. If you puff yourself up, you’ll get the wind knocked out of you. But if you’re content to simply be yourself, your life will count for plenty. (Verses 11-12)
Without False Piety (All Saints’ Day) Read More »
This Week’s Message | James 4:16-17
As it is, you are full of your grandiose selves. All such vaunting self-importance is evil. In fact, if you know the right thing to do and don’t do it, that, for you, is evil. (James 4:16-17)
This Week’s Message | James 4:16-17 Read More »
Have You…?
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Matthew 22:34-46 Jesus caught them off balance. (Verse 41)
This Week’s Message | James 3:13-16
Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t
This Week’s Message | James 3:13-16 Read More »
Attitude, Attitude, Attitude!
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 22:15-22 Jesus knew they were up to no good. He said, “Why are you playing these games with me?” (Verse 18)
Attitude, Attitude, Attitude! Read More »
This Week’s Message | James 2:12-13
Talk and act like a person expecting to be judged by the Rule that sets us free. For if you refuse to act kindly, you can hardly expect to be treated kindly. Kind mercy wins over harsh judgment every time. (James 2:12-13)
This Week’s Message | James 2:12-13 Read More »
Who’s In?
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 22:1-14 The servants went out on the streets and rounded up everyone they laid eyes on, good and bad, regardless. And so the banquet was on — every place filled. (Verse 10)
This Week’s Message | 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
This Week’s Message | James 1:2-4 Read More »