Be Patient
Fourth Sunday of Advent Sermon: Vicar Alyce Keener Reading: James 5:7-11 Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for the Master’s Arrival. (Verse 7)
God Always Answers
Third Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 “Joseph, son of David, don’t hesitate to get married. Mary’s pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God’s Holy Spirit has made her pregnant. She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus — ‘God saves’ — …
Repent
Second Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 While Jesus was living in the Galilean hills, John, called “the Baptizer,” was preaching in the desert country of Judea. His message was simple and austere, like his desert surroundings: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.” (Verses 1-2)
Prepare
First Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Romans 13:11-14 Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about! (Verse 14)
Advent 2022: The 4 Steps to Christmas
The Message of Advent As we look at God’s word, we need to understand how the Christ (as the word of God) comes to humankind now and how we can receive and carry the Christ’s presence today. This starts with our Love… and the guides for which can be found all throughout scripture. We are …
Real Love
Third Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 3:16-18 This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God …
The Ultimate Promise
Second Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 14:1-4 Don’t let this rattle you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me. There is plenty of room for you in my Creator’s home. If that weren’t so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room …
What Shall We Say
First Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Romans 8:31-39 None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way …
Nothing Is Impossible With God
Fourth Sunday of Advent (Love) Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 1:26-38 Nothing, you see, is impossible with God. (Verse 37)
A Light in the Darkness
Third Sunday of Advent (Joy) White Gift Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Thessalonians 5:16-24 Don’t suppress the Spirit, and don’t stifle those who have a word from the Master. On the other hand, don’t be gullible. Check out everything, and keep only what’s good. Throw out anything tainted with evil. (Verses …