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’ —
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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)
What If You Could Change the Ending
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 23:33-45 Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them; they don’t know what they’re doing.” (Verses 34-35)
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Watch Out For Doomsday Deceivers
Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 21:5-19 Watch out for the doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities claiming, “I’m the One,” or, “The end is near.” Don’t fall for any of that. When you hear of wars and uprisings, keep your head
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A Major Preoccupation
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 20:27-38 Jesus said, “Marriage is a major preoccupation here, but not there. Those who are included in the resurrection of the dead will no longer be concerned with marriage nor, of course, with death.” (Verse 34)
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Oh No You Didn’t!
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus just stood there, a little stunned. He stammered apologetically, “Master, I give away half my income to the poor — and if I’m caught cheating, I pay four times the damages.” (Verse 8)
Evangelicals, the Morally Upright and Other Sinners
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 18:9-14 But if you’re content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself. (Verse 14)
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Never Give Up
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 18:1-8 So what makes you think God won’t step in and work justice for his chosen people, who continue to cry out for help? Won’t God stick up for them? I assure you, God will. (Verse 7)