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)
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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)
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 and don’t panic. This is routine history and no sign of the end. (Verses 8-9)
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)
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)
Being Humble = Being Thankful
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor
Reading: Luke 17:11-19
He kneeled at Jesus’ feet, so grateful. He couldn’t thank him enough — and he was a Samaritan. (Verse 16)
What Our Pets Teach Us
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor
Reading: Matthew 6:25-29
Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to God than birds. (Verse 26)
Isn’t It Obvious?
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar
Reading: Luke 16:19-31
Abraham replied, “If they won’t listen to Moses and the Prophets, they’re not going to be convinced by someone who rises from the dead.” (Verse 31)
Save Us From the World Savers
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor
Reading: Luke 15:11-32
But the parent wasn’t listening. (Verse 22)
Growl, Whine and Complain
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor
Reading: Luke 15:1-10
They growled, “He takes in sinners and eats meals with them, treating them like old friends.” (Verse 3)