Praying
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Luke 11:1-13 Don’t bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. (Verse 10)
Missing the Point
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 10:38-42 The Master said, “Martha, dear Martha, you’re fussing far too much and getting yourself worked up over nothing.” (Verse 41)
Stop! In the Name of Love
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 10:25-37 A Samaritan traveling the road came on him. When he saw the man’s condition, his heart went out to him. (Verse 33)
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Don’t Take It Personally
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 10:1-12 When you enter a town and are not received, go out in the street and say, “The only thing we got from you is the dirt on our feet, and we’re giving it back.” (Verse 10)
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Coming Out
Third Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Matthew 10:24-39 So don’t hesitate to go public now. (Verse 27)
The Thing About Evil
Second Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 8:26-39 Later, a great many people from the Gerasene countryside got together and asked Jesus to leave — too much change, too fast, and they were scared. (Verse 37)
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The Spirit of Truth
First Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: John 16:12-15 But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth… will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. (Verse 12)
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What Is a Real Pentecostal
Pentecost Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Acts 2:1-13 Their heads were spinning; they couldn’t make head or tail of any of it. They talked back and forth, confused: “What’s going on here?” (Verse 12)
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The Heart of Love
Seventh Sunday of Easter Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: John 17:20-26 So they might be one heart and mind with us. (Verse 22)
The Promise
Sixth Sunday of Easter Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 14:23-31 That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left — feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught. (Verse 27)