Second Sunday of Easter | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: John 20:19-31 Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. “Receive the Holy Spirit,” he said. “If you forgive someone’s sins, they’re gone for good. If you don’t forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?” (Verses […]
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Resurrection (Easter) Sunday | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 28:1-19 The angel spoke to the women: “There is nothing to fear here. I know you’re looking for Jesus, the One they nailed to the cross. He is not here. He was raised, just as he said. Come and look at
Palm Sunday | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 5:10-12 You’re blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God’s kingdom. (Verse 10)
Fifth Sunday in Lent | Sermon: Vicar Alyce Keener | Reading: Matthew 5:8-9 Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy,
Fourth Sunday in Lent | Sermon: Rev. Dr. James Brewer-Calvert, Senior Pastor, First Christian Church of Decatur | Reading: Isaiah 49:6b God said, “I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” (Verse 6b)
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Third Sunday in LentSermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior PastorReading: John 4:21-27 You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are — no more, no less. That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can’t be bought. (Matthew 5:5)
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Second Sunday in Lent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner Reading: John 3:1-18 You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you. (Matthew 5:4)
First Sunday in Lent Sermon: Vicar Alyce Keener Reading: Matthew 4:1-11 You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule. (Verse 5:3)
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Last Sunday after the Epiphany Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 6:27-38 Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back — given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity. (Verse 38)
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Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 5:21-37 And don’t say anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, “I’ll pray for you,” and never doing it, or saying,