Love
Rev. Gary Kennedy reminds us God is Love! God loves us! God’s love is powerful! God’s love changes us. God’s love empowers us to share how He has changed us. God’s love directs us to share His love with others.
It’s Amazing What Can Happen at a Wedding!
Rev. Gary Kennedy shares some of the ways agape love [God-love] can be manifested, including turning water into wine at a wedding. God can take our lives and transform us into what He wants us to be when we yield to His agape love.
The Incarnation
Rev. Gary Kennedy shares a touching story about a man wishing he could become a bird to communicate a way of salvation to a group of birds in danger of freezing. Jesus became a man to give us a way of safety and salvation from the danger of everlasting death. God loves us so much…
I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Willowbrook UMC Christmas Eve
Rev. Gary Kennedy shares memories and “God Winks” experienced by his family. He points out how important it is to pay attention to those moments in our life sometimes attributed to “coincidence” that are actually “God Winks” in our lives. Share those stories with family and friends. Praise God for the small things. Praise God…
Emmanuel
Rev. Kennedy shares the symbolism of a candy cane being a shepherd’s crook. He explains how Jesus is our Good Shepherd and the sheep follow the shepherd and know his/her voice even when there are other voices calling out. It is important that we follow our Good Shepherd and listen for His voice. God speaks…
Obstacles to Coming Home While Looking for Joy at Christmas.
Rev. Gary Kennedy shares the joy in the lives of Zechariah and Elizabeth, the parents of John the Baptist. We can all learn to be joyful at Christmas from the original Christmas story of the miracle of the birth of John and the miracle of the birth of Jesus.
Mountain of the Lord’s Temple
Rev. Gary Kennedy shares insight into the Advent Candle of Hope. Advent is a reminder not only of the coming of the birth of the Messiah, but also the second coming of Jesus. God is a God of hope for a world that is off-base while culture leads us toward danger. We have hope for…
Christ the King
Rev. Gary Kennedy speaks of the importance giving thanks for what God has provided rather than dwelling on what we do not have. God’s love is full of mercy and provision.
Willowbrook 10/31/21 Part 2 – The Greatest Commandment
This service comes in two parts because of a computer glitch. Watch both parts for the entire service. Rev. Gary Kennedy shares the importance of counting our blessings as we live out the greatest commandment by loving the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and loving our neighbor as ourselves. The result…
Willowbrook 10/31/21 Part 1 – The Greatest Commandment
This service comes in two parts because of a computer glitch. Watch both parts for the entire service. Rev. Gary Kennedy shares the importance of counting our blessings as we live out the greatest commandment by loving the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and loving our neighbor as ourselves. The result…