Who Are You?
Rev. Ruth Blum shares from Acts 9:1-20, The Conversion of Saul
One More Time
Luke 13:1-9 – Rev. Ruth Blum shares thoughts from this passage in the New Testament. Silence is an important part of our time with the Lord. Jesus reminds the disciples that He will not be with them much longer. They do not totally understand what He tells them. He points our there are signs of…
Here I am. Send me.
Isaiah 6:1-8 – Following the death of King Uziah, Isaiah sees a vision of God. Isaiah said, “Woe is me!” Rev. Gary asks, “What would you say?’ Then he restates the phrase he used in his introduction of the message referring to the song by Mercy Me. “I can only imagine!” As you reflect on…
The Head of the Church
The Church is where God is. The church is a place where we can worship God and present ourselves to Him as He ministers to us. For God the Church is always open, no matter the weather, no matter the busyness of life. We are to keep Christ first in our lives. Honoring God matters.…
Christ is King!
Christ is our King! We must always be reminded, even with the confusion and chaos in our world, Christ is King! One day Christ will come into His glory to judge mankind. He will separate those who follow Him as King from those who do not. Those who follow Him will live with Him for…
Special Dispensation
There are no stupid questions when trying to understand God’s Words to us. Peter’s question about how often we are to forgive others for wrong they have done, gave opportunity for Jesus to teach about the importance of forgiveness and grace. Using a conversation between Former President Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela following his release…
The Rest of the Story
With a nod to Paul Harvey and his history of telling “The Rest of the Story” Rev. Lois Hedden begins by sharing some history of the life of Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob/Israel from the book of Genesis. She then moves on to the time when Joseph reveals himself to his brothers who have…
The Winner Is . . .
Abram became Abraham following a spiritual revelation experience. Jacob became Israel following a spiritual revelation experience. Saul became Paul following his Baptism. Baptism symbolically wipes away regrets and gives us new life. It represents death to sin and affirmation of our new life in Christ. This through God’s grace. As part of the Family of…
Family
Family is important. We, the Church are a family. Reflecting on the graduation of his daughter from college, Rev. Gary Kennedy thought first about the many challenges in today’s world that these graduates face. Now, what is next for them? He then was reminded of watching these same students as they prayed before events, as…