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…
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…
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.
Rev. Ruth Blum shares the significance of the curtain being torn from top to bottom when Christ died on the cross. Before His sacrifice every year on the Day of Atonement the High Priest was the only person who could enter through the curtain into the Holy of Holies in the temple. He would go…
Rev. Ruth Blum asks, “What is Grace?” Grace is not elegance or politeness. It is not a prayer before a meal. Then what IS grace? Who does it affect? Is grace available to me? How do I get it? Yes! Grace is available to everyone!
Guest speaker, former pastor Rev. Tom Wicks shares from Acts 2 about the growth of the church resulting when we make people feel welcome.
Looking into Psalm 133, Rev. Ruth Blum shares insight into how much God loves us. We are created by God to live in Unity through the power of being anointed by the Holy Spirit. God has commanded the blessing of eternal life through the love of others and that same Spirit.
“I am the Church, You are the Church, We are the Church together.” Always relevant are these words of encouragement from Rev. Gary Kennedy when the church building closed at the beginning of Covid-19 isolation.
Instead of selecting a few verses as a focus, Rev. Lois Hedden has shared an entire passage of scripture in Luke 2:22-40. Simeon had been waiting a very long time for the Messiah. He had been promised he would not die before seeing the Messiah. Simeon recognized Jesus as the Messiah when Mary and Joseph…