Pastor Gary Kennedy uses a difficult passage from scripture to point out how many of us allow things to get between us and our relationship with God. He shared from the testimony of Grainger McCoy how easy it is to allow our lives and our livelihood to become a barrier between our hearts and the…
Matthew 1:18-25 In the spirit of Christmas in July message, Rev. Gary Kennedy introduces us to Joseph, Mary’s betrothed. In his stories he shared a very touching and compelling story about God’s love for us. See John 14:1-4 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me. 2 My…
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 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…
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 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…
Do you find it difficult to hold on to the excitement and joy of Easter. As a church in a retirement community, Easter is often a transition time for seasonal residents to leave or prepare to leave. We have been looking at the various reactions to the crucifixion and resurrection. When Jesus was arrested, Peter…
Satan challenged Jesus in the wilderness. Jesus responded with the truth of scripture. The Samaritan women was beaten down with negative comments her entire life. Jesus spoke God’s love over her and offered her living water. Satan fills our minds with negative thoughts but Holy Spirit gives us power over negative thoughts. God loves you!…