Come to the Light

Quoting Billy Graham, “The Soul requires as much attention as the body.” Rev. Kennedy points out that adversity and challenges can either defeat us or strengthen us. Our souls need fellowship, communion with God, worship, quietness and meditation. We can become weak and shriveled without exercise physically and spiritually. At some point we need to…

Build a Temple in Three Days

The gospel of John emphasizes the eternal origin of Jesus as well as the divine side of Jesus. Describing Him as Shepherd shows Him as gentle and very strong with the ability to care for a lamb or defend the flock from attacks. John recognized Jesus not only as a man and teacher, but also…

The Neighboring Towns

Jesus had begun his ministry and went about preaching in the synagogues and casting out demons. People followed him and wanted him to stay in their village. He reminded his disciples that he was sent to them to reach as many people as possible and to heal and cast out demons. He was sent to…

Goodness

Rev. Gary Kennedy shares a story from the book of Acts about Cornelius who was described by many as a good man. He prayed, he gave gifts to the poor. He was visited by an angel and told to call for Simon Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus, to come give him a message…

Bringing Treasures

The worship service opened with a a procession of wise men bringing gifts for the baby. Rev. Gary Kennedy asked, “What gift do YOU bring to Jesus?” The wise men (Magi) had followed a star that moved across the sky to lead them to the King of the Jews. They probably thought they were heading…