One Christ – We are united under one Savior, our Lord Jesus yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. – 1 Corinthians 8:6 (re: food offered to idols)…
The quote from former president Jimmy Carter that Suzy read during our offering sounds like something said a long time ago by John Wesley: Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To…
Do you think that Joseph might have felt like those Fumbly Bumbly Angels? Sometimes I feel like those Fumbly Bumbly Angels. Sometimes I think we all feel like those Fumbly Bumbly Angels. Having to “earn” our way in Feeling like we’re constantly evaluated on our performance And feeling like we’re always fumbling & bumbling &…
Interruption: Rebirth Day / Damascus Road Story Personal Story – My life is interrupted when God makes a promise Acts 9:6 So he, trembling & astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must…
On our refrigerator sits an invitation to the Montcalm Community College Foundation Scholarship Celebration. Inside the card it politely states, “You are cordially invited to attend this special celebration to honor the donors and the recipients.” I am both humbled and proud to say I am neither a donor nor a recipient. The invitation was addressed to my wife, Kathleen, whose academic achievements are…
Let me first say how grateful I am to share Labor Day Sunday with you. Typically we see low attendance on this day because there are some who take the day off from laboring through another one of my sermons. Historically Labor Day is the unofficial end of wearing your summer whites. And is often marked with parties, picnics, and other social…
(Open with some Olympic jokes and banter…) Speaking of the Olympics…have any of you wondered what kind of attention Ryan Lochte was seeking when he went out partying in Rio? If you haven’t heard, the 12-time Olympic medalist has had a tremendous downfall lately. You could say his “Tayna Harding” moment began after he and three teammates hit the town to celebrate.…
Read: Genesis 5:1-5 and Matthew 1:1-17. What comes to mind when you hear me say, “Once upon a time?” Do you think of a particular story? Perhaps it’s a fairy tale from your childhood? As a kid I can remember going to the library to hear the librarian read from Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Flea and the Professor,” which as you might know…
Have you ever had a meal that was so memorable that you made a point to never forget even the slightest of details? Maybe it was in a restaurant when your husband proposed to you, or at the kitchen table when you first told him that you were pregnant. Or that time when your boss offered you that promotion that lifted your…
Two weeks ago, we were called to be the hands of Jesus, to bear the fruit of our faith. Last week, we discovered that God pushes our faith to the edge to prepare us to do the things we never imagined doing. Today we discover if we trust God and take him at his word, then we will be able to handle…