Category: Sermon

The story sounds as if it were a dreamed up tale; however, this sort of thing was real in Palestine. There, the grape harvest comes on in September very quickly, and must be harvested before the rain comes. It’s a race against time. Anybody who can work, does, even if he can work only an…

The late Rev. John Henry Jowett, said, “Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin and an antiseptic. It is a vaccine to prevent the invasion of a disgruntled, discouraged spirit. It is an antitoxin to destroy the poisons of cynicism, and criticalness. It is an antiseptic to soothe and heal the most troubled spirit.” My wife,…

“What kind of Christian experience produces great, satisfying, life-affirming and visible JOY in the life of the believer, even in the midst of sad, difficult and sacrifice-demanding circumstances? Good question! Note three REALITIES about the life of Paul which answer it…. 1.  PAUL PRACTICED THE PRESENCE OF GOD. Php 2.12-13 Paul encouraged the Philippian believers…

Christ is God’s gift to the world. The church is Christ’s gift to the world. When faithful to its calling, Christ’s Church brings joy to the lost, broken, suffering, overlooked children of God. Wounds are healed, hopeless lives become hope filled, dead-end lives are raised to new beginnings. Worship and Fellowship are celebrations of being…

What shall I choose? Have you ever been faced with choices? None of us have any choice about being born, the family we have, or the era in which we live. The choosing begins with how we will use the circumstances we inherit. Paul had a hard choice in front of him. He was languishing…