Stepping out in faith…
The season of Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on what we have to be grateful for. Our sermon this past Sunday by Jon Porter was from the book of Luke. I think when I was reading this passage on my first journey of reading through the Bible, I failed to look deeper into …
We often think out of scarcity. That was the case with the four men with leprosy that we find in 2 Kings 7. They were in a hopeless situation and discussed the options they had: If they stayed where they were outside the city, they would die. Going into the city where the famine is, …
This blog post is my take away from my pastor’s sermon on 11/10/24. It’s good to look back over the notes I take and spend a few minutes during the week to remember what the message was. I’ve listened to a lot of sermons in my life and many of them I don’t remember. But, …
This blog post is my take away from my pastor’s sermon on 11/10/24. It’s good to look back over the notes I take and spend a few minutes during the week to remember what the message was. I’ve listened to a lot of sermons in my life and many of them I don’t remember. But, …
This post is my take on Jon Porter’s sermon on 11/3/24 at Milan Christian Church. As Christians, we need to be the hands and feet of God. Part of doing that is trying to understand them. Son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins …
This blog post is my take on my pastor, Jon Porter’s sermon from 10/20/24. The story Kris Kristofferson tells about what led up to his writing the song “Why Me, Lord?” is an incredible story of the hand of God at work in a man’s heart. You can watch him tell about it on this …
We don’t know what we don’t know. When Columbus decided to cross the ocean to discover a new land, he didn’t know for sure what he would face. Would he face dragons or other unknown dangers? This causes anxiety or fear in us when we don’t know what the future holds. Likewise, when a pilot …
Everything! All of God’s laws are summed up in that one little word. The central core them in the Bible is love and if we focus on that, no other laws are even needed. The problem is we are more concerned about our agendas and we forget about love. Love is the answer! We try …
How in the world can a sermon be about Aretha and taxes? Well, it’s like this, paying taxes is a part of life. We can grumble all we want, but let’s look at what the scriptures say. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities not only because of possible punishment but also because …
It may seem like a strange thing to preach a sermon on, but stay with me and you’ll understand. Governments and the systems that run them are tools in the hands of God. ”For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free …
Where God Leads 