Stepping out in faith…
As we enter a new year, Jon Porter brings us a question to consider. “Does God’s love really include you?” It’s difficult for us, in our humanness, to make sense of God’s love. It doesn’t make much sense to us because we are more likely to love those who first show love to us. But, …
We all want peace, but where can we find it? There will always be wars and rumors of wars. If that’s the truth, how can we ever have peace? This blog post is my take away from pastor Jon Porter’s sermon on 12/8/24. It’s advent, a time when we celebrate the anticipation of the arrival …
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 …
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 …
I’ve heard sermons on Easter Sunday about the resurrection, from Mary’s perspective, from the view of the disciples, Doubting Thomas. Our pastor took a different slant this year, which always makes me take a deeper look at it. How is it that the things that we never want to see happen can bring the greatest …
Paul writes to Titus sharing a vision for how believers should live in light of God’s transformative grace. We have something the world doesn’t have - love, mercy, and grace - and we should give it to those who don’t have it. Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient …
We have a need for godly leadership within the church. Leadership that is above reproach. Even when Paul wrote his letter to Titus concerning the churches around Crete, we see his concern for proper teaching. There were many false teachers at the time and Paul warned Titus of this and that it was important to …
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