Stepping out in faith…
Have you ever felt like joy is just out of reach? Wondering where the joy is? This blog post is my takeaway from Jon Porter’s sermon from December 15, 2024. I love his heart, but he’s got a way of digging into scripture that takes me to a new level of understanding. Often as human …
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 …
Stepping Out In Faith Have you ever had a feeling that you were supposed to do something? It could be something that a person said to you, something you heard lever and over, a nudge to do something. This feeling keeps coming back. You need to pay attention. This is how I feel God leading …
Listen to the podcast to hear the sermon. Peace, love, and gratitude isn’t always the feeling that people get when they walk into a church or even think about their experiences in church. Hurt people, hurt people and just like the rest of the world, the church has hurt people. The Church doesn’t hurt people. …
We accumulate, assimilate, and marinate on our troubles. (Just love how the pastor put those three words together!) How can we have peace in these times? With all of the anxiety swimming around in our heads, it’s tough! Those are the times when I lay awake at night tossing and turning as I worry about …
Doubting Thomas Gets A Bad Rap This is the third sermon in this series. We’ve been looking at what’s happened since Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection and how Jesus greeted the disciples afterward. Thomas wasn’t there when Jesus first visited them, so he returns to help Thomas overcome his doubts. 26…“Peace be with you!” 27Then he …
There’s a lot going on in our world that is hard to take in. It may seem that things look hopeless. It’s easy to get down and feel dread in your life. The earthquake in Turkey & Syria was devastating with so many lives lost. We’re shooting balloons of some unidentified objects out of the …
As you start to read the New Testament, Matthew shows us the genealogy of Jesus. What an odd thing to start a book with. At least I used to think so. I would often skip that part because I didn’t understand the importance of it. I get it now. God is showing us that someone …
There will always be uncertainties in life, even for those who believe in God. He never promised we wouldn’t have trouble. Satan likes to cause disruption however he can. God did promise he would be with us. If you’d like to listen to this complete sermon as a podcast, click here. As we look at …
The book of Galatians was written by Paul, as he clearly states in the first sentence of chapter 1. This is in the form of a letter written to the churches that he founded earlier. The time period for the writing of this book is debated by theologians. Some say it was written between the …
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