The Waters of Salvation -Sermon for May 31, 2020

John 7:37-39 (NRSV) 37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, 38 and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living

Worship Services are Still on Hold

In conversation with those in church leadership, it has been decided that we will not be holding worship services on May 31st. The stay at home order was extended until June 12th There are legitimate concerns about the transmission of the virus from people traveling and celebrating during the Memorial Day weekend. A number of

May 24th Sermon “Final Words”

Final Words John 17:1-11   1 After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

May 17, 2020 Sermon

A Family Resemblance John 14:15-21   When I was quite young, it was not unusual that I would be out somewhere with my family and someone would see me and ask, “Where did you get that red hair, or where did you get all those freckles?” Quite honestly, I never knew what to say. As

Spiritual Distance?

Spiritual Distance?         There once was a young girl who lived in Southern West Virginia and during a revival meeting she came forward and prayed that Jesus would forgive her sin. Later she professed this joyful experience to her friends, and they made light of her experience. Previously she had planned to follow up

Sunday Sermon May 10, 2020

I have come to realize that my video for Sunday did not post to Facebook. Right now, I am on my 3rd attempt to upload it. I thought it had successfully uploaded only to learn that it did not. Here is the written text for the sermon. The video should follow if Facebook starts working

Devotional Thought –That is Disturbing

          Stephen was a man filled with the Holy Spirit and a bold witness for the Christian gospel. I imagine that he was probably one of those fellows that people sometimes find annoying. He just kept bubbling over in good works and words about who Jesus is and what Jesus means to him.

Sermon: “Abundant Life” John 10:1-10

Here we are at the beginning of May and we are still living in a repressed state due to the Covid19 virus. The stay at home order now runs to May 15. Some states are working on opening their economies back up, but doctors warn that returning to normal too soon could be a step