Galatians 3:23-4:6 “What a Father Should Be” There once was a newspaper advice columnist named Jeffery Zaslow. He was known for fielding any question a person might want to ask. One day a woman wrote to him: “My husband is a very special man, and I would love to see his face on Mt.Continue reading “Sermon for June 19 2022 Happy Father’s Day”
Author Archives: Rev. Russell
Sermon for June 12, 2022
God is With You John 16:5-15 In a game of chess usually the most powerful piece is the queen. The queen can move in any direction and as many squares as are open. However sometimes it is possible to create a situation where your opponent has no choice but to sacrifice the queen toContinue reading “Sermon for June 12, 2022”
Sermon for May 29, 2022
My Chains are GoneActs 16:16-34 I am sure that you heard about that prison break in the news recently. Vicky White had been a model deputy within her department for 16 years, and she became involved with a murder suspect, Casey White (no relation to Vicky). He who was serving a 75-year prison sentence forContinue reading “Sermon for May 29, 2022”
Sunday Sermon for May 22, 2022
The Macedonian Challenge Acts 16:9-15 One of God’s natural wonders that lies here in Michigan is Warren Dunes. They are a bit like Sleeping Bear Dunes. Have you ever made the trip over to the Michigan lakeshore to see the dunes? Basically they are big hills of sand, standing watch over the shoreline. MichiganContinue reading “Sunday Sermon for May 22, 2022”
Sermon for May 15, 2022
“Living in a Small World” Acts 11:1-18 In the book of Acts, one of the main points of the text is how the message of Christ spread to different groups of people. It is the story of how our world was becoming a smaller place. God was demonstrating to the disciples that people everywhereContinue reading “Sermon for May 15, 2022”
Sermon for Sunday May 8, 2022
The sheep of God’s Pasture John 10:22-30 A man was boarding an airplane one day. He happened to notice that the pilot was a woman. He found his seat and saw three persons sitting close to him. One was a young boy about seven years of age. A man in his early thirties, andContinue reading “Sermon for Sunday May 8, 2022”
Sunday’s Sermon for May 1, 2022
First a couple of jokes I came by: They do not have much to do with the sermon, but If I worked at it, I could have included one or the other. lol One day many years ago, a fisherman’s wife blessed her husband with twin sons. They loved the children veryContinue reading “Sunday’s Sermon for May 1, 2022”
Sermon for Easter Sunday April 17, 2022
“He is Risen Indeed!” Luke 24:1-12 That great and committed preacher within British Methodism W.E. Sangster found that he had an incurable disease that caused progressive muscular atrophy. In his time he was a great speaker capable of keeping the attention of thousands, but his illness soon rendered him without a voice. On EasterContinue reading “Sermon for Easter Sunday April 17, 2022”
Sundays Sermon for April 3, 2022
“Extravagant Discipleship” John 12:1-8 A number of years ago as a Christmas present, I bought my wife a small bottle of perfume called Opium. At that time it cost about Eighty dollars. Today it is not really made anymore. There is a spray that somewhat replicates the perfume, and it cost about the sameContinue reading “Sundays Sermon for April 3, 2022”
Our Wednesday Evening Lenten Service is Canceled Due to Icy Conditions
Due to the icy weather conditions today, our Wednesday Night Lenten Service for tonight is cancelled for this week. The scripture reading was to be from Jonah 3:1-4: 3 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2 “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the messageContinue reading “Our Wednesday Evening Lenten Service is Canceled Due to Icy Conditions”