NATURE The following message was delivered on February 10 by Pastor Oswald. “Nature to a saint is sacramental. If we are children of God, we have a tremendous treasure in Nature. In every wind that blows, in every night and day of the year, in every sign of the sky, in every blossoming and in […]
GOD’S STUFF Pastor Bill was preaching a sermon on how to become more consistent in our walk with Jesus. “Do I want more of God or more of other stuff. Let me ask you, ‘where do I find God’s stuff?’” A twelve-year-old girl stood up and said, “In the Bible.” “That’s right, Jane, and can […]
GOING OUT Pastor Oswald delivered a message to a group of Bible College students in an upper room prayer meeting on a Sunday night. “You do not know what you are going to do; the only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing…Each morning you wake up is to be a […]
THE CHOSEN ONES “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then said I, “Here I am, send me.” Pastor Oswald closed his Bible and preached on Isaiah 6:8. “The call of God is not for the special few, it is for everyone. Whether or not I hear God’s call depends on the […]
EITHER-OR Pastor Bill was preaching a sermon on the choices we make every day. “It’s an either-or world we live in. “We either want more of God or more of the world…listen to God or to ourselves…get more or the Word of God in our lives or pay heed to everyone else besides Him. “You’ll […]
TOMORROW Pastor George MacDonald preached the following sermon. “The care of the disciples was care for the day, not for tomorrow; the word tomorrow must stand for any and every point of time of the future. The next hour, the next moment, is as much beyond our grasp and as much in God’s care, as […]
IT’S JUST NOT TRUE Pastor Bill started his sermon by quoting an old saying “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” Several parishioners nodded their heads in agreement. “It sounds comforting, until you are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, lose a spouse, or are afflicted with unending level-8 pain. It’s just not true. God […]
THANKSGIVING On the Sundays leading up to Thanksgiving, Pastor Bill delivered a series of sermons on being thankful and showing gratitude. Two Sundays ago, he used what I thought was a great illustration to make a point. He placed a clear glass of water on a stand and dripped two drops of blue food coloring […]
BUT GOD… Pastor Max preached on depression last Sunday, using 2 Corinthians 7:5-7 as his text. Paul’s body had no rest, and he was harassed at every turn. There were conflicts on the outside and fears within. Paul was definitely depressed. There are many causes for depression, Pastor Max told us, and symptoms that range […]
WORRYING CAN KILL YOU Last Sunday, Pastor Max started his sermon by reading part of an article from Leadership Journal. “The leading cause of death in the United States is not cancer or heart disease. That distinction belongs to the ‘bug’ of worry and anxiety.” The article went on to say that as many as […]