January 10, 2021 Baptism of the Lord Scripture readings – Genesis 1:1-5, Acts 19:1-7, & Mark 1:4-11 His name was Vernon Johns, and he was a preacher. He was not your ordinary preacher either. He was blunt, brilliant, and suffered no fools. He …
January 10, 2021 Baptism of the Lord Scripture readings – Genesis 1:1-5, Acts 19:1-7, & Mark 1:4-11 His name was Vernon Johns, and he was a preacher. He was not your ordinary preacher either. He was blunt, brilliant, and suffered no fools. He …
Scripture – Genesis 41:45; Daniel 1:7; Matthew 16:18 and Matthew 2 Theme: Throughout the Bible, there are all sorts of people who were given other names or who acquired nicknames based on various events. But one name rises above all …
October 7, 2020 Scripture – Genesis, chapter 1 Theme: The rotational axis for our planet is off by 23.5 degrees. So the rotation isn’t perfect…except that without that 23.5 degree tilt, much of our world would not have more than …
August 5, 2020 Scripture – Genesis 29: 15-30 In this Old Testament story, Jacob meets Rachel and falls in love with her. He works for Rachel’s father, Laban, for seven years to “earn” the right to marry her. But on …
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Scripture – Genesis 32: 22-31 This is one of the oddest stories in the entire Bible. Jacob is alone in the wilderness, he has taken his family to safety from his brother, Esau, and Jacob finds …
July 15, 2020 Scripture – Genesis 28: 10-19a Theme: When we have dreams, we always try to figure out what they mean. This has occurred with humans ever since history began. But as we attempt to figure them out, sometimes we …
June 28, 2020 4th Sunday After Pentecost/13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Genesis 21: 8-21 & Matthew 10: 34-39 During this past week, our denomination, the Presbyterian Church USA, met on-line to take of the business of our denomination as they …
June 21, 2020 Father’s Day 3rd Sunday After Pentecost/12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture reading – Genesis 22: 1-14 On this day, we celebrate and honor fathers everywhere. We have a Scripture reading in which the man called “Father Abraham” by generations of …
June 14, 2020 2nd Sunday After Pentecost/11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture reading – Genesis 18:1-5; 21:1-7 Through the wonder of medical science, the Internet, and the US Postal Service, it is now possible for you to purchase a special kit; …