Category Archives: Sermons

Good morning, Friends! Thank you for coming to worship today. It hardly feels as though we’re getting close to Christmas. But it’s only three weeks away, and we’ve got a lot of the Christmas story to go over, and we’ve … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Today is the first Sunday of Advent. I’m not sure it really feels like Christmas. We’ve got some decorations up. We sang our first Christmas carols this morning. But mentally and physically, most of us are still … Continue reading →

message by Tom Terrell This morning rather than finding Biblical scripture in your bulletins you’ll see a poem and some lyrics to a song, both of them written by Nobel Prize winners in literature. William Butler Yeats wrote his poem, … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. Today we’ve got a kind of a double header. We’re coming up on All Saints Day, which in the rest of the Christian church is a very big deal. Back in … Continue reading →

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You … Continue reading →

Sometimes people tease me, because I say so often , “This is one of the most important parts of the gospel!” Well, I always mean it. Every week, we try to look at a portion of the good news. And … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. Last week, we talked about how everyone here is a minister. We all have special gifts, which God has given us. We’re teachers. We’re builders. We’re people who listen and tell … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! It’s great to see you all again. Today I want to share a Scripture that we read a couple of weeks ago for our Wednesday night Bible study. It’s from a letter that Paul wrote, to a … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming to worship today. I expect today a lot of our members are at the beach this weekend, or down at the lake, or up in the mountains. This weekend is the last … Continue reading →

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all so much for coming today. It’s great to see everybody again! We got back from vacation this week. Someone in the meeting was kind enough to put a “Welcome Home” message on the church … Continue reading →