Today’s Service: Minister: Rev. Emily Riley Campbell, Sr. Minister Music: Sue Scott, Organist; Carole Moon, accompanied by Sharon Smith Maundy Thursday: we are continuing our Lenten sermon series with ‘A Portrait of God: The God Who Serves.’ Holy Week is a time of moving away from the expected and embracing God’s unexpected. Sometimes life demands that we change […]
Today’s Service: Minister: Rev. Emily Riley Campbell, Sr. Minister Assisting: Rev. Mark Hovermale, Interim Director of Students Music: Sue Scott, Organist; Carole Moon, accompanied by Sharon Smith Palm Sunday: we are continuing our Lenten sermon series, ‘A Portrait of God: The God Who Stays.’ At the end of Jesus’ life, many people questioned his authority and mocked his message. They […]
Today’s Service: Minister: Rev. Mark Hovermale, Interim Director of Students Assisting: Rev. Emily Riley Campbell, Sr. Minister Music: Carole Moon, accompanied by Sharon Smith The 5th Sunday in Lent: we are continuing our Lenten sermon series, ‘A Portrait of God: The God Who Prays.’ Prayer is such a basic part of a spiritual life that we automatically assume OF COURSE […]
In this time of trouble, as we face life full of fear and uncertainty, we know that, no matter what happens, we can rely on the love of the God who teaches. The lessons in life that stay with us are the ones that have been repeated to us over and over through our entire lives. And throughout history, […]
In our third installment of the Lenten sermon series, ‘A Portrait of God,’ we are looking at ‘The God Who Calls.’ As Mark pointed out, this message isn’t ‘The God Who Called,’ it’s ‘The God Who Calls.’ In other words, our God doesn’t just call Samuel to His service, He is still calling us today. We heard the […]
As we look at ‘The God Who Sings,’ we begin by looking at a famous passage in the Old Testament book of Zephaniah. Zephaniah 3:17 tells us that God will provide us with a mighty warrior who will save us, and that God will rejoice and sing over us in His delight. In fulfillment of this promise, […]
As we enter the season of Lent, we are beginning a new sermon series called ‘A Portrait of God: The God Who…’ In our first installment, which falls on Ash Wednesday, we’re looking at ‘The God Who Creates.’ Living life affords us a unique opportunity to create a special relationship with God. God created us […]
As we conclude our sermon series on ‘The Awakening,’ we do so with a look at the second most important commandment as discussed in Mark 12:28-34. When looking at the commandment ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ we have to start by deciding who our neighbor is, which was the question asked in Luke 10:25-37 (The Parable of the Good Samaritan). Then we need to decide if […]
Rev. Mark Hovermale continued our ‘The Awakening’ series based on Mark 12:28-34 by focusing on ‘The Awakening Strength.’ Connecting this passage with that of Psalm 46:1-3, which tells us where our strength comes from — the Lord — we can learn that, when it comes to the awakening strength, we need to recognize that to […]
This is the second installment in ‘The Awakening’ sermon series; today we’re looking at ‘The Awakening Mind.’ Rev. Campbell gave us an acronym to remember how to keep our mind’s focused on God using the word CALM: Celebrate God, Ask God for help, Leave your concerns with God, and Meditate on good things and the blessings of […]