March 1, 2015 Elders: Gary Anderson, Glen Payne Deacons: Tammy Durham, Jonathan Hagy, Judy Krupski, Bryan Roberts Liturgists: Josh Sumeracki, Paisli Neal Homebound: Tina and Ed Sidebotham Greeter: Brenda and Frank Coots Acolyte: Cailynn Coy March 8, 2015 Elders: Larry Kinnard, George Dean Deacons: Mallory McDanald, Jenifer Payne, Michelle Roberts, Beth Waits Liturgist: Presli Neal, … [Read more…]
Mark 11. 1-11 AUDIO: Several years ago, on Ash Wednesday, Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ was released and was a big hit. Almost 2,000 years after it happened, the death of Jesus was once again front page news. The movie was controversial – some loved it and others were disturbed by … [Read more…]
Jonah 3.10-4.11 Imagine with me for a minute. Think of a place that you do not like. Maybe it is Las Vegas, maybe Duke, maybe somewhere that you have very negative memories or someplace that you hope to never go. Now think of people that you do not like, maybe it is a group from … [Read more…]
Hosea 2.14-20 Last Sunday we had a fabulous Super Bowl party at our house for the children, youth and their families. We had great party food, the predicted snow did not come, and the game was exciting. But for many of us, including most of the children and youth, the commercials were the real draw. … [Read more…]
Providence Prophet February 2015
Ezekiel 34.11-24 We are at the midpoint of a five week sermon series on the prophets. We have heard from Isaiah and Jeremiah and today we will hear from Ezekiel. Jesus was compared to prophets, he studied the prophets and taught from them. The 70+ prophets in the Old Testament were very diverse in their … [Read more…]
Jeremiah 31.27-40 This is the second of our five week sermon series on prophets. We are studying the prophets leading up to Lent which is the season of preparation for the Resurrection. Jesus was both compared to the prophets and used them in his teaching. The sermon schedule is on the website along with the … [Read more…]
Isaiah 40.21-31 We are beginning a sermon series on Prophets today for the 5 weeks leading up to Lent. In the Gospels Jesus is compared to prophets, like Moses and Elijah. Jesus quotes from the prophets Isaiah, Jonah, and others. Today and tomorrow we honor a modern day prophet – Martin Luther King Jr. whose … [Read more…]
Genesis 1. 1-5 You know, context is crucial. The same exact word or phrase can have very different meanings depending on the context of the situation; grammar sometimes helps with that. The phrase, “Let’s eat, Grandma!” with a comma after “let’s eat” says I am hungry and ready to eat your delicious food. Whereas without … [Read more…]
January 4, 2015 Elders: Charles Slack, David Hibbard Deacons: Jackie Bellman, Jenifer Payne, Judi Toleman, Tina Sidebotham Liturgist: Bryan Roberts Homebound: Carol and Don Thornton Greeter: Brenda and Frank Coots Acolyte: Cailynn Coy January 11, 2015 Elders: Carl Waits, Carrie McDanald Deacons: Frank Coots, Sarah Downs, Kathryn Drydyk, Sharon Heathman Liturgist: Ann Rea Anderson Homebound: … [Read more…]
