The Advent Candle of Hope Matthew 1:22-23 Pastor Barry Kerner Today is the first Sunday of Advent. The Advent season comprises the four weeks before Christmas. It is an old tradition dating at least as far back as the 400’s when the early church observed a period of preparation leading up to Christmas. Advent […]
Sunday Text Sermon for November 22 2020 Thanksgiving The Puzzlement of Jesus Luke 17:11-19 Pastor Barry Kerner To visit a leper colony is a disquieting experience. Leprosy is a skin disease that begins with white splotches and then eats away at the flesh and into the bones until various parts of the body are so […]
Give Me This Mountain Joshua 14:7-15 Pastor Barry Kerner In 1803, Thomas Jefferson commissioned his secretary Meriweather Lewis to blaze a trail across the West. I’m not sure I’d have chosen a guy named is “Merry Weather”? The weather was anything but merry. But Lewis & Clark were two of the greatest explorers in history. […]
Freedom and Forgiveness Are Never Free! Luke 7:36-50 Pastor Barry Kerner Summary: “Freedom is never free.” It sounds like a paradox when you say it, but it is true. “Freedom is never free.” In the same way, forgiveness is never free. As you know, this Wednesday, November 11th is Veteran’s Day. Throughout this nation […]
The Advent Candle Of Peace Luke 2:1-14 Pastor Barry Kerner
The Advent Candle Of Peace Luke 2:1-14 Pastor Barry Kerner This is the second week in our Advent Wreath series. Last week we looked at the Advent Candle of Hope. Today we will look at the Advent Candle of Peace. Peace is one of the nine fruit of the Spirit that we find listed in […]