Sermon Series:A Walk Through Ephesians

Ephesians 6:10 – Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11 – Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 – For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers […]

There’s a post office in our area—I won’t name the branch—but if you’ve been there I probably don’t need to….because there’s something that makes this particular branch very memorable—and unfortunately I’m referring to the negative, unfriendly attitude of its employees. Whenever I go there to buy stamps or mail a package…I get the distinct impression […]

Ephesians 5:1 – Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 – and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3 – But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or […]

In 2002 ABC premiered a reality show called Extreme Makeover.  It was the prequel to the more popular Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and if I remember right, it ran for about three seasons. On each show one person was literally made-over physically from head to toe. They had plastic surgery done as well as extensive […]

Many times in my life I have been amazed at God’s perfect timing and this week provided me with yet another opportunity. You see, going into Holy Week I knew in the back of my mind that deacon ordination followed Easter Sunday—and I assumed I had made that part of my sermon plans. But Easter […]

Ephesians 3:14 – For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 – from Whom His whole family in Heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 – I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17 – so that Christ may […]

Introduction When I was a teenager, our youth ministry had an annual event that we always looked forward to; it was called Mystery Night.  Every October, we would travel to a camp for one night, break into teams, and try to solve some sort of murder mystery.  Each team would switch on their flashlights and […]

As most of you know on our mission trip to the Dominican Republic in January of 2011 our construction team built a church—THIS CHURCH—in a village called Pravodencia. Pravodencia is a community where the men work in the cane fields…fields that stretch as far as the eye can see. As we did fluoride treatments that […]

As many of you know several years ago our church partnered with a new church start in Conway, New Hampshire, known as Valley Christian Church. For six summers teams of Redlanders caravanned north to work alongside the members of that church by doing construction projects, community census, prayer walks—and helping lead Vacation Bible School. Bill […]

This morning I want us to begin by playing a little game. I’m going to list several dates—dates that have one thing in common. See if you can guess what it is: Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthdays, Christmas, Wedding Anniversaries Does anyone see the common denominator I’m getting at? Right—each of these days […]