Sermons

As most of you know I love to read—and these days my reading is divided into two basic categories. CATEGORY ONE are books I read on my kindle. My kindle books are books that are for pure fun—mostly works of fiction written by authors like Bernard Cornwell and Stephen Lawhead and John Grisham. My kindle […]

One of my favorite stories is J. R. R. Tolkein’s, The Hobbit.  I’ve read and re-read it several times over the years and I thoroughly enjoyed the first movie installment that came out last year. As all Hobbit fans know, Tolkein’s classic tale begins on a typical, ordinary day in The Shire, which is the […]

1 – The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show His servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, 2 – who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3 – Blessed is the […]

Part of my calling and privilege as a pastor is to minister to the dying and their families. As I have done this over the years I’ve noticed family members listen very closely to the final words spoken by their loved ones. I mean, several times as I have entered the room where the dying […]

Acts 13:1 – Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul [who was also called PAUL]. 2 – While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for […]

REPORT OF THE PRESBYTERY – Don Mayberry TESTIMONIES: Adam Anderson The following is a response to the question, “How did you decide to become a follower of Jesus Christ?” This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, […]

Acts 2:42 – They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 – Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 – All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 – They sold property […]

Have you ever felt like you were STUCK in some grief—STUCK in some great sadness or fear? To be more specific, have you ever woken up the day after something bad happened in your life—and at first you FORGOT about that bad thing or you thought it was all just a dream—but then you came […]

These days one of the first thing a new company does once it is started is come up with a LOGO—some symbol that will become indelibly fixed in people’s minds. In fact, companies pay big money for a design team to develop the kind of logos that people will automatically associate it with their product. […]

Mark 8:27 – Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way He asked them, “Who do people say I am?” 28 – They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29 – “But what about you?” He asked. “Who […]