How do we pray for someone who needs God in their life but doesn’t really know Him yet? They may consider themselves a “good person” but are unaware of what it takes to have a deeper relationship with a loving God. Perhaps they perceive God as aloof or uncaring instead of patient, forgiving, and compassionate….
Category: Inspirational
Worship from the Heart
Online for a new reason; Ice cancels in-person service Watch the service Why is it that we can worship at home or at church? Pastor Kelvin and JoAnne hosted service on Zoom from Pastor’s office at the parsonage due to the ice-storm. He chose the topic of worship for the meditation of the morning. His…
A Look at George Whitefield
Church history is interesting Watch the service Our lay leader, Robert Loomis, who loves church history, spoke this week about the great evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770). Whitefield is an important figure as he was a leading preacher along with John Wesley in the the revival of faith in England in the 18th century. Since Methodism…
Hope is Here
Watch the service God is a “God of Hope” Hopelessness in an epidemic in our society. But God wants us to to be hopeful. If we are discouraged by rapid changes around us, it encourages us to remember that God does not change. Jesus always had a positive and hope-producing outlook too. He said, “I…
Our Good Shepherd
Watch the service Exploring the popular Good Shepherd theme When we think about God or Jesus as our Good Shepherd, we often remember words from Psalm 23. “The Lord is my Shepherd.” However, we can expand our understanding of the shepherd theme in the Bible by listening to Jesus as he calls himself the “Good…
Three Amazing Life Purposes
Watch the service Finding purpose beyond the immediate All of us long to feel that our life has meaning, that our work is serving a long-term purpose that we admire. Yet too often we find ourselves mired in the trap of just living for the next thing that is happening – the next workday, or…
Life in Jesus
Watch the service Pastor Jones explains Communion Today Pastor Kelvin Jones and his wife JoAnne were back from vacation and Pastor held a Communion service. His message explained Jesus’ sayings in John 6 concerning being the bread of life. To understand Jesus’ teaching we looked past the literal as Jesus instructed and dug into meaning…
Love is Key
Watch the service God’s love teaches us to love. This week Pastor Kelvin helped us to understand how the truth that “God is love” (1 John 4:8,16) is simply the first step in a wonderful sequence. God demonstrated what his love in like by sending his Son, Jesus, to die for us ( 1 John…
Lighting the Flame
Watch the service Lighting the flame of Pentecost in our hearts In this message, Pastor Kelvin continued the summer sermon series based on the six understandings given by Bishop Bickerton in his 2021 Episcopal address. Pastor Jones emphasized how essential it is that we give hospitality in our hearts to the Spirit of Jesus. God…
Foundations for Making Disciples
Watch the service Exploring Bishop Bickerton’s Six Understandings for the Church This week Pastor Kelvin Jones began a three week series exploring the six understandings that Bishop Bickerton expressed in his 2021 Episcopal Address. They are as follows: Relationships are the key to everything. Understanding the what that you do is the beginning of understanding…