Living in Jesus’ Neighborhood

Living in Jesus’ Neighborhood

Living in Jesus’ Neighborhood Matt 9:9-13 June 11, 2017 In 1969 this nation was still coming to grips with the changes associated with the Civil Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister with a televised children’s program...
When You See a Memorial

When You See a Memorial

Joshua 4:5-7 May 28, 2017 A Memorial Day Sermon Mike Baker was the last man in Barbour County, Alabama drafted into the Vietnam War.  He is my second cousin.  Before he went off to war, I spent some time with him at church and at his house.  When I started going to...
There is No Greater Love: A Memorial Day Tribute

There is No Greater Love: A Memorial Day Tribute

Memorial Day is a day to honor men and women who went into battle but did not survive. With their lives, they paid the ultimate price. The late U.S. Army General Norman Schwarzkopf once said, “It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a...
Like the South-Pointing Chariot, the Law Leads Home

Like the South-Pointing Chariot, the Law Leads Home

May  21, 2017 Romans 5:12-20 If you were Jewish in the first century, you might have idolized Saul.  He studied the Hebrew Bible under one of the best Jewish teachers of the Law, a man named Gamaliel. To his credit, he zealously lived out his faith-based on the Law of...
Should We Pray Like Hannah?

Should We Pray Like Hannah?

Should We Pray Like Hannah? Mother’s Day 1 Samuel 1:1-17 How many of you have ever been desperate for help, so you decided that praying was a good idea?  We all petitioned God for help, especially when we get in trouble.  As the saying goes, there are no atheists in...