We are in a series titled Alive & Connected. So far in this series we have discussed the importance of gathering and belonging, our beliefs, church membership, baptism, The Lord’s Supper, and prayer. Today’s focus is on abiding. What does it mean to abide? Abide, by definition, means to remain, continue, stay. Abide also meansContinue reading “Be Connected, Be Pruned & Be Fruitful”
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On a Scale From 1 to 10
There is a saying that most with which most of us are familiar. “Birds of a feather flock together.” When the phrase is used, it insinuates that people that share characteristics, personality traits, hobbies, or other similar any kind of mutual feature will often associate with one another. The phrase is quite accurate because thereContinue reading “On a Scale From 1 to 10”
Passionate Anger With an Exclamation Point!
John 2 – Week Two At this time of the year, around Christmas, our vision of Jesus is as a tiny baby in a little manger. There’s something so innocent and pure about a newborn. You can’t help but watch them as they sleep because there’s a calmness on their sweet faces as they sleep. Continue reading “Passionate Anger With an Exclamation Point!”
Jesus: The Best Undercover Boss
John 1:1-14 – Week One Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and the Christmas season has officially begun, we’ve started unboxing those Christmas ornaments, wreaths, and sweaters that we packed away less than a year ago. Every year, at this time, I find things I forgot I had. I’ll find a set of ornaments orContinue reading “Jesus: The Best Undercover Boss”
Repent – It’s Past Time!
Hosea – Week Four Not everyone will agree with me on this, but there is something magical that occurs the Saturday after Halloween. Daylight Savings Time ends. I’ve always thought of it as my very favorite night of the year. There’s something very empowering about literally changing time. We get that extra hour to spendContinue reading “Repent – It’s Past Time!”
Go Ahead! Tell God How You Really Feel!
Jonah – Week Two I spoke of parables last week and there is a very familiar one that’s known as The Prodigal Son. I’ve never given much thought to the word prodigal, but it actually means “wasteful” or “extravagant spending”. We are all familiar with the story. There are two brothers and the youngest oneContinue reading “Go Ahead! Tell God How You Really Feel!”
Raising Cain
Genesis 4:1-24 – Week Six Last week, in the 3rd chapter of Genesis, a whole lot happened. Eve had a little chit-chat with a snake. The snake misquoted God. Eve misquoted God. Eve sees something that looks good, pleasant, and desirable and eats it even though she’s been told not to. She shares with Adam. Continue reading “Raising Cain”
Are You a Hunka Hunka Burning Love for Others?
Romans 12:17 – Romans 13 RELATIONSHIP. That one word has crept into our lessons for the past few weeks. We’ve discussed how Paul is desperate for others to see what a real relationship with God is like. We’ve talked about those who try to do all of the right and good things assuming that’s whatContinue reading “Are You a Hunka Hunka Burning Love for Others?”
But Wait, There’s More! If You Act Now…
Podcast available at: https://anchor.fm/diane-simcox/episodes/But-Wait–Theres-More–If-You-Act-Now-e18kion Romans 5:1-11 – Week Six It’s hard to imagine a world without Amazon and other ways of shopping online. Our children and grandchildren can’t comprehend a time when a person couldn’t just find and buy whatever they wanted with a few clicks. Before we had access to online shopping, we hadContinue reading “But Wait, There’s More! If You Act Now…”
Beacons of Light 