I apologize for the break in the Sunday Ponderings. With Christmas, traveling, and with skipping church a couple of weeks in a row, it was just easier for me to take a break. :-) A few weeks ago we were visiting a church in another city. At one point in the service something interesting happened. The pastor announced that there was going to be a baptism, and he called two couples to the front. He put his arms around one…
We had a guest pastor today, Steve Brown. He’s a pretty frequent guest pastor at our church, and I actually know him from the church I used to attend in Orlando (I know, small world!). I really enjoy what he has to say, and today was no exception. Today’s sermon was entitled “Church R Us”. He started out by reminding us how bad we (the church) are – that we’re all sinners and none of us “have it all together”….
I apologize for this post being a little late in coming today! With all the distractions of Thanksgiving and everything, I forgot to finish and publish it for today. Here it is, hopefully it didn’t mess anyone up. :-) Our pastor is preaching through the first eight chapters of Romans in preparation for the Christmas season. This might seem a little odd, but Romans is actually a very rich book that really delves into the heart of what we believe….
Before I begin, I just wanted to say something for the record. I’ve decided to start writing my posts a week behind. So, this is about last Sunday. That gives me a week to think about the sermon and meditate on it. Then I will post it Saturday night, so that y’all have a place to leave your links whenever you are able to write your posts. This makes for a more restful Sunday for me! Anyways… I really love…
Jesus loves me, this I know For the Bible tells me so Little ones to Him belong They are weak but He is strong Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so – Anna Bartlett Warner (1859) Our pastor made the comment today that “Jesus loves us” is one of the most important messages of the Christian faith. He preached from Romans 8:1-4 as the first in a five-part series about…