Sermon Notes

CHILD DEDICATION The title “Child Dedication” may imply that it primarily focuses on the child, and in some ways, it does. However, today is truly about us—as parents and as…

  It was a unique name for a unique lady. I officiated her funeral two weeks ago. I began by giving some background on the root of her name. It…

When you show up at church on Sunday morning, what do you expect? Do you expect to catch up with friends or to receive encouragement? Or perhaps you show up…

Embracing Wisdom’s Call Proverbs 1:20–33 River Community Church   One of my favorite lines in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy occurs at the council of Elrond when Elrond, the…

5.18.25          Psalm 119 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion (a commander of 100 soldiers) came to him, asking for help.  “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed…

Happy Mother’s Day I said on Easter Sunday, we celebrate the resurrection 52 times a year, it is why we worship on Sunday's not Saturdays...so Easter Sunday is a good…

A yoke is a wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to a plow. The yoke allows the two animals to share a load together. Lamentations…

Several years ago, heard an older man named John talk about one of his most formative experiences as young Christian – He was young, eager, and hungry to grow in…

In the summer of 1982, I was working on a large Oil Rig in East Texas. My shift went until 11 at night. One day, near the end of my…

Several years ago, as a part of an ad campaign for the British Humanist organization a placard was placed on buses that said: "There’s probably no God, now stop worrying…

Conclave is a 2024 film billed as a "political thriller" It is, but the politics surround religion at the Vatican. It is based on a fictional depiction of a gathering(conclave)…

In his well-known book, Experiencing God, Henry Blackaby describes “Seven Realities of Experiencing God” The seven realities are: 1) God is always at work around you – 2) God pursues…