by Rev. Madison Shockley | May 28, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley May 28, 2017 Today’s topic is sensitive. The statistics are alarming. Today we are encouraged to break our silence. No longer should this topic be taboo to talk about. People need to know the facts. Speaking up helps save many...
by Rev. Madison Shockley | May 14, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley May 14, 2017 Today’s reading from Genesis tells the story of Cain and Abel. From this passage comes the phrase, “my brother’s keeper.” This phrase has shaped our culture. It touches on what it means to be in human...
by Rev. Madison Shockley | Apr 9, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley April 9, 2017 Each of the four Gospels tells us something concerning Jesus’s entrance into Jerusalem. Matthew goes overboard with his description. He has Jesus riding both a donkey and a colt. Matthew lacks the understanding that...
by Rev. Madison Shockley | Mar 19, 2017 | sermons
The reading today of Jesus meeting a Samaritan woman at the well is unique in several regards. First, the scene describes Jesus, a man, meeting a woman at a well. During this period of history, if you wanted to meet a woman, you went to the well. Drawing water was...
by Rev. Madison Shockley | Mar 12, 2017 | sermons
The Gospel of John is a different kind of gospel from the other three. Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as the synoptic gospels. John’s gospel views the life of Jesus in a different light. The early church almost did not include it in the Canon. There is no...
