by Madison Shockley | Feb 11, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley February 11, 2018 Have you ever had a mountaintop experience? It is a moment in your spiritual life that is transcendent. Our reading today talks about that kind of moment for the disciples, Peter, James, and John. When Jesus’s...
by Madison Shockley | Feb 4, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley February 4, 2018 February is Black History Month. This is our inspiration for today’s sermon. Few have a stronger case to ask if God has forgotten them than those of African descent. In America, slavery began in 1619. It continued...
by Madison Shockley | Jan 28, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley, with a song sung By Joey Peterson , January 28, 2018 at Pilgrim UCC in Carlsbad CA pilgrimucc.org Our inspiration today comes from Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. They offer a glimpse into the Christian church coming into...
by Madison Shockley | Jan 21, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley January 21, 2018 Repentance has been thoroughly explored throughout history. This Greek word simply means to change direction. The story of Jonah and the whale is one of the most familiar in the Bible. It is not about a whale though. It...
by Madison Shockley | Dec 31, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley December 31, 2017 Our reading comes from one of the letters from Paul. One must remember that these letters pre-date the gospels by several decades. For those early Christians, what did they believe the significance of Jesus’s...
