by Madison Shockley | Jul 23, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley July 23, 2017 Today’s inspiration comes from a show tune from Les Miserable. Our reading today is appropriate because our church has visitors from Hands of Peace. This passage and many others are part of the root of the...
by Madison Shockley | Jul 23, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley July 16, 2017 Today’s reading describes the confrontation between Jesus and the scribes and Pharisees which originated the saying, ” A house divided cannot stand.” Casting out demons was a common part of Jesus’s...
by Madison Shockley | Jul 15, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley July 9, 2017 Today’s reading gives us our theme, we must finish our work. The Pharisees warned Jesus to leave Jerusalem or he would be killed by Herod. Jesus replied that he still had work to do and would not leave until he was...
by Madison Shockley | Jul 2, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley July 2, 2017 The saying “There is always a ram in the bush” is a piece of folklore. One has to be familiar with the story of Abraham and his son, Isaac, to understand the meaning of this saying. This story follows last...
by Madison Shockley | Jun 25, 2017 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley on June 25, 2017 In our culture, there are men who have more than one family. Sometimes the first family is unaware of the existence of this other family. Most of the time, it is simply due to divorce. Fifty years ago, this would have...