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 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...
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 Church Admin | Dec 4, 2016 | sermons
Today, we are looking at how Hagar’s story relates to us. God sends Hagar back to Abram and Sarah after Hagar runs away. Sarah had wronged Hagar by giving her to Abram as a wife so Hagar could bare Abram a child. In order to protect herself and her son, she must...
