by Madison Shockley | Jan 13, 2019 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley January 13, 2019 The reading today talks of baptism. There are many ways to get baptized; a few drops of water or a damp hand to full immersion. Many people today were baptized as children. Jesus was baptized as an adult by John the...
by Madison Shockley | Dec 30, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley December 30, 2018 The secular Christmas and the religious Christmas have very different calendars. The secular Christmas starts right after Halloween while the religious Christmas starts on Christmas day. The Advent season prepares us...
by Madison Shockley | Dec 24, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley December 24, 2018 On this Christmas Eve, we contemplate Jesus’s birth. The child born to Mary shall be holy. Those who believe in Jesus were given the power to be children of God. Each of us is a child of God. Our belief allows us...
by Madison Shockley | Dec 23, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley December 23, 2018 Merry Christmas! Mary has had many doubters over the centuries. People doubted her story of the visit by an angel, doubted her story on how she became pregnant, and doubted she never slept with Joseph. In ancient times,...
by Madison Shockley | Dec 16, 2018 | sermons
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley and Rev. Vernon Ummel December 16, 2018 Reverend Shockley returns to the pulpit today. In the text, John tells the crowd about trees. They must bear fruit or be cut down and thrown in the fire. Christmas trees are beautifully decorated,...
