Messages on Call
With Wings Like Eagles
Our scriptures today: Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; and Mark 1:29-39. Pastor Wayne’s sermon on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany explores the concept of waiting on the Lord. He challenges the traditional understanding of waiting as a passive expectation for God to act, suggesting that Isaiah calls us to recognize God’s presence within and around us. Waiting, in this context, involves trusting, relying on, and being confident in the Lord. The sermon emphasizes the power of service…
With Authority
The Urgency of Jesus’ Authority: A Sermon Reflection on Mark 1:21-28 In this powerful sermon based on Mark 1:21-28, Pastor Wayne emphasizes the urgency of Jesus’ ministry as portrayed by Mark. Pastor Wayne highlights the Gospel writer’s focus on immediacy, showcased by the rapid response of the disciples to Jesus’ call, underlining the swift unfolding of significant events in the early chapters. The sermon centers on Jesus’ visit to Capernaum, where he enters the synagogue and teaches with authority. The…
Finding the Lost
The theme for this morning’s worship service is found in the parables found in Luke 15:1-10. The parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin. Jesus was dealing with the noise from the naysayers who were critical of the persons with whom Jesus associated. They weren’t the “right folk.” He tended to hang out with “those people,” the undesirables and the sinners. So he tells stories about celebrating when the lost, the disconnected, the disassociated are reunited with group.…
I Knew You
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” this is one of the most recognizable texts in the Bible. God is telling the boy Jeremiah that God had envisioned a mission for this boy that would transcend his age and his circumstances. God was calling Jeremiah to be God’s “prophet to the nations.” This morning, Pastor Wayne takes a look at the meaning of “calling” and its relationship to prophetic ministry as we close out this series on…
Walk Before Me
On this second Sunday in Lent, we look at how we are changed by the calling that God has placed upon our lives. We look at the story of Abraham and Sarah and how God called them even in their old age. Our scriptures are Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 4:13-25 and Mark 8:31-38.
Anything Good?
Our Scriptures on this 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany are 1 Samuel 3:1-10; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; and John 1:43-51. In the sermon, “Anything Good?” Pastor Wayne looks at the calling that we all recveive as followers of Christ. In a time when the Word of the Lord is rare, may we be open to God’s calling in our life.
With a Demonstration
Living our faith in relationship to Jesus Christ. That is how we demonstrate that Jesus is more than a concept to us. It’s the real thing… no doubt about it. Join us as Pastor Wayne explores 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 and the concept of living out our faith in a way that makes other folks want what we have… a relationship to the living “Christ and him crucified.”
Consider Your Call
“Consider your own call, brothers and sisters…” This is the advice that Paul gave to the church at Corinth. It is the advice that he gives to us today. The cross of Christ is foolishness to a world that is hung up on status and prestige, but to a follower of Jesus it is the source of strength and power as we are enabled to transform the world in which we live and love.
