Youth Mission Trip 2023!! New Orleans! The first day of the Youth Mission Trip began with a bang, while we had a couple issues we persevered and remained positive. Leaving the church at 4:00 this morning to start the day, on our way to the Baltimore airport our first turmoil came with the Conowingo Dam not working and a detour being taken. Finally reaching the airport we discovered the news that the plane was delayed forty-five minutes, leaving us to discover and explore the airport. After the wait we finally and safely boarded the plane, flying out and reaching New Orleans with a congratulations from the Southwest crew on our mission courtesy of Alexa Musser chatting with the attendant....
“We Are Gathered By God” There is a woman who is sitting home alone reading her Bible. There is another woman who is at the church sitting around a table surrounded by styrofoam cups, as she serves on a committee trying to plan next summer’s Vacation Bible School and mission experience for the children. The question I want to ask you is, “Which of these two women is more deeply involved in the kingdom of God?” ...
"MacGyver Ministry" Do you remember the TV show, "MacGyver," starring Richard Dean Anderson?It ran from 1985-1992, which is an eternity in network television.It was a pretty successful show, and had its own cult following.In fact, it was so successful, that they did a remake which launched in 2016.Of course, it might just be that Hollywood has run out of good ideas for ...
Keep Reading"A Hallelujah from Head to Toe" Yesterday, we returned to in-person worship for the first time since March 15.It was wonderfulto once again be together after all this time apart.We began with our 8:00 am outdoor service.The weather was perfect, the technology held up just beautifully, and the music was moving.Now the preacher was just okay, but you can't have everythi...
Keep Reading"Traveling Anxieties" The summer conjures up images of picnics, the beach, the mountains, or just day trips in the car.After being homebound for 3 months, people are ready to move and groove, and be out and about.However, for millions of American, traveling also elicits panic.While millions of people will hit the roads this summer, there are people who will have a h...
Keep ReadingJoin Pastor John and his friend, John Winings, as they lead a Bible Study on the book of John, Chapter 4, The Woman at the Well. Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:00 A.M. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/805070626 One tap mobile - 805070626# US Toll...
Keep ReadingJoin Pastor John and his guest co-leader John Winings, will be leading a Bible Study tonight on John 4; Jesus and the woman at the well. Everyone welcome to join us for this study and discussion! We are happy to have John Winings co-teach the Adult Zoom Study this evening.John is a good friend of Pastor John's.If you recall, he was a participant at Pastor John's ...
Keep Reading"Be Like Jesus" As I watched the Michael Jordan documentary on ESPN, I had forgotten what a global icon he became, and how his successes on the basketball court led to many business opportunities off the court.MJ earned roughly somewhere around $1.7 billion (pre-tax) in sponsorship money over nearly four decades.He has endorsed Nike, Hanes, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Wheat...
Keep Reading"Thanks for the Thorns" Last month, I finished up my Adult Zoom study on the Book of James.I offer my thanks to those who tuned in, and for those friends of mine who helped me lead it.We finished up with James 5 (13-16), and specifically, the subject of prayer and suffering. I think we would admit that to give thanks in every situation in life would be very difficu...
Keep ReadingSunday, June 7, 2020 Communion Sunday 10:00 A.M. https://zoom.us/j/275111180...
Keep Reading"Not The Way It's Supposed to Be" In the movie, "Grand Canyon," an immigration lawyer played by Kevin Kline finds himself stuck in Los Angeles traffic after a Lakers' basketball game.Rather than waiting it out, he attempts to bypass the traffic jam by taking an alternate route home instead.However, the route he takes leads him down progressively darker and more des...
Keep Reading"The Impossible Dream" A couple of weeks ago, I was watching a video on YouTube of the TV show, "Britain's Got Talent."In this show, two brothers come out on stage and sing beautifully the song, "The Impossible Dream," -- leaving the audience and judges spellbound.Click on the linkhttps://youtu.be/zTmhDyxBybU It reminds me of the story of Don Quixote, The Man of La M...
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