Emptiness To Abundance – October 8, 2023
Rev. Dr. Karen Blacks, October 8, 2023 – The Nineteenth Sunday After PentecostJohn 2: 1-11 21On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine...
God Will Provide – September 24, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, September 24, 2023 – The Seventeenth Sunday After PentecostExodus 16: 2-15 162In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we...
God Will Make a Way – September 17, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, September 17, 2023 – The Sixteenth Sunday After PentecostExodus 14: 19-31 1419 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood...
Things of Joy – September 10, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, September 10, 2023 – The Fifteenth Sunday After PentecostPsalm 149: 1491Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. 2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad...
God’s Love – September 3, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, September 3, 2023 – The Fourteenth Sunday After PentecostPsalms 124 1If the Lord had not been on our side—let Israel say—2 if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, 3 they would have swallowed us alive when...
From a Rock to a Hard Place – August 27, 2023
Lay Speaker, Les Johnson, August 27, 2023 – The Thirteenth Sunday After PentecostMatthew 16: 13-23 14 13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the...
In The Silence – August 13, 2023
Lay Speaker Valerie Badresingh, August 13, 2023 – The Eleventh Sunday After PentecostMatthew 14:22-33 1422Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had...
More Than Enough – August 6, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, August 6, 2023 – The Tenth Sunday After PentecostMatthew 14: 13-21 1413 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns....
Surely The Lord is in This Place, and I Didn’t Know it, July 23, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, July 23, 2023 – The Eighth Sunday After PentecostGenesis 28: 10-19a 2810 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the...
Are You Listening – Really Listening, July 16, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, July 16, 2023 – The Seventh Sunday After PentecostMatthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 131That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the...
A Call From God – July 9, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, July 9, 2023 – The Sixth Sunday After PentecostGenesis 22: 1-14 221Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the...
When God Calls Your Name – July 2, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, July 2, 2023 – The Fifth Sunday After PentecostGenesis 22: 1-14 221Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the...
A Three Letter Word “SIN” – June 25, 2023
Lay Speaker Herma Stewart, June 25, 2023 – Fourth Sunday After PentecostRomans 6: 1-11 61What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?...
The Grace of God – June 18, 2023
Rev. Dr. Denise Pickett, June 18, 2023 – Third Sunday After Pentecost, Father’s DayRomans 5: 1-8 51Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith...