A sermon preached on May 14, 2023 "Sharing Jesus Gently" based on Acts 17:22-31 and 1 Peter 3:13-22 Paul had been run out of Thessalonica and Beroea and traveled a long way to reach Athens, first over...  Read More

Isaiah delivered his prophecy over 700 years before the birth of Christ to a people who were in desperate need of hope, a reason to believe they and their children would have a future. They were in t...  Read More

Sermon for April 30, 2023      “Our Eternal Shepherd”    Psalm 23, John 10:1-10    Pastor Teddie McConnellMany of us memorized the 23rd Psalm as children. When the teacher of my third grade Sunday sch...  Read More

“Where is our hope?”   April 23, 2023     Luke 24:13-35, Hebrews 6:13-20     Pastor Teddie McConnell As they walked to Emmaus, Cleopas and his friend were deeply saddened and resigned to the idea that...  Read More

John 20:19-31, 1 Peter 1:3-9              Our Eternal Inheritance              Pastor Teddie McConnellThe disciples were hiding in a locked room for fear of the Jews. Although Mary had seen the risen ...  Read More

Maundy Thursday, April 6, 2023 “Love One Another”  Pastor Teddie McConnell   John 13:11-17I can understand why Peter reacted the way he did to Jesus telling him to sit down to have his feet washed. I’...  Read More

“The Journey to the Risen Christ”          Easter, 4-9-23    Matthew 28:1-10, Acts 10:34-43By Pastor Teddie McConnellMatthew began the story of the resurrection with the two Marys going to the tomb. T...  Read More

 2023-4-2 Sermon      The Stone the Builders Rejected    Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 and Matthew 21:1-11 by Pastor Teddie McConnellIt might surprise you to learn that verses 22 and 23 of Psalm 118 are the mo...  Read More

One Great Hour of Sharing   “Sharing Hands, Sharing Hearts”    Adapted from a sermon by Rev. Rosemary C. Mitchell (retired)  by Pastor Teddie McConnell and based on Matthew 25:31-36 and 1 John 1:1-4Th...  Read More

One myth people believed in Jesus’ day was that illness and physical suffering resulted directly from someone sinning. They didn’t know about genetics, bacteria and viruses. If a baby was born with a ...  Read More

Jesus stopped to rest by Jacob’s well in the city of Sychar while the disciples went to buy lunch. He was dusty and thirsty from the journey. A woman approached, let’s call her Sarah, since the story ...  Read More

“Receive and Believe”             John 3:1-17 and Romans 4:1-5, 13-17People have a strong need to feel like they belong to something. Isolation damages us, which is why solitary confinement is such a ...  Read More