Sermons on 1 Thessalonians

Thanksgiving Chair

Thanksgiving ChairIn college, I worked for J.C. Penney’s in the credit, catalog, and customer service department. Anyone who has worked retail knows this is a place to come for all manner of reasons within the department store. If you need to pick up or do store or catalog returns, you would wind your way through the lines. If you have questions about…

Hands of a Woman: Deborah and Barak

Hands of a Woman: Deborah and BarakGod has a way of surprising us. Unlikely characters getting leading roles. Improbable plot twists when the narrative seems predictable. Even word play on expected tropes. Today’s story has all three! Good television and exciting books have nothing on Bible! Last week, we began the Game of Judges, a month-long dive into the biblical book of…

Grateful for Trials

Last week, we began a series on being Rooted in Gratitude and Growing in Christ.  This 130th anniversary celebration repositions us to give thanks first for how God is and will be moving in the future.  We started with Gratitude, not attitude; and today, we look at being grateful for trials.   It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t…