November 15, 2020 Worship Service
Stay alert! Christ will come again! Learn in today’s service why we must be ready for Christ’s return.
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Nov '20
Preach, Pray, or Die
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Nov '20
November 8, 2020
Pastor Joel Plisek
Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:1-13
Our former Bishop Scott Jones loved to make this statement on the Annual Conference floor when the business was winding down; he would turn to one of his senior staff members, wanting them to do a closing prayer, and he would say, “Jack Preach, Pray or Die…it’s your choice.”
The idea was that as pastors we needed to be ready at seconds notice to do one of those three things: Preach, Pray or Die.
I bring that up because pastor Charles called me Friday evening to let me know that I would be preaching on Saturday and Sunday. Pastor Charles was at a pastor’s gathering and it turned out that one of the other pastors there came down with COVID-19. As a precaution Charles is taking a test, but he can’t take it until Tuesday. So, he and his family are isolating themselves, please keep them in your prayers. At this time, he does not feel like Read more…
November 8, 2020 Worship Service
Are you ready? Join us for worship and learn how you can be ready for the day Christ comes again.
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Nov '20
We Grieve with Hope
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Nov '20
November 1, 2020
Pastor Charles
Scripture Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18
Today’s message comes from Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian congregation. Tradition says that this letter is the first written document in the New Testament. This letter may have been written from Corinth around AD 50-51 immediately after the Jerusalem Council of AD 49-50 as recorded in Acts 15. When Paul was pastoring the church at Thessalonica, he told them about Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, and how Jesus had defeated death, giving Christians the promise of eternal life. As time passed, the people in the Thessalonica church began to die, just as happens today. They were concerned because they thought that as believers they would not die since Jesus had defeated death. They believed the promise of eternal life for all believers. So, why were members of the church dying? Were they notfaithful enough? Today’s scripture reading is Paul’s response to these concerns. Read more…
November 1, 2020 Worship Service
“We Grieve with Hope” as we remember those we have lost this past year. Watch today’s All Saints Sunday service and be reminded of God’s promise to come again.
October 25, 2020 Worship Service
“We Are All Neighbors” just as Jesus taught us in the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Thanks for joining us!
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Sep '20
Don’t Bury What God Gives
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Sep '20
September 13, 2020
by Pastor Joel Plisek
Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:14-30
Growing up I had this dog named Misty, we learned not to leave things around the house. Why? Because she would eat them? No! Misty’s problem was that she would bury what she found outside in the back yard. There was one time I could honestly say to my teacher that my dog took my homework. Shoes, hats, coats, if you were looking for a missing sock it was outside. She just had a natural inclination to bury things.
When I was reading this scripture, I was thinking about Misty and how sometimes we bury that which God gives us. Read more…