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Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Isaiah 43:16-21, Matthew 1:18-25 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Last Sunday our interim pastor, Angie Mabry, preached from the story of Mary’s pregnancy… Read More »THE CHRISTMAS GIFT YOU DON’T HAVE TO BUY

Rev. Dr. Warner M. Bailey Psalm 73:1–20, 2 Corinthians 4:5–15, Matthew 9:35–10:4 During these summer months, I have explored with you what it means to… Read More »The Potential of a Congregation

Rev. Dr. Warner M. Bailey Isaiah 58.1-9a, Psalm 65.1-4; 9-13, 1 Timothy 6.6-12; 17-19, Luke 16.1-15 Who could blame the defrauded owner for firing his… Read More »The Twice Defrauded Master

Rev. Dr. Warner M. Bailey Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 12:18-29, Luke 13:10-17 Aug. 21, 2022 Today I want to talk about two clusters of feelings. One… Read More »The Church of Mount Sinai and the Church of Mount Zion

Rev. Angie L. Mabry Genesis 18: 20-32; Luke 11: 1-13; Colossians2: 6-19 July 24, 2022 On May 24, 2022, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos somehow worked his… Read More »Have We Kicked Jesus out of Schools?

The Rev. Katie Hays Luke 10:1-20 Sunday, July 3, 2022 This morning we begin in the middle, where we find a single word in our… Read More »Shout it Out, Shake it Off

The Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Acts 8:26-40 June 19, 2022 If you were an ordinary traveler and you passed the tall Black man riding in… Read More »Bearing Your Scars, Rejoicing

The Rev. Dr. Lucia Kremzar Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21 Hebrew Lesson Genesis 11:1-9 1Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2And as… Read More »A Spirited Bunch

The Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Deuteronomy 34:1–12 Revelation 21:10, 22–22:5 John 14:23–29 So the first thing I have to say is that I’ve been way… Read More »Everything

The Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch The Future is Now Exodus 17: 1-7 Romans 12: 1-8 Luke 17: 20-21 “The future depends on what we do… Read More »The Future is Now