Archive | November, 2009

November 29, 2009 Dr Ron Kratzer

No written sermon

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November 22, 2009 Pastor Tim Pusey

A GREAT BIG “THANK YOU”! Luke 7:36-50

Ah…that wonderful time of the year has arrived when we feed our faces until we nearly burst, resembling stuffed turkeys ourselves as we waddle from the table to the couch to watch football. Oh, ya, it’s also the time of year when we’re encouraged to give thanks [...]

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Pastor Tim’s Blog

BEEN THINKING… I attended a 2-hour seminar earlier this week which centered on the new book Postmodern and Wesleyan: Exploring the Boundaries and Possibilities. The dialogue was interesting, though heavy on the academic view of things (which, granted, is good for me to grapple with but never as helpful to me as the perspective of [...]

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November 15, 2009 Pastor Tim Pusey

THE TOUCH OF HOPE Luke 8:40-56

[See video “God Restores”—1:02] Who of us haven’t had those times when we wondered if maybe our lives had been trashed? And I’m guessing more of us than would like to admit it have had those experiences that left us feeling broken, crushed…even shattered. And while I’m incredibly [...]

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Pastor Tyler’s Blog

CHAMELEON OR BUTTERFLY? Three weeks ago, I was in the midst of planning for the next series of lessons for the Senior High, when I came across an article in one of my favorite magazines, Discipleship Journal. The article was entitled “Truly Transformed.” As I began to read through the article, there was a connection [...]

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November 8, 2009 Pastor Tim Pusey

THE WRONG COMPANY Luke 5:27-32

Have you been noticing all the Christmas merchandise arriving in area stores? I think I noticed the first of it as early as September—Santas in September! But now that the Halloween stuff is being cleared out, Christmas will reign full force in the stores until early January when they’re [...]

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November 1, 2009 Pastor Tim Pusey

No Written Text Special Speaker:  Missionary Hermann Gschwandtner

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Pastor Casey’s Blog

BEING BUSY! This time of the year it is hard to relax and not fill our schedules with “stuff.” I am sure most families have a lot going on, with seasonal activities, sporting events, school schedules, work loads, and many other random events taking place each week. Personally, the same is true. With Upward basketball/cheerleading [...]

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