WHAT HAPPENED?

Rev. Kevin Murphy
DECEMBER 26, 2010

CHRISTMAS, the day of Jesus' birth, has now passed. As we return to our daily routines of life we begin to wonder, what has changed … WHAT HAPPENED?

Although we find that the challenges of life remain, we now face them with a renewed conviction that God is now with us as Jesus Christ, Emmanuel. God has always cared for us in a similar manner to the many examples given by Kevin of our love and concern for our own children. And so ... the Spirit and Joy of this everlasting love lingers on.


To listen to this sermon

a cassette is available in the Church Library

Impact World Tour

James Baldwin

July 25, 2010

Guest speaker, James Baldwin, gave a presentation about World Impact Tour.

Originally from London, England, James joined Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in 2003, giving up a career in performing arts. He and his wife Christina moved to Ohio direct from Perth, Australia, where they had been working with the Impact World Tour for the last two years. Prior to Australia, James served with Impact World Tour in both New Zealand and the US, and has witnessed the salvation of thousands of new believers. He and Christina (who just had their second child) have a passion to see lost people found, and Christians mobilized toward the Great Commission.

To listen to this sermon

a cassette is available in the Church Library

"The One"

Rev. Kevin Murphy
DECEMBER 12, 2010

Preparation Scriptures: Isaiah 35: 1-10, James 5: 7-10, and Matthew 11: 2-11

How symbolic the "Advent Season" leading up to "Christmas" has become. It was and still remains the season of EXPECTATIONS. A season for re-experiencing those EXPECTATIONS of fulfilled desires. And in every way as real as those first EXPECTATIONS for the arrival of baby Jesus, our Savior.

In this sermon, Kevin reviews our typical experiences, at this time of year, with the fulfillment of those EXPECTATIONS. He then makes comparisons with events leading to the acceptance of Jesus as "The One" fullfilling EXPECTATIONS as our Savior.

In every way the Spirit of Christmas expresses all those hopes and dreams fullfilled by the arrival of Christ our newborn King.

Listen as Kevin explains this in much better detail.
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"It Does Matter"

Rev. Kevin Murphy
DECEMBER 5, 2010

John the Baptist was the prophet who focused on our need to REPENT. As we study the life of John, we are reminded that our Christian experience is less about elaborate rituals, and more about personal recognition of our imperfections and acceptance of God's love and forgiveness. John was a simple man who made REPENTANCE and the acceptance of FORGIVENESS accessable to all. Priests of that day, who profited by conducting rituals of inclusion, became threatened and eventually had John beheaded.

This sermon focuses on the importance of REPENTANCE and how that effects our lives as Christians as well as the lives of those around us. Kevin compares REPENTANCE to pruning as in "developing a fruitful garden". Discover that pruning our own imperfections does matter. To listen to this sermon


a cassette is available in the Church Library