“Facing Tough Times” – “Exodus 14:3-4 – 8-20-23 Posted on Facebook – May 26, 2023 Good afternoon to all, I have a God story; it starts with a book, sitting on the table. Its been there a long time and i thought i’d get around to reading it sooner or later. One day last week, … Read more
4-23-23 Sermon Notes “The Mystery” – Colossians 1:15-29 and 2:1-5 Introduction A quick review: Paul is writing this letter to the Colosse church that was founded through him by Epaphras, co-worker and a leader in the Colossian church. The purpose of the letter was to challenge and completely put down the false teaching that threatened … Read more
9-25-22 “Armor Up!” and Introduction 2022 has been quite a year. COVID still hanging around, war in Ukraine, threat of nuclear war, high gas prices and inflation, Supreme Court decisions, upcoming mid-term elections, cultural issues and the list goes on. With that being said, how are we dealing with all of this? Fearful, anxious, angry, … Read more
“God, where are you?” This is a follow up to last week’s message, “Adam, where are you?” Introduction The prompt for this message comes from the questions: If God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and all loving, why does He permit evil and not exercise His power to stop these things (just pick the headline of … Read more
“Adam, where are you?” Genesis 3:1-15 Read Genesis 3:1-15 There are several different kinds of questions (multiple choice, yes or no etc.). For our purpose here, we will focus on the following: the general question seeking information and the rhetorical question that requires no reply, either because the answer is obvious or because the … Read more
April 17, 2022 Easter Remember the familiar nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty? Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and All the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty Together again. These rhymes weren’t just little fun ditties, but were written for various reasons. Some were political satires … Read more
April 10, 2022 Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11 Matthew 21:10 says “The whole city was stirred.” People from all over the country were coming to Jerusalem to prepare for the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Then it says, “and asked, who is this?” Good question. The answer to this question depends on who is … Read more
APRIL 3, 2022 INTRODUCTION/REVIEW Before all else, there was God. Nothing and no one else. Just God. God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit were the only one there. There was sweet union and wonderful communication. Then God created time and the rest of creation. This tells us there is a clear … Read more
March 20, 2022 During the Middle Ages, conquering armies would attack enemy castles by laying siege to them. During the siege, the conquering army would dig the ground beneath the castle walls until the footing of the castle wall crumbled when the ground under the footing gave way. This is a similar tactic Satan uses … Read more
Click on the link below to access Ted’s study guide for chapter one of Genesis. WSCC_GENESIS 1 study
One of the most famous sidekicks is Robin, the sidekick to Batman. Stories have been written and rewritten about Robin, who he was and how he struggled with his position as sidekick to Batman. In some stories, Robin breaks away from Batman’s side and becomes Nighthawk, a solo crime fighter in a different city, away … Read more
THE GIFT OF LOVE Christmas time is a delight too young and old. As a parent, we love to gather around and watch as our children open their gifts. We anticipate them opening the boxes and watching their eyes light up as they see what is inside. Sometimes we laugh at them because they delight … Read more
On the wikipedia page, under the title of “Peace for our time”, it reads: “ ‘Peace for our time’ was a declaration made by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in his 30 September 1938 remarks in London concerning the Munich Agreement and the subsequent Anglo-German Declaration. The phrase is primarily remembered for its bitter ironic value since less than … Read more
TED’S NOTES I watched a new movie about Christmas the other night. It was about a boy named Nicolas who went in search of his father and found hope. Hope had been lost and the king challenged the people of the kingdom to find hope and bring it to him. Through a series of events, … Read more
Psalm 100 (NASB) A Psalm for Thanksgiving. “Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is … Read more