Gentle Spirit Christian Church

Only One Commandment Matters

Fifth Sunday of Easter | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: John 13:31-35 Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples — when they see the love you have for each other. (Verses 34-35)

An Empty Stage, or an Empty Tomb?

Easter Sunday | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Luke 24:1-11 The Angel said, “Why are you looking for the Living One in a cemetery?” (Verse 5)

The Only Command of Jesus

Palm Sunday | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: John 15:11-17 This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends. You are my friends when you do the things I command you. (Verses 12-14)

No, It's Not Fair

Fourth Sunday in Lent | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 The parent said, "Son, you don’t understand. You’re with me all the time, and everything that is mine is yours — but this is a wonderful time, and we had to celebrate. This brother of yours was dead, and he’s alive! He was lost, and he’s found!" (Verses 31-32)

Never Give Up

Second Sunday in Lent | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 My dear, dear friends! I love you so much. I do want the very best for you. You make me feel such joy, fill me with such pride. Don’t waver. Stay on track, steady in God. (Verse 1)

Walking Humbly With Our Saints

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Micah 6:8 But God has already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, and don’t take yourself too seriously — take God seriously. (Micah 6:8)

Our Animal Companions

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor

Get Serious

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Mark 9:30-37 He sat down and summoned the Twelve. “So you want first place? Then take the last place. Be the servant of all.” (Verse 35)

More Trouble With Jesus

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Mark 7:24-37 She said, “Of course, Master. But don’t dogs under the table get scraps dropped by the children?” (Verse 28)

Jesus Had a Learning Curve

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 15:21-28 Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)