Gentle Spirit Christian Church

A Prayer for You

Seventh Sunday of Easter Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 17:6-19
In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world. (Verse 18)

Being Connected Is the Key

Fifth Sunday of Easter Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 15:1-8
Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me. (Verse 4)

Missing the Obvious

Easter Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 20:1-18
She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, "Sir, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him!" (Verse 15)

Resurrection in the Time of Crisis

Easter Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 28:1-10
The angel spoke to the women: “There is nothing to fear here. I know you’re looking for Jesus, the One they nailed to the cross. He is not here. He was raised, just as he said. Come and look at the place where he was laid.” (Verses 5-6)

More Than Words

Fifth Sunday in Lent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 7:13-29
Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them — living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn’t pleased at being ignored. (Romans 8:5-8)

Priorities in the Time of Crisis

Fourth Sunday in Lent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 7:1-12

Our Pre-Occupation

Third Sunday in Lent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 6:19-26
If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. (Verse 25)

Pray Like This

Second Sunday in Lent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 6:5-18
In prayer, there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God’s part. (Verses 14-15)

Step Aside

First Sunday in Lent Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Matthew 6:1-4
That is the way your God, who conceived you in love, working behind the scenes, helps you out. (Verse 4)

My God-Created Identity

Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Matthew 5:38-48
In a word, what I’m saying is, Grow up. You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you. (Verse 48)