Gentle Spirit Christian Church

Making Quality Time

First Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 24:36-44
You know that if the homeowner had known what time of night the burglar would arrive, he would have been there with his dogs to prevent the break-in. Be vigilant just like that. You have no idea when the Son of Man is going to show up. (Verses 43-44)

Lean on Me

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Colossians 2:1-4, 16-23
I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. (Verse 2)

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Unity Fellowship Church Greater Atlanta, Gentle Spirit Christian Church, and First Christian Church of Decatur shared worship service today dedicated to honoring, remembering and celebrating the transgender community, those who have passed away, and the love God has for each and all of us, just as we are. Here, All Means All! Sermon: Jennifer Hasler, Ph.D. Readings: John 14:1-4; Genesis 37:1-4, 1-28; Acts 8:26-30, 3-39

The Road Less Traveled

Pride Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 22:34-40
Jesus said, " ‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets hangs from them." (Verses 37-40)

Are We Willing to Listen

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 16:19-31
Abraham replied, "If they won’t listen to Moses and the Prophets, they’re not going to be convinced by someone who rises from the dead." (Verse 31)

It Is the Little Things

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 16:1-13
If you’re honest in small things, you’ll be honest in big things; If you’re a crook in small things, you’ll be a crook in big things. (Verse 10)

Are We Chickens Or Eagles, Worthy Or Unworthy, Condemned Or Destined?

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 13:10-17
But Jesus shot back, "You frauds! Each Sabbath every one of you regularly unties your cow or donkey from its stall, leads it out for water, and thinks nothing of it. So why isn’t it all right for me to untie this daughter of Abraham and lead her from the stall where Satan has had her tied these eighteen years?" (Verses 15-16)

Disturbing the Comfortable

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 12:49-56
Not so. I’ve come to disrupt and confront! (Verse 51)

Git Ready …

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 12:22-40
What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with GETTING so you can respond to God’s GIVING. (Verse 29)

It Is the Little Things

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 10:1-11
From the Gospel of Luke: When you enter a house, first say, "Peace to this house. If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them…" (Verses 5-6)