Gentle Spirit Christian Church

The Long Goodbye

Seventh Sunday of Easter | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: John 17:6-19

More Than a Command

Sixth Sunday of Easter | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: John 15:9-17
But remember the root command: Love one another. (Verse 17)

Abiding in Love

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)

Free To Forgive

Second Sunday of Easter | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: John 20:19-31
Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. “Receive the Holy Spirit,” he said. “If you forgive someone’s sins, they’re gone for good. If you don’t forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?” (Verses 22-23)

Unfinished Stories and New Beginnings

Easter Sunday | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner | Reading: Mark 6:1-8
They got out as fast as they could, beside themselves, their heads swimming. Stunned, they said nothing to anyone. (Verse 8)

Thanksgiving Rewards

Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Vicar Alyce Keener | Reading: Matthew 25:31-46
Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me — you did it to me. (Verse 40)

Consequences of Fear

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 25:14-30
The master was furious. "That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest." (Verses 26-27)

Preparations

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner | Reading: Matthew 25:1-13
So stay alert. You have no idea when he might arrive. (Verse 13)

Role Models

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 5:1-12
And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble. (Verse 12)

Isn’t It Obvious?

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost | 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.”