Gentle Spirit Christian Church

The Shalom of God

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Mark 5:21-43 Jesus said to her, “Daughter, you took a risk of faith, and now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed! Be healed of your plague.” (Verse 34)

Sit Down and Take a Breath

Second Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Mark 2:23-3:6 Then Jesus said, “The Sabbath was made to serve us; we weren’t made to serve the Sabbath. The Son of Man is no yes-man to the Sabbath. He’s in charge!” (Verse 28)

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)