Gentle Spirit Christian Church

Affirmation, Not Condemnation

First Sunday after Epiphany Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 3:13-7
But Jesus insisted. “Do it. God’s work, putting things right all these centuries, is coming together right now in this baptism.” So John did it. (Verse 15)

When Bad People Do Bad Things

First Sunday after Christmas Holy Name Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 2:13-23
Herod, when he realized that the scholars had tricked him, flew into a rage. He commanded the murder of every little boy two years old and under who lived in Bethlehem and its surrounding hills. (He determined that age from information he’d gotten from the scholars.) That’s when Jeremiah’s sermon was fulfilled. (Verses 16-18)

Is There Room for Jesus?

Christmas Day Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 2:1-7
She wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger, because there was no room in the hostel. (Verse 7)

What Do You See?

Third Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 11:2-11
Jesus told them, “Go back and tell John what’s going on:    The blind see,    The lame walk,    Lepers are cleansed,    The deaf hear,    The dead are raised,    The wretched of the earth learn that God is on their side. “Is this what you were expecting? Then count yourselves most blessed!” (Verses 4-6)

Turn Around

Second Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 3:1-12
Change your life. God’s kingdom is here. (Verse 2)

To Live Is To Forgive

Last Sunday after Pentecost Christ the King Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 23:33-43
Father, forgive them; they don’t know what they’re doing. (Verse 34)

Let Us Not Grow Weary

Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right. (Verse 13)

What’s Next

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 20:27-38
In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her.

You Are the Light of the World

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Matthew 5:13-16
For those who love what you reveal, everything fits — no stumbling around in the dark for them. (Psalm 119:165)

Never Give Up

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 18:1-8
But how much of that kind of persistent faith will the Son of Man find on the earth when he returns? (Verse 8)