Gentle Spirit Christian Church

Dealing With the Things of God

First Sunday after Christmas Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Luke 2:41-52
Didn’t you know that I had to be here, dealing with the things of my Creator? (Verse 49b)

Real Love

Third Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 3:16-18
This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.

The Ultimate Promise

Second Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: John 14:1-4
Don’t let this rattle you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me. There is plenty of room for you in my Creator’s home. If that weren’t so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room ready for you? And if I’m on my way to get your room ready, I’ll come back and get you so you can live where I live. And you already know the road I’m taking.

What Shall We Say

First Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Romans 8:31-39
None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us. (Verses 38-39)

Cornerstone #3

Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Matthew 25:31-40
Then those ‘sheep’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ Then the King will say, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me — you did it to me.’ (Verses 37-40)

Real Wisdom

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: James 3:17-18
Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.

You Know What To Do

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Micah 6:8
But God has already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously — take God seriously.

God Means What God Says

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Mark 10:17-31
Jesus was blunt: "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you let God do it." (Verse 27)

You Are Selected

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: James 2:1-10
The kingdom is promised to anyone who loves God. (Verse 5b)

Take Action

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: James 1:17-27
Act on what you hear! (Verse 23)