by Pastor James Turner | May 3, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
John 20:24-31 This passage is very much about the issue of faith. Do we believe? What do we believe? What do we have to know or experience in order to believe? Christianity is an experiential relationship with Jesus Christ. But, we cannot base our walk with the Lord...
by Pastor James Turner | Apr 5, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Mark 16:1-6 This message tells a story. But, we know ahead of time how this story ends. It is the story of the darkest day in all of man’s history but the brightest day in God’s work for man. It is the story of how mere creatures murder their Creator. But, it is also...
by Pastor James Turner | Mar 27, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Matthew 5:13 “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” The old saying referring to someone as “The salt of the earth”...
by Pastor James Turner | Mar 2, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 John 5:4, 5 There is a great deal of defeat in our world today. Discouragement, lack of hope is in epidemic proportions. It is pervasive, from our inner cities to college campuses there is a very dark spirit. We find ourselves in a social...
by Pastor James Turner | Feb 13, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Philippians 4:4-7 One of the most preached topics of our day is on how one can know or experience peace. The reason is obvious; people everywhere are struggling with turmoil and anxiety. With all of the teaching and preaching on knowing peace you would think we would...
by Pastor James Turner | Nov 10, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Each of these statements from the Lord Jesus Christ build one upon another. Each one builds upon and adds to the truth of the previous ones. For example: if all the Lord told us was “Blessed are the poor in spirit” the truth that all who “hunger and thirst after...
by Pastor James Turner | Nov 2, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
There are a lot of misconceptions about giving in our churches. Some dear folk get the false idea that when preachers talk about giving it is all about getting themselves a raise. Others believe that the preacher is trying to stoke up the offerings for some pet...
by Pastor James Turner | Oct 20, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Matthew 5:1-3 Have you ever tried to witness to someone who saw absolutely no need of salvation? They simply did not see themselves as a sinner, and certainly did not need a some Savior that lived two thousand years ago to help them today. It is sort of like trying to...
by Pastor James Turner | Oct 12, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Luke 19:11-27 The passage before us is sandwiched between the Lord’s encounter with Zacchaeus as He passed through Jericho, and His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The Lord’s message is given in the form of a parable, given without expansion nor comment. The Lord...
by Pastor James Turner | Oct 5, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
The Lord Jesus Christ made it abundantly clear that we are to teach the Word of God. A good place to start teaching new Christians is with the subject matter of Jesus’ sermons and teaching passages. (Matthew 28:20) “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I...
