It’s All About Love!

Pastor Slaughter May 5, 2024 Easter 6 Text: 1John 4:7-11, 19-21 It’s all about Love 1)God’s love for us 2)Our love for others   Love. I think most people, if they are honest, desire to be loved. But to quote famous SNL skit, “What is love?” If you were to take a moment and fill […]

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Pastor Slaughter Easter 4 April 21, 2024 Theme: Listen to Jesus by Listening to the Word Text 1 John 4:1-6   The gospel for today pictures Jesus as our Shepherd and we are his sheep. We listen to our Savior Jesus. How do we actually listen to him when we don’t see him. It’s not […]

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I Know That My Redeemer Lives!

Pastor Slaughter Easter Festival March 31, 2024 Theme: I Know That My Redeemer Lives Text Job 19:23-27   I remember it was like yesterday. It was my vicar (Intern) year. I was in Grove City Ohio. I was visiting one of the members. He got sicker and sicker while I was there. He was one […]

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A Glimpse of Glory

Pastor Slaughter February 11, 2024 Transfiguration Theme: A Glimpse of Glory Text: Mark 9:2-9   Today is the last day of the Season of Epiphany. As we made the journey from the River to the mountain we saw the amazing work that Christ accomplished of the world and how he calls us and uses us […]

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For the Love of Christ Compels US

Pastor Slaughter 1-21-2024 Epiphany 3 For the Love of Christ Compels Us 2 Corinthians 5:14-21   Have you ever looked at the Apostle Paul and just ever wondered why? Later on in 2 Corinthians he describes some of the things he suffered, “I’ve done more hard work, been in prisons more often, been whipped far […]

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Good News of Great Joy for All People

Pastor Slaughter Epiphany Day January 7, 2024 Good News of Great Joy for All People Text: Matthew 2:1-12   What makes you happy? What gets you excited? You know those times where you do something, or receive something, that just leads you to rejoice. I mean you just can’t help but be happy. Is it […]

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He’s Coming!

Pastor Slaughter November 12, 2023 Pentecost 24 Theme: He’s Coming! Text: Matthew 25:1-13   Have you ever had it where you are so excited to have that guest or those guests come over? Last weekend we had the faculty over at the slaughterhouse. I was excited to be able to spend some quality time with […]

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Trust in God in the Face of Persecution

Pastor Slaughter Reformation 10-26-2023 Theme: Trust in God in the Face of Persecution Text: Daniel 6:10-12, 16-23   If you spoke out against her, you died. Men in the past tried to reason with her, but they were burned. She was corrupt. A man dared to question her, to question her teachings. This man was […]

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God’s Extraordinary Patience

Pastor Slaughter October 8, 2023 Pentecost 19   God’s Extraordinary Patience Text: Matthew 21:33-44   Patience. Patience is a virtue. We hear that expression often. We want patience and want it now. And when we face those situations where God is teaching us to practice, we just want it to be over. God give me […]

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God’s Not Fair. You’re Absolutely Right!

Pastor Slaughter September 24, 2023 Pentecost 17 God’s Not Fair. You’re Absolutely Right! Text: Matthew 20: 1-16   It’s not fair! Is a cry that echoes throughout the centuries. It’s like we are hardwired with  this sense of what is fair and just and when we think we are getting the raw end of the […]

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