Is It Worth It?

Pastor Slaughter 9-11-22 Pentecost 14 Text: Luke 15:1-10 Theme: Is It Worth It?   Is it worth it? Well it depends on what the “It” is. Let’s say you are walking down the rode and you look down and you see it. A nice shiny penny. Is it worth it to stoop down and pick […]

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Pride & Humility

Pastor Slaughter Pentecost 12 8-28-2022   Theme: Pride & Humility Text: Luke 14:1, 7-14   Pride and Humility. On the one hand I don’t think we need to be confronted with topics of pride and humility. I think most people in this world would agree that one is a good character trait and the other […]

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Hard Truth: Jesus Came to Divide

Pastor Slaughter 8-14-22 Pentecost 10 Sermon Text: Luke 12:49-53 Theme: Hard Truth: Jesus Came to Divide   This section of Luke’s gospel and the these upcoming Sundays began with Jesus knowing the time of his departure was near. In Luke 9:51, ‘When the days were approaching for him to be taken up, Jesus was determined […]

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How Can I Be a Neighbor?

Pastor Slaughter 7-10-2022 Pentecost 5 Theme: How Can I Be A Neighbor? Text: Luke 10:25-37   He knew what was best. He was well versed in the scriptures and knew God’s law. He had a sharp analytical mind after all…he was a lawyer. He wanted to test Jesus. Jesus had done miracles, spoken with authority, […]

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God’s Word Has Power Over Evil

Pastor Slaughter Sunday Pentecost 6-19-2022   God’s Word Has Power Over Evil Luke 8:26-39   Today we are starting a new sermon series titled “God’s Words Possess God’s Power” When we speak words, they can be meaningless. Sometimes one’s words are meaningless because they are spoken without true knowledge. Other times, they were spoken insincerely, […]

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The Triune LORD Blesses Us!

Pastor Slaughter June 12, 2022 Trinity Sunday   The Triune LORD Blesses You! Numbers 6:22-27   What does someone mean when they say, “God bless you”? It really depends on how someone uses it. For example, when someone sneezes, you might automatically respond with a  “God bless you” because that is what you are supposed […]

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Complete Unity

Pastor Slaughter May 29, 2022 Easter 7   Complete Unity Text: John 17:20-26   What would you pray for the night before you know you were going to die? Would you pray for peace? Would you pray for forgiveness? Would you pray that your end may come quickly? Would you pray for friends and family? […]

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Life Marches Victorious Over Death!

As I was thinking about writing this sermon I was wondering if it would have been better to put it at the beginning of the service. Before all the “He is risen…he is risen indeed…Hallelujah .” The Easter Sunrise service tried to set the tone of that somber feel after Good Friday as the Ladies […]

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His Food, Our Fill

Maundy Thursday Text: Luke 22:7-18 Theme: His Food Our Fill   Have you ever been so hungry that you are just starving? I mean you are at that point where you are hangry. Like those snicker commercials where the tag line was “You’re Not You when you’re hungry.” Advertisers were trying to convince us that […]

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Grace, Grace and More Grace!

Pastor Slaughter 3-27-2022 Lent 4   Grace, Grace, More Grace! Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32   As you come here to worship today, what do you need to hear? What is weighing on your heart and mind? Do your thoughts gravitate to a sin that you committed and are just burdened by the guilt? Where you […]

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