The Name

The Reverend Larry Paul Jones, teaching a class on Revelation, once reminded us that "Jesus ain't your fishing buddy." What he meant is that we must be careful to keep our place in God's Creation, as God's creatures, in mind as we approach the Sacred. This week, we focus on what our Jewish brothers and sisters teach us about this as we walk through the 23rd Psalm in our sermon, "The Name". Click HERE for audio and HERE for text.


Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.

Spin the Wheel

Suppose you were a first century Roman citizen listening to the occasional debates in the forum about religion? How likely would it be that you would hear very much about a religion followed by a bunch of heathens in Judea that don't even speak Latin, and precious little Greek? If you did hear from them, what would you hear that would be persuasive? I'm guessing nothing.

Non-believers today can easily dismiss the healing miracles, the Scriptures, even the Resurrection, but there is one miracle that always flummoxes me -- 300 years after eleven men hid under the furniture in a locked room, terrified because their teacher had been horribly killed, the Emperor Constantine sought Baptism.

The account of Jesus is outlandish. It is unbelievable. It is absurd. God became man and allowed Himself to be Crucified? Who's going to believe that?

But, 300 years later...

Click HERE for audio and HERE for text for "Spin the Wheel".


Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.

Entitlements

The early church, as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles, was organized along the lines of Haight-Ashbury in the 1960's. Without the drugs, and with more dying...This awkward passage gives us an opportunity to think about our attitude toward the things we fancy we own. The same Gospel which speaks comfort to those who suffer speaks sacrifice to those in plenty. What should we strive for in our relationship to the goodies that come our way? Join us for this week's sermon, "Entitlements" by clicking HERE for audio or HERE for text.



Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.

The Hinge Pin

The story of the Resurrection is so far removed from our time and understanding that it's been all "hollowed out" for many church goers. The narrative doesn't strike us in the same way "Old Yeller" or "Love Story" did. Somehow, it is up to us to reclaim that emotional connection if the story of Jesus isn't to fade into obscurity. Join the Congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, KY for this week's sermon from the shorter ending of Mark titled "The Hinge Pin" by clicking HERE for audio and HERE for text.


Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.

Who? Me?

Holy Week begins with the most political action Jesus took -- the actual confrontation of the unjust Roman system which was draining Judea and its people. In a recent paper, two historians calculated the income distribution of Rome at its highest and found that Rome, with its slaves, was a more equal society that America today. How are Christians to react to that? ARE we to react to that? Bishop Tutu observed that in situations of inequity, to remain neutral is to side with the oppressor. Where are we, church? Join us for our sermon, "Who? Me?" by clicking HERE for audio or HERE for text.


Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.