Abiding

Sometimes, things just don't go as you anticipated. I began the week as I always do, reading the Scripture on Monday, and beginning to prepare the Sermon for Sunday. This week, the text, John 6:56-69, began with these outrageous words:

Jesus said, “Those who eat my flesh and drink my
blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father
sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever
eats me will live because of me.

My focus was on preparing a sermon on the topic of abiding. I was stopped dead in my tracks by a dream on Wednesday night. The claim that a modern man suffers from dreams sounds old-fashioned and over the top, just as Jesus' words, to eat his flesh and drink his blood, sound outrageous.

Old fashioned or not, I did as the dream instructed, and taught contemplative prayer. There is much silence. Silence is a quantity much in absence in modern life. Come join us for "Abiding" 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.

Elephant Soup

Sound bite advice, like "Buy low, sell high" never made anyone wealthy. Sound bite religious advice like "Do good stuff" never got anyone to heaven. If you insist on putting God off on a cloud somewhere, and keeping your relationship with Him at a similar distance -- when you die -- you will never know the wonder of the indwelling Holy Spirit, and what a loss! Join the Congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky for this week's sermon, "Elephant Soup" 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.

Oh My Son

When David dishonored Bathsheba and murdered her husband, the prophet Nathan prophesied that the sword would never leave David's house, and that others would sleep with his wives in the sight of all. That is what happened at the hands of David's treacherous son, Absalom, yet when Absalom was killed, David mourned "Oh, my son, my son, Absalom. Would that I had died instead of you. Join us at the city gate for this week's sermon 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.

Cain's Question

Cain set a precedent when God asked him where his brother was -- he did what people ever since who have been caught red-handed have done -- he tried to divert responsibility. He asked, "Am I my brother's keeper?" Today, I make the case that the rest of the Bible, from that point on, is commentary on Cain's Question. Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, KY for this week's sermon, "Cain's Question" 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.