Speaking Truth To Power

As a Christian, do you feel any responsibility to assist in the reclamation of the world? That's a big question, the answer to which depends on how you understand your relationship to God.

What I hear,  too often, is of a God like the school Lunch Lady with an endless counter of food, ranging from the best through ordinary, to Spam and it's cousins and finally to a freshly deposited steaming cow pat. If you've been an inoffensive person, gone to church, and not caused too much fuss, the Lunch Lady gives you a delicious sandwich. Those who made a fuss get a sandwich of an entirely different sort. Such a view of God might teach fear of God, but it won't call forth your spirit to heal a suffering world.

Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Speaking Truth to Power 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.

Unintended Evil

We were proud to host Shea Wolford, missionary to Guadalajara, as our speaker today. She gave us a detailed view of her work in Mexico, both with house churches, and with an orphanage. May God speed her in this work.
That meant no sermon for those in attendance, but I did prepare one for our online visitors. It deals with the man we overlook, Herod. Herod prided himself on keeping his promises, but allowed himself to be tricked into murdering John the Baptiser, a man who he actually liked to hear speak.  Which of us hasn't found himself between the devil and the deep blue sea?

Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Unintended Evil 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.

Jesus Was Not A Nice Guy

Just who do you think you are, Jesus? It’s nice that you’re interested in religion, but you’re a carpenter and some of the things you are doing and saying just aren’t right. What are you playing at?
 The question for each of us is this: would those people in Nazareth have been offended by the image of Jesus you carry in your head or the Jesus of children’s books? Would the gentle Jesus of 21 st Century American churches have ruffled any feathers at all in Palestine? I’d like to suggest that he would not. Such a domesticated Jesus could do no deeds of power in his home town and I’d suggest that such a domesticated Jesus can do no deeds of power in our time, either, though we need a deed of power now more than ever.

Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Jesus Was Not A Nice Guy 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.