Do you get the sense from some of the TV preachers that God is happy with the way we do things and only sticks around to congratulate us? How do you feel about the bumper stickers you so frequently see reading "God Bless America"? What does that mean to you?
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Consequences 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.
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Sunday, July 10, 2016
Lumettered Sayings -- Some thoughts on the Good Samaritan
Speaking this week from the beautiful pulpit of First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, Kentucky, the church in which I was raised and married, I found myself thinking about self-justification, the Good Samaritan, and a British monk of the fourth century named Pelagius.
Join the congregation of First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, Ky. for this week's sermon, Lumettered Sayings 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.
Join the congregation of First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, Ky. for this week's sermon, Lumettered Sayings 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.
Sunday, July 3, 2016
The Chains That Bind Us
Archibald Macleish once said, "Religion is at its best when it makes us ask hard questions of ourselves. It is at its worst when it deludes us into thinking we have all the answers for everybody else". We, sinners all, are very prone to considerations of the sins of others, rather than the uncomfortable task of consideration of our own. Paul has some important information on how we are to treat transgressors.
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, The Chains That Bind 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.
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, The Chains That Bind 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.
Sunday, June 26, 2016
The Gospel Plow
When Jesus had "turned his face to Jerusalem", he was waling into the jaws of a trap that he perceived from the first. His commitment was to the job before him, and that job would cost his life. From the perspective of such commitment, how must God feel when we offer lukewarm commitment?
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, The Gospel Plow 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.
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, The Gospel Plow 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.
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Poison
The attention of the world has been focused upon Orlando this week as we try to come to terms with the worst mass shooting in American history. The young man's offer of allegiance to some radical groups from the middle east has also focused us on what we are pleased to call "radical Islam", even though it now appears that the groups Omar Mateen was speaking of are hostile one to the other. It was as if, during World War II, someone had proclaimed his loyalty to both the Axis and the Allies. We are too quick to assume that we know who our enemy is, and much too quick to get self-righteous about it. It is the poison we feed ourselves.
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Poison 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.
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Poison 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.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Sola Scriptura
What are the differences between the concepts of faith, tradition and religion? What are their shared commonalities? Why do we do thing things we do?
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Sola Scriptura 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.
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Sola Scriptura 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.
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Voices
In our arrogance, I believe we would characterize the experience of Biblical prophets as signs of mental illness, rather than revelation. Question is: do you hear voices? What voices? What do they tell you?
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Voices, 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.
Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky. for this week's sermon, Voices, 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.
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