The Pharisee, The Tax Collector -- and a Bear

A Pharisee and a Tax Collector walk into a bar and notice that the bartender is a bear...no, that's not right...there's something wrong with this. Check in with the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church for this week's sermon, The Pharisee, the Tax Collector, and -- a Bear? to hear about this story from Luke 18 by clicking on the title, or HERE.

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.

Trial and Error

Bunch of cavemen sitting around the fire deciding what to eat. One had mushrooms. After they buried their dead, the tribe decided "Don't eat mushrooms. You'll die". Find out what happens next by joining the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky for our sermon, Trial and Error, by clicking HERE.

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.

Exile

This week, our part of the country was touched by a terrible fire. Five young people died in the flames. Another seven were injured. While trying to assist the victims to find clothes and other necessities, I read the letter to the exiles from Jeremiah. What had happened to the survivors of the flames was similar to the experience of the exiles to whom Jeremiah wrote -- they were exiled from their home, their clothing, everything that makes us feel secure. Where do you go to restart your life after that? Join the congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Belllefonte, Ky for this week's sermon from Jeremiah 29:1,4-7, "Exile" by clicking HERE.

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.

Rodney King

Rodney King, after getting his brains beat in by the LAPD, famously said, "Why can't we all just get along?"

Good question, that. But the efforts directed toward peace seem to be met with cries of "Our salvation lies in superior fire power." When have the peace makers done enough, that they may hear "Well done, good and faithful servant?" Our passage from Luke 17:1-10 suggests, "Never". Join the Congregation of Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, KY for Rodney King by clicking HERE.

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.

Chasms

The Chapel of St. Starbuck's received another visit from the missionary atheist this week. He had read the story of Dives and Lazarus from Luke 16:19-31 and was all a quiver over the inequity of setting a chasm between the blessed and the tormented. It got the whole congregation thinking about who created the chasm? Join the congregations of the Chapel of St. Starbucks and Community Presbyterian Church for this week's sermon, Chasms, by clicking here.

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.

Do This, Don't Do That

One of the most baffling of Jesus' parables is that of the Dishonest Manager. The guy has messed up his job, and is going to get fired. So, to keep from having to dig ditches or bed, he cooks the books in favor of his master's debtors so that they will accept him after he gets fired. How is embezzlement something to be commended? Yet that's just what the master does -- he commends the manager for his dishonesty. Join the congregations of the Chapel of St. Starbuck's and Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte for our sermon this week from Luke 16:1-13, Do This, Don't Do That by clicking HERE.

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 Church Lady

Anyone who watched Saturday Night Live should remember the Church Lady -- the tight little lady who wished everyone could be as righteous as she was. Luke often divides Jesus' audience into two groups: the sinners and tax collectors on the one hand, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law on the other. This later group was the church ladies of their time. Join the congregations of the Chapel of St. Starbuck's and Community Presbyterian Church for this week's sermon from Luke 15, The Church Lady by clicking HERE.

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.