And More Besides

Last week, I made the assertion that telling the story was the purpose of the church, and that it was even more important than feeding the hungry. This week, the Little Church in a Hole on the Hill looks at the power of the story that makes it so important. The church doesn't have value because it does good things; the church does good things because of its unique call to tell the story. Come join us for And More Besides.

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.

Plowing the Right Field

The church does so much good that it's tempting to think of it as just another do-gooder institution, like the other institutions in our world that put the needs of others ahead of their own. The good work the church does needs to be celebrated, but is that really the purpose of the church? Is there something unique about the church of Jesus Christ which differentiates it from the countless other organizations that do good work? I think there is. Join us for Plowing the Right Field

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.

Joe and Mary's Kid

It takes a lot of faith to approach someone for healing. When Jesus was the expert from out of town, he could do mighty acts of power. When he returned to his own home, he could not. The people of Nazareth couldn't see past his identity as Joe and Mary's kid. It raises the question, "What part does faith play in our relationship with God?" Join us at Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky for our sermon on Mark 6:1-13 called Joe and Mary's Kid.

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 Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte.

Charlie's iPod

The text from Mark today has two stories of healing. Prayers of petition, in which we ask God to do something for us, are so common that we can come to think of them as the only form of prayer. We tend to want to segregate our lives into walking-around stuff and religious stuff, and we never intermix the two until something goes wrong. In our suffering, we turn to God for assistance.

What if, instead of viewing God as our butler, we viewed Him as our companion, and celebrated the day the Lord created in the same way my friend Charlie celebrates the tunes from his iPod? Wouldn't we have a more positive relationship with God? Come see what I mean, and join us for Charlie's iPod.

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.

Sweating a Pipe

It's Father's Day, and that means gifts of aftershave from the CVS store, and a time to think about the role of a father in the family. Sometimes, it seems that in our enthusiasm to support the (mostly) women who find themselves trying to raise children alone, we may have inadvertently devalued the importance of dad. We need to reclaim his importance in the family. Join us for Sweating A Pipe, at Community Presbyterian.

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.

Saying You're Sorry

The public dialog has increasingly become polarizing and violent. With the murder of Dr. George Tiller, and the museum guard, what is the responsibility of the media for their words if those words influence others to take violent action? Why are the words of a Muslim cleric urging hatred of Israel and America "Islamic terrorism", but the words of Rev. Drake, that he is praying for the death of President Obama, or those of Bill O'Reilly demonizing Dr. Tiller as "Tiller the baby killer" not "Christian Terrorism"? Words have consequences, and the words we speak as Christians reflect upon all Christians. Join us for Saying You're Sorry, a sermon that will make many mad.

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's In

Starting a new church, as the remaining eleven Apostles are doing in our passage from Acts today is no small thing to undertake. One of the most vexing questions, and the one bedeviling the congregants at St. Starbuck's the Jittery this week is "Who's In?" Join us at Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Ky for our sermon, "Who's In?"

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.