Lenten Lectionary | When Something Gets Hold of Us

Lenten Lectionary | When Something Gets Hold of Us

It was during a testimony service in 1997, if I remember correctly. I guess I should say, it was a regular three-to-four-hour worship service, and we were just at the testimony time. I, as usual, was hungry and ready to go. It was getting late, and I had school in the...

Testimony of Grace

Galatians 1:11-24   11 I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up.  12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.  13 For you have heard of my previous...

Singing Hannah’s Gospel

A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on November 18, 2012. 1 Samuel 2:1-10 2Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my...

Mass. Man Denies Role in Church Arson

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (RNS) A defendant accused in a racially motivated arson on Thursday (Feb. 3) took the witness stand and told a federal judge he had no role in the 2008 blaze that razed a predominantly black church hours after President Obama was elected. Michael F....

Stones

A sermon delivered by Randy  Hyde, Pastor , Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on November 14, 2010.                      Isaiah 12:1-6; Luke 21:5-19 When Janet and I visited Scotland in 2003, we toured many a ruined castle or church. Perhaps the...