Change We live in a World of Change Another year is almost over and new one will shortly begin. You’ve heard the saying, “Hindsight is 20/20” well - That statement will be true as we move out of the year 2020 into the New Year 2021. Hopefully the adage will prove itself true as we consider all that has…

Prelude Welcome & Explanation Call to Worship 2 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. 1 “Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 “For behold, darkness will cover the earth And…

Staying Connected Since March we have had to find ways to stay connected. Some of the things we have tried work. Some didn’t. Staying connected is a big thing in today’s world. And is more important, especially for those who are part of the body of Christ since in Him, we are individually members of…

Comforted not Comfortable Comfort as a theme in our Bibles... In the course of our lives we find a growing need for comfort, especially in the midst of difficult times. It is no surprise, then, the concept of comfort occurs quite often in the Scriptures. One of the earliest examples of this occurs in…

Single Vision John’s gospel is presented to us on a couple different levels. He talks about physical light and at the same time is referring to spiritual light - physical hearing and spiritual hearing - physical water and spiritual water, so when we get to this 6th “I AM” statement we hear him speaking…

It’s generally thought that Sheep are stupid, defenceless and harmless creatures that simply graze about on hillsides and are only good for two things - wool and food This opinion has not changed much since the 1700s, when George Washington declared: "If our freedom of speech is taken away then dumb…

Introduction The Text in Context “I AM” the bread of life “I AM” the light of the world Today, the third of these “I AM” statements unique to the book of John. It’s All About Jesus Jesus and the Pharisees are bumping heads once again after He heals the man born blind. Jesus tells the Pharisees that they…

Darkness that can be felt When I was a kid I remember going through one of the caves in the Ozark Mountains (Bridal Cave - Indian Burial Cave - Marvel Cave???. As we descended into the cave some distance from the entrance, we stopped and the guide told us that he was going to turn out of the lights.…

Getting to Know Someone... There are many ways to obtain information about a person. We can interview family and friends. If the person is famous enough, we can read the books that have been printed about him or her - maybe that person has written an autobiography - first hand information about that…