Lessons from Luke – Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,” “Link to YouTube Video – Serving the Last, Lost, Least and Lonely – Our Sermon…Keep Reading

Genesis 21:6-7 “And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me…” “STORIES FROM MY MINISTRY” Sometimes ministry is just plain funny. I learned a long time ago that if you do, or say something, that is embarrassing and funny, you have a choice. You can get upset and bothered by it, or you can laugh and go on. May the good…Keep Reading

Psalm 137:1-4 FROM THE REMNANTS “By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” I believe that the church is…Keep Reading

Jeremiah 6:16 Thus says the LORD: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ “Don’t Forget Where You Have Been” “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in…Keep Reading

Gospel of Luke “Shades of Grace with Charlotte and Penny” “Link to YouTube Video – Shades of Grace with Charlotte and Penny” From Pastor Will: Our faithful online members Penny and Charlotte live in Canada. They are joyfully providing community meals. Penny is from Branford and Charlotte is from Sudbury. Brings back lots of memories to the days I spent preaching throughout the Ontario and Quebec provincial areas. Life is…Keep Reading

Psalm 85:10 “Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.” “Love and Faithfulness of Friends” One of retirement’s benefits for me is meeting up with old friends in various places. A friend is one of the most valuable treasures anyone can have in life. Some I recognize right away, a few times I have had to dust off my recollection a little bit, but then what a…Keep Reading

Colossians 2:14 “He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.” “My sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to His Cross” We happened to meet some longtime friends in a restaurant, so we ate together. “One check, or two,” the waitress asked. “One, and give it to me,” two of us said. I wonder how many times…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware James 4:11 “Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.” Approaching winter, It’s still canning time. There’s carrots, corn, tomatoes and the list goes on. We put the contents…Keep Reading

Luke 17:11-19 “Stories about Jesus from St Luke’s Gospel” “Link to YouTube Video – Pastor Appreciation Month and Stories about Jesus from St Luke’s Gospel From Pastor Will Shewey: In this service you will experience a rare moment when I was truly caught off guard and speechless at the surprise presentation just before service began. PLEASE DON’T MISS this very special time of celebrating Jesus’ love. Thank you to all…Keep Reading

2 John 1:3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. “How do people make it who do not know the Lord?” I was going through some old papers trying to know what to discard and what to keep when I came upon a notebook that had prayers that I had written…Keep Reading

Colossians 2:10 “…and God has made you complete in Christ.” “What Makes You Complete?” Since we moved I keep having to take boxes out of the storage building in our back yard to find something we need. The other day I had to almost completely empty it. It felt good to find what I was looking for; but then, everything had to be put back in the building (another miracle)….Keep Reading

Luke 17:11-19 “Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy – Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” … “Shades of Grace with Charlotte and Penny” “Link to YouTube Video – Shades…Keep Reading