This morning I was honored two preach at the First Presbyterian Church in Pontotoc. It is the second Sunday of Advent where we light the peace candle. Below is my sermon from the morning worship and a brief moment of communion at home.
FUN FOOD FELLOWSHIP
12.04.2020
How are you fellowshiping and supporting one another these days?
REBUILD: BEING MADE NEW 12.03.2020 ADVENT WORD DAY 4
I love this word: REBUILD! For me this is HOPE! Our brokenness can be made whole, loss leads to newness, our weary bodies are being renewed each day! Celebrate with me!
Cat lovers, you will like this one.
The Beauty All Around Us is a Message of Love – 12.02.2020
Earth: that is the Advent Word for today. I am reminded that Christ’s salvation is for all of Creation and we have a duty to care for the Earth.
Advent Words, Days 1,2,3:TENDER, DELIVER, STRENGTHEN … December 1, 2020
Praying for the children …
When you feel that you are not enough 11.30.2020
People have said for years that Mondays catch them by surprise. But those surprises can happen at any time; those kind of surprises that overwhelm us, that can make us feel that we don’t have enough resources, that we are not enough.
We have been given a Helper to call upon. Today’s prayer is a call upon the Holy Spirit.
HOPE IS HERE! 10.29.2020
Beginning the preparations for Christmas! I had a lot of work to do to just get started. I could no longer ignore the piles of clothes from where my closet rod had ripped from the wall. Figuring out what to do with them meant getting rid of some things and moving many others and creating other piles, which will hopefully be handled today.
This morning, I invite you to begin the preparations for Christmas on the inside of our hearts with a brief sharing of Communion and lighting the Advent Candle of Hope.
May your Thanksgiving Preparations be Smooth and Full of Love!
As we prepare for whatever Thanksgiving brings, may we remember all the goodness given to us and be thankful.
PRAYERS OF TBE YOUNG AND OLD – 11.24.2020
My prayer helper is back today! Please join us in sharing what you are thankful for today.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=516670755976193&id=110357867293132&sfnsn=mo
WHY BE THANKFUL?
Have you ever tried smiling before answering the telephone? I taught a class online where this was one of the given assignments. I am not crazy about talking on the phone, so I was amazed how much better I felt when I tried it. Various sources share that being thankful and kind, using our strengths, caring for ourselves as well as others, and praying/meditating are ways to better well-being.
Another technique to increase positivity is to visualize what you want to see, a goal you have. Today on Christ the King and Thanksgiving Sunday, we are given a vision of how God wants us to live in Ezekiel 34 and Matthew 25. God longs for us to take the focus off ourselves and take care of each other, to live out of love as Jesus did.
We can be thankful no matter what because God is pulling us to be in the community who is blessed by love. May it be so. Please join me in this Communion video.
AND SHE PONDERED: Encountering God in Everyday Life 