Category Archives: sermon

4 Minute Daily Devotions: Outside the Box

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Stushie

Psalm 37: 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this. Our congregation is about to embark on a new adventure. We are trying to raise $1 million in order to renovate our church … Continue reading →

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4 Minute Daily devotions: Prisoner for Christ

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Stushie

Our government is concerned about torturing terrorists over here, but what about human rights abuses taking place against Christians in China? Click on Podcast version here Deuteronomy 26:6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, putting us to … Continue reading →

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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Prison Wall

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Stushie

Isaiah 61:1b He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners… Podcast version here: I didn’t know it at the time, but my name and telephone number … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon – Mark 1:4-11 – That’s My Boy!

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Stushie

Psalm 29:4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.   When Psalm 29 was written, it took place during the Bronze Age, when human understanding about physics, nature, and the climate was very … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Homily

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Stushie

I can remember it as if it were yesterday. It was Christmas Eve, 1968 and I was an eleven year old boy – yes, I am 51 – and I was captivated by the Apollo 8 team, whose dangerous and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon: High School Antics

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Stushie

Lectionary Passge: Matthew 22:34-46 35,36 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”   When I was a boy, our family lived a hundred yards away … Continue reading →

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4 Minute Devotions: The Bogle

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Stushie

We all should have spiritual mentors and heroes of faith in our Christian lives. One of mine is a Scottish preacher from Bo’ness.   Podcast version here   I have a few minister heroes that have been very influential in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon: A Holy Helper – John 14:15-21

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Stushie

Yesterday, we held an elders’ retreat here at the church. We’re working on a few important ideas about how to strengthen our church’s commitment to Christ, His Kingdom, and His ministry in this part of Knoxville. It was an important … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon: Hearing His Voice John 10:1-10

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Stushie

Someone broke into a car in our neighborhood last week. It happened during the day when the subdivision was empty and quiet. The thieves broke the lock and stole some important items out of the car. No one heard or … Continue reading →

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Daily Devotions: Dream Maker

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Stushie

The first time that I came across Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was through a BBC documentary that I happened to be watching one Sunday night. I was a teenager then, so it must have been about five years after … Continue reading →

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