Pentecost
The same Spirit that reversed Babel, fulfilled ancient promises, and launched the early church is still moving today - creating understanding where there's confusion, building bridges where there are walls, and reminding us that we're all part of one magnificent, ongoing story.
John
I'm glad you're here for this last Sunday in the Christian Year, Christ the King Sunday. You can catch a brief 10-minute podcast version each week at God's Time with Chuck Warnock. If you find the devotional or the podcast helpful, please like it
Lectionary Yr B
I'm back after a long recovery, retirement and moving to South Carolina. I plan to post a sermon each week, hopefully before Saturday, and they're free for use as sermons, Bible study lessons, or personal devotions. I'll announce some more changes and features soon,
Acts
Sunday, June 4, 2017, was Pentecost Sunday! In our church we all wore something red, which is the liturgical color of that Sunday. And, of course, I preached from Acts 2:1-21, Luke's account of the Day of Pentecost. Here's the audio of that message:
Creativity
On Pentecost the fire of the Holy Spirit fell on the apostles. Debbie installed this multi-layered representation of the Pentecostal fire for our celebration of "the birthday of the church!"
ethics
I preached on Pentecost last Sunday as "Babel Revisited." In that sermon I repeated the conventional thinking that God punished mankind's attempt to build a tower to reach to the heavens. But listen to what Wendell Griffen says, Instead of reading the passage to mean that
John
Here's the sermon I'm preaching tomorrow, Sunday, October 25, 2009. This is the eighth in a 13-week series titled "Why We Need The Apostles' Creed." Today we look at the Holy Spirit. I Believe in The Holy Spirit 25"All this I
Luke
Why We Need The Apostles' Creed series continues with this sermon, I Believe in the Ascension of Christ, from Luke 24:36-53. I Believe in the Ascension of Jesus Luke 36-53 36While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace
John
This is the sermon I'm preaching tomorrow, Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2009. I hope your day is filled with God's presence. May the fire fall on us. The Work of the Spirit John 15:26-27, 16:4-15 John 15:26-27: 26"When the Counselor comes,