(I was off from preaching last week, but to keep up with our study from Acts, here is a bit of a devotional on last week’s Scripture passage. Enjoy!) Acts 11:19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message […]
What do all these things have in common? the Boston Massacre the Model T Ford the Boston Tea Party the stock market crash of 1929 the Declaration of Independence the Pearl Harbor attack the discovery of electricity the dropping of the first atomic bomb the Battle of Gettysburg invention of the semiconductor transistor the Gold […]
God wants all of us to know—no matter what day or age in which we live—that Jesus Christ isn’t just an add-on… He’s a real game changer. Click this link or the one below to listen on YouTube. Game Changer was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI by Barbara Shafer (May 17, […]
Well, today it is Mother’s Day and I would like to begin by acknowledging a few things. First, this is not a Christian holiday. It’s not in our Bibles. It’s a secular holiday, but it’s one that pastors and preachers are wise to mention if they want to stay on the good side of Moms […]
This Mother’s Day message “Acts of Service Testify to Love” on Peter’s ministry from Acts 9 and 10 was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on May 10, 2015 Click link to listen on YouTube:
One of the hardest tasks for home gardeners and Christians in the Church is this: Pruning. There’s something that seems awfully cruel about it. Painful to witness and worse to perform because our sympathetic hearts want to preserve what little bits of life and hope remain, even if the reality is that we must prune. Equally important are […]
Ray Kinsela is the Iowa farmer in the movie Field of Dreams who plows under his corn crop to build a baseball field when he hears the voice saying “If you build it, he will come.” So he does it and goes out to meet the author Terence Mann who he’s supposed to take to […]
The Conversion of Saul is not only a good story, it’s one of the best. In less than 30 words from the Risen Lord, Saul is a changed man. Enjoy the audio version on YouTube of this message preached by Barbara Shafer on April 26, 2015.
