The Apostle Paul known as one of the most admired Christians and the foremost apologist, evangelist, and missionary for the Christian faith didn’t start out that way. Today, meet Saul (going by his circumcision Jewish name instead of by his Greek name.) Back then, he was the foremost persecutor of the Church. Get to know […]
Easter Message 2015: The Emptiness That Does Not Disappoint Something empty often brings a sense of disappointment. Bite off the head of the chocolate bunny and find it’s hollow, not solid. Bummer. Play Monopoly at the Jewel Food Stores and get a game code to check online. Log in. Enter your password. Carefully enter the […]
The Easter message “The Emptiness That Does Not Disappoint” was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on April 5, 2015 by Barbara Shafer. Listen on YouTube by clicking this link. Sermon text versions of messages are also available on SeminaryGal.com in the chapel sermon archives.
Palm Sunday Message, Acts 7:37-53 I’m always kind of conflicted about Palm Sunday. I know it’s a critical event on the church calendar, but for the Sunday to Sunday crowd who attends church in America, Palm Sunday is an instance of party-hopping. We go from the party on Palm Sunday with branches waving and shouting […]
The message “Palm Sunday, Party-Hopping, and the Real Work of God” was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on March 29, 2015 by Barbara Shafer. You can listen on YouTube at http://youtu.be/X9IOD1GcFQg
For those of you who have been following our sermon series at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine (WI) on the Acts of the Holy Spirit and the Apostles, you’ll recall we’re in the midst of Stephen’s speech before the Sanhedrin. I had a week off from sermon writing but will include a text version to […]
We’re in the Acts of the Holy Spirit and the Apostles and we’re catching up with Stephen. The first martyr of the Church is in the midst of his speech before the Sanhedrin before he gets stoned to death. He’s on trial for speaking against the temple (“this holy place”) and against the customs of […]
The story of Joseph told by Stephen (the 1st martyr of the Church) is more than just a nice story of reconciliation among brothers. Stephen presents Joseph as a “type of Christ,” a foreshadowing of Jesus. This message was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on March 15, 2015 by Barbara Shafer. […]
What would you do if you were accused of a crime as an innocent person? That’s what Stephen faced. What would you do if you were falsely accused? Would you put up the best defense you possibly could? That’s what Stephen did. He’s dragged before the Sanhedrin and since they couldn’t stand up to his […]
In Part 1 of Stephen’s Defense (Acts 6:13-7:8), Stephen begins addressing the accusations of blasphemy against the temple and the customs of Moses. This message was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on March 8, 2015 by Barbara Shafer. You can listen to the audio on YouTube by clicking this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2jBBWLa8tY&feature=youtu.be
