It’s Father’s Day, which is another day that’s not on the church calendar but we’re wise to recognize it anyway. There’s something I’ve never quite understood. In many churches, the pastors take the opportunity of Father’s Day to chew the dads out: Be better dads! Man up! Take responsibility! Be the spiritual head of your house! […]
Jesus Christ is the Real Deal to beat all Real Deals. This Father’s Day message was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on June 21, 2015 by Barbara Shafer.
Last Sunday we had a guest preacher at Plymouth Congregational Church and he continued our series of Acts of the Holy Spirit and the Apostles by doing Acts 13:13-52. To keep us up with our study of Acts online, enjoy this devotional on the same passage. The Gospel is the most interesting and most powerful […]
When we last left off with the adventures of the early disciples known as the Book of Acts of the Holy Spirit and the Apostles, James (the one who was the brother of John the beloved disciple) had just been put to death by the sword. Herod, the evil king, wanted to do the same […]
This message on being “Set Apart” for ministry describes the growth process for any church. It was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on June 7, 2015 by Barbara Shafer.
Knock, Knock jokes have been part of American culture since the 1920s/30s. It started off as a children’s game and became a favorite parlor game. In 1934, the standard knock-knock joke format was used in a newspaper humor column. That joke was: Knock, knock! Who’s there? Rufus. Rufus who? Rufus the most important part of […]
Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Percy. Percy who? Persecution is at the door when Herod comes knocking. This message on Acts 12:1-23 was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI (May 31, 2015)
(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, […]
