Monthly Archives: April 2020

December 28, 1949 We have come the to the turning point of the century. Many of you can look back to the turn of the century. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that we are just about to bid goodbye to the most exciting era of all history. The whole face of the globeContinue reading “The Turning Point of the 20th Century”

Pentecost was really a very disjointed and disorganized event. Here were these followers of Jesus who were holed-up in an upper room for fifty days, fearing for their lives. They were at the mercy of the crowd who called for the crucifixion of Jesus. Suddenly a mighty wind roared through the house where they wereContinue reading “Pentecost – Wind, Fire, Word and Song”

Did I choose a controversial topic for a talk? Today’s message is about Luke 16:1-15, the Dishonest Steward. The Story 1. He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 2 And he called him and said toContinue reading “Sometimes We Can Learn from a Rascal”

Today we celebrate the triumphant resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Across the land, the words of the 1st century echoes joyously: “Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!” This morning as the light began to break across the eastern Sky in the in our Easter morning service, we sang: “Christ the Lord is risen today. Hallelujah.”Continue reading “The Triumphant Christ”

Dateline Monday, March 13th, 1978 Reed Springs, Missouri  After praying and chanting for two hours over the freezer that held his mother’s body, evangelist Daniel Rogers admitted Sunday that he had failed to raise his mother from the dead. Many of the congregation wept, moaned, prayed and sang gospel songs as they waited. When he emerged,Continue reading “Resurrection from Our Crucifixions”

I have a Palm Sunday memory I shall cherish to my dying day. When I was a child of about eight, a little girl of about my age died in the little French Catholic town of Orleans about 20 miles from our house. As she was being buried, so it was reported, those who stoodContinue reading “Spontaneous Coronation – A Cross or a Crown”