NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023            This Sunday we observe two occasions, one liturgical and the other secular.  Liturgically we will observe Pentecost Sunday and remember the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on that first Day of Pentecost after the resurrection.  Secularly, we will note it is Memorial Day...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR ASCENSION SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2023            This Sunday we will observe the Ascension of Jesus, that took place 40 days after His resurrection.  Luke’s account of this event is found in Acts 1 and Luke 24.    The situation is that the disciples of Jesus are experiencing...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2023            This second Sunday of the year is when we observe the Baptism of Jesus.  It always follows January 6, observed at the Epiphany of Our Lord.  The assigned text for Baptism of our Lord Sunday ends in Matthew 3:17 right after Jesus...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022           This Sunday is the first Sunday of Pride Month.  We encourage you to attend and support activities of interest during Central Alabama’s Pride observances. This Sunday is also Pentecost Sunday, the Birthday of the Christian Church.  On the date of its...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2022 This is Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial beginning of Summer.  On the church liturgical calendar, it is the “Seventh Sunday of Easter.”  While we observe it as Ascension Sunday, the Ascension of Jesus took place on last Thursday.  This Sunday is simply the Sunday...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022            This Sunday is the 5th Sunday of Easter.               I love the assigned texts for this Sunday.  They both remind us to “K.I.S.S. – Keep It Simple Sweetie: It’s Still All About Love.”  The Gospel text says, “I give you...

NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022  This second Sunday of this New Year is observed liturgically as the “First Sunday after the Epiphany,” and also as the “Baptism of our Lord Sunday.”  It has been said that “baptism is an outward sign of an inward spiritual reality.”  True, but not all Christians...

Sunday is the Second Sunday after Pentecost. The multilingual nature of the Pentecost experience was God equipping God’s church with the power of God’s Spirit so that we might live out the two greatest commandments among people everywhere! In the assigned sacred text from Acts 5 is an example of...

This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Christian Church. The liturgical color is red which symbolizes the presence of God in the person of the Holy Spirit. Growing up in the Pentecost Holiness Church, we only observed 3 liturgical seasons Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost. By far the most...

This Sunday is the Sixth Sunday of Easter. While every Sunday is a celebration of The Resurrection, the liturgical season of “Easter” ends in a couple of weeks with the beginning of the liturgical season of “Pentecost.” Having gone through the seasons (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent and Easter), reflecting the...