January 5, 2025 Today we’re starting a new sermon series called: “A Better Way!” We’ll talk about a problem we face. We all have different problems, but our problems lead to us wondering about something. This a question you might not expect a pastor to ask. But I’m going to ask you this: Do youContinue reading “A Better Way: When you don’t like who you’re becoming”
Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy
The Magi: We have come to worship him
December 29, 2024 I hope you had a good Christmas! Today what I want to do is talk to you about worshipping God. In the Christmas story, the magi say, “We have come to worship him.” They want to show reverence to Jesus. What I love about them is they didn’t come to get somethingContinue reading “The Magi: We have come to worship him”
Making Room
Christmas Eve, 2024 It seem to me it’s a bummer that Jesus was born in a stable, where it’s smelly and dirty! But we don’t know that it was a stable. The Scripture does not say that there were animals there. It just says Jesus was laid in a manger, which is a feeding troughContinue reading “Making Room”
Why Christmas? To Close the Distance
December 22, 2024 Like many of you, I love Christmas! One reason I’ll be happy on Christmas Day is my family gathering is not complicated. Hopefully you have a family that isn’t complicated. When my parents were living, Kevin, I and our kids often went to Ohio to celebrate Christmas with family. My parents, brotherContinue reading “Why Christmas? To Close the Distance”
Why Christmas? To show us the Father
Dec. 15, 2024 Do you ever need some reassurance? Things might be going bad, like you lose a job, or you suffer a broken relationship. At times like that you look to people, the people close to you, to help you know things will turn out ok. Kevin and I came back from dermatologist inContinue reading “Why Christmas? To show us the Father”
Why Christmas? To Bless the World
December 8, 2024 Why did God decide he needed to send Jesus to us? Today we’re starting a sermon series, “Why Christmas?” We’ll talk about the purpose of Christmas. Next week the sermon is on how Jesus came to show us what God the Father is like. The following week is on how Jesus cameContinue reading “Why Christmas? To Bless the World”
My Hope is Built on…
December 1, 2024 Have you ever been inspired by someone’s faith? Do you know someone who shows incredible faith, even when they are going through great difficulties? Do you ever think, I’d like to be like that! One of the longest stories in the Bible, is story of Joseph. This is not Jesus earthly father.Continue reading “My Hope is Built on… “
A Kingdom of Blessing
November 24, 2024 Among our blessings, we count material things. But sometimes you buy something, get what you want, but it isn’t what you want. Like we bought a bed recently. We spent a lot of money. On the first day with my new bed, I was feeling blessed. I tried to sleep on it.Continue reading “A Kingdom of Blessing”
Ruth: Better than you can Imagine!
November 17, 2024 Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty kind of person? You could be a glass half empty type, like Eeyore, saying, “Could be worse. Not sure how, but it could be.” Problem is, being a glass half empty person can mean you miss out on what God canContinue reading “Ruth: Better than you can Imagine!”
Ruth: Don’t Give Up!
November 10, 2024 When the going gets tough, what do you do? Do you keep trying or do you give up? We’re in the book of Ruth. We heard about poor Naomi, whose husband died, then both sons died. She’s in a foreign land with her daughters-in-law and it’s a desperate situation. She decides toContinue reading “Ruth: Don’t Give Up!”