“More Than A Hired Hand” | Fourth Sunday Of Easter
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “More Than A Hired Hand”Fourth Sunday Of EasterApril 21, 2024Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith John 10:11-18 11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the flock. 13…
“Be The Love…” | Third Sunday Of Easter
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Be The Love…”Third Sunday Of EasterHoly BaptismApril 14, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake 1 John 3:1-7 See [a]how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called children of God; and in fact we are. For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will…
“So I Send You” | Second Sunday Of Easter
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “So I Send You”Second Sunday Of EasterHoly CommunionApril 7, 2024Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler John 20:19-31 19 Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were [a]shut where the disciples were together due to fear of the [b]Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and *said to them, “Peace be to you.” 20 And when He had said this, He showed them…
“There Is No Better Ending” | Resurrection Of Our Lord | 9:15 & 11 a.m.
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Resurrection of Our Lord“There Is No Better Ending”March 31, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Mark 16:1-8 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of [a]James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away…
“There Is No Better Ending” | Resurrection Of Our Lord | 7:30 a.m.
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Resurrection of Our Lord“There Is No Better Ending”March 31, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Mark 16:1-8 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of [a]James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away…
Good Friday
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Good FridayMarch 29, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake John 19:17-30 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle. 19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews. 20 Many of…
“Love As I Love” | Maundy Thursday
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Maundy Thursday“Love As I Love”March 28, 2024Rev. Stephanie Boaz John 13:1-7, 31b-35 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them [a]to the end. 2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to…
“…this, too, is Good News” | Fifth Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Palm Sunday“…this, too, is Good News!”March 20, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Mark 11:7 7 They *brought the colt to Jesus and *put their cloaks on it; and He sat on it.
“The Time Of Our Lives” | Fifth Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Fifth Sunday of Lent“The Times of Our Lives”March 17, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Download Sermon Transcript Here! John 12:20-33 20 Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast; 21 these people then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were making a request of him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip *came and *told Andrew; then Andrew…
Midweek Lenten Prayer Services
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player March 20, 2024 | Bulletin March 13, 2024 | Bulletin Due to a power outage, our Midweek Lenten Prayer Service was not recorded! March 6, 2024 | Bulletin February 28, 2024 | Bulletin February 21, 2024 | Bulletin
“The Good Life” | Fourth Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Fourth Sunday of Lent“The Good Life”March 10, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Download Sermon Transcript HERE! John 3:14-21 14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who [a]believes will have eternal life in Him. 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will…
“What’s Going On In Here?” | Third Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Third Sunday of Lent“What’s Going On In Here”Holy CommunionMarch 3, 2024Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith I Corinthians 1:18-25 18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who [a]are perishing, but to us who [b]are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the understanding of those who have understanding, I will confound.” 20 Where…
“Who God Thinks You Are” | Second Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Second Sunday of Lent“Who God Thinks You Are”February 25, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Download sermon transcript HERE! Mark 8:27-38 27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And…
“Believe The Good News” | First Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player First Sunday of Lent“Believe The Good News”CommunionFebruary 18, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Downloadable sermon transcript HERE! Mark 1:9-15 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens [a]opening, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon Him; 11 and a voice came from the heavens: “You are My beloved…
Ash Wednesday Evening Service
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Ash Wednesday Evening ServiceFebruary 14, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake
Ash Wednesday Midday Service
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Ash Wednesday Midday ServiceFebruary 14, 2024Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith and Heidi Hudnut-Beumler Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 “Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. 2 “So when you [a]give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets,…
“Listen Up!” | Transfiguration Of The Lord
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Listen Up!”Transfiguration Of The LordBaptism SundayFebruary 11, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Download Sermon Transcript Here! Mark 9:2-9 2 And six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter, [a]James, and John, and *brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was [b]transfigured before them; 3 and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 And Elijah appeared to them along with…
“Abide In God’s Love” | Confirmation Sunday
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Abide in God’s Love”Confirmation SundayFifth Sunday After EpiphanyJanuary 28, 2024Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler 1 John 4:7-21 7 Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 By this the love of God was revealed [a]in us, that God has sent His only Son…
“More Than You Know”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “More Than You Know”Fourth Sunday After EpiphanyJanuary 28, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Mark 1:21-28 21 They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and began to teach. 22 And they were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried…
“Gone Fishin'”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Gone Fishin’”Third Sunday After EpiphanyJanuary 21, 2024Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith Mark 1:14-20 14 After John had been arrested,[a] Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: 15 “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” [b] 16 As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea;…
“You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet!”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet!”Second Sunday After EpiphanyJanuary 14, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake John 1:43-51 43 The next day He [a]decided to go to Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets also…
“Between What Was And What Will Be”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Between What Was An d What Will Be”Baptism Of The LordJanuary 7, 2024Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Mark 1:4-11 4 John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, [a]preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 6 John was…
“Rest Easy”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Rest Easy”First Sunday of ChristmasDecember 31, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Download Sermon Transcript Luke 2:22-40 22 And when the days for [a]their purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), 24 and to…
Christmas Eve Services 2023
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“Bethlehem Bound”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Bethlehem Bound”Fourth Sunday of Advent & Christmas EveDecember 24, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith Download Sermon Transcript Luke 2:1-20 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all [a]the inhabited earth. 2 [b]This was the first census taken while [c]Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all the people were on their way to register for the census, each to his own…
Advent Choral Services with Choir, Soloists, and InstrumentalistLight In The Darkness
Advent Choral Services with Choir, Soloists, and InstrumentalistDecember 17, 2023
“Good News Begins Here”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Good News Begins Here”Second Sunday of AdventDecember 10, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, 2 just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending My messenger [a]before You, Who will prepare Your way; 3 The voice of one calling [b]out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’” 4 John…
Light In The Darkness
Light In The DarknessDecember 7, 2023
A Service Of Hope And Healing
LIVEstream Service! A Service Of Hope And HealingFirst Sunday of AdventDecember 3, 2023 Rev. Dr. Donovan DrakeRev. Dr. Guy D. GriffithRev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler
“What Keeps You Awake At Night?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “What Keeps You Awake At Night”First Sunday of AdventDecember 3, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith Mark 13:24-37 24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds…
“If Memory Serves…”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “If Memory Serves…”Christ The King | Reign Of Christ SundayNovember 26, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Matthew 25:31-46 31 “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33…
“Giving Thanks”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Giving Thanks”Twenty-Fifth Sunday after PentecostNovember 19, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Luke 17:11-19 11 While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing [a]between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as He entered a village, ten men with leprosy who stood at a distance met Him; 13 and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show…
“…That They Should Set Their Hope In God.”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “…That They Should Set Their Hope In God.”Twenty-Fourth Sunday after PentecostWestminster’s 150th Anniversary SundayNovember 12, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Download Sermon Transcript Hebrews 11:39-12:2 39 And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive [a]what was promised, 40 because God had [b]provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect. 12 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of…
Evensong | A Choral Service Of Evening prayer For All Saints’ Day
ALL SAINTS’ DAY November 1st is All Saints’ Day. It is often celebrated in worship on the first Sunday in November of each year. At the time of the Reformation, the New Testament understanding of “saint,” as including all believers, was recovered; and in contemporary understanding, it is the day when we celebrate all Christian people of every time and place, living and dead.
“When Is It Enough?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “When Is It Enough”Twenty-Third Sunday after PentecostAll Saints’ SundayNovember 5, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake Download Sermon Transcript Matthew 5:1-12 1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the [a]mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 And He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, 3 “[b]Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are…
“By Grace Alone”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “By Grace Alone”Twenty-Second Sunday after PentecostReformation SundayOctober 29, 2023Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler Romans 3:19-24 19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are [a]under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; 20 because by the works [b]of the Law [c]none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for [d]through the Law comes [e]knowledge of…
“Call It In The Air.”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Call It In The Air”Twenty-first Sunday after PentecostOctober 22, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Matthew 22:15-22 15 Then the Pharisees went and [a]plotted together how they might trap Him [b]in what He said. 16 And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and [c]do not care what anyone thinks;…
“Looking For Peace?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Looking For Peace”Twentieth Sunday after PentecostOctober 15, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Philippians 4:1-9 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, [a]whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. 2 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to [b]live in harmony in the Lord. 3 Indeed, true [c]companion, I ask you also, help these women who have shared my struggle in…
“Owning Up”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Owning Up”Nineteenth Sunday after PentecostOctober 8, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Philippians 3:4b-14 4 although I myself could boast as having confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he is confident in the flesh, I have more reason: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; 6 as to…
“Mind Your Own Business?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Mind Your Own Business?”Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostOctober 1, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Philippians 2:1-13 1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any [a]affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete [b]by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing [c]from [d]selfishness or…
“Unfair?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Unfair”Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 24, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith Matthew 20:1-16 “For the kingdom of heaven is like [a]a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a [b]denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the [c]third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace;…
“Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff”Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 17, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Romans 14:1-12 Now accept the one who is weak [a]in faith, but not [b]to have quarrels over opinions. 2 One person has faith that he may eat all things, but the one who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not…
“You Signed Up For This”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “You Signed Up For This”Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 10, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Matthew 18:15-20 15 “Now if your brother sins[a], go and [b]show him his fault [c]in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that on the [d]testimony of two or three witnesses every [e]matter…
“So-called Christians”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “So-called Christians”Fourteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 3, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Exodus 3:1-15 Now Moses was pasturing the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the [a]west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of [b]a bush; and…
“What Are People Saying About You?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “What Are People Saying About You?”Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostAugust 27, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Matthew 16:13-20 13 Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, [a]Elijah; and still others, [b]Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets.” 15 He *said…
“God-Sized Dreams”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “God-Sized Dreams”Twelfth Sunday after PentecostAugust 20, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Genesis 45:1-9 Then Joseph could not control himself in front of everyone standing before him, and he shouted, “Have everyone leave me!” So there [a]was no one with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 Then he [b]wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard about it. 3…
“Take Heart”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Take Heart”Eleventh Sunday after PentecostAugust 13, 2023Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler Matthew 14:22-33 22 Immediately afterward He compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23 After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. 24 But the boat was…
“Free for All”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Free For All”Tenth Sunday after PentecostAugust 6, 2023Rev. Claire Berry Matthew 14:13-21 13 Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the [a]people heard about this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 When He came [b]ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was…
“Who Calls The Tune”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Who Calls The Tune”Ninth Sunday after PentecostJuly 30, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith preaching Romans 8:26-39 26 Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with [a]groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes…
“Rooted in Good Soil to Bear Fruit”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Eighth Sunday after PentecostJuly 23, 2023T.J. Piccolo Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 14 And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding region. 15 And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all. 16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood…