by Steve Hedrick | Aug 21, 2018 | Text Sermons
Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Mary the Virgin. This feast has been transferred from this past Wednesday. In the Orthodox church it’s called the dormition of the mother of God, and in the Roman Catholic church it’s called the Assumption of Mary. It is widely...
by Steve Hedrick | Aug 20, 2018 | Text Sermons
We’ve just had an amazing week of Vacation Bible School. 137 children K through 5, 73 Middle and Sr. High aides, and 89 adults had a wonderful time. Each day began in the church with a prayer and then lots of singing, including a good deal of clapping and hand...
by Steve Hedrick | Aug 7, 2018 | Text Sermons
In the Name of the Living God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. According to AAA, late summer is the peak travel season in this country, when traveling long distances to be with friends and family is more common than any other time of year. And travel can be...
by Steve Hedrick | Aug 1, 2018 | Text Sermons
David Mitchell, a British comedian, was on a talk show where the subject of this miracle, Christ’s feeding of the five thousand, came up. “The other interesting thing about that story,” he said, “is that out of the five thousand people, only two of them thought...
by Steve Hedrick | Jul 24, 2018 | Text Sermons
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (B) Church of the Redeemer In the Name of the Living God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Did you hear that word “stranger” in the Epistle? “Stranger” – what a word! I was told not to speak to strangers in grammar school. You...