The following message is based upon Genesis 2:18-25 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-17 and deals with the subject of marriage, gay marriage and how the church should respond. It was delievered at the Central Schwenkfelder Church on May 20, 2012 Today marks the beginning of a new sermon series on current events. It was Karl Barth who said [...]
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“The Value of Music in Worshipping God”
The following message is based on 1 Samuel 16:14-23, explaining what church music is designed for: to assist us in our worship of God. It was delivered on May 6, 2012 Music is powerful. It places us at different times in our lives. I can remember as a youngster that I used to hum a tune [...]
“How to Listen to a Sermon”
The following message is based on 2 Timothy 3:14-17 and argues for the value of listening to a sermon with worshipful intentions, for selfish and selfless reasons. It was delivered on April 29, 2012. It pays to listen. Sometimes our lack of listening gets in the way of our understanding. “A woman had just returned to her [...]
Serving as a Leader Within the Church of Christ
The following is a testimony shared by Carl B. Sensenig, former Moderator of the Central Schwenkfelder Church. Carl shared this testimony on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Central Schwenkfelder Church in Worcester, PA. Carl is also the President and Principal Advisor of Sensenig Capitol Advisors. See www.sensenigcapital.com. When Pastor David called me a few days ago [...]
Serving Others, Serving Christ
The following message was delivered at the Central Schwenkfelder Church in Worcester, PA on April 16, 2012. It presents the importance of service and leadership in the local church, based on Jesus actions of washing the disciples’ feet, John 13. What if you were asked to work as a bus boy? Everyone knows it is [...]
The Reason for Hope
The following message is based on Matthew 28:1-10 and was delivered at the Central Schwenkfelder Church in Worcester, Pennsylvania on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 Hope. It is a powerful word. It’s something that many people look for, yet many live without. Or they put their hope in places or people that prove faulty. Tomas Schreiner, [...]
Jesus Knows Our Needs
The following message is based on John 19:28-30 and was delievered at the Lower Providence Presbyterian Church in Eagleville, PA on April 6, 2012 On Good Friday this year, I was invited to participate in a service that presented Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. The tradition from which I come did not hold such [...]
A Matter of Life and Death
The following message is based on John 11:17-45, and deals with the identity of Jesus. It was delievered at the Central Schwenkfelder Church in Worcester, PA on March 8, 2012 This morning, we begin our second message in the study of contrasts in the gospel of John. Our first was from John 1 and the presentation [...]
“Directionally Challenged” by Rev. David W. McKinley
The following message was based on John 8:21-30 and was delivered on March 18, 2012 at the Central Schwenkfelder Church in Worcester, PA INTRODUCTION Have you heard of the terms: “directionally challenged?” It is someone who has difficulty determining right from left; someone who often confuses directions, and prefers visual aids; someone who has great [...]
