Category Archives: Messages

Message by Chad Kelly rec0120-113304     Shane Claiborne   Our goal was to capture people”™s responses to the word Christian, so we took a video camera and hit the streets, from the trendy arts district to the suburbs.  We … Continue reading →

Message by Chad Kelly rec0113-113047   Introduction   The Gilmer High School Varsity Wrestling Team brought home another State Duals Championship Title last night!  The team”™s 10th State Title, their 4th State Duals Title in a row, and the final … Continue reading →

Message by Chad Kelly rec0106-113551 Time has a way of getting away from us, doesn”™t it? (clock with wings slide) Regina Brett is a bestselling author, an award-winning columnist with the Cleveland Plain Dealer. On the day that she turned … Continue reading →

Message by Chad Kelly rec1230-113209 Introduction””We all know what anger is, and we have all felt it. 2012 seems to have been an angry year in many ways.  Folks have been angry about the economy and about politics””maybe even more … Continue reading →

Message by Chad Kelly  rec1223-113112 Introduction Where did we get the idea that Christmas needed to be “picture-perfect”?   How many of you stress over the holidays because you want to be sure to give that perfect gift(s), set that … Continue reading →

Message by Chad Kelly rec1216-113255 Introduction The slaughtered innocent ones from the shooting in Newtown, CT Charlotte Bacon, 6 Daniel Barden, 7 Olivia Engel, 6 Josephine Gay, 7 Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 6 Dylan Hockley, 6 Madeleine F. Hsu, 6 Catherine … Continue reading →

Message by Chad Kelly   rec1209-113434 Gilmer Middle School 6th graders make their own “Grownup Christmas List”.  Some of their wishes are: For homeless people to get a home For the world not to be torn apart by people arguing … Continue reading →

Message by Ronnie McBrayer rmcbrayer rec1202 Just Another Dysfunctional Family Christmas Matthew 1:18-25   In his book Surprised By Hope, N.T. Wright uses an example of how our work and lives fit into the big picture of what God is … Continue reading →

rec1118-112557 It”™s a leech. And it wants to suck your soul dry. Proverbs 30:15 (NLT) “The leech has two suckers that cry out, ”˜More!  More!”™.” The fact is, this leech may already be attached to your heart, sucking away your … Continue reading →

Grace Waits 11-11-12 Grace Waits Luke 15:11-32; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 Grace waits for us to humbly accept it”™s gifts.   Luke 15:11-32 (MSG) 11-12 Then he said, “There was once a man who had two sons. The younger said to his … Continue reading →