In 1727, there was a small community of German Christians known as Moravians huddled together in the Saxony village of Herrnhut. By this time, there were roughly 300 of these Moravians living in close proximity on the property of one Count Niklaus von Zinzendorf. As often happens when that many people live in such close …
Author: Stephen Hopkins
The internet is amazing isn’t it? You can see all sorts of things from all over the world available at the click of button. Even better, we can make our thoughts heard all the world over in the same way. But, with great power comes great responsibility. Recently, I heard a preacher in our area …
It seems like it happens too much these days. Every week, there is another tragedy in the news which seems to defy all logic. How can this happen? How could someone do that to another person? How have we not figured this out by now? We can feel pretty helpless in these situations. But one …
Lots of us make resolutions at the start of a New Year – we resolve to exercise more, eat less, work more efficiently, spend more time with our family, be a better person, [insert your life goal here]… I could go on, but I think you get the point. This is a time of year …
Sermon for the service of April 23, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and …
Sermon for the service of April 16, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Thoughts on Tending a Garden Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other …
Sermon for the service of April 9, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Outline: Popular Opinion Changes, Love Does Not. Sunday – Triumphal Entry: The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, …
Sermon for the service of April 2, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] The Secret to Life From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third …
Sermon for the service of March 26, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Outline: The Trouble with Camels (Matthew 19:16-26, NIV) Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus …
“Don’t make God a priority.”[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Sermon for the service of March 12, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. A scribe then approached and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes …
Sermon for the week of March 5, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] “Let’s Go Fishing…” Follow Me – The First Disciples: While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said …
Sermon for the service of February 26, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] New Year, New You: Fasting The Idea of Lenten Fasting: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the …