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The Adventist Calling

Sketch: The title of my sermon is, “The Adventist Calling.” This is the second sermon in my new series, “Stories from Mark.” You may well ask, What is the Adventist Calling? Do you mean what we are called to do? Or, do you mean what we are called to be? I mean both. For whatContinue reading “The Adventist Calling”

The Owner & The Vinedressers

I am beginning a new sermon series on the gospel of Mark. Why? Because I have been impressed by how this shortest of the four gospels moves. It just takes off and all the stories connect well with the central theme of Mark, found in chapter 10 and verse 45, “For even the Son ofContinue reading “The Owner & The Vinedressers”

Enough!

This is a powerful sermon on the meaning of “enough.” (1 Peter 4:1-4; 7-11) Do you have enough? Enough what? you may ask. How about enough food? Sufficient clothing and shelter? When it comes to material stuff, some do not have enough. Others have more than enough. When does enough become too much? What aboutContinue reading “Enough!”

Drawing Closer To Jesus

I’m going to begin with a text from 2 Corinthians chapter 3 and verse 18. The scripture says, “ But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” If youContinue reading “Drawing Closer To Jesus”

“Making Known His Victory”

Psalm 98, verse 1 says: “Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.” What is this new song that the psalmist calls us to sing to the Lord? It is a song of victory. But whose victory?Continue reading ““Making Known His Victory””

The Tragic Irony of Solar

Going green is not really all that green. When will we ever learn to count the whole cost? The push to go solar in California, is now resulting in a huge mess for how to dispose of these “toxic solar panels.” The heavy metals like selenium and cadmium can leach into and poison underground waterContinue reading “The Tragic Irony of Solar”

Be Still and Know–Through a Hike

March 28, 2022 Monday Introduction: In Psalm 46:10-11 it is written: “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah” For Tracie and I, the experience writtenContinue reading “Be Still and Know–Through a Hike”

Midweek Pastoral Letter and “The Shield of Faith and Liberty”

Dear Folks, Happy mid-week! Currently, I am engaged in our Georgia-Cumberland Conference Ministers Meetings, which was supposed to be held at Cohutta Springs Conference Center. However, the uptick in Corona Virus cases changed that plan. Instead, we have been meeting via Zoom from 9:00am till Noon. Tomorrow will be our final meeting. Well, that meansContinue reading “Midweek Pastoral Letter and “The Shield of Faith and Liberty””

My Purpose

I am Pastor Dean, a follower of Jesus Christ who seeks to make Him known to those who do not yet know Him, and to make Him better known to those who do. God is love and His mercy is still freely available, though we humans are now living in the last days of earth’sContinue reading “My Purpose”

He Has A Way

Today, it’s cloudy again. I have just returned home from a camping trip where we finally had sunshine. Pretty much a week of sunshine with only one day of rain. Where was that? you ask, because for the first two months of 2021, it has been clouds, cold and rainstorms. Yet there we were, campingContinue reading “He Has A Way”