"Answering the Prayer of Jesus" by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
Answering the Prayer of Jesus A Sermon for Northminster Church Preached by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy October 3, 2021 John 17:20-26 and...
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Sep 27, 202111 min read
"Let's Do Church" by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
On Palm Sunday—March 19, 1989— eighty-eight people signed the charter to establish Northminster Church. Honestly, most, if not all, of...
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Sep 17, 20219 min read
"Whatever Happened to Wisdom?" by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
Proverbs 1:20-22a, 7:4; Ephesians 5:15-20 A dire dearth of wisdom is creating a burgeoning crisis. Spin-doctors parlay failures into...
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Sep 17, 20218 min read
"Do You Want to Get Well?" by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
August 15, 2021 John 5:1-9 It was not at all like Jesus when he questioned a crippled man with words that sounded downright insensitive,...
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Sep 17, 202110 min read
"What Kind of Church is This?" by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
2 Samuel 6:2-5, 12B-15, Psalm 149:1, 3 “Dancing feet and praying knees do not belong on the same legs.” I will pause if you want to...
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Sep 17, 20219 min read
"Whose Church Is It?" by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
Acts 2:42, 44-47; 1 Corinthians 1:4-13a One of the best teaching experiences in my life was at Simmons University--an African American...
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Jul 6, 202110 min read
"Can You See" by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
On the evening of September 13, 1814, after dining with military officers on the British ship HMS Tonnant, seeking to negotiate an...
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Jun 30, 202114 min read
"Ten Stories of Gratitude for Northminster Church" by Claire and Zachary Helton
ZACH: What does one say on their last Sunday, in their last sermon before moving away from a community that has meant so much to them?...
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Northminster Church
Jun 22, 20219 min read
"The Two Shepherds of Israel"
In the center of camp, in a tent protected by ranks of the nation’s bravest, I tried, in vain, to dawn my battle armor. The problem, of...
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Jun 12, 202110 min read
"Where Lamps Go on Lampstands," by Claire Helton
Mark 4:21-23, 26-32 A reading from the gospel of Mark: Jesus also said to the crowd, “Would you bring in a lamp and put it under a bushel...
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Jun 5, 20217 min read
"The Truest and Most Beautiful Story" by Zachary Helton
A reading from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians: We have the same spirit of faith that is mentioned in the Psalms — ”I believed...
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May 29, 202111 min read
"Come to the Light," by Claire Helton
John 3:1-21 (abridged) A reading from the gospel of John: Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to...
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Zachary Helton
May 23, 20219 min read
"The Wild Spirit," by Zachary Helton
Acts 2:1-21 A reading from the Book of Acts: When the day of Pentecost arrived, they all met in one room. Suddenly they heard what...
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May 15, 20218 min read
"How the Story Doesn't End" by Claire Helton
Acts 1:1-11 In my earlier account, Theophilus, I dealt with everything that Jesus had done and taught, 2 from the beginning until the day...
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Zachary Helton
May 9, 20219 min read
"Perception and Deception," by Zachary Helton
Acts 10:34-48 A reading from The Acts of the Apostles: Peter preached to Gentiles, “I begin to see how true it is that God shows no...
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Northminster Church
May 1, 20218 min read
"A Stream in the Desert" by Claire Helton
Acts 8:26-40 “An angel of God spoke to Philip and said, “Be ready to set out at noon along the road that goes to Gaza, the desert road.”...
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Zachary Helton
Apr 25, 20219 min read
"Genuine Faith," by Zachary Helton
1 John 3:16-24 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ died for us. And we, too, ought to lay down our lives for our sisters and...
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Claire Helton
Apr 18, 20218 min read
"An Embodied Savior," by Claire Helton
Scripture “While they were still talking about this, Jesus actually stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” In their...
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Zachary Helton
Apr 10, 20218 min read
"I Believe..." by Zachary Helton
John 20:19-31 In the evening of the day of the resurrection, the first day of the week, the doors were locked in the room where the...
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Apr 3, 20215 min read
"Fear and Trembling/Say Something" by Claire Helton
Mark 16:1-8 When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought perfumed oils so that they could...
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