By: Ken Ference September 16, 2018 Prayer is our way of communicating with God. While doing the research for my Sermon today; I found this on the website at all about prayer.org and wanted to share this with you all. What is Prayer? – Talking With God What is prayer? Prayer is our direct line with heaven. Prayer is a communication process that allows us to talk to God! He wants us to communicate with…
Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. September 9, 2018 Text: James 5:2, O.T.: Psalms 125, N.T.: James 2:1-10 Forty years ago, Pittsburgh Presbytery initiated Northside Common Ministries. The mission outreach was housed in the former home of the Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church. The congregation had died, despite the overwhelming need for Christ’s mission on the North Side. One of the founding pastors of Northside Common Ministries was the Reverend Don Dutton. Several years ago,…
Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. September 2, 2018 Text: James 1:19e-20, O.T.: Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9, N.T.: James 1:17-27 On this Labor Day weekend, these thought by the Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, in 175 A.D., offer us a global vision of work. Motivation to work lies in a greater vision than satisfying our personal wants or needs. He wrote: “At day’s first light have in readiness the thought, against the disinclination to leave your bed, ‘I…
Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. August 26, 2018 O.T.: Psalm 84, N.T.: Ephesians 6:10-20, Text: Ephesians 6:12 Jean Twenge is an associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University. In 2006, she wrote Generation Me. In her challenging work about today’s young people, Twenge defended labels naming different generations. She said, “Like it not, when you were born dictates the culture you experience. This includes the highs and lows of pop…
Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. August 19, 2018 Text: Ephesians 5:15, O.T.: Psalm 111, N.T.: Ephesians 5:15-20 In 1987, Chrysler bought American Motors Corporation with its Jeep brand. It developed a market between automobiles and trucks that eventually became known in 2008 as crossover vehicles. Today, crossovers blur the boundaries between passenger vehicles and sports utility vehicles. They are just one example of the wisdom of the age. Throughout American culture, former boundaries of…