Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. September 30, 2018 Text: James 5:16, O.T.: Psalm 124, N.T.: James 5:13-20 Imagine a church where you could share the deepest shadows in your heart that darken your relationship with God. What would it take for Christians to be freely accepted for their warts and blemishes with joyful love and compassion? Our nation is in the season of casting blame for the behavior of public leaders that we are…
Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. September 23, 2018 Text: James 4:1, O.T.: Habakkuk 1:1-4, N.T.: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Northmont’s Presbyterian Women were gathering in Polley Hall to promote Jesus Christ’s mission. That mission is the Gospel of Peace. As the Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 2, “Christ is our peace who has made us one and broken down the walls of hostility that divide us.” The women were…
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…