Gracious Talk
"Stick and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me..." We've all heard the old nursery rhyme, but it really isn't true, is it? Words, and the ways in which we [...]
What Are You Wearing?
According to the author of Colossians, we are to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. These are tough traits to put into practice, let alone live out. But notice, we are told [...]
Weathering the Storms of Fear
Fear is a biological barometer in our lives. It warns us when we are in danger. But what happens when fear takes over? When does fear overtake you? How does our fear hinder our [...]
Have a Seat
Jesus said: "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." But, what does that mean!? Jesus is getting at something [...]
Great Was Artemis of the Ephesians
Paul's preaching of the gospel was having an impact on the ancient city of Ephesus in Asia Minor, known for worship of the goddess Artemis, and her great temple. But Christianity was bad for [...]
Transforming Through Love
A load-bearing wall is integral to the structure of a home. The problem is, in our effort to create open space in our homes, load-bearing walls become dividing walls. This is true in our [...]
Wisdom’s Table
Where are the wise..? Have you ever turned on (or off, for that matter) the TV and wondered that? This is the question which the apostle Paul and the teacher of Ecclesiastes ask, only [...]
The Courage to Be Imperfect
What is your superpower? What if the power we receive as Christians is our embrace of weakness? A Sermon Preached by Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Vamos on Sunday, July 10th. 2 Corinthians 12:2-10. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-07-08.mp3 [...]
Your Money Or Your Life
A sermon preached by Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Vamos, July 1, 2018. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-07-01.mp3
Don’t Be a Duck
An oft-used image for the successful life is to be like a duck: look calm and collected above the surface, but beneath, where no one sees, paddle like heck. The image for the [...]
We Do Not Lose Heart
Could you find something in yourself that would make you content, no matter what the weather? Sermon preached by Jeff Vamos, June 17, 2018. Exodus 25:31-40 (selections), 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-06-17.mp3 [...]
Listen to the Voice
Good idea to jump off a cliff just because everyone else is doing it? Maybe. Maybe not. Sermon preached by Kyle Anderson, June 10, 2018. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-06-10.mp3
Paying Attention in an Age of Distraction
If you've seen the movie Ghost, (1990), you know it's about a husband (Patrick Swayze) trying to communicate "from the other side." A ghost, he now desperately seeks to let his wife (Demi Moore) know [...]
Outside the Sheepfold
Sermon preached Sunday, May 27, by Merideth Mueller. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-05-27.mp3
Seeing in Color
Have you ever had what you'd consider a spiritual - or mystical - experience? Such experiences are common, and people often ignore them, or are even ashamed to share them, because they fear people [...]
Let Yourself Go
Music is a means to reach deep into our souls, down to places that words can't reach; music has the power to enable us to "let go" and allow ourselves to be known by [...]
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Sermon on May 6, 2018 by Avagail Morgan, President of the Board of Deacons https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-05-06.mp3
Becoming a Brother to the Other
There's a section of Acts chapter 8 that contains one of the most interesting - and strangest - stories in the New Testament. It's Phillip's encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch, someone who would indeed [...]