Messages for the Easter season begin Watch the service “Forgiveness from Jesus” in one of the precious gifts offered to us because of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Pastor Kelvin chose to introduce this topic through the story told in John about the woman who was caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). She was in…
Tag: life of Jesus
Finding Strength in Stillness
Prayer in solitude energizes faith Watch the service Followers of Jesus are constantly inspired and challenged by Jesus’ teaching and example concerning prayer in solitude. Pastor Kelvin reminded us that the Bible records several instances of Jesus going apart from the disciples and the crowds for prayer alone. Each time he received strength and direction…
Jesus is the Bread of Life
Communion Sunday at Copper Hill church Watch the service In service this morning, we explored what Jesus meant when he said, “I am the Bread of Life.” His words were in dialogue with the Jewish leaders who had brought up the “bread from heaven,” the manna, which God had sent to sustain the Israelites during…
When Jesus Says, “I AM!”
Those who met Jesus asked themselves, “Who is this?” Watch the service Every Christian needs to be able to answer that question well. One of the ways that Jesus often helped his disciples to understand him better was the use of “I AM” statements. Here at Copper Hill Church, during this Lenten Season, we will…
Rejoicing at Jesus’ Ascension
Watch the service Copper Hill Celebrates Ascension Sunday This week Pastor Kelvin helped us to understand what Jesus’ Ascension means in our lives today. It helps us see that Jesus was truly “from above” (John 8:23) as he taught his disciples. It was a final proof of his divine origin and nature. Our response to…
Mary Discovers the Empty Tomb
Watch the service Easter service is a double celebration Today was a day of rejoicing at Copper Hill Church both because it is Easter and because it is the first official public in-person service in our historic sanctuary in more than a year. We began outside so we could sing an Easter hymn together. Then…
The Climactic Cross
Watch the service From Palm Sunday to the Cross It was a joy to again sing the traditional Palm Sunday anthem, Hosanna, Loud Hosanna, remembering the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Then in today’s message, I looked toward Good Friday and helped us all to think about how the cross of Jesus was a…
Lenten/Easter message series focuses on Jesus’ life
Close-up camera shots of things or people are very revealing. They help us immensely to spot details that we might otherwise miss. I have chosen this analogy because our goal in the Lenten Easter series of messages is to look at passages in the Gospel account of Matthew that give us close-up pictures of Jesus….
January Message Series Looks at the Early Days of Jesus’ Ministry
Followers of Jesus constantly need to go back to the stories of his ministry to refresh our minds about what was important to him. Otherwise, our ideas can be formed more by our culture than by Jesus. So this month we our message series will review some of the earliest incidents and instruction…
Lenten/Easter Series to Explore the Names of Jesus
Many of us have several names that are used for us in different circles. My father had a nickname that was totally unrelated to his real name but only his boyhood acquaintances called him by that appellation. A man in my previous church seemed to have two first names and was known pretty equally…