Sermon: “God’s Gift of Forgiveness” (January 8, 2017)

Christ Episcopal Church, Valdosta “God’s Gift of Forgiveness” (Acts 10:43) January 8, 2017 Dave Johnson In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Every year after the rush of holiday shopping and spending there is another rush as people return gifts they did...

Sermon: “A Name that Saves” (January 1, 2017)

Christ Episcopal Church, Valdosta “A Name that Saves” (Philippians 2:5-11) January 1, 2017 Philip Ryan Henry VIII, Cleopatra, Caesar, when you hear these names what images come to mind – Royalty, power hungry, ancient history? One of those three is not only a...

Sermon: “A New and Glorious Morn” (Christmas 2016)

Christ Episcopal Church, Valdosta “A New and Glorious Morn” (Luke 2:8-16) Christmas 2016 Dave Johnson In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I clearly remember lying awake in bed on Christmas Eve when I was five years old.  Like millions of other children I...

Sermon: “Good News for the Lonely” (December 18, 2016)

Christ Episcopal Church, Valdosta “Good News for the Lonely” (Matthew 1:18-23) December 18, 2016 Dave Johnson In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I recently watched the classic 1946 Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life in which Jimmy Stewart plays George...