Two weeks ago, in my blog post (which you can read here – click on the blue underlined word “here” to be taken to the post), I wrote about what we have learned during the pandemic and how we, as a church, need to adapt our practices to meet the...
Last week, I outlined what I believe to be the lessons learned during the pandemic and what our focus should be going forward. You can read that post here (click on “here” to be taken to the post). This week I want to dig deeper into the first two points...
It has been two years since we shut down in-person worship and gatherings at The Fount because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I remember that Cyndy and I went to Arizona, originally planning to see an Angels spring training game with Eaar and Susan Oden, Beth Silvers, and two of our...
Since Julie is on vacation this week and we won’t be blessed with one of her “Thoughtful Thursday” posts, I was wondering on this Wednesday… How is your fruit? I am preaching a series of sermons on “Fruit of the Spirit”. Every Christian — Every. Christian. — should display the...
Starting this Sunday, June 27th, Pastor Glen will give a nine-part series on the “Fruit of the Spirit” (Galatians 5:22-26). Our preschool children know all of the fruit of the Spirit by heart, because they sing the song! But for those who need a refresher, the Fruit of the Spirit...
Over time, the words “Choose Life” have been used in different ways, both by Christians as by the secular world. In high school I even had a t-shirt that said “CHOOSE LIFE” in big block letters because a popular band featured the shirt in thier music videos on MTV. Honestly,...
Pastor Glen will present a two-part sermon on The Armor of God, starting this Sunday, May 30th. The sermons will be based in Ephesians 6:10-20. This imagery of armor in the spiritual life may seem strange to some, but it is a very powerful image to help us understand that...
The Bible talks a lot about kingdoms. Kingdoms of humans and the Kingdom of God. We are citizens of both the kingdom of humans and God’s Kingdom, but how do we tell the difference? And why should we be concerned? Pastor Glen is back from vacation and begins a new,...
Because Good Friday is such an important day in Holy Week, we often forget how significant the day before Christ’s crucifixion was. ~It’s on this day that Judas betrayed Jesus. ~It’s on this day that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as an example for them to be servants...
This past Sunday, March 7th, we were blessed to receive into Professing Membership Gerry and Cheryl McDaniel. The McDaniel’s come to us by transfer from Hope UMC in Torrance. They live in Stanton. Gerry and Cheryl have been active in the Cal-Pac Renewal group (now the Wesleyan Covenant Association) in...