Year A – Page 2 – Porter C. Taylor

July 3, 2023July 10, 2023

The God of Abraham Praise

God’s promises to Abraham are not given in a vacuum. These promises represent the outline of fulfillment to a promise God made in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3. The first humans sinned but God promised salvation. There would be enmity between the woman’s offspring and the serpent, and there would be toil when working the ground and pain in childbirth…but God promised to set the world to rights. The promises to Abram in Genesis 12 are the beginning of that process! Continue reading The God of Abraham Praise

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

A Burning Fire in my Bones

Friends, we cannot, we must not, we shall not remain silent about the vast and unrelenting love of Christ any longer! We aren’t called to comfort but to courage, not to platitudes but to proclamation, we have been called to discipleship. Continue reading A Burning Fire in my Bones

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

You’ll Never Walk Alone

The Trinity means that you are never alone. It means that you are never without promise, presence, or purpose. It means that you always have provision and protection, peace and power. It means that your response is always to be praise and proclamation. Continue reading You’ll Never Walk Alone

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Beyond Expectation

We are called to be Spirit-filled people because we are on a Spirit-led mission. The mission is to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ to everyone we meet that they might come to believe in the saving love and amazing grace of the incarnate, crucified, resurrected, and exalted One. Continue reading Beyond Expectation

May 25, 2023

Commissioned for Co-Mission

Friends, you have been commissioned for co-mission. I have intentionally made that last word co hyphen mission because the Holy Spirit is our paraclete, powerful presence, advocate, comforter, guide, and mission partner. We are never alone in mission; Jesus said he would not leave us as orphans but that he would send the Spirit to lead; he said that he would never leave us nor forsake us and that he would be with us, until the end of the age. The Spirit routinely, consistently, and faithfully forms, informs, and transforms Christ-followers into missionaries. Continue reading Commissioned for Co-Mission

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

How Now Shall We Live?

Friends, we woke up today with one question in front of us: how now shall we live?

The good news is that Jesus is still seated on the throne. The cosmic king of the universe, the one who is reigning and ruling over all things, is still firmly in charge, in control, in command. Continue reading How Now Shall We Live?