Sunday Morning Sermon for May 11, 2008 - delivered by Rev. Dr. Charles Howell

What Does This Mean? (Acts 2:1-21)

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Sunday Morning Sermon for May 4, 2008 - delivered by Rev. Dr. Charles Howell

The Ascension of Christ (Acts 1:4-14)

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It’s been one of those weeks where I didn’t think I would be that busy and so I planned to do a lot of creative things like redesigning the church’s webpage, but God had other plans and work kept piling up, so here are a few articles and thoughts as we go into the weekend…

It’s going to be a fun weekend - the Glenwood Gladiators play softball tonight at Old Peck Field at 9:30pm (which is past my bedtime - someone wake me when it’s my turn to hit). In addition to that, our SHINE contemporary worship service turns one year old this Sunday night! I’ll try to post on this later.

Our choir’s anthem this Sunday went very well and was very well received, so I thought I would post it as a way of recognizing what a talented group of singers we have. Enjoy!

Sing Unto The Lord

Sunday Morning Sermon for April 27, 2008 - delivered by Rev. Dr. Charles Howell

They Returned With Great Joy (Luke 24:36-50)

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I’m in a trial this week, so very busy, and we didn’t have any blank CDs Sunday to record Pastor Charles’ sermon to post, so I’ll quickly post the following video… Enjoy!

Glenwood Presbyterian Church would like to invite members of GGNA to a special dinner:

*GGNA BENEFIT DINNER*

Sunday, April 20th, 2008 at 6:30pm

Glenwood Presbyterian Church, 1205 Glenwood Ave. (corner of Glenwood & Oak) in the Fellowship Hall Building

The dinner starts at 6:30 and is casual. Then at 7:00 the band Christian Endeavor will play in the Sanctuary followed by a short presentation by GGNA leaders and a Bible Study by Rev. Dr. Charles Howell, who was raised in Glenwood and is now the interim pastor at Glenwood Presbyterian. The members of Glenwood Pres. are all looking forward to learning more about GGNA and recognizing GGNA’s service to the community.

Since my wife complained that I had too many articles in my last collection post, I figured I would post them more frequently. These are articles that I read that stick out to me, so I favorite them and post them when I get around to it…

The Unquenchable Worshipper is written by Matt Redman, author of the song “The Heart Of Worship.” By posting about it, I’m not only sharing it with you but it gives me an opportunity to really digest it and think about it.

Chapter Six - “The Unstoppable Worshipper”

In this chapter, Matt Redman gives some great examples of “unstoppable worshippers.” Here’s a sampling:

  • Charles Wesley: In 1744, while holding a prayer meeting in an upstairs room, the floor gave way and 100 people crashed to the room below. Wesley’s response – he starts singing the Doxology, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”
  • David: When he defeated Goliath and when his family hated him for God’s sake.
  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Hanged for taking a stand against Hitler and the Nazi party, he left his cell saying, “This is the end – but for me, the beginning of life.”
  • Paul: In prison for the sake of Christ, he prayed for more boldness in evangelism.
  • Rachel Scott: Asked by the Columbine High School Shooters if she believed in God, her response was, “You know I do.” She was shot through the head.
  • Stephen: who continued to preach as he was being stoned.
  • And of course Jesus: Redman points out the likelihood that He and the disciples probably sang Psalm 136 after the last supper just prior to Jesus’ arrest. The Psalm repeats the phrase “His love endures forever” 26 times.

The real point of this chapter, however, is to contrast these amazing stories of boldness with our lack of boldness generally in worship. Redman tells a story from his youth, and I could tell several of my own. We are so worried about being labeled Jesus Freaks that our worship is stopped or stunted. According to Redman:

”Unstoppable worshippers are adventurous hearts, taking every opportunity to demonstrate the good news of God to this world.”

Sunday Morning Sermon for April 13, 2008 - delivered by Rev. Dr. Charles Howell

Feed My Sheep (John 21:1-17)

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