So… You Want to be First? Our society loves to honor and adore the winners: the best actors, the best athletes, the best musicians, etc. We often place these people high up on a pedestal … but that’s not what Jesus once spoke about. Jesus said, ” Whoever wants to be …
We’ve Come This Far By Faith This Sunday, we’re celebrating our 60th anniversary as a congregation! “Doing church” is hard work isn’t it? There are committee meetings, and Council meetings, and work days, and planning sessions, and volunteers to recruit. It can be quite wearisome if we think it’s all about OUR …
SAVE THE DATES: FLAT JESUS-This summer take Flat Jesus with you on your adventures, take his photo and send it to office@sothnj.org for our bulletin board. Pick up your Flat Jesus on the narthex table and enjoy your travels! BLOOD DRIVE – Many thanks to all who volunteered and donated.A …
A Heart Transplant Have you ever noticed there is a lot of “heart language” in the Bible? “Create in me a clean heart” (Psalm 51); “I will give you a new heart” (Ezekiel 36)… and this Sunday, in our Gospel reading, Jesus “weighs in” on the heart-language by saying “It …
Praying for Strength In this week’s message, Pastor Jack will preach about strength. But what kind of strength? Physical strength? Emotional strength? Psychological strength? No… PJ will take a page out of St. Paul’s playbook and he will address the issue of “spiritual strength”. In this message Pastor Jack will address the Biblical …
Wisdom Speaks Did you know there is a huge difference between “knowledge” and“wisdom”? Did you also know that there is an entire section of the Bible known as “Wisdom Literature”? This Sunday Pastor Jack will explore the Biblical concept of “wisdom” and how it all applies to daily Christian living. Check …
Angry… Again? Who among us has NEVER been angry? When was the last time you got really angry? Why? The Scriptures actually address the issue of anger, and Pastor Jack will explore the theology of anger in his Sunday sermon, “Angry…Again?”. You’ll learn from the Scriptures that anger itself is …
FEASIBILITY STUDY: On May 5, our congregation voted YES to move forward with a Feasibility Study with Kirby Smith (vendor) to determine if we are ready to embark on a 3-year capital campaign to help reduce the cost of our mortgage and free up dollars for mission and ministry. If …
FEASIBILITY STUDY: On May 5, our congregation voted YES to move forward with a Feasibility Study with Kirby Smith (vendor) to determine if we are ready to embark on a 3-year capital campaign to help reduce the cost of our mortgage and free up dollars for mission and ministry. If …
How About a Break?Are you planning any time away this summer? Will it be relaxing? Will it be spiritually renewing? This Sunday, in his weekly message, Pastor Jack offers timely advice for those about to embark on summer vacations: “Take Jesus with you!” PJ will offer creative suggestions for strengthening your …