Month: May 2011

• Building Bridges

  Today I want us to think together about building bridges.  No, I don’t mean the type of bridges that we drive cars across.  I mean bridges between people.  Bridges are built by common interests.  Bridges are built by friendliness and a heart that is willing to listen.  Bridges are built by honesty and truthfulness.  This…

  Pastor John

  May 24, 2011

  Salvation, Uncategorized

  Acts 17, Baptist, bridge building, Calvary, church, different, faith, faithful, God, holy, honesty, hope, indianola, lost, love, people, reach out, same, saved, spiritual, truthfulness

• Preparing to Follow God

  Sometimes we make things difficult that are really quite easy.  Have you ever put together a tent?  I have seen people spend hours in a jumbled up mess.  Then, suddenly, they looked at the directions in a different way and poof their tent was up in ten minutes. (no, I won’t admit that the person…

  Pastor John

  May 17, 2011

  Salvation, Uncategorized

  Baptist, Calvary, character, church, complicated, desire, faith, faithful, follow, God, holy, hope, indianola, invitation, Jesus, love, mystical, simple, spiritual

• An Encounter with God

  I have a wonderment this week.  I wonder if the only ones who truly try to meet with God are the fringe elements of our family.  Now, I am not talking about all of us who have meetings about God, but when it comes to meeting God on a Sunday morning (or any day of…

  Pastor John

  May 2, 2011

  Salvation, Uncategorized

  Baptist, Calvary, church, cold, come near, dead, emotion, encounter, faith, forgiveness, God, grace, hope, indianola, Isaiah 6, Jesus, joy, love, mercy, philosophy, real, relationship, theology, wonder