Messages from a small church seeking the center of God's heart and will.
Episodes
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Lent Week 2
Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17
What if there are two slippery slopes, and all you need to avoid either one is trust?
(Somehow Scripture reading did not get recorded on this one.)
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Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan
Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9
Epiphany Week 7 - Transfiguration Sunday
Pastor Jenn tries to make sense of the Transfiguration.
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Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan
Special Music ("In the Room" by Reddick): Tim Gunderman
Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan
Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37
Epiphany Week 6
What if following the "laws and ways" of God could actually be enjoyable?
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Scripture Reading: Paul Layte
Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan
Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Isaiah 58:1-9a; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20
Epiphany Week 5
Possibly Pastor Jenn tried to pack too many of the relevant Scriptures into one sermon, but then again, it's important to learn how to think about the written word of God in the way the Living Word of God (Jesus) does, right?
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Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan
Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan
Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Micah 6:1-8, Psalm 15, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12
Epiphany Week 4
Last week we asked, "Did the Apostle Paul just say 'be perfectly united in EVERYTHING'? When has that ever happened?" This week we talked about some more reasons WHY that rarely happens, and some practical approaches to getting there more often. There was a disturbance in the service which indicated to many of us that perhaps this message was extra important for us to hear. The disturbance has not been edited out of this video, but the details and context remain private to our congregation.
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Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan
Unfortunately, Rev Barb's mic was not working and there is no audio for the Message in a Basket this week.
Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23
Epiphany Week 3
Did the Apostle Paul just say "be perfectly united in EVERYTHING?" When has that ever happened? Also, the difference between cookies and puzzles.
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Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand
Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan
Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42
Epiphany Week 3
Who is, or are, the Chosen? And what is he/are they chosen for?
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Scripture: Kathleen Youngs
Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan
Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17
Epiphany Week 1: what the story of Jesus and John the Baptist at Jesus' baptism shows us about deriving our identity from the God who created us in His image. Also, is it possible that sometimes our correct ideas about God and ourselves protect us from an actual relationship with Him?
This sermon was preached at and for Central Baptist Church in Massachusetts, but also in conjunction with The Pilgrimage's online Winter Solace retreat.
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Scripture Reading: Paul Layte
Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan
Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
January 1, 2023, was the fourth annual "Celebration Sunday"--Central Baptist's "holy talent show" where we worship God together through the talents and gifts He has given us. There were a lot of people brimming over with creative testimonies to God's greatness this year!
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Isaiah 7:10-16, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, Romans 1:1-7, Matthew 1:18-25
Series: Already/Not Yet
Asking for signs, putting God to the test...are we too pious to accept God's invitation to love?
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Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs
Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan
Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)