Message title: “What We Plant Matters“, Texts: Mark 4:26-29

There are always lots of choices that we make everyday. Some are small some are large. These days, it seems there are small choices that can make a big difference, not just for ourselves, but for others. All these choices, our choices, can determine what kind of world we live in. To get into our conversation we will take a look at gardening and start by asking a question: When you plant a seed, what happens in the ground?

Our text for the day is Mark 4:26-29.

This service is part of an ongoing, occasional series about Choices and Building The Kingdom of God. It is also the 2nd service offered as a live stream. There are a couple of technical glitches. Thanks in advance for your understanding.

Thank you again to Joanne Lorenzo of the Magdalene Project for providing our music! https://magdaleneproject.org/

For more information about Community Missions, please visit www.communitymissions.org

Message title: “All Kinds of Stuff” Text: Acts 17:22-32
Podcast is available here.
Description: In the midst of all the struggles this global pandemic is bring, it has been heartening to see how so many people are looking towards spiritual things to help them through this time. There is a huge trove of diverse approaches that are being utilized to find a bit of comfort and stability. I honestly think that is wonderful and that there are so many options. We, each one of us, are one whole being- body, mind and spirit! My experience has shown me that when people grasp onto that notion of the self, it brings nothing but benefits! Of course, this has also raised in my mind a thought I have considered many times over the years. So, in a pretty rare occurrence for me, this service (sort of) offers you a bit of Christian Apologetics based on the Apostle Paul’s address at the Areopagus in Athens.

Thank you to Joanne Lorenzo for providing our music. You can learn about Joanne’s ministry The Magdalene Project at https://magdaleneproject.org.

If you want to know more about what is meant by Christian Apologetics, Wikipedia is a good start.

About These Chapel services: Weekly worship normally takes place at Community Missions each Wednesday morning in our Chapel at 1570 Buffalo Ave. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, we have moved the service online. A new weekly chapel worship service will be posted mid-week on the Hope For Niagara YouTube Channel.

Message title: “Good Shepherds?”. The image of the shepherd is an indelible image in the human imagination. The metaphor and image of Jesus as The Good Shepherd is also strongly rooted the Christian imagination. In the Gospel of John chapter 10, the main place this image comes from, the text IS NOT, as most people think, only about believers being the sheep that Jesus cares for. Mostly, it is about religious leaders being asked to examine themselves: Are they Good Shepherds . . . or are they thieves and wolves! And this leads to an even more important question for us today. With so many versions of Christianity out there, who is right?

“Palms and Hope” – Each Week, Community Missions holds a worship service at their Crisis Services Center in Niagara Fall,s NY. During the response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the service has now moved online. Pastor Mark Breese will be posting the services on the Hope For Niagara YouTube Channel.