Anger Doesn't Produce Righteousness - Pastor Tom Loghry

With the in-person service cancelled due to the blizzard, Pastor Tom offered a time of worship and a devotion from James 1:19-27.

Thomas LoghryJanuary 31, 2022james 1:19, anger, righteousness, slow to speak, implanted word

What is the Kingdom Worth? - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 13:44-46,51-52, Jesus offers parables that indicate the great worth of God’s Kingdom and the response it should inspire in those who find it.

Thomas LoghryJanuary 24, 2022jesus, parables, hidden treasure, pearl, merchant, matthew 13

The Sower and the Soils - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 13:24-33, 36-43, 47-50, Jesus shares a series of parables that reshapes our expectations about the presence of God's Kingdom on earth in this present moment. He also indicates what we should expect at the end of time.

Thomas LoghryJanuary 17, 2022jesus, parables, weeds, wheat, bad fish, good fish, mustard seed, judgment

The Sower and the Soils - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 13, Jesus begins teaching the crowds in a fashion surprising to the disciples - he starts speaking in the parables. Here we learn why Jesus does this and meaning behind the first parable he tells about the sower and the soils.

Thomas LoghryJanuary 10, 2022jesus, hearing, parables, hardened, sower, soils

Time - John Lotter

As a new year dawns, Deacon John Lotter reviews what the Bible has to say about time.

Thomas LoghryJanuary 3, 2022ecclesiastes, genesis, time, season, matthew 14

The Family of Jesus - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 12:43-50, Jesus reveals how our lives must be filled by him and the identity of his true family.

Thomas LoghryDecember 27, 2021jesus, empty house, generation, demons, family, mother, brothers

Where is the Peace? - Pastor Tom Loghry

People talk much about ‘peace’ at Christmas, about ending war, but it all seems to be empty
words without effect. Where can the peace of Christmas be found?

Thomas LoghryDecember 20, 2021Advent, Jesus, Messiah, war, Micah 4, Micah 5, Bethlehem, John Lennon

The Priest on the Throne - Pastor Tom Loghry

Pastor Tom takes us across the Old Testament to gather together some of the prophetic pieces that point to Jesus as the promised Messiah, the Branch of David.

Thomas LoghryDecember 13, 2021Advent, Jesus, Son of David, Branch, Messiah, Jeremiah 33, Zechariah 3, Zechariah 6, priest, king

The Last Adam - Pastor Tom Loghry

Pastor Tom follows up the previous week's sermon in Genesis by taking us into Romans and 1 Corinthians, examining how Jesus Christ has come to bring us to our better end.

Thomas LoghryDecember 6, 2021Adam, sin, rebellion, Advent, death, resurrection, Jesus, spiritual body

Where's the Problem? - Pastor Tom Loghry

Pastor Tom takes into Genesis 2 and 3 to locate the origin of ‘the problem’ of this world, clearing the way for appreciating the significance of Christ’s advent.

Thomas LoghryNovember 29, 2021Genesis, Adam, Eve, sin, rebellion, pride, devil, serpent, Advent

Thanksgiving...Do It! - Pastor Tom Loghry

Pastor Tom takes us to Psalm 138 to learn from David why we should be giving thanks and praise to God.

Thomas LoghryNovember 22, 2021give thanks, psalm 138, David, unfailing love, faithfulness, kindness, ways of the Lord

Can We Take a Hint? - Pastor Tom Loghry

The Pharisees press Jesus for more signs, to prove his identity as Messiah. Pastor Tom helps us consider the ways in which we similarly clamor for more signs rather than responding with faith to what has been revealed.

Thomas LoghryNovember 16, 2021signs, doubt, faith, faith seeking understanding, augustine, pharisees, jesus

With Jesus or Against Jesus - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 12:22-37, the Pharisees call the work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus's ministry demonic. In doing this, Jesus says they both commit blasphemy and make themselves enemies of the Kingdom of God.

Thomas LoghryNovember 2, 2021beelzebul, demonic, blasphemy, holy spirit

A Disruptive Yet Gentle Messiah - Pastor Tom Loghry

With people plotting against his life, we would expect Jesus to get body guards and raise an army to secure the deliverance expected of a Messiah. Yet he does none of that, and in process fulfills prophetic expectations for the Messiah.

Thomas LoghryOctober 25, 2021jesus, reed, wick, quarrel, salvation, messiah, servant, isaiah 42

Lord of the Sabbath - Pastor Tom Loghry

Confronted by the Pharisees, Jesus reveals that he is the Lord of the Sabbath - a status that underscores his divine identity and mission and which highlights the lasting rest he has come to offer mankind.

Thomas LoghryOctober 18, 2021jesus, lord of the sabbath, sabbath, rest, healing, good, pharisees

International Missions - Pastor Tom Loghry & Jeff Walsh

Pastor Tom underscores the need to bring the Gospel to every nation and introduces Jeff Walsh, the ACGC Director of International Missions, who shares the work of Advent Christian denomination on this front.

Thomas LoghryOctober 12, 2021missions, international, romans 10, beautiful feet, missionaries

A New Yoke - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 11:25-30, Jesus offers further testimony about his identity and invites those who are weary and burdened trade their yoke in for the one he offers which brings rest.

Thomas LoghryOctober 4, 2021jesus, Matthew 11, yoke, burden, light, gentle

The Right Response to Jesus - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 11:20-24, Jesus explains why woeful judgment awaits the people of Chorazin, Bethaisda, and Capernaum.

Thomas LoghrySeptember 27, 2021jesus, Matthew 11, chorazin, sidon, tyre, repentance, signs

Jesus, John, and Us - Pastor Tom Loghry

In Matthew 11:1-19, Jesus begins revealing the places that he and and John the Baptist hold in God’s plan of redemption and the stature that we gain as members of his Kingdom.

Thomas LoghrySeptember 21, 2021jesus, Matthew 11, John the Baptist, kingdom, violence, least