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Just a suggestion...

I don't know about you, but sometimes I need a little nudge! I have been driving by this sign for several days now and every time I see it I think long and hard about what it says. There are always small messages around us. We just have to open our eyes enough to truly see they're there!

A small reminder...

As I was driving to work this morning, I noticed the church sign had changed to this...

Think about it for a minute...

Sometimes I feel like the message is just for me. Ever feel that way?

Sunday Sermon - 10 Commandments

The other day after the Farmers Market Dynamo and I rode over the MLK, Jr. bridge to Colonial Heights and noticed the giant billboard next to the metal salvage yard. I had never noticed it before. Apparently, the owner changes the sign regularly. I thought it was really cool! And...a great reminder! Sometimes we all need to be reminded. Just seemed like an odd place to find a billboard like that.

But, I always look over at the "junk" at Cal's. The main reason is that years ago my parents told me that my Grandpa's old Studebaker went to "live" there. I'm sure it's long gone today, but everytime I ride by I think about it and tell Dynamo. I'm sure he's tired of hearing me say it :)

Sunday Sermon - February 13

"Dusty Bibles lead to dirty lives."
       - Church sign on Crater Rd., Petersburg, VA

Sunday Sermon - let your light shine

This lesson is courtesy of Sermons for Kids.

Scripture: Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16


"One of my favorite comic strips is Peanuts and one of my favorite characters in that strip is Snoopy. If you have read very many Peanuts cartoons, you have probably seen one which shows Snoopy sitting on top of his dog house with a typewriter. He is trying to write a great story, but he seldom gets past the opening sentence which is, "It was a dark and stormy night."

Do you remember any "dark and stormy nights" in your life? I remember a lot of them! Nights when the electricity went off and the lights went out. That is not a very good feeling, is it? You can't see anything in the house and it is hard to find your way around without bumping into the furniture. That is why I always have some other form of light handy in case of an emergency. Perhaps it is a candle or an oil lamp, but those can be dangerous and could cause a fire. You can also use a flashlight, but they don't put out quite enough light. What you really need is a battery-powered camping lantern. They produce a bright light that makes it easy to see well enough to move safely around the house.

A dark and stormy night can be very scary and it is good to be prepared for such times, but there are some people who live every day of their life in darkness. They are lost and alone with no light to show the way. Can you imagine how scary that must be? We know what they need. They need Jesus, but they don't know him, so how can they find the way?

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, "Let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." We can show others the way to Jesus by letting our light shine. If they see that we have the light, they will want it too. It is just like it says in the song we all know, "This Little Light of Mine"

1. "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine!"
2. "Hide it under a bushel? No, I'm gonna let it shine."

We know the song, now what we need to do is do what Jesus said. We need to let our light shine to show others the way.

Heavenly Father, thank you for sending Jesus to be the Light of the World. Help us to let his light shine through us so that others will put their faith and trust in him. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen."

Sunday Sermon - December 19

Location: Suffolk, VA
Thanks to Kristi Sutphin, Suffolk, VA, for the photo!

Sunday Sermon - November 21

Location: Church sign, Prince George, VA

Sunday Sermon - November 14

Location: Bradenton, Floriday

Sunday Sermon - October 24

Location: Suffolk, VA
Thank you to Kristi Sutphin for this photo.

Sunday Sermon - October 17

Location: Suffolk, VA
Thank you to Kristi Sutphin for this photo.

Sunday Sermon - October 10

Location: Suffolk, VA
Photographer: Kristi Sutphin, Suffolk, VA

Sunday Sermon - October 3

Location: Suffolk, VA
Thanks to Kristi Sutphin, Suffolk, VA, for submiting this photo!

Sunday Sermon - September 26

Location: Suffolk, Virginia

Thanks, Kristi Sutphin, for this sermon!

Sunday Sermon - September 19

Location: Prince George, Virginia

Sunday Sermon - September 12

Location: Suffolk, Virginia

Thank you, Kristi Sutphin, for this great sermon!

Sunday Sermon - September 5

Location: Richmond, VA

Thanks, Ginger!

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Sunday Sermon - August 29

Location: Suffolk, VA

Thanks to Kristi Sutphin and her son, the shutterbug, for this pic!

He loves taking pictures for his Mommy's friend, Ms. Rachel!! Isn't he cute?

Sunday Sermon - August 22

Location: Parking lot, Chester, VA

Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

 ¹ O LORD, hear my prayer,
       listen to my cry for mercy;
       in your faithfulness and righteousness
       come to my relief.  ² Do not bring your servant into judgment,
       for no one living is righteous before you.
 ³ The enemy pursues me,
       he crushes me to the ground;
       he makes me dwell in darkness
       like those long dead.
 ⁴ So my spirit grows faint within me;
       my heart within me is dismayed.
 ⁵ I remember the days of long ago;
       I meditate on all your works
       and consider what your hands have done.
 ⁶ I spread out my hands to you;
       my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.
       Selah
 ⁷ Answer me quickly, O LORD;
       my spirit fails.
       Do not hide your face from me
       or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
 ⁸ Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
       for I have put my trust in you.
       Show me the way I should go,
       for to you I lift up my soul.
 ⁹ Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD,
       for I hide myself in you.
 ¹⁰ Teach me to do your will,
       for you are my God;
       may your good Spirit
       lead me on level ground.
 ¹¹ For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life;
       in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
 ¹² In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
       destroy all my foes,
       for I am your servant.

Sunday Sermon - August 8

Now, you don't see this often....do you see it?

Location: Front door of Victory Lane Auto, Colonial Heights, VA