The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor When the Pilgrims set out for the New World, they intended to land in Virginia. Inclement weather forced them to anchor further north, just off the tip of Cape Cod. Aboard the Mayflower, forty-one of the 102 passengers signed the Mayflower Compact — a 200-word document that was […]
Rev. John Tamilio III, Pastor Salvation. It’s one of the central doctrines of the Christian faith. Christians believe they are saved by the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. The very word saved means that a person was rescued from peril. Therefore, when we say that we are saved by the atoning work of […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor If it weren’t for the Reformation, I wouldn’t be delivering this sermon. Yes, Protestant churches are a result of this pivotal sixteenth-century movement, but that is not what I’m talking about. When Martin Luther railed against abuses that were prevalent throughout the Roman Catholic Church, he made a crucial claim […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor It is difficult to write a sermon about the Holy Spirit, because it is THE part of the Trinity that is the most difficult to understand, yet, ironically, it is the manifestation of God that is with us all the time. Jesus himself said that after his earthly ministry was […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Last week was the first in our Sermon Series on what we believe. We left off with Creation. There is much more ground than the newly formed earth that we need to cover, though. You see, the project failed. God created humankind to live in harmony with him. In fact, […]
© 2025, All rights reserved. Historically, science claimed that the universe was created 13.79 billion years ago. New research suggests that it may be almost twice as old as that. Either way, the prevailing belief is that an explosion in space sent all of the cosmos into orbit long, long ago. According to Joe Roberts, […]
Think of all the things you have to do first before you can do the things you want to do: You have to eat your vegetables before you have dessert. Do your homework before you go out to play. Work all year before you take a vacation. Work all your life until you retire. The […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2025, Dr. Tamilio There is an old…joke…about this church: we love to eat. We do. It’s not really a joke. It is a humorous reality. Whether it is the donuts and other sumptuous treats that Ben Murray bakes for coffee hour, or the fundraiser meals we offer, or the […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2025, Dr. Tamilio The passage I just shared with you from John’s Gospel is often read at funerals. It is part of the passage in which Jesus says, “In my Father’s house there are many mansions. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2025, Dr. Tamilio Jesus makes it quite clear in today’s Gospel Lesson: we are his disciples if we have love for one another. In other words, as John Lennon would sing many years later, “Love is the answer.” We take this word for granted. We use it all the […]