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 […]