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 […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2025, Dr. Tamilio As a preacher, sometimes you have a Lectionary text that speaks right to you — one that is ripe for the theme of the day, whether that theme is something on the church calendar, like Trinity Sunday or Palm Sunday, or whether it is something on […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2025, Dr. Tamilio The Apostle Paul was not one of the original twelve disciples. He comes along a bit later. We hear a great deal about him in the Book of Acts (also referred to as the Acts of the Apostles) and the Letters he wrote, which comprise the […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2025, Dr. Tamilio The first Sunday after Easter is often referred to as Doubting Thomas Sunday. This is when we read the story about Thomas needing to see it to believe it. The Risen Christ appears before ten of the disciples. Judas has killed himself at this point, and […]