Tag Archives: ad fontem

Filling Space with Empty Words, Transfiguration Sunday, Mark 9:2-9

Posted on February 15, 2021 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min., 2/14/2021 Turn in your Bible to Mark 9:2-9. It literally falls in the very center of Mark’s Story and serves as a continental divide of sorts for the gospel. The first half … Continue reading →

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The Power of Communion!, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

Posted on February 8, 2021 by patrick h wrisley

         A sermon by Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min., 2/7/2021. Today we find our beloved but beleaguered Apostle Paul having to defend himself against upstarts in the church who are challenging his leadership and teaching. You see, after Paul left the … Continue reading →

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The Call; Mark 1:14-20

Posted on January 25, 2021 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon preached by Patrick H. Wrisley, January 24, 2021.         Last nightKelly and I sat on the back patio looking up at the sky while listening to music by Canadian pianist, Michael Jones. He has a beautiful, dancing light … Continue reading →

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A First Century Lesson for a Twenty-First Century Church; John 1:43-51

Posted on January 19, 2021 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon delivered by Patrick H. Wrisley on 1/17/2021.             A first century lesson for a twenty-first century Church.  Will we take heed and listen to it? It’s not a difficult lesson to learn and it’s a lesson we desperately … Continue reading →

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Emerging from the Chaos, Genesis 1:1-5

Posted on January 11, 2021 by patrick h wrisley

A sermon by the Rev. Patrick H. Wrisley, D.Min. It’s late one summer afternoon and there is a storm building in the distance,  There is nothing like an afternoon thunderstorm while at the beach. All our senses are alive: You … Continue reading →

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