Sermons by Don Bryan (Page 11)

Mission Impossible

Our mission at Mount Vernon SDA Church is Impossible.. We feel called to follow Christ’s command to Love God and Love your neighbor as yourself.This mission can only be lived out at Christ live in us. Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40 “Mission Impossible” preached by Pastor Don Bryan on September 25th, 2021 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day…

The Via Dolorosa

Friends, as we conclude this foray into the idea that Jesus is THE PROMISE coming down the DUSTY ROADS of our lives, and as we have seen it illustrated in the lives of those who lived and were impacted by Jesus, we must not forget the ultimate DUSTY ROAD of human existence. The Message of…

Walls Still Fall at Jericho

Have you ever been Hemmed by “blindness”? –Physical, Spiritual, Emotional, Theological blindness? How about being hemmed in by greed, prejudice, and hopelessness? In the story of Jesus at Jericho as he makes his way to Jerusalem, we see Jesus breaking down these walls and restoring individuals to the family of God. Join us as we…

God our Mother

God is our Mother! As we celebrate our Mother’s let us acknowledge the Feminine beauty of our Heavenly Mother.  God is 100% Male and God is 100% Female according to scripture. As we allow God, through the Spirit to Mother us, then we can truly grasp the beauty of “Mother’s Day!” Scripture: Isaiah 49:15, Isaiah…

A Word for Jesus

We worship first and foremost by hungering and thirsting after God above all things. And we allow God to serve us, and to breath Himself into the deepest recesses of our hearts. Thus, “in true worship, we experience the presence of God, and it changes us, it shakes us to our core — the foundation of…

Growing in Grace

The Bible calls us to Love. Love God and Love Others. At Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist church we have chosen to make this declaration our mission. But How? How do we grow in Christ to the place that we can authentically Love others?  Peter challenges us to Grow in GRACE. (2 Pt 3:18) How? Through…

Lessons from the Life of Peter

2 Peter 3:10-11 challenges us to consider the time in which we are living and acknowledge that this earthly life will soon pass away. In awareness of this reality the question is postulated by Peter, “What type of lives should we be living?”  Good question.  Does Peter have any experience with this transformative question? Did…