God made a plan before man was created. The 3 most powerful beings in the cosmos agreed that should man fall, no price was too great to save him. That plan resulted in Christ’s death and will be completed when Jesus returns to take His people home to live with Him. The Mt. Vernon SDA…
This is my first opportunity to share what Jesus Christ means to me in front of a congregation. I do love to teach and have some experience doing so. And I do love my Lord. Pastor McGhee told me I would be speaking to brothers and sisters in a “safe” environment. So I look forward…
Ron Everett led an engaging discussion and review of this years camp meeting. “Reflections on Camp Meeting” preached by Ron Everett on July 8th, 2017 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington
Jesus described a man preparing for a traditional American retirement. Then He called the man a fool. What choices, in that moment of retirement, would Jesus have commended? Here is another version of the question. Fill in the blank. Luke 12:16 VHQ Very Hard Questions Version Luke 12:16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of…
Moviegoers for the first time are learning something about Seventh-day Adventists. They are learning that Adventists refuse to kill. So Perhaps its time we review our position. Conscientious objection has typically been the Adventist position. This approach comes in between pacifism and full participation. Adventists have always considered this to be a matter of personal…
Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a legitimate claim to be Father Abraham’s sons and daughters. While it is a wonderful blessing to hold common genes and traditions with Father Abraham, it is a spiritual life of faith, submission, and action which qualifies us to claim that we are Father Abraham’s sons and daughters. The Arabic…
At a time in history when the hearts of people are failing them for fear, the Father is calling the church to “be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” (Eph. 3:19) What does that mean? What could it look like? Please join me in an adventure, a quest to become mighty prayer warriors, like Paul in…
The Bible identifies three kinds of groaning which makes audible the inner sounds of pain. Did you know that underneath the skyscrapers of Seattle, the tectonic plates are groaning? According to my sources, there were 18 earthquakes in the greater Seattle area during a recent 7-day period. The human race is also groaning with hunger,…
“Why did I say that? Why did I do that? I’m glad no one can read my mind!” We often try to ignore or hide the part of us that is dark, unkind and sinful. We struggle with the purpose of shame and guilt. Our busy lives keep us from sitting with our guilt to…
Love hopes all things. Love carries a vision for the excellent future of the loved one is being invited into. Sometimes the best gift we can give is to carry hope with those whose hope is failing Video mentioned in the sermon: Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7 “Hope” preached by Randy Salt on April 15th, 2017…