One of the hardest things that any of us can ever learn in life is how to forgive someone who has wronged us. For some of us, we have been carrying around the weight of something that happened years, maybe even decades, ago. It is time to overcome that major hurdle and learn the gift…
Love God, Love Others
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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…
In our spiritual journey we often are confronted with the Lord asking us, “how long before you completely surrender your life to me. If I am truly God, then serve me. But if you have other “gods” in your life, I can’t really be your God fully.” I want to explore that question through the…
In our journey with Jesus, we are called to surrender all. We are call to go higher up and deeper in, in our walk and service to Jesus and others. Ultimately we are called to Love God with all our hearts and to Love others as we love ourselves. At Mount Vernon SDA Church we…
What happens when a person becomes overwhelmed by holiness? What happens when one comes face to face with the Most High God who transcends eternity? — As with those in scripture we will make startling confessions of the pollution of our souls. Join us on Sabbath to experience, meditate and rejoice in the Outrageous Forgiveness…
This sermon is about the indiscriminate love of God that we can see through the story of the prophet Jonah. Scripture: Jonah 1:1-5, 1:17, 3:1-6, 4:1-10 “Indiscriminate” preached by John Aitken III on February 13th, 2021 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington
In the history of the Christian church the doctrine of the atonement has developed along two distinct lines, designated by the words “subjective” and “objective”. Often these two aspects seem to be at odds with one another. The subjective aspect affirms that the atonement exercises primarily a moral influence on man, for the sinners benefit. Those…
The Children Ministry team will be presenting testimonies about their ministry and kids from each class will be doing special music and a small skit. Scripture: Matthew 19:13-14 “Children Ministries Sabbath” preached by the Children Ministries Team on January 30th, 2021 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington
Two weeks ago, I presented some thoughts about the Mosaic sanctuary and what a spiritually perceptive Hebrew might have thought about the sanctuary rituals. Within the sphere of the OT itself only inferences can be made as to the meaning of the sanctuary, its furnishings and its rituals since there is no discussion of its…
“The Family sharing the Privilege of Prayer!” preached by Kim Bryan on January 16th, 2021 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington