Turning On the Lights!

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Thursday, March 5, 2026!I am a little less focused but a little more fired up today as we address the current state of global affairs and then head into our discussion of FAITH!We do believe, Lord, oh help us in our unbelief! Standing on the promised of God is sometimes the only reasonable response in the face of such hate and re...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Tuesday, March 3, 2026. We begin our journey to Resurrection Sunday (April 5) by asking the simple question, "Why?" Why do we need a savior? Why must it be God incarnate? From what are we saved? Paul talks about this in his letter to the Roman church, and we are going to take a look and discern t...

Good Morning! Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Tuesday, February 24 2026. today we begin our journey into Easter by taking a look at prophecies and allusions to our risen Lord in the Old Testament. Today: Psalm 53 and the hidden gems about Jesus that are embedded in the text. I pray that these teachings both strengthen and challenge you. Feel free to...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Thursday, February 19, 2026. Today we start off a little unfocussed with a rant about the Olympics and the idolization of celebrities and athletes, but then we get down to business in James chapter 5 talking about patience, judgment, and prayer. Join us as we conclude our adventure through this letter an...

Turning On the Lights! From the Churchtown Church of God. It is Tuesday February 17, 2026 and today we talk about Lent, how it relates to James chapter 5 - and along the way we talk about some other stuff that you might enjoy, perhaps you like YouTube? Subscribe to our channel  @ChurchtownChurch  or perhaps you are a podcast person. Check out Turning On The Lights Brian D Warner on Apple Podcasts...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Thursday February 12, 2026. We delve into the secular progressive messaging that we were recently subjected to via the football halftime showLove is greater than hate. Sounds wonderful, until we start defining the terms. What the world calls love is, well, anything that they love - and what the world ca...

Good Morning - Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Tuesday, February 19, 2026. Today we talk about the cornerstone of who we are are and how we begave - our salvation and response to the calling of God's Holy Spirit. We take a look at the end of James chapter 4 and learn that our reverence for God and His word combined with our position of humility...

Good Morning! Good Morning! My brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Thursday February 5 2026. Today, we open with commentary on church music followed by an exposition of James chapter 4. James preaches conviction over his congregation and today's church as he points toward YOU and the condition and position of your heart in relation to your salvation through Christ....

Good Morning - Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Thursday January 29, 2026. We have been exploring the fruit of our salvation through the Book of James, but today we veer off and explore the same concept as Jesus teaches it through his interaction with the rich young man in Matthew chapter 19. We may be able to "behave" well without the ins...

Good Morning - Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Tuesday January 27, 2026. Today, we open with a bit of a discussion on Forgiveness and then move on to James chapter 4 and a discussion of submitting our flesh to the inspiration and direction of God's Holy Spirit. It is an upbeat conversation today and I hope that it both challenges and encourages...

Turning On the Lights for Sunday morning January 25, 2026. Sunday morning worship and the Word! - Snow Day Edition! Psalm 55 - James 3 - prayer and song! It was a great morning together! Enjoy!

Good Morning - Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Thursday January 22, 2026. Today we talk about teaching the Word and the responsibility that comes with it by taking a look at James chapter 3 and all that James has to say about the power of "the tongue." Have a listen and let me know what you think. I think that we are all responsible for k...

Good Morning - Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Tuesday January 20, 2026. Today we go a little off script to talk about American culture as it is pressing in upon the church and how we should feel about it and behave towards it. Every now and then we take a break from direct exposition and talk about current events. We do that today. Just remember,...

Good Morning! Good Morning! My brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Thursday January 15, 2026. We open scripture and explore the infallible word of God as expressed through very fallible human beings. Psalm 4 - James 2 - these are scriptures that we will explore further Sunday, but let's take a look at a couple of things today. Oh yeah, and we talk about how unicor...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Tuesday January 13, 2026. We open James chapter 2 and continue to explore what it means for the Christian to live their salvation. What does your salvation LOOK like? That is the question. James offers many suggestions - none of which are fully realized without the power of God's Holy Spirit. I pray...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Thursday January 8, 2026. We get back into the book of James and explore order, structure, and obedience in the face of this chaotic and seemingly pointless world of confusion. I pray that these words both strengthen and challenge you in you faith and, as always, WE WILL SEE YOU IN CHURCH!

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Tuesday January 6, 2026!We begin the new year by examining what our faith looks like, sounds like, and behaves like, and we do this through the book of James. Seeking Wisdom? Seek the will of God first. Patience? Seek the will of God first. Discernment? Seek the will of God first. I think you get it. enj...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to the last Turning On the Lights! for 2025!Today, we simply talk about reading the Word - the Bible - Scripture - and being able to stay intentional throughout the year with it. I know it isn't easy! I know that it can be intimidating! I have been through it all myself - but I am here to tell you one simple fact...The intention...

Good Morning! Good Morning! My brothers and my sisters and welcome to Christmas Eve Eve 2025.Today we talk about what a candlelight service is really all about. Light and darkness are consistent symbols throughout scripture, so we look at it from Genesis through Revelation. Have a listen and let us know what you think. I pray these words bless you, and I pray that you experience the Holy Spirit of...

Good Morning - Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Thursday December 18, 2025. Today, we open the Gospel of John and explore chapter 3 - the interaction between Jesus and Nicodemus. How are we to be born again? More importantly, Who is the One Who not only makes it possible but accomplishes the reconciliation? The answer is by Christ alone through faith alone - and that is what...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Tuesday December 16, 2025. We continue our Advent journey through scripture with who is considered a minor, if not obscure, prophet - Zephaniah. We may say "minor," but his prophesies of the Christ are clear and abundant. From the donkey to the resurrection, to the scattering of the church, Ze...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Thursday December 11, 2025.Today we explore Advent JOY through 1 Peter chapter 1. We are saved! We are being sanctified! We live in this JOY as we hope for the day of our glorification! Eyes up! Celebrate. Live your faith! May God bless you and keep you an, as we always say on Thursdays, WE WILL SEE YOU IN CHURCH!

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Tuesday December 9, 2025. We enter the third week of Advent and head into the JOY OF THE LORD! We do this through a Psalm of David, Psalm 51, in which he repents of his sin, seeks the Lord's forgiveness and praises God for salvation. Oh what JOY!Along the way we discuss God's sovereignty and tru...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Thursday December 4, 2025.Today we open the Psalms and explore the peace po the Lord that pours forth from the text. You see, peace is an attribute of God and, as such, when we have God's Spirit within us, we experience the Peace that comes along with Him. I pray that this talk edifies the believer a...

Good morning, Good morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome back to Turning On the Lights! Tuesday December 2, 2025. Advent 2025 and we open Philippians chapter 4 and talk about PEACE. It is Who God is! It is who YOU are when His holy spirit dwells within you. The days are indeed wicked, but walking in the Spirit of the Lord is everything we need. Enjoy and we will talk to you again soon!