Turning On the Lights!

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Thursday September 11, 2025. A somber day, for sure. 24 years ago America was attacked. Yesterday, there was a public assassination. How in the world does a Christian react? What in the world can a Christian do? Let's talk about it today and turn back to scripture for answers. may God bless and keep...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to another fast-paced episode of Turning On the Lights! it is Thursday September 4, 2025 and today we go back into the gospel according to Mark and talk about the theology packed statements and miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, there is so much more hidden right behind the words. Let's discover it together. I pray that this discuss...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Tuesday September 9, 2025. We are back in the Gospel according to Mark and specifically in Chapter 4 that opens with the parable of the farmer planting seed. We talk about folks who turn to the church for a reason, a season, or a lifetime and start with the Word that falls on hard soil and rocky soil. Tu...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to another fast-paced episode of Turning On the Lights! it is Thursday September 4, 2025 and today we go back into the gospel according to Mark and talk about the theology packed statements and miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, there is so much more hidden right behind the words. Let's discover it together. I pray that this dis...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for September 2, 2025!Today is fast-paced and focused on the Sabbath and on the foundation of scripture in general. God is sovereign over YOU and this includes YOUR REST! It is a hard thing, but we must accept that. My prayer is that this discussion strengthens you and challenges you to become the disciple o...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Thursday August 28, 2025. Today we get back into the gospel according to Mark with a fast-paced discussion about faith, behavior, salvation and the calling of Matthew. I pray that this challenges you and strengthens you in you walk with our Savior. Keep looking up and WE WILL SEE YOU IN CHURCH!

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters. Today, we embark upon a study of the Gospel according to Mark by reviewing chapter 1 and examining the first story of chapter 2. It is fast-paced and, hopefully, informative. It is always my desire that these talks both strengthen and challenge you. May God bless you and KEEP LOOKING UP!

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Thursday, August 21 2025. Today, we finish our look into Genesis chapters 1 through 3. We review what we have learned and then complete the passage - looking forward to the time to come. May God bless you as you listen and study for yourself. Keep looking up! And we will see you in church!

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Tuesday, August 19, 2025. today we continue our look at Genesis chapter 3, recap some of what we have learned, then venture forth to explore more. It has been a real joy opening up these chapters and learning more and more about Who God is and thus, who we are - as individuals, as men and women, as husba...

Good Evening Good Evening my brothers and my sisters and welcome to the second day of Turning OFF the Lights! My granddaughter is through with cheer camp, and I will be back with you at our regular times next week. Tonight, we look back at chapter 2 of Genesis and move forward in chapter 3. We examine what it means to be naked and unashamed vs naked and ashamed. We examine the failures of both Ada...

Good evening, good evening my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Churchtown as we turn OFF the lights this week! It is a rather unique experience, for sure, as I set up in the church office and continue our discussion of Genesis 2 and all the things that make human beings - make and female and the union thereof - special. We then just get a taste of chapter 3 as we learn that God is well aware...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Thursday August 7, 2025 and your marital / pre-marital counseling. We compare and contrast Genesis 1 and 2 and land on not only the uniqueness of humankind, but the uniqueness of the institution of holy matrimony. I pray that this discussion makes you think AND challenges your thinking. It has been a great week in the word and I...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Tuesday, August 5, 2025 as we return to Genesis and all the beginnings that it represents. We end chapter 1 and begin to explore chapter 2.Why two accounts? Well, as we know, that is one of the first questions that we ask of any passage of scripture knowing that all scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching. "Why is this...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights from Churchtown. It is Thursday July 31, 2025 and today, given current events, we go back into the culture - gun culture, sex culture - and ask, "What is a Christian to do?" Fear not, scripture teaches and sustains. I hope that this talk challenges you and strengthens you or, at least, causes you to think of...

Good Morning - Good Morning my brothers and my sisters. Today we reference scripture but do not fully enter into Genesis. Today we talk about the lies of the Opposer that is tearing apart our culture in America - and tearing apart the church. Dear Christian, you do not have to give in to these lies! You should make yourself aware, soak yourself in God's Word and in His Holy Spirit and live as...

What a special day together. BRASS TRIUMPHANT joins us and leads us in music today - amazing! Today was also a service of the ordinances - The Lord's Supper and Feet Washing. there is a great deal of teaching and preaching about the ordinances as we participate as we are commanded. We then move forward in Matthew 6 and conclude our thoughts on the teaching of Jesus in the very well-constructed cha...

Good Morning. Good Moring my brothers and my sisters and welcome to a beautiful Thursday in the dog days of Summer. Today we talk a little about general theology and then back into Genesis 1 we go! Order, structure, perfection - Good, Evil and the uniqueness of humankind. I hope that this talk both strengthens and challenges you today! WE WILL SEE YOU IN CHURCH!

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Tuesday, July 22 2025. We head back into Genesis after our little break last week and we talk about light and dark, good and evil, order and chaos - and, as usual, a bunch of other stuff. I pray that this challenges you and strengthens you in your walk with our Savior. Check out the YouTube Channel  @Chu...

What a great morning together as we worship in prayer, in song, in fellowship, and in His Word. Today, Matthew 6 and The Lord's Prayer. We compare it to Psalm 86 and examine the fundamental attributes of this special "oasis of prayer" that our Lord gives to us. To be sure, we are challenged - especially with forgiveness - but He also gives the power to be and do who as HE wills. may...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters. Today is an unplanned day. I share a bit of testimony, a bit of prayer, a bit of teaching and then the fence guys opens the door and yells in for me, and I have to go! You never know what's gonna happen with livestream. Enjoy the video and/or the podcast. If you are podcasting, please subscribe, like, and review. You guys are awesome. I wi...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Tuesday July 8, 2025. Today we open with a little light banter and continue with a discussion of "he Day of the Lord" as presented in Isaiah 2. It will be terrifying and magnificent - and the cornerstone to both understanding it and walking through it is our faith. I pray that this talk challe...

It is a great day to talk about freedom - freedom in Christ and the responsibility that comes with it. Have you considered the awesome life that you have been given - especially is you have become alive in Christ? What does that even mean? Are we robots following a script or are we autonomous moral beings living with the freedom to choose either good or evil - even as Christians? Along with some g...

Good Morning. Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights for Thursday July 3, 2025. Ranting and teaching - It's what I do! How should Christians "handle" the 4th of July celebration? Yes, that is actually a question. We talk about it. We also talk about the order, structure, purpose and wisdom of creation in Genesis 1. There is much to learn. May God...

Good Morning! Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to a new week and the beginning of a new "study" in the Word of God. We take it all the way back and spend most of our time today on the first SENTENCE in the Bible! Lots of good questions - lots of good discussion - keep it going!(and don't forget your homework)Good Lord willing and the river don't rise, we will t...

Good Morning, Good Morning my brothers and my sisters and welcome to Turning On the Lights! for Thursday June 26, 2025. Today we look back at 1 Kings and the choice that Elijah gives to the leaders of Israel which amounts to the same thing that we heard from Joshua - Choose this day whom you will serve. Is faith enough? Is Jesus enough? OR must you have Jesus AND.....?A question that every Christi...