Vernon First Baptist Church

You are welcome to join us at Vernon FBC as we explore the various ways that we all connect with God. What is your Sacred Pathway?   This week we are examining the Ascetic Temperament and Pathway focusing on Simplicity.   What have you given up for the sake of Jesus? Has it been hard? Freeing?  There is a rich theme of this pathway even in our own tradition, but much to find as we l...

You are welcome to join us at Vernon FBC as we explore the various ways that we all connect with God. What is your Sacred Pathway?   This week we are examining the Ascetic Temperament and Pathway focusing on Solitude and Silence.  We have entered the Lenten season, which is a great time to explore this theme.  There is a rich theme of this pathway even in our own tradition, but much...

All churches have a liturgy, but are we intentional about it? What more can we learn about this traditional pathway?

You are welcome to join us at Vernon FBC as we explore the various ways that we all connect with God.  What is your Sacred Pathway?   This week we are preparing for the Lenten season, which starts this Ash Wednesday.  We are looking at the Traditionalist Pathway over the next weeks. This week focusing on Feast and Calendars!

You are welcome to join us at Vernon FBC as we explore the various ways that we all connect with God. What is your Sacred Pathway?   This week we are challenged to get outside and ponder how we experience God through Creation as we enter the Naturalist Pathway.  Jenny Penner shares how important this pathway is to her and what it is all about.  

Explore how you connect deeply with Jesus as we journey through various Sacred Pathways. This week we look at how we learn and love God through our Minds. A wonderful thing with some warnings to take into account. Learn with us!

You are welcome to join us at Vernon FBC as we warm up and explore the various ways that we all connect with God. What is your Sacred Pathway? Last week was all about loving others as Caregivers  - and this week we find out about those who connect with God through our five senses! They are called Sensates! Come and find out what that is all about.

What is your Sacred Pathway?  Last week was all about action and justice as The Activist - and this week we find out about those who put all that energy into practical care, love, and concern for others - THE CAREGIVERS, with Rev Ray Parker preaching from 2 Corinthians! Come and find out what that is all about.

Jesus was very clear that His good news was not merely spiritual, but affected people in their earthly lives as well. Many people will find that they connect with Jesus with an active life of making things better for those around them. These are the ACTIVISTS! This is not a political thing, though it may come to that for some. Its about serving others through action, justice and even confrontation...

Join us as we explore a variety of ways that we each connect with our loving Creator God. Jesus has made us each unique, with different spiritual temperaments or Sacred Pathways. In this first sermon on this series, we explore the pathway of Worship, Celebration, and Mystery as we examine The Enthusiast!  Learn with us as we press into this wonderful heritage and see how to view others if tha...

Start this new year with a thoughtful look at why we ask the question Why Me? Rev. Laurie MacKay shares honestly with us as well as theologically challenging us.

Join in our simple Christmas Day message and explore what Jesus coming to us truly means.

Enter into our Christmas Eve Candlelight service with this short devotional.

Enter deeper into the Advent journey as we consider Joy in the midst of our journeys.

How does Christmas affect our view of Love?  How does Jesus' love affect how we view others? Are some in and others out?

What truly is Peace? What is the promise of it? How does Jesus bring it? Explore with us this Advent season.

Peter's final word for us from his first letter. It fits surprisingly well on the first week of Advent!

This week in our 1 Peter series, Flourishing in the Fire, Peter tells us that we can actually suffer joyfully!  He's been alluding to this the whole letter, but clearly tells us why in 1 Peter 4:12-19.

This week in our 1 Peter series, Flourishing in the Fire, Peter tells us that we are to have the same attitude as Christ. He is a suffering servant King, who didn't complain but lived a life of love, holiness and justice. Can we do the same?  Come explore this idea from 1 Peter 4:1-11, lovingly prepared by Rev. Ray Parker

This week in our 1 Peter series, Flourishing in the Fire, Peter tells us that we have a GREAT HOPE and that we need to be ready to give the reason for it. Are we to be defending the faith no matter what it takes or does he mean something else altogether?  Let's explore this idea from 1 Peter 3:15-22.

This week in our 1 Peter series, Flourishing in the Fire, Peter continues to explain what he means by Submission, this time applying this discipline to how we face evil. What do we do when we want revenge or even justice!? What is the Jesus Way? Let's explore this together.

This week in our 1 Peter series, Flourishing in the Fire, Peter continues to explain what he means by Submission, telling his readers that they are to Submit to the one they're married to.  What exactly does he mean? Have we misinterpreted this a little in the past?  Let's explore this together.

What is Peter getting at with this passage? Explore what he means by Submisison and how this is the way Jesus wants to change the world.

We're excited to have Grace Wulff preaching this Thanksgiving Sunday!

This week we continue our 1 Peter series, Flourishing in the Fire, we find out what Peter has to say to those in the early church about what it means to be Living Stones. What's Peter getting at? What does it mean for us?? We definitely find out!