January 5, 2020Family Worship ChallengePastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes Okay, I need to be honest with you. Today is an awkward day for me. It’s January 5th, and I’m really unclear on what the rules are for how many days after New Year’s Day you are allowed to say, “Happy New Year.” I’m a rule […]
He Left Us!
Jurassic Park easily makes my Top 10 list of favorite movies. This scene, in particular, has one of those great “hero lines” as Dr. Grant tries to calm down Lex. In case you haven’t seen this great film, here is why she is so upset: Just a few minutes earlier, Lex and her brother, Tim, […]
Jesse Tree – Week 3
December 8, 2019 Genesis 28:10-22 Frank Bowden Sermon Notes There is a power in presence. Not presents under the Christmas tree, but presence. -knowing that someone is near you, close by, there. And we feel angst when we feel like we are alone or unsure of things. I have a funny story from my childhood […]
Acts 11:19-30
July 7, 2019Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes I want to tell you about an experience that I had in elementary school that really changed the game for me. It was at lunch. I was eating a piece of wonderful public school square pizza with the little cubed pepperonis on it. You know what I’m talking […]
The Ultimate Gamechanger
As a kid, I loved playing basketball. It was an activity I could do with a team, friends or just by myself in the driveway. In fact, it was common to drive past my parents’ house and see all of our trash cans and patio furniture set up in the driveway around the basketball goal as makeshift “defenders” for me to practice dribbling around. The fundamentals of the game I learned to play in the mid 90’s are the result of years of evolution in basketball. 1967 is a year for basketball that will go down in history as a turning point for the game.
Acts 5:33-42
March 24, 2019Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes I learned something this week while I was studying for today that blew my mind, and I want to share this with you because it is fascinating. Right before the start of World War II, Allied Forces were terrified of having a repeat of the mustard gas attacks […]
One Race – The Glory of God and the Fight for Diversity
September 23, 2018 Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes Can I admit something to you? The older that I get, the more aware of this fact I become: Membership matters. In college, the fraternity or the sorority that you pledge to will dictate a lot about how your 4-6 years of college will go. That membership […]
One Race – To Act or Not to Act
One Race – To Act or Not to Act Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes Have you ever seen a news story that made you stop and scratch your head because the characters involved acted in a way that didn’t match the stereotype that is generally associated with them? Like, if the news played for you […]
Risk Takers: Abigail
May 13, 2018 Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes I want to walk you through a little exercise this morning using your imagination. Don’t worry. You don’t have to say anything. All I want you to do is get a little image in your head and stick it right in front of you, so you […]
Refugee: The Downfall of History’s Second Greatest Leader
June 16, 2017 Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes I want you to think back, and I want you to remember a really awkward, I mean a painfully uncomfortable moment you had to witness. It’s the kind of moment that was so awkward and so uncomfortable, it just left you wanting to disappear from the room. […]