Almost every one of us can be uniquely identified by 3 words that form our full name.

What name identifies our local Church Building? ...

Guard your heart. Protect your passion. Be careful what you devote your life energy to. Make it count.

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Most people are familiar with the Golden Rule: "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you." (Luke 6.31) We think of it as applying to our treatment of other, which it does. But, it also applies to our relationship with our heavenly Father:

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The test of character is how we handle a crisis. Consider this crisis and how one man handled it:

"When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep." (1 Samuel 30.3,4)

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Fighting for hope. It's like treading water. We haven't lost hope, but depression and discouragement challenge our grasp of it. We've in a dark valley, and hope seems almost impossibly high on a mountain above.

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It's easy to cheer for the underdog. We have an affinity for the sports team that goes up against the seemingly superior, heavily favored team. And that might have something to do with our fascination with the famous battle between David and Goliath, recorded in 1 Samuel 17.

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Things are not always as they seem. An ordinary task just might be prelude to something much greater.

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The scene was dark, desperate, and depressing. It appeared to be the final act of a great drama.

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You have likely heard the saying that "the handwriting is on the wall." It has a historic and biblical basis (Daniel 5).

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"Wait" might just as well be spelled "weight" for some of us. For those of us who are easily impatient, waiting is a heavy burden. But, good things come to those who wait.

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Our Father welcomes us into His presence, but not without important prerequisites.

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Silence is golden, perhaps because it is so rare. The siren calls of our age easily drown out silence. Urgent text messages. Email notifications. Blaring news reports. Pervasive social media. Words about silence seem foreign to our eyes and ears.

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It's a sobering and important truth. There are only two kinds of people in the world: those who will live eternally in the kingdom of God, and those who will be destroyed for all time in the lake of fire. There is no third alternative. It obviously, then, is the highest priority for every person to choose the better fate. If only every person realized this urgent need and priority.

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Few things generate as much anxiety as opposition. Someone is at odds with you, whether because of jealousy, resentment, or unseen spiritual warfare. Regardless of the cause or source, it stings and stirs up unpleasant emotions.

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Estate sales are a big deal where we live. The possessions of those who have died or been moved to a care facility are made available to the public. Often the sale offerings are items of sentimental value to their recent owner, but little material value to prospective buyers. But, shoppers come in hopes of finding at least one item of value.

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When we can, we like to hit current events.  The New York Times and other news agencies have recently announced that Oklahoma, Alabama and Mississippi have authorized Nitrogen gas for Death Row executions, as the previous drugs are being harder to find.  

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Visiting the church for the first time, a couple heard a guest speaker that day teach about the kingdom of God. Not being especially convinced of the priority of the kingdom of God message myself, I visited them in their home the next week. Much to my surprise, they were fascinated and intrigued by the message, and had a multitude of questions concerning it. They had discovered the valuable treasure of the kingdom of God, and were instrumental in my discovery of it as well.

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Tears in a bottle. That's a descriptive phrase.

"You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?" (Psalm 56.8)

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Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.

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It seems like an almost daily occurrence to learn of the sexual indiscretion of some well-known male celebrity. The #MeToo movement has facilitated the unleashing of a flood of accusations. A prominent ancient king named David would undoubtedly be singled out by one Bathsheba for such an accusation. Rather than resigning in disgrace, David did that which few men seem to be doing today: confessing and repenting.

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Big things start small. Corporate giants Microsoft and Apple began as garage businesses. But, their phenomenal growth is nothing compared to this:

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He was a good friend, and his death hit me hard. As a young pastor, he had often prayed with me, and modeled a passion for prayer and compassion for the lost. Shortly after we moved, we learned of his death. Few things have been as difficult as mourning his loss.

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You might have heard about Art imitating life.  I have  some video clips that an expert in the art-world believes are a representation of modern art…

In what was a legacy of "the Red Scare" of the fifties and sixties, I remember, as a child, seeing brightly-colored signs on certain public buildings with the text, "Fallout Shelter," emblazoned on them. In the event of a nuclear blast, this was a place of refuge.

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The battle was won without conventional weapons. No sword was drawn, or arrow spent.

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Hutchinson Church of God's Youth Christmas program with director Amanda Forcier from 2013 recently recovered from Video Tape.

Hutchinson Church of God's Youth Christmas program with director Amanda Forcier from 2014 recently recovered.

Hutchinson Church of God's Youth Christmas program with director Amanda Forcier from 2015 recently recovered.

Sermon Title: Images of Yahweh
- Scripture: Romans 8:28-35
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermonette Title: Science & Faith

• Guest Speaker: Paula Kirkpatrick

Sermonette Title: God's Invisible Creation

• Scripture: Colossians 1:16
• Guest Speaker: Vivian P. Kirkpatrick

Sermon Title: Two Covenants
- Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermon Title: God or gods, a Personal Plea
- Scripture: Galatians 4:8-20
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermon Title: Youth Sunday: Mother's Day
- Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31
- Hutchinson Church of God Youth

Sermon Title: Heirs According to the Promise
- Scripture: Galatians 3:15-29
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermon Title: Into the Light


* Opening Scripture: Jeremiah 31:21a 


* Closing Scriptures: 1 John 1:5 & John 14:6


* Guest Speaker: Vivian P. Kirkpatrick

Sermon Title: Abraham, The Prototype of Faith
- Scripture: Galatians 3:6-14
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermon Title: Held for Ransom

• Opening Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:5-6
• Closing Scripture: 1 John 5:19-20  
• Guest Speaker: Vivian P. Kirkpatrick

Sermon Title: Your Christian Experiences
- Scripture: Galatians 3:1-5
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermon Title: Transforming Power of the Resurrection
- Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermon Title: The Way of the Cross
- Scripture: Matthew 16:24-27
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermon Title: Jesus' Attitude
- Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

© Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II, 2018

Sermon Title: Peer Pressure Verses Christ
- Scripture: Galatians 2:11-21
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II

Sermon Title: Preserving Unity
- Scripture: Galatians 2:1-10
- Pastor Vivian E. Kirkpatrick II