Jesus took love to an entire new level. Loving the people we like and enjoy isn’t enough. He calls us to new level of loving by asking us to love our enemies, to prayer for those who curse, to bless those who wrong us. Also, he calls to do so with no promise that somehow […]

In today’s sermon we are exploring the Beatitudes as they appear in Luke. You are most likely familiar with the Beatitudes from the Gospel of Matthew in the Sermon on the Mount. Today’s comes from and account similar and shorter in content, and it takes place instead upon a plain.

Of all Jesus’ miracles, turning water into wine at a wedding is the most peculiar. This miracle seems like an odd choice. Particularly, since this was Jesus was his first miracle. However, of all of the miracles ever did, this one points to his identity and ministry more than any other. As Rev. John Arnold […]

Welcome to the Christmas Candlelight Service of First Presbyterian Church of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. This moving service is loaded with special music, the sacrament of communion, and a powerful message from God’s Word. Rev. John Arnold reflects in this sermon on the experience of the shepherds visited by an Angel on the night of Jesus’ […]

Have you ever wondered why God chose Joseph to raise Jesus? This choice seems chose. God could have picked anyone. Why not pick a person with power and privilege? Jesus could have had instant influence with the ‘right’ parent? Why pick a nobody like Joseph? We’ll answer these questions today. Also, along the way, you’ll […]