Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7
It is a great turn-around story. Mt. Paran was a Presbyterian church shriveling up after almost 290 years of Christian witness in the same community. Fewer people in worship on Sundays than the number of disciples around the table with Jesus. An 11 acre tract of land to care for and two aging buildings needing major attention. In 2004, Ruling Elder Ed Terry, previously a member of Hunting Ridge, was commissioned by the Presbytery to minister to this withering church. The Presbytery was recommending that the doors be closed due to an inability to keep up with the costs to operate a church. God had a different plan. God, who specializes in the impossible, has transformed this church. Continue reading “Sermon: “The Promise of Laughter””
