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Audio Sermon for November 21, 2021 – “Thanking God, Seven Ways to Sunday”

Week 43 All the Glory Belongs to God

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 43 Scripture Readings: 2 Chronicles 25-28 Key Scripture Verse: 2 Chronicles 26:16 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall.” Our scripture readings report the history of the Israelites and the succession of several kings and their reigns, sometimes reflecting how… Continue reading Week 43 All the Glory Belongs to God

Week 40 Tuesday

Faithful Always Today’s scripture selection: Second Chronicles 11-15 Key verse: Second Chronicles 12:1 “After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the LORD.” There are many stories of those who abandoned their faith in tough times. There are plenty of accounts… Continue reading Week 40 Tuesday

Paul Simrell

The Reverend Paul W. Simrell has served for over thirty years in a variety of congregational and institutional settings. He is a recognized minister with standing in the Virginia region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada and is nationally endorsed by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for specialized ministry in both pastoral counseling and chaplaincy. Ordained in 1982, he has served congregations in Kentucky, Texas, Florida, and Virginia. He currently serves as the pastor of Elpis Christian Church, a small, historic congregation located just a few miles west of Richmond, Virginia. Elpis is the Greek word meaning “expectant hope.” He also serves on the associate clinical staff of the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care, Richmond, Virginia, both as a pastoral counselor and a ministerial assessment specialist, specializing in executive, clergy and relationship coaching. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and Lexington Theological Seminary and has done advanced clinical training in chaplaincy and pastoral counseling at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, Children’s Medical Center and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas and the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care in Richmond, Virginia. He is a Certified Pastoral Counselor, an ACPE Practitioner, and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is a Certified Facilitator of the Prepare-Enrich relationship assessment and skills-building program and served as a volunteer chaplain for over twenty years with the CJW Medical Center campuses in Richmond, Virginia. His avocational interests include playing the piano and drawing. He is very happily married to his wife Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell, a free-lance writer, who is also a Certified Facilitator for the Prepare-Enrich program. Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

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