Remembering Bishop Gordon A. McDonald
What can a seven-year-old boy understand about the things of God? One particular child recognized and responded to the call of God on his life in a Pentecostal Holiness church...
Remembering Pastor and Bishop Don Burchett
Donald Dean Burchett, 87, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Neodesha Care and Rehabilitation in Neodesha, Kansas. Don was born on February 27, 1933, to Jody and Viola Burchett...
“An Invitation to the Word” – Preaching Notes for Pentecost Sunday
“The sending of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 initiated a movement that came to see the death and resurrection of Jesus in a larger measure than just God’s plan...
29th General Conference (2021) Committees Announced
We look forward to the 2021 IPHC General Conference in Jacksonville, Florida next July 28-30. In preparation for the work we will do at that time, the Council of Bishops...
UPDATE: Celebrating Dr. Vinson Synan
A memorial service honoring the life and ministry of Dr. Vinson Synan will take place on Saturday, May 30, at 1:00 p.m. in Christ’s Chapel, on the campus of Oral...
“Setting the Stage for Pentecost” – Preaching Notes for Ascension Sunday
The Ascension is more than a prelude or introduction to Pentecost. While it sets the stage for Pentecost, it does so from the perspective of heaven preparing to touch earth...
Pentecost Breaks Barriers
We are edging ever more closer to the celebration of the day of Pentecost. The word “Pentecost” is a centerpiece to the name International Pentecostal Holiness Church, although each word...
“Restored, by Hook and by Crook” – Preaching Notes for 6th Sunday of Easter
“In a sense, to follow Jesus is the path of overcoming our human frailties, weaknesses, and sinfulness. One might say that Peter was on a path of sanctification, a path...
Unity Made Visible
Much attention has been paid to the merger of mainline Protestant churches in the latter part of the 20th Century. Yet, some seem not to know that the IPHC anticipated...
“A Stranger on the Shore” – Preaching Notes for 5th Sunday of Easter
The disciples in John 21 acted on the Word of the Man on the seashore and “now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of...