Trampling Snakes

Are you facing a life decision or obstacle that scares you? Paul's words to the Colossians offers insight into facing the difficult future in the power and confidence of the Spirit. Here's Joe's message for this Sunday from the Scotch Ridge pulpit.

Here is Hillsong's Darlene Zschech singing Power of Your Love:

That One Thing

What is that one thing in life that is missing? What is that one thing that brings fulfillment, satisfaction, and wholeness. What is the one thing that causes a household to be blessed? Today's message from the Scotch Ridge pulpit offers the answer.

Here is Darlene Zschech singing Shout to the Lord

Welcome to the Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church's (Martins Ferry, Ohio) Blog Site. Here you will find weekly videos of our time of praise and Pastor Joe C. Ellis's sermons. Please join us on Sunday mornings at 9:30 A.M. for our worship service and children's church. Click on the "Follow Blog" button on the blue bar at the top and and become a part of our online community of faith!

Directions to church: Take Ohio 7 north through Martins Ferry. Turn left onto CR4. Go 1/2 mile. Turn right onto Nixon's run. Go two miles to the top of the hill. Turn left onto Treadway Road. Go 150 yards and make a right up the church's steep driveway to the top of the hill.

Entering the Promised Land

Moses had some important things to say to the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land. It all came down to choices they would make. Those decisions would bring blessing and prosperity or destruction and death. God calls us to enter into the Promised Land where we can experience abundant living in Christ. But we face the same choices. Here's today's message from the Scotch Ridge pulpit--Scripture text: Deutoronomy 30:11-20:

Here's the Newsboys singing "I'm Free!"

Freedom Fighters

It will be a bad day for hell and a good day for the church when believers exercise the spiritual authority bestowed upon them by the Lord. Then those bounded by chains of addiction, brokeness, and failure will delivered, lifted up, and set free. Today's message comes from Luke 10:1-20.

On this day of celebrating Independence Day, here's Lee Greenwood singing "Proud to Be an American."

Living in Liberty

There is a battle that rages within each one of us. Our lower nature cries out for instant gratification to please SELF. This self-centered life results in many problems--physical, psychological, and relational. We fight back by trying to follow rules and regulations. But the Spirit knows the solution: freedom from our lower nature and freedom from the law. Listen to today's message from the Scotch Ridge pulpit to learn how to live in the liberty of Christ.

Here's Kari Jobe singing "Healer."

Welcome to the Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church's (Martins Ferry, Ohio) Blog Site. Here you will find weekly videos of our time of praise and Pastor Joe C. Ellis's sermons. Please join us on Sunday mornings at 9:30 A.M. for our worship service and children's church. Click on the "Follow Blog" button on the blue bar at the top and and become a part of our online community of faith!

Directions to church: Take Ohio 7 north through Martins Ferry. Turn left onto CR4. Go 1/2 mile. Turn right onto Nixon's run. Go two miles to the top of the hill. Turn left onto Treadway Road. Go 150 yards and make a right up the church's steep driveway to the top of the hill.

Battling Depression

Is being depressed a sin? You'd be surprised by the answer. Some of the greatest Bible characters battled depression, including Jesus. Check out Joe's sermon to discover the spiritual principles from Psalm 42 to overcoming depression.

Here's Pasty Cline singing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee."

Welcome to the Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church's (Martins Ferry, Ohio) Blog Site. Here you will find weekly videos of our time of praise and Pastor Joe C. Ellis's sermons. Please join us on Sunday mornings at 9:30 A.M. for our worship service and children's church. Click on the "Follow Blog" button on the blue bar at the top and and become a part of our online community of faith!

Directions to church: Take Ohio 7 north through Martins Ferry. Turn left onto CR4. Go 1/2 mile. Turn right onto Nixon's run. Go two miles to the top of the hill. Turn left onto Treadway Road. Go 150 yards and make a right up the church's steep driveway to the top of the hill.

The New Eden

What will it be like to see God face to face? Electrifying? Peaceful? Awesome? Scary? It will certainly be the climax of the Christian faith--one that will never end. Today's sermon from Pastor Joe brings us full circle from the Garden of Eden in Genesis to the new Eden of Revelation 21:22 through 22: 5.

During our time of praise we honored our mothers and gave testimonies of how our mothers impacted our lives.

Welcome to the Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church's (Martins Ferry, Ohio) Blog Site. Here you will find weekly videos of our time of praise and Pastor Joe C. Ellis's sermons. Please join us on Sunday mornings at 9:30 A.M. for our worship service and children's church. Click on the "Follow Blog" button on the blue bar at the top and and become a part of our online community of faith!

Directions to church: Take Ohio 7 north through Martins Ferry. Turn left onto CR4. Go 1/2 mile. Turn right onto Nixon's run. Go two miles to the top of the hill. Turn left onto Treadway Road. Go 150 yards and make a right up the church's steep driveway to the top of the hill.