Pastor’s Blog
GET READY! GET READY! GET READY!
Jesus is coming soon - in your life time! Are you ready? Part of getting ready is allowing the Holy Spirit to perfect our character, but did you know that can't happen without letting Him perfect our diet? Paul told the folks in Corinth, "Whether therefore ye eat, or...
The Edge of the Court
Pick the Sport. Baseball, tennis, volleyball, or soccer, they all have one thing in common. Lines! The field of play is marked out in clear lines that delineate sides and boundaries. James Naismith, the Canadian theology major who worked for the YMCA in...
WHO IS THE BOOGIE MAN? OR WHERE TO FOCUS
Our world is unraveling at the seams. So many people are angry at this or rioting about that. And if you watch the news, there is an "enemy" being born almost every moment. One political group vs another, one color vs another, one culture vs another, one denomination...
CELEBRATING THE REST OF THE STORY
One thing we humans like to do is celebrate. We celebrate birthdays, Christmas', and anniversaries. These events most often just come around once a year. But there is a gift the Creator has given us that we can celebrate on a weekly basis. This gift is quality...
WHEN GOD USES FORCE
"Christ does not use force or compulsion in drawing people to Him." we're told in Christ Triumphant 245.4. That certainly makes sense. After all, it was Jesus who said, "love your enemies ...." This sentiment is important at every level of our lives, even child...
THE PROMISED RAIN
There will be no Latter Rain, and no revival without the Holy Spirit. And there will be no outpouring of the Holy Spirit if we don't cooperate with the conditions God has clearly laid out. Those conditions were the focal point of my sermon March 6, 2021, The...
IT PAYS TO PRAY
"The arm of Omnipotence is outstretched to guide us and lead us onward and still onward." OHC 127 This is great news for those living in this world of darkness and insanity. A good question to ask is, "How do I connect with the arm outstretched? How do I connect...
NASA
Most people know what NASA stands for. It's an acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In recent years I've come to learn that there are people who are completely convinced that the NASA along with the US faked the moon landings. "We never went...
IMMANUEL: In the Midst of Us
God didn't create man to be a trophy on His cosmic shelf. He created man for fellowship. He wants to be intimately connected with you! That's what God said to Moses in Exodus 25:8. "Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." And it wasn't just an...
ALL POWER – … burn steel at 700°
POWER! It's an amazing thing! Jesus said, "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth" Mat 28:18. All power!? Is that really true? When we can't see or sense the power of God it is easy to be tempted to believe that it really isn't there. Perhaps it's just...