Pastor’s Blog

"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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

At this moment (Thursday, Nov 5) the election is tending toward Biden but still could end up Trump. Lots of people are on pins and needles awaiting the outcome. Riots have already started in Portland, Denver, and New York. But for the true Christian, this does not...

Paul told the Hebrew people, "There remaineth therefore a (Sabbath) rest to the people of God."  In today's religious culture the day Jesus said He was Lord of (Mat 12:8; Mar 2:28; Luk 6:5) has been replaced with a Sunday rest, an institution made by man thus...

In Grace + and Grace + II we learned that grace is the free unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.  Indeed, every blessing, from love to law, from repentance to rest, from truth to trust, from health to hope,...

For the past two weeks for FIRST LIGHT (at 7:00 a.m. Sun, Tue, & Thur.) and AT REST (Mon, and Fri. at 7;00 p.m.) we've been going through every relevant text on grace.  We've been digging deep and for that reason it seems a little anticlimactic to preach on grace...