PASTOR'S DESK
Periodic message from our pastor to bless, enrich and nourish the body of Christ.
THEME OF THE YEAR 2023 SUSTAINING GOD Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. (Isaiah 46: 4) CONFESSION STATEMENT Psalm 112: 5 Good will come to those who are […]
Children of God, To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to break down and a time […]
pastor’s Desk FRIEND OR FOE? “You are my friends if you do what I command.” John 15: 14 Dick Sheppard served as a chaplain in the British army during World War 1. One nighthe was … FRIEND OR FOE? Read More » FRIENDS Unquestionably the highest privilege granted to man on earth is to be […]
“You are my friends if you do what I command.” John 15: 14 Dick Sheppard served as a chaplain in the British army during World War 1. One nighthe was lying in the dense blackness of no man’s land when he heard footsteps approaching.Unable to see who it might be, he was tempted to cry […]
Unquestionably the highest privilege granted to man on earth is to be admitted into the circle offriends of God. Nothing is important enough to be allowed to stand in the way of our relation to God. (Culled from A.W.Tozer. AN ANTHOLOGY) I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s […]
A real Christian is an odd number anyway.He feels supreme love of One whom he has never seen.Talks familiarly everyday to Someone he cannot see.Expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another.Empties himself in order to be full.Admits he is wrong so he can be declared right.Goes down in order to get up.Is […]
It’s that time of year when we have the opportunity to join with others aroundthe world as we celebrate Father’s Day. So to all the men – today we celebrateyou! We don’t always understand you! Some of us never knew you, but one thing wepurpose in our hearts to do today is celebrate you. Whether […]
People are illogical,unreasonable, and self-centered.Love them anyway. If you do good,people will accuse ofselfish ulterior motives.Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will winfalse friends and true enemies.Succeed anyway The good you do todaywill be forgotten tomorrow.Do good anyway. Honesty and franknessmake you vulnerable.Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest men and womenwith the […]
…many, perhaps most, of the activities engaged in by the average church do not contribute in any way to the accomplishing of the true work of Christ on earth. (Culled from A. W. Tozer. AN ANTOLOGY) CHURCH SAY WITH ME: LET OUR WORK, WHATEVER WORK WE DO, CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRUE WORK OF CHRIST ON […]
I will remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your handshave done. Psalm 143: 5 Sometimes our minds run back through the years and yearn for that better time and place…the“good old days.” But for some, the past harbors only bitter memories. Deep in the night, they […]
God’s care for people includes their total welfare. The need of the body is as important as theneed of the soul. Jesus taught that God is interested in our everyday needs. This includes food,certainly, but also our basic daily needs. We may correctly pray for all matters in our daily lives including our home, our […]
Is Christ enough to guide believers in this modern life [in our advanced world] of technology andscience? In attacking the heresy among the believers at Colossae, Paul begins to give thetheological description of the sufficiency of Christ. Primarily, the fullness deity dwells in Christbodily, who is the head over every power and authority. In Christ […]