Our church family is growing! Going into the new year, we would love to see our church continue to grow. The elders and I have a plan. It is foolproof. It is guaranteed to work. It doesn’t dip into the church budget; it doesn’t require extra staff,...
“Keep ‘the main thing’ the main thing.” Have you ever heard that expression before or ones like it? Or perhaps, “keep your priorities straight.” I need to remind myself of sayings like these when life gets a little chaotic or overwhelming or when I think about plans for...
The greatest miracle of Christmas is not that a virgin conceived and bore a son, although that is absolutely amazing. It’s not the angels appearing to shepherds, yet that is pretty awesome, or the Magi following the star which lead them to baby Jesus, truly remarkable. The...
Matthew 26:27–28 - “…Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” What do you see? A piece of bread, maybe a wafer? A little wine? What do you hear? “This is my body…this is my...
I’ve heard it said time and time again, good songs and good hymns assist us in singing “The Faith.” They actually hold us to the faith throughout the week as we sing them. They bleed Scripture; they ring of truth; they are an anchor for...
2 Peter 3:18 - But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Grow in grace and grow in knowledge. These are both...
1 John 2:17 - And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Nothing lasts forever. That’s certainly the way it seems to be in this world we live...
“No one understands, no one seeks for God” (Romans 3:11). If the apostle Paul is right, then how do you and I ever come to God? How can we ever “know” God? Well, not by our efforts or self-endeavors, that’s for certain. God must come to us. God must...
During our Sunday worship services and even our Wednesday chapel services with both preschool and school students, we recite the Apostle’s Creed. This creed is all gift! Every point of this apostolic confession of faith is about what God the Father, God the Son, and God the...