There’s a lot going on in our world that is hard to take in. It may seem that things look hopeless. It’s easy to get down and feel dread in your life. The earthquake in Turkey & Syria was devastating with so many lives lost. We’re shooting balloons of some unidentified objects out of the …
The Witness Heap
As I prepare to write the blog post about our sermon each Sunday, I look over my notes and references from the Bible text. I look to God for his guidance before I start to type and ask him to guide my words. This sermon series has been a tough one personally. When I look …
Trust God’s Promises
Why is it that we can’t take God at his word? Time after time in the Bible we see people try to take things into their own hands to make God’s promises happen. When will we realize God doesn’t need our help! He’s God. He can do whatever he pleases. We’ve been in a sermon …
Blessed Are The Merciful
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:7-8 Today, our focus is on Matthew 5:7-8. We've been discussing the Beatitudes for a few weeks now. These come to us from the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus gave. As we …
Blessed Are…
One of the most famous sermons ever delivered was given by Jesus, himself. It's called the Sermon on the Mount and it contains the Beatitudes. Jesus describes his followers in this sermon. Last week we took a look at the first Beatitude. You can find that blog post here. To listen to the sermon this …
Focus
Has your focus always stayed the same throughout your life? I'd be surprised if you said yes. My experience has been that it goes through phases depending on our place in life. When I was a child, the world focused around me. My days were spent playing and spending time with the adults in my …
Giving From The Heart
"They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. -1 Tim. 6:17-19 Giving from the heart just makes me feel good. …