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 …
What’s Essential In Life?
Many of you know the story of Esau and Jacob. The way that Jacob tricked Esau into giving up his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew because he was famished. Let’s take a look at what the scripture says about it. 23 The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and …
Discerning the Spirit of God
I think it's easy to get comfortable in our relationship with God. We get up on Sunday morning and go to church, sing a few songs, listen to a sermon and feel like we've given God a portion of our time. Wow, that's so sad, but I've been there, I understand. But, I want to …
When’s Last Time You Had A Shaken Moment?
”After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”Acts 4:31 What brought about this event of their meeting place being shaken? It happened after they prayed! If prayer can be that earth shattering, why don’t we do …
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The Walls That Divide Have Been Torn
The greatest command comes from Jesus. "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."John 13:34-35 So, if we are all supposed to love one another, why are …
Imagine a world where our thoughts, words, and actions, were such a blessing that the world would be surprised when they found out we were Christians. This was a post on our pastor's Facebook page on Saturday of this week. I knew that it probably had something to do with our sermon for this morning, …
Finding Spiritual Rest
We've been talking about the Sabbath in our sermons at church. So, where does the Holy Spirit come into play? <a href="http://Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@alexisrbrown?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Alexis Brown</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/bible-study-group?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplashhttp://Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@alexisrbrown?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Alexis Brown</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/bible-study-group?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a> It's during our Sabbath rest that we can focus on the Holy Spirit. During this time we allow ourselves …
Speaking of Masks…
Yeah, I know. We're all tired of wearing masks, but if there's even a possibility it'll save lives why wouldn't you? But, I don't really want to talk about the masks we wear because of COVID. Today, I'm referring to the masks we all wear when we put on a smile because we don't want …
God of Hope
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Romans 15:13 This was the Scripture in my reading this morning. It's so appropriate for the time we're living in. This is a …
Digging Deeper Into The Spiritual Gifts
"There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them." - 1st Cor. 12:4 "Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, …