Stepping out in faith…
There will always be uncertainties in life, even for those who believe in God. He never promised we wouldn’t have trouble. Satan likes to cause disruption however he can. God did promise he would be with us. If you’d like to listen to this complete sermon as a podcast, click here. As we look at …
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 …
This week’s sermon looked at the dysfunctional family of Jacob in Genesis. 19 This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac. 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the …
At the first of the year, many people make resolutions to either do something or not do something. It might be to work out regularly at the gym or to give up something, like oreos. Many people make resolutions to get back to church. Look at the parking lots of gyms and churches for the …
I know, I know. Hang with me and you’ll see what I mean. It began in the Garden. 2 The woman said to the serpent, ”We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the …
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When I started writing my Sunday blog posts, it was just about what I got out of the sermon. You know, what I understood the main point was. But, I’ve seen a change in the way I write. I spend more time in preparing, going over notes and reading over the scriptures provided to make …
Joy is directly connected to your state of mind. - Jon Porter, Sermon 5/24/2020 You know sometimes when you hear a sermon, it's like the pastor wrote it just for you? He must have been reading your mind. But you know that's not possible. That's how today's sermon hit me. I know these are unprecedented …
In an imperfect world, we need to find the peace that only God provides. Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Catastrophe strikes and life falls apart. Where do we turn for guidance through the lies, the violence, racism, political bashing, and fear of the pandemic that is facing us? Lives have been lost and many are …
God will move you out of your comfort zone to get you to lean on Him. Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay Have you ever felt so broken, so out of place, that you had to depend on God? We've probably all had those instances in our lives when we've felt so broken, depressed or …
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; Psalm 24:1a “Mine!” Did you teach your child to feel like certain things belonged to them? We may think that we didn’t actually teach them that word and maybe we didn’t purposefully. But, children learn by what we …
Where God Leads 