As kids all across our country return to school, we need to remember the battle that is taking place in those classrooms. The battle before our kids and families is a battle for truth verses the lie. The truth is we are created in the image of God, and we are created as male and… Read More »
Holy Week (2024)
The words from John 19:30, “It is Finished” have been on my heart and mind since the end of last week. It is those words that speak finality into existence when it comes to the death of sin. Jesus had finished the work that had been set before Him by the Father. It was Christ… Read More »
The Walking Dead (Sardis)
On October 31, 2010 the hit Television series “The Walking Dead” first aired. Over 11 seasons the series focused on the fantasy idea of a Zombie Apocalypse. The idea of Zombies comes from Haitian Vodou. Within the history or ritual practice of Haitian Vodou, Zombies would have their soul stolen and would become as the… Read More »
Where did the Love Go?
Over the next 7 weeks our church is going to examine our mission statement through the lens of looking at the seven churches of the book of Revelation. Our mission statement is “A church for all people to meet and deepen their relationship with King Jesus.” We are in year 3 of this mission statement… Read More »
Mary did you know?
The Famous Christmas Song “Mary Did You Know” was a topic of discussion between a friend and me the other day. The song over the years has caused me to ponder a number of thoughts. But the one that I want to think through today is focused on what Mary Did Know! In the gospel… Read More »
Christmas and the Mirror
As we are in the beginning of the Advent season, it would be wise of us to take time and examine why we need Christmas. To truly understand Christmas, we need to begin by looking at ourselves and our nature and then examining that compared to the Righteousness and Holiness of God. Examining ourselves is… Read More »
Disciplined Prayer Life
“And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked him.” 1 John 5:14-15 Prayer can be one of the… Read More »
Engage in the Word
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer of the word, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets… Read More »
What and How we say things matter!
Psalm 100 is one of the most recognizable chapters of the Bible for those who have grown up in church. It is a chapter that calls us to a joyful life and a life of thanksgiving and praise. In verse 4, the author of the Psalm writes these words; “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and… Read More »
Reviving our Soul
“The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving our soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart, the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening our eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD… Read More »