Church family, I pray you are standing on particular and specific promises of God today. God has given us His precious and very great promises for us to feed our souls on. We will be famished if we don't know His promises. By preaching on God's promises this summer, our hope was to help you learn and meditate on some specific promises. I hope your "promise antennas" have...

The New Testament has over 30 "one another" commands that challenge us to prioritize relationships in the Body of Christ....

Church family, This has been a crazy yearand that is a massive understatement. But it has also been a sweet year of seeing God at work in our church. Here are 20 things I'm thankful for in 2020 (in no particular order): 1. I'm thankful that our Sunday morning worship gatherings continue. When something is taken away for a time, you realize how valuable it is. Spending a ...

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.-Abide With Me, hymn Henry Lyte In the second part of this series we learned about a profound promise, namely that Jesus Himself, by way of the Holy Spirit, is actually present with us. This conv...

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!-hymn, Thomas Chisholm In part 1 of this series we were challenged with the idea of "rejoicing, always" and the means by which God intends for us to lay hold of this joy that is, faith-fil...

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.' (Revelation 2:7, ESV) The book of the Revelation is a strange and confusing book. It combines completely unnatural images: an ox with six wings and full of eyes (4:7), strange comparisons (how can a rainbo...

But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result--the survival of many people."Genesis 50:19-20 The paradox of evil and good: one action with two intentions can be found in Genesis 50:19-20. The background to this verse is that the patriarch of the family, Jacob, had...

"Perfect Wisdom, Perfect PowerPerfect Goodness, Perfect LoveFather, Savior, Friend, and HealerO so near and all aboveYou are joy each moment new!Here I rest content in You."-hymn, "Content in You" Ken Bible 2014 IntroductionThe book of Philippians was written by the apostle Paul while in an ancient Roman prison. Not that today's modern prisons are enviable in term...

1 Corinthians 15 is packed full of information. I am sure that many sermons could be preached on various points. However, most of this chapter confines itself to the resurrection of the dead. A cursory glance of the Old Testament would reveal only limited statements regarding this wonderful reality while the New Testament seeks in many places to fix our gaze on the unendin...

'Look at the nations, pay attention, and be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days which you would not believe even if you were told.' -Habakkuk 1:5 God's ways typically surprise. Sometimes this surprise produces joy while at others it produces angst, frustration, or even confusion. The latter was the case for Habakkuk, who God gave the unhappy foresight to...