When I was a young pastor, serving at my first church, I made a comment one Sunday that turned out to be incomplete at best and incorrect at worst. I said, “even if it weren’t for heaven, God would still be worth serving.” An older man sitting on the right side towards the front even… Read More »

A Note From the Pastor… “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,” (James 1:2). The Greek word for joy means “an awareness of God’s grace and favor; delight.” Peter writes in the New Testament, “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to… Read More »

WHEN ITS HARD TO FORGIVE… The Bible is very clear about every Christians calling to forgive. Matthew 6:14-15 plainly puts forth the words of Jesus – “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father… Read More »

A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR… I must admit, I struggled this week to finish the message. I had planned out the current series and I was confident that my preparation would be very manageable this week. Yet, it wasn’t. The pieces didn’t seem to fit together. The story I prepared for the back of the… Read More »

A Note from the Pastor… The coming solar eclipse reminds us of the Greatness, Power, and Precision of creation. The Word of God gracefully states, “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,” (Psalm 8:3). The Lord created a sun approximately… Read More »

BEFORE YOU PARTAKE… Communion, mentioned primarily in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, is an important part of a faithful Christian’s walk with Christ. Jesus used a meal to institute one of the most universal and unforgettable ordinances of the church. Communion (sometimes referred to as the Lord’s Supper… Read More »

Note from the Pastor… Many churches today share in a week-long celebration, with nightly services commemorating the final week of Christ’s life before his Crucifixion and Death. It is a week- long examination of many important biblical passages. However, many Church of God congregations only celebrate Palm Sunday, Holy (or Maundy) Thursday, Good Friday, and… Read More »

When our daughter was very young, she was afraid of seemingly everything! She was afraid of heights, she was afraid of our dog, and she was terrified of bugs! Not just bees or wasps, but also flies, butterflies, or anything that even resembled a six-legged creature. If there was even a fly in the car… Read More »

One Body with Many Members 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to… Read More »

When Autumn was very small, she stayed with a neighbor while we went to work. The neighbor was a wonderful Christian lady who homeschooled her own two children. The youngest, a son, loved to watch movies and television stories about Jackie Chan. He is a Hong Kong actor best known for his amazing stunts using… Read More »