Pastor’s Blog

Wailing and Gnashing! “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw them into the fiery furnace; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:41-42).” Everyone born of woman will live… Read More »

Hated! “And you will be hated by all because of My  name, but it is the one who has endured to  the end who will be saved ( Matthew 10:22).” Hate is a strong word. Merriam-Webster defines hate as intense hostility and aversion  usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury. The only time… Read More »

Streets of Gold! “And the street of the city was pure Gold, like transparent glass.“ (Rev. 21:21)  Have you ever wondered why the streets in the new Jerusalem will be made of Gold? Some Christians have such a distorted view of what heaven will be like. If you asked five people what will heaven be… Read More »

Abandon All Hope! “They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might .” ( 2Thes.1:9)  As long as the unbeliever is alive, they have hope. What is this hope? Most people understand hope as wishful thinking, as in “I hope something   will… Read More »

Crushed! “But Yahweh was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; “ Isaiah 53:10  There is probably no one alive in America today who has not heard someone say God loves you. Some go as far as to say that God loves everyone and He would not send anyone to hell. While that sounds… Read More »

Stairway To Heaven “And a roadway will be there, a highway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness.” Isaiah 35:8  Growing up in the ’60s, I became a fan of Led Zepplin. I owned every album they recorded. Their untitled fourth album  contained the hit Stairway To Heaven. It is widely regarded as … Read More »

Swallowed Up! He will swallow up death for all time, Isaiah 25:8 A reference to swallow in the Old Testament refers to death taking someone to Sheol, to the grave.  In Numbers 16:32 we read, “and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to… Read More »

His Yoke! “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am   gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“ Matthew 11:29 A yoke is a wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to a plow or cart. A yoke allows two animals to… Read More »

El Roi! Then she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees”; for she said, “Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?”        Gen. 16:13 El Roi is the Hebrew word for God of seeing.   This is the name that Hagar gave to God when He      rescued… Read More »

Stealing God’s Glory! “Then God said to him in the dream, “Indeed, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also held you back from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.” Gen 20:6 In Genesis 20, Abraham moves his household from the region… Read More »