Pastor’s Blog

Elder’s Pen 5/3/2020

One of the phrases that has become quite popular in the last few weeks is, “We will all get through this together”.  We hear it from many government officials at the end of their public addresses, from numerous television commercials, as well as other sources.  This is not to suggest that everyone that uses this… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 4/26/2020

What do you believe? I believed and so I spoke– 2 Corinthians 4:13 Paul believed what was written in scripture. He just got through telling the Corinthians that the precious treasure of the Gospel of Jesus Christ was given to mere men and women to share with the World. The gospel is the greatest truth… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 4/19/2020

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42  Merriam-Webster defines fellowship as community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience. The New Testament word for “fellowship,” koinonia, expresses the idea of being together for mutual benefit. Hebrews 10:24-25 shares this idea, saying, “And… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 4/12/2020

James 1:17 – Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.  Is God Good? God’s goodness seems to be the first of His attributes     to be questioned in today’s context.  I have many       classmates from… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 4/5/2020

Fear VS Hope “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or  danger or sword?” Romans 8:35 We live in a world that is imperfect and it has been that way since Adam and Eve sinned against God. God had created heaven, earth, and… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 3/29/2020

I’ll be there “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”-Philippians 2:4 In 1971 Carol King wrote and sang the song “You’ve Got A Friend”. The following is the  first stanza of the song: “When you’re down and troubled and you need a helping hand… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 3/22/2020

Does God Hate? “The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.” Psalm 11:5  You have probably heard someone say, “God hates the sin but loves the sinner”. It sounds magnanimous but the problem is the statement can lead to a misunderstanding of who God loves and… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 3/15/2020

Philippians 4:4-6 – Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.  Let your reasonableness be known to everyone.  The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God.  With large organizations closing and schools ending… Read More »

Pastor’ Pen 3/08/2020

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 Can you imagine spending 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for three years with someone and they were able to know your inner thoughts and motives of why you did what you did? That is exactly what the… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 3/01/2020

Death! “When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.”             Psalm 146:4 There is probably no other word that causes more reaction or emotion than the word death. From the moment we are born we begin to die. Yet, it seems so unnatural to us. Even though we… Read More »