Pastor’s Blog

Discipline! “For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He flogs every son whom He receives.” Hebrews 12:16  If we are honest with ourselves, we don’t like to be corrected, let alone disciplined. When I was a child, I understood there were consequences when I was  disobedient to my parents. As adults, if we… Read More »

A Vapor! Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.  James 4:14  Have you ever wondered why life seems to fly by once you become an adult? One minute. We’re trying to figure out what we will… Read More »

The Battle If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.      John 15:19 Did you understand that you were entering into a battle when you came to Christ? I can tell… Read More »

Remember His wondrous deeds which He has done, Psalm 105:5  On September 2, 2006, 10 families, 21 individuals,  gathered in my living room and signed the Charter of Grace Harvest Baptist Church. Of those 21 members, there are nine still active. Elder Tom Cox, Penni Cox,  Austin Cox, Crystal Hix, Steve Worley, Sheila Worley, Cathy… Read More »

Special! Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?  Hebrews 1:14 Do you realize how special you are to be a follower of Christ? Before you get too excited, you are not special because of   anything that you have done to become a Christian.… Read More »

Under Judgment! And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind, Romans 1:28 Did you know that the United States Pledge of Allegiance       was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy? The following are the original words: “I pledge allegiance to my… Read More »

Is that what he really said? Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” Gen. 3:1 Have you ever been in a situation where someone told… Read More »

How do you know? “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love;” John 15:10 Two weeks before I was saved, I heard a pastor say at the end of a service, “If you know you are saved and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are going to    Heaven, raise… Read More »

Hero! Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the men of old gained approval. Hebrews 11:1-2 Did you have heroes growing up? I did as a boy my hero was the comic book hero Thor. I wanted to be just like him when… Read More »

Unpardonable Sin! For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23  We know that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). We also know that God has shown us   mercy by offering all that receive… Read More »