Pastor’s Blog

Pastor’s Pen 03/31/2024

He Has Risen! For I delivered to you as of first importance what  I also received, that Christ died for our sins          according to the Scriptures, and that He was  buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 1 Cor. 15:3-4  Today, we gather as the Bride of Christ… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 03/24/2024

Palm Sunday So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of         Israel!” John 12:13  This Sunday is Palm Sunday. On that Sunday of Passion Week, Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey.   This event… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 03/17/2024

The Flood “For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them    all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.” Matthew 24:38-39  There… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 03/09/2024

Words Have Meaning! And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”   Luke 15:2 In the English language, one word can have many meanings. Take love, for example. I love pizza, my dogs, my kids, my wife, and God, but I don’t love any of those… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 03/03/2024

En Garde! “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 1 John… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 02/23/2024

No Fear! “God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains shake into the heart of the sea:”   Psalm 46:1-2 Fear. All of us have experienced that emotion. It is such a powerful emotion that it can freeze… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 02/18/2024

He gets Us! And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16 This past Sunday, a progressive, woke, and social gospel commercial played during the Super Bowl.… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 02/09/2024

Forgive! Instead, be kind to one another, tender-hearted,  graciously forgiving each other, just as God in Christ      also has graciously forgiven you. Eph 4:32  Forgive. It is something that every Christian understands. We are thankful that God has forgiven us of all of our past, present, and future sins (1 John 2:12; Hebrews… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 02/04/2024

Death! “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 1 Cor. 15:55 You can’t run from it, you can’t hide, you can’t make a deal with death, it will find you. It will come for all of us. Christian and non-Christian. Rich or poor, young or old, no one is immune… Read More »

Pastor’s Pen 01/29/2024

Fruit Inspector! But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness,  self-control. Against such things there is no law.   Galatians 5:22-23 Throughout history, there have been people who counterfeit the original and people who impersonate others. Some people will pose as veterans for benefits and favors only veterans… Read More »