Victory in Jesus

by | Nov 11, 2024 | Devotionals

1 Cor 15.57,58 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. We...

The purposes of God

by | Nov 10, 2024 | Devotionals

Ezekiel 14.23 and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD. God was explaining to Ezekiel that the horrific judgments that were happening in the land were not done rashly, or for no reason. Both the land and the...

To Grow in Christ

by | Nov 9, 2024 | Our Philosophy of Ministry

As we work our way through this second part of the 4-fold vision statement of our church, to Grow in Christ, I want us to look into God’s Word for timeless biblical patterns of how this growing in Christ takes place individually and congregationally. Acts 2.41-47 Then...

Worship God, not your brains

by | Nov 8, 2024 | Contemporary Christianity

Matthew 22.37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This of course was Jesus’ reply to the question, what is the greatest commandment. Amen to His response. But what does it mean...

Jesus: The Amen of every promise of God

by | Nov 7, 2024 | Devotionals

2 Cor 1.20 For all the promises of God in him [are] yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. I recall hearing a sermon shortly after The Lord saved me where the pastor said, “Every day is as bright as the promises of God.” How true that is,...