Stay The Course

This week we’re having our VBS.  I have to say it is one of my favorite weeks of the year.  First, to see so many people in a local Church Body putting in the time and effort to all the planning, decorating and practicing is a blessing.  It is one sign of some health.  Second, [...]

I have been to plenty of ministry conferences and we as a local Church have hosted many over the last 25 years. I must say, this year’s Pastor’s Conference was special. If you study Church history, almost every movement that has started in the Spirit begins to hold on to it’s tradition and [...]

Tonight we had a special night at Church.  Our guest speaker was an old friend of ours who is a medical doctor but also a Pastor.  He is particularly passionate about the filling of the Holy Spirit, and Jesus’ desire to give the Spiritual gifts to the body of Christ.   I asked him to share [...]

Matthew 13 contains what we call “The Mystery Parables”.  They all primarily deal with various characteristics of the Church age.  One of them is about the Pearl Of Great Price.  Now there are a few different interpretations about what that Pearl is, but for many reasons I believe it represents the Church during the Church [...]

We had a great Lords day yesterday.  Our text was in Jeremiah 31.31-33 concerning God’s new covenant with Israel.  It speaks of the born again experience that Isreal will have.  A new covenant, with a new heart, that has new desires for Jesus.  We spent some time on God’s covenant keeping ability.  Our whole Christian [...]

Tonight we it was communion night at Church.  The first mid-week service of every month is our communion night.  Sometimes it’s appropriate to look at a Communion specific text, however tonight we did not.  We are currently in the Gospel of Mark making our way through chapter 3.   In verse 13 Mark tells us that [...]