PASTOR’S COLUMN 13b “The Lord always keeps His promises; He is gracious in all He does. 14 The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads. 15 The eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it. 16 When you open your hand, you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing. 17 The Lord is righteous in everything He does, He is filled with kindness. 18 The Lord is close to all who call on Him, yes, to all who call on

PASTOR’S COLUMN 9 “Then he shouted to Saul, “Why do you listen to people who say I am trying to harm you? 10 This very day you can see with your own eyes it isn’t true. Foe the Lord placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some of my men told me to kill you. For I said, “I will never harm the king – he is the Lord’s anointed one. 11 Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves t

PASTOR’S COLUMN 17 “But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue and killed the Philistine. Then David’s men declared, “You are not going out to battle with us again! Why risk snuffing out the light of Israel?” 2 Samuel 21:17, NLT “Keeping Each Other!” The rescue of and sustaining respect for King David by his young

PASTOR’S COLUMN 14 “Then the angel of the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you.” 15 “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel. My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” 16 The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” Judges 6:14-16, NLT “The Weakest Link

PASTOR’S COLUMN 2 “But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” 23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. 24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you, 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psa

PASTOR’S COLUMN 21 “While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn’t care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you. 22 Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you. 23 But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.” Psalm 50:21-23 NLT “Accountability Still Works!” In a chaotic world th

PASTOR’S COLUMN 5 “For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation.” Psalm 100:5 NLT “Yes, Good After All!” In some cultures, the image of some deities can be portrayed in grotesque ways with evil expressions. Even in the exterior design of some ancient cathedrals gargoyles are prominently placed in corners of the building. Presumably these frightening figures were believed to chase off evil spirits or demonic

PASTOR’S COLUMN 8 “Will He never be kind to me? Is His unfailing love gone forever? 9 Have His promises permanently failed? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He slammed the door on His compassion? Interlude 10 And I said, “This is my fate; the Most High has turned His hand against me.” 11 But then I recall all you have done, O Lord; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. 12 They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works

PASTOR’S COLUMN​ 14 “So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty, their God 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the second year of King Darius’ reign.” Haggai 1;14-15, NIV “

PASTOR’S COLUMN 21 “ Then Jacob said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to Caanan, the land of your ancestors..” 22 And beyond what I have given you brothers I am giving you an extra portion of the land I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” Genesis 48;21-22, NLT “Different Way But Still A Blessing!” The great Biblical narrative which takes us to the bedside of Jacob the patriarch of the promise, is an emotional

PASTOR’S COLUMN​ 10 “ Paul went down, bent over him and took him into his arms. “Don’t worry,” he said,, he’s alive.” 11 Then they all went back upstairs, shared in the Lord’s Supper, and ate together. Paul continued talking to them until dawn and then he left. 12 “Meanwhile , the young man was taken home alive and well.” Acts 20:10-12 NLT “Remaining Awake!” The story of a young man who survived a near death experience is in the book of Acts, but many readers overlo

PASTOR’S COLUMN 4 “Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “ Look at us!” 5 The lame man looked at them eagerly expecting some money.” 6 But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk.” Acts 3:4-6 NLT “What Do You Have?” The mission of Jesus Christ was entrusted to His apostles and followers who visibly repr

PASTOR’S COLUMN​ 5 They even did more than we had hoped for their first action was to give themselves to rhe Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.”​ 2 Corinthians 8:5, NLT “Missions Begins With Us!!” “Extending help to others is not as cumbersome and difficult as some people would imagine. The activity of helping others involves the hands and feet, but thetrue reason for the ministry of missions can

PASTOR’S COLUMN 50 “Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting His hands to heaven He blessed them. 51 While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken to heaven. 52 So they worshiped Him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. 53 And they spent all of their time in the Temple praising God.” Luke 24:50-53, NLT "Left But Not Alone!” As the sun was setting and the 40-day post Resurrection days began to fade into history, the Scriptures tell us Jesus “l

PASTOR’S COLUMN 4 “ …God says: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’ 5 But you say it is alright for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ 6 In this way you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your tradition.” Matthew 15:4-6, NLT

PASTOR’S COLUMN 24 “Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them. 25 Jesus told them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people. yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’ 26 But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant. 27 Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who

PASTOR’S COLUMN 24 “Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them. 25 Jesus told them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people. yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’ 26 But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant. 27 Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who s

PASTOR’S COLUMN 44 “Then He said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then He opened their minds to understanding the Scripture. 46 And He said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. 47 It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of His name to all the

PASTOR’S COLUMN 23 “ And when God counted him as righteous. It wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded 24 for our benefit too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in Him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and He was raised to life to make us right with God.” Romans 4:22-25, NLT ...

PASTOR’S COLUMN​ 11 “Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in. 12 She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her. “Because they have taken away my Lord.” She replied, “and I don’t know where they have put Him.” 14 She turned to leave and saw someone there. It was Jesus, but sh

PASTOR’S COLUMN 3 “Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. 4 But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray Him, said, 5 “That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.” 6 Not that He cared for the poor – he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disc

PASTOR’S COLUMN 1 “A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum the people heard that He had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and He preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to Him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man

PASTOR’S COLUMN 5 “And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you . 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.” Deuteronomy 6:5-7, NLT 3 rd Sunday in Lent – Living the Faith The greatest gift any of us cou

PASTOR’S COLUMN​ 27 “Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.”Mark 1:37, NLT ​ “1 st Sunday in Lent – Finding Sacred Space” One of the great emphases of Lent is the time-honored tradition in the Christian faith when we, the followers of Jesus Christ, devote forty-six days (inclusive of Sundays) to find a sacred space to have

PASTOR’S COLUMN​ 25 “Certainly there were many needy widows in Elijah’s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land. 26 Yet, Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner – a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 27 And many in Israel had leprosy in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian.” 28 When they heard this, the people in the synagog

PASTOR’S COLUMN​ 5 “I am black and beautiful, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has gazed on me. They made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept!” Song of Solomon 1:5-6, NRSV ​ “2nd Sunday – Expressing God’s Gift!” The bias toward physical

PASTOR’S COLUMN​ 35 “As evening came, Jesus said to His disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” 36 So they took Jesus to the boat an started out , leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). 37 But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. 38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with His head on a cushion. The disciples woke Him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that w