As we turn our calendar from June to July, we are finishing one of our most fruitful seasons of service. Vacation Bible School is in the books by the time you read this. Sharing the Gospel with all of the children who came is one of the most important things we could ever do. Hopefully,… Read More »

This queen I am speaking of was not married to the King I am speaking of. She was married. Her wedding and the way she came to marry her husband was quite a story. Have you read it? The story of Esther is really an incredible story. This is what our church will be reading… Read More »

Can you believe May is here?  Oh, wow!  There are so many good things in the month of May.  We usually have nice temperatures and lots of green grass, green trees and pretty flowers.  Mother’s Day is generally one of the best parts of May.  We have some great mothers in our church!  We have… Read More »

People who apply for jobs want paychecks.  You could ask, “Who is getting the help?”  Is the one receiving the paycheck getting help or the one paying the employee?  As long as the worker earns his or her paycheck, the employer is getting the help.  However, in spiritual things, we could never earn the rewards… Read More »

We just finished a season of prayer.  We spent 40 days in prayer to start this year.  We had cottage prayer meetings, women’s prayer meetings and some men’s prayer time.  What came of all of that?  Beyond a shadow of a doubt, we worked in unity better than ever before at reaching our community, reaching… Read More »

This is a phrase which comes up in the text we will read on February 1st.  In that text, these valiant men of Israel went to take care of a gruesome job, a difficult job, and a job which took great courage.  The job we need to be doing now isn’t gruesome, but many lack… Read More »

For many people, the New Year is an opportunity at a fresh start.  There are people making decisions to walk more, eat less, study their Bible more regularly, and so on.  We all need fresh starts from time to time.  I thank God that He allows us to start over again.  He is the God… Read More »

How busy can our lives get?  Well, it is during this season right now when this question will be answered.  Our lives are very busy from turkey season (Thanksgiving) to tree season (Christmas).  My family and I have a tradition that the Saturday after Thanksgiving (Yep. Two days later.) is when we put up our… Read More »

God is growing His Church.  His Church is growing in God’s Word.  There are LifeGroups/Sunday School classes who are looking intently into the Word together.  There are discipleship ministries digging deeper.  In a conversation with Don Wolard about a month ago, he spoke of how he appreciated our “Doing It by the Book” reading schedule. … Read More »

When we surrender our lives to Jesus by faith, do we really understand the gravity of it all?  I know when I surrendered my life at age 5 or 6, I didn’t understand it all.  In fact, I doubt any of us understand it all today.  We can be Christ followers for decades and still… Read More »