From Our Pastor (Page 4)

He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ … Philippians 1:6 God is looking for a few good men and women. Men and women who are willing … to go against the current of popular opinion, to hold firm convictions in a world where “anything goes,” to speak the truth when it is not politically correct, to walk with God when everyone else is running away from Him. God is looking for those who believe that what He says is more important than what anyone else says, that what He thinks is more important than whatRead More →

I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me … Psalm 23:4 Trusting God to accomplish His primary purpose through our pain was eloquently expressed by the widow of Todd Beamer. Todd was a passenger on the fateful United Flight 93 when it was hijacked by suicide bombers on September 11, 2001. He and other passengers overpowered the hijackers, thwarting their use of the plane as a flying missile apparently aimed at the very heart of Washington, D.C. But the passengers were unable to prevent the plane from a nosedive crash into a vacant field in Pennsylvania,Read More →

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! … Psalm 46:10 We have no idea what a year, a month, a week, or even a day might bring. Life is unpredictable. There are countless things I can never know with certainty. What I can know, however, is that there is a God who knows all and loves me deeply. And by knowing Him, I can “be still”—I can be at peace. What plans do you need to surrender to God today? … LeroyRead More →

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching … Hebrews 10:25   What does it say when I have no desire to go to church? … Today I will forsake studying God’s Word with my church family Today I will forsake singing praises to God with my church family Today I will forsake hearing what God has given to my pastor  Today I will forsake seeing the move of God in my church family Today I will forsake praying, sharing and listening with my church family   Don’t forsakeRead More →

In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world … John 16:33 Problems will disrupt our lives, but they do not have to defeat us! Why? … Because Jesus has already overcome the world! So when the next time of trouble comes in your life … Just praise Him for overcoming the world! … LeroyRead More →

You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand … Isaiah 64:8 The principle that suffering leads to glory is illustrated in Scripture by a vivid description of clay on the Potter’s wheel – clay that was once cracked, shattered, and broken, clay that was totally useless and ugly. The Potter took the clay and broke it down even further, grinding it into dust then moistening it with water before He put it on His wheel and began to remake it into a vessel pleasing to Himself. The cracks and chips and broken piecesRead More →

Jesus, the Living Logos, is the same today as He always has been. The One Who spoke all things into existence and then transformed Planet Earth from a formless, empty, dark, water-submerged blob dangling in space to a beautiful place that reflected His own image is the same Person Who has power today to transform your life and mine. The One Who offered all men of Noah’s day salvation from the storm of His judgment if they would come into the ark is the same Person today Who offers all men salvation from His eternal judgment if they come into Him at the cross.  SoRead More →

I cried out to God . . . . Who is so great a God as our God? … Psalm 77:1,13 Crying out to God (v.1). Stretching empty arms heavenward (v.2). Experiencing troubling thoughts about God because of horrible circumstances (v.3). Enduring unspeakable trouble (v.4). Cowering under the feeling of being cast aside (v.7). Fearing failed promises (v.8). Fearing a lack of mercy (v.8). But a turnaround occurs in verse 10 through a recollection of God’s great works. Thoughts turn to God’s love. To memories of what He has done. To His marvelous deeds of old. To the comfort of God’s faithfulness and mercy. To reminders of God’s wonders and greatness. To His strengthRead More →