Pastor’s Corner (Page 4)

Courage during the “Even-If-He-Doesn’t” Moments Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it. But even if he does not, we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”  (Daniel 3:16-18) Courage. Who comes to mind when you hear that word? Maybe the soldier who volunteers for another tour in the Middle East. Or the middle-schooler who says “no” to drugs. The politician who boldly announces that the emperor has no clothes on. Daniel’sRead More →

Pastor’s Corner Sunday Word April 2022 The GAME-CHANGER! “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15 : 55 – 57) Before Jesus’ Resurrection, death was the end… it was the final curtain call… nothing beyond! All we could do was mourn like those who have no hope. But after Jesus’ Resurrection, when someone dies, we mourn for awhile because we have lost a loved one. But we mourn asRead More →

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Don’t Forget WHO wrote The Book! “For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:21 IN the age of texts, tweets and social media interaction, it’s refreshing to see folks using their influence to spread The Word thru encouraging texts, graphics, emojis and quotes that aim to uplift or edify others using verses we get from the Bible! Just don’t forget, God was the one who wrote Scriptures using the hands and minds of prophets, apostles, judges and kings… men of God who wrote underRead More →

Ride the Change of 2022! Does God laugh?… I’ve always wondered… I’m sure He created a sense of humor (just go people-watching for a while and you’ll know that He does!). Here’s a sure way to “make Him laugh” – remind Him of the plans you made for 2021 again! Haha!… Like me, you probably didn’t think that 2021 would look pretty much like 2020 with this pandemic! Things don’t always turn out the way we plan it – Plans change, People change! That said, it’s still best to make plans (long term and short term) but wise to do and to say “If theRead More →

It’s Not An Accident – God Really Loves You! Peter Stoner applied the science of probability to some biblical prophecies concerning Jesus Christ. He chose just eight of these prophecies that were all fulfilled in Christ. His calculations say that the chances of one man fulfilling just those eight prophecies were 1 in 10 to the 17th power, that is, 1 to  100,000,000,000,000,000 (one hundred quadrillion)! That’s like marking a silver dollar then throwing that dollar into a space as big as Texas filled with silver dollars up to two feet deep and letting someone blindfolded find it in his first try! Either it’s theRead More →

Build Up Your Courage Muscles “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 “Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the mastery of fear.” (Anonymous) Brave souls have discovered that conquering your fear, instead of waiting for it to disappear, is key to success in any undertaking. It could be in sports, education, relationships, military operations, business or health – fearful adversity is to be expected… Often, it’s in mustering the courage to face those fears that spell the difference between failure and success. “Be strong and courageous” was the Lord’s charge to Joshua (read Joshua 1)Read More →

“It’s right in front of them, why can’t they see?” Getting to the summit of Mount Everest is a climber’s ultimate dream! It is one of the hardest and most dangerous of extreme adventures. This is illustrated by Jon Krakauer in his bestselling book “Into Thin Air”. In his book, he mentions Andy Harris, an avid climber and expedition leader. Andy stayed at the summit too long. On his descent, his body lacked much needed oxygen… he radioed base camp and reported his situation. Base camp pointed him to some oxygen canisters left by other climbers for emergency situations like his. When he found theRead More →

Put the “GOOD” in Good News! Imagine a clear, sunny day complete with blue skies and no clouds… Perfect for Skywriting Airplane messages! I’ve never actually seen one live (but I sure would like to!)… The closest recollection I have of this type of advertising had a message that was supposed to read “JESUS SAVES”. But because it takes time for the plane to write it, the wind has already scattered the first few letters and all I could actually read was “@$#US SAVES”! I’m glad that the good news that “Jesus Saves” doesn’t fade with time or changing winds… It is a dependable truthRead More →

Overcome Evil with Good! “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 What does a Christ-follower do with widespread hatred, violence and injustice? How should a Christian react to unreserved displays of inequality, prejudice and discrimination? Well, there’s an “EASY WAY” and there’s a “HARD WAY”! The Easy Way is simply to react with anger and resentment – to answer evil with evil, hate with hate… revenge! To arm yourself with weapons of retaliation and retribution… as the world calls it, “sweet revenge”! It might be sweet… but, Is it right? Is it righteous? Will it bring about lasting change?Read More →