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Pastor’s Corner August 2020 Bro. Vino Atienza 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:6-7 NIV) “Power, Love and Self-discipline” The Apostle Paul was cautioning (not chastizing!) Timothy to replace his fearfulness with fearlessness, his selfishness with selfless love and his disarray with discipline – he can do this simply by “fanning into flame” the fire at the altar of his heart! … Basic, yes. Easy, no! Any fire leftRead More →

Pastor’s Corner June 2020 WIN-Seattle Heavenly-Minded And Earthly-Relevant! 13”You are the salt of the earth…” 14“You are the light of the world…” Matthew 5:13 &14 We’ve heard it said that there are Christians who are “so heavenly minded that they are of no earthly good” – and, sadly, because of a skewed view of the gospel, that labeling is sometimes correct! However, there’s really no reason that it’s our accepted reality. The Gospel – the full, abundant and fruitful good news of Jesus – calls and provides for us to be both! Dr. Michael Wittmer (Author, “Becoming Worldly Saints: Can you serve Jesus and still enjoy your life?” ; ZondervanRead More →

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Pastor’s Corner WIN-Seattle April 2020 FAITH and FEAR in the time of COVID-19      But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. (Matt. 8:26 NKJV) In one of our recent bible studies, Pastor Jonathan Pokluda (Overcoming Anxiety during COVID-19) said something that stood out for me: “Whatever you feed grows.” He was referring to a choice we make daily… whether to feed our Fears or to feed our Faith. This pandemic serves to either grow your fears or grow your faith. How youRead More →

Pastor’s Corner WIN-Seattle March 2020 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 NIV It was during one of the Sundays in November of 2016 that I shared a message entitled “Love is not Rude”. I felt, at that time, that we (the church) needed a strong reminder to be mindful of our Christian witness during a very divisive and vitriolic election period – lest we contribute to our own decline and irrelevance! This year, 2020, we enter another round of the ‘election brouhaha’… maybe a reminder towards Christ-like meekness will be both appropriate and timely. The word “meekness” (“mansuetus” in Latin; “prautes” inRead More →