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Sunday WordPastor’s CornerNovember 2020 Be Careful What You Pray for… A few years back, we went through a sermon series on “The Prayer of Jabez” (from 1 Chron.4). We quoted and noted highlights from David Wilkerson’s best-selling book with the same title.It’s a good prayer – “Lord bless me, protect me and keep me from pain”… who wouldn’t wantthat, right? Yet, if our prayer life is filled with only that… we’re in grave danger! True Growth, Transformation and Maturity (even in the Christian Life!) INVOLVES some pain, some discomfort and some struggle. I shudder to think what kind of life we’d have if we wereRead More →

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 →