How To Enter More Rest
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday – with people cheering and celebrating their own ideas of the coming Messiah. The whole picture of “your King coming to you on a donkey’s colt” is a symbol of humility and gentleness – the virtues of our LORD’s heart toward HIS people – the qualities our Bridegroom is […]
Trade in Self-Improvement for Real Transformation
Matthew 4:4 – People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of GOD. This life is a journey of growth and understanding. The Word is what brings the growth AND the understanding. We are talking about a Word that is more than words on our pages or […]
Resisting Busyness for Real Purpose
Psalm 46:10a – Cease striving and know that I am GOD We are very distractable creatures living in a very distracting world. Learning to be attentive to GOD in the same way HE is attentive to us takes great intention and mindfulness. Often, the busyness of our lives robs us of the ability to be […]
Responsibility Vs. Respondability
Galatians 1:13-15 – By now you have heard stories of how severely I harassed and persecuted Christians and did my best to systematically destroy God’s church, all because of my radical devotion to the Jewish religion. My zeal and passion for the doctrines of Judaism distinguished me from my people, for I was far more […]
The Winning Spirit
by Derin Carmack The Winning Spirit:1) Does not allow circumstances to dominate your attitude or spiritual mind set; doesn’t obsess on the problem but confesses the answer! “The mind set on the flesh is death, the mind set on the spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 2) Takes on challenges as conquerable and temporary – a winner’s […]
Are Your Prayers Effective?
by Derin Carmack Do you know how to pray? Do your prayers sound like – “LORD, I….”, “LORD, please….”, “LORD, I….”, or are they – “LORD, You….”, “LORD, Praise goes to You…”, “LORD, You….” Maybe a refresher of what GOD wants for you will help the prayer life. GOD’s Intent for you: A. Good things – […]
Living In the Love of GOD
Living in the Love of GOD – The human race worships at the altar of self, when they should be worshipping GOD who created them…they worship the creation more than the creator!Romans 1:21-25 (MSG) – “What happened was this: People knew GOD perfectly well, but when they didn’t treat Him like GOD, refusing to worship […]
An Altered Gospel Is Creeping Into The Church
The common people helped but not the Nobles. Maybe it wasn’t convenient for them; maybe they didn’t want to dirty their hands; maybe they had what they thought were more important things to do.
God is Faithful. Summer Update from Pastor Jon
Whatever occurs, the Lord has utilized this whole procedure to cultivate further solidarity, love, support, and duty as an assemblage.
Though Hand Join In Hand
No matter how tight the cooperation may be, no matter how smart they are.