Month: November 2014

Bob Harrison was a pioneer in the Assemblies of God and a gospel singer. Bob Harrison loved missions. He traveled with Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and worked in special evangelistic crusades in Africa, conducted gospel crusades in Europe, Central America, the Caribbean, Asia, and the United States because he was denied by the Assembly of … Read More

 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” In July 2014 I took our high school youth to Honduras for our annual mission trip. We went to Give Hope 2 Kids to build a bridge on … Read More

Genesis 6:8 Did you ever notice that Paul begins all his letters with a greeting that includes the word grace? And then he adds the word peace and sometimes he adds the word mercy. Always, however, he highlights grace. The word grace appears 170 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The first … Read More

For hundreds of years the Jewish people labored under the Law, making every effort to obey it, yet no one ever succeeded. But then came the “Great Reveal”! In Titus 2:11 we learn that God sent His Son to offer us freedom from the Law in the person of Jesus Christ. What we could never … Read More

Hebrews 13:7-9 Think about a time when a friend of yours was telling you about an idea that they had for a job, relationship, or opportunity he or she was going to pursue that seemed really strange. How did you respond? How did your friend’s idea turn out? We can have confidence in God’s Word … Read More

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” (1 Peter 4:10) Perhaps this morning you’re thinking, “Ok, another scripture on grace.” But did you read and understand exactly what the scripture above is telling you? Let’s do a quick dissection: … Read More

Titus 2:11-14 When we think of God’s grace, we can’t fathom how God could give us something that we don’t deserve. It becomes hard for us to grasp because we live in a world where we receive rewards for good behavior. When we receive God’s grace, we don’t have to do anything to earn it, … Read More

“BUT GROW IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST” —2 PETER 3:18 God wants us to know His grace. He wants us to learn about it and then experience it at work in our lives. Grace has rightly been described as “God’s unmerited favor.” The acrostic “God’s Riches at Christ’s … Read More

For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift- not from works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Maybe if you are a bit older, like me, and grew up in church, you can remember singing about grace on Sunday morning.  Older hymns were … Read More