John 20:21 In 1954, with a 1-year-old daughter, Mark and Huldah found themselves on a ship to Calcutta, the beginning of a voyage that would take them across the Atlantic for three months on two ships. Their first approach to their new home was up the narrow and treacherous Hooghly River. “It was like entering … Read More
Pastor’s Blog
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell, an Olympic athlete was made famous through the movie “Chariots of Fire” about his unwillingness to run on Sundays, where he won a gold medal. But Eric’s Olympic post-life is the real story! After the Olympics, Liddell returned to China to work as a missionary and was asked to work as a village … Read More
Working the Harvest – David Johannes
Matthew 9:35-38 David Johannes’s journey into long-term missions began on a youth missions trip in the mid-1990s to Southeast Asia. He loved it so much that he decided to live his life on the mission field, reaching people who’ve never had the chance to hear about the Gospel. David is very passionate about reaching … Read More
Acts 1:8 “Are You a Missionary?”
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) I wish I knew her name… I don’t. I follow her blog because she’s living out … Read More
Bob Harrison
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
Send Me, I’LL GO!
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
Amazing Grace
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
The Great Reveal
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
No Promise in Strange Teachings
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
1 Peter 4:10 “Right Time, Right Grace”
“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