Pastor’s Blog

“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.”  (Ephesians 2:19-20) Ephesians 2 calls Jesus the “chief cornerstone,” which provides a picture of how Jesus is the center … Read More

“What is love? It is not that we loved God. It is that he loved us  and sent his Son to give his life to pay for our sins.” (1 John 4:10)  If you slow down enough this morning to let the Holy Spirit awaken the gospel in you, nothing about today will be the same. … Read More

“We live by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7)  Left to ourselves, we only believe and trust in what we can see, but the Bible tells us to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). If you only have peace and joy when your circumstances look like what you want, you … Read More

“For nothing is impossible with God.” (Luke 1:38) Impossible promises from God start with possible steps today. Do you believe that God works by “magically” doing something one day without warning or without your willingness? Or, do you believe that God starts impossible dreams by leading you to take one small and simple step today … Read More

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) There’s a certain tension in the Christian life that I have heard several pastors teach about. We want to understand and then obey God, but God … Read More

 “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:23-24) All Christians worship, but not all Christians worship Jesus. … Read More

“For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will live by faith.’” (Romans 1:17) It’s never over! To keep Jesus at the center of your life will mean you always live by faith. I hope this … Read More

  “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”  Romans 15:4     The Question Jar Print out a list of encouragement or accountability questions, cut out and fold up each individual question and then place them … Read More

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.” (1 Corinthians 12:4-6) You can’t dislike or be indifferent to Jesus’ body, the local church, and have Jesus … Read More

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35) Never choose isolation! Although every leader and hero in the movies is a loner who doesn’t need … Read More