Questions and Answers for Boys and Girls June 23, 2008

Today I made a fool of myself by rude eating habits and noisy belching. If it helps our children grasp a little bit of what it means to glorify, or in my case, not glorify, the Lord then it is worth while. Jesus was always asking questions as a way of teaching. “Who do men [...]

There Is A Reason We Live The Way We Do! October 1, 2007

“There is a reason we live the way we do.” I love the paraphrase of Romans 12:3 from The Message. I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure [...]

Taking Off Anger, Wrath, and Malice May 1, 2007

We know that we have an enemy. Satan works most often by stealth, he’s like a crouching lion. Predators look for prey when they are most vulnerable. Anger can makes us an easy target. It’s always important to note that the emotion of anger is not in itself a sin. God created us with the [...]

Our mission and strategy as a church April 1, 2007

Our mission and strategy as a church can be expressed in four steps. Step one.  Worship the Lord. Step two.  Disciple the saved. Step three.  Serve others. Step four.  Reach the lost. Step four leads back to step one. Lost people who are found are people who now worship the Lord, so the whole process [...]

Church Covenant and our Statement of Beliefs March 1, 2007

As part of our Membership Matters series we have been talking about the proposals for our Church Covenant and our Statement of Beliefs. These two documents express our commitment to biblical truth and to biblical ethics. We also need to be clear about what we are called to do together as a church. Sunday night, [...]

Our Church in 2007 January 1, 2007

The Bylaws committee is proposing a new bylaw that will require completion of a new member class for all who would join our church. I wholeheartedly support them in this. If we are going to ask those in the future who come into our church to know these things, then clearly, we all need to [...]

Our Church is in Debt December 1, 2006

We should feel the weight of that debt and respond to it.I am not talking about the debt we have incurred to construct our worship center. I’ll be talking about that in January. This debt is larger and must have an even higher priority than what we owe a bank. The terms are laid out [...]

Every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before! October 1, 2006

Every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before. That is a great sentence from a great hymn. Those who have been willing to daily abide in Christ have found it to be true. However, it ought to be possible for heaven to sing a similar song about us. Salvation is present tense as [...]