Nov 10, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
As a teenager I joined the Boy Scouts, and always remembered the Boy Scout Motto. “Be Prepared.” The story of the 10 Virgins, Matthew 25:1-13, illustrates this. Five where ready with their lamps when the Bridegroom came and five were not. This is symbolic, as we don’t...
Oct 13, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
God’s gift of grace is generously showered upon all, but if we do not receive that grace and allow it to change us, we can miss out on the abundant life of salvation. Grace is the grace that goes before us, available to all people. Justifying grace is the grace that...
Sep 15, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
We hear forgiveness in the Lord’s Prayer. We hear forgiveness in our creed. We hear about forgiveness in our confession What is forgiveness? The dictionary says, to excuse for a fault or offense, to grant pardon without harboring resentment, to excuse a mistake...
Aug 15, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Persistence is the ability to maintain action regardless of your feelings. It is the ability to continue even when you feel like quitting. The difference between winners and losers is their level of persistence. As believers in Christ we need to be persistent as the...
Jul 21, 2023 | Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Jesus knew all about the problem of weeds and he used them to illustrate an important spiritual truth. This parable is based on the devious practice of sabotaging an enemy’s field by scattering bad seeds among a newly planted crop. The weed in this case, also known as...
