It was Passover week.  There was always excitement this time of year.  Faithful Jews made the pilgirmage to the holy city to celebrate God’s deliverence of His people.  Year after year they gathered.  Remembering the lamb slain, the blood applied and God’s deliverence.  The city was crowded, there was a festive mood.  This year was a bit different.  There was a lot of talk about an itinerate rabbi...  Read More

What a privilege to gather every week for worship.  Think of it.  Every week we enter the presence of the true and living God to sing His praise, to set before Him our prayers and petitions, to hear His word and commit ourselves to live for His glory.  The God we gather to worship, spoke and a universe came into being.  By His word came everything from nothing.  It isn’t that He rearranged what wa...  Read More

Well, we had several out this past Sunday due to spring break but we still had a good crowd, and wonderful worship.  I’m enjoying our study of the book of Acts, as we consider the on-going work of the Lord Jesus through His Church.  This week we considered the need for boldness in evangelism.  Next Sunday, we will consider the origns of the office of deacon from Acts chapter 6.  On Sunday evening,...  Read More

Sunday morning we looked at Acts 5 and the story about God’s judgment on Ananias and Sapphira.  There is a part of me that still struggles with that judgment.  I want to think, “that’s overkill,” pun intended.  It seems harsh, but is it?  Too often we fail to take sin seriously.  Oh, we know sin is not good, but we’re all sinners.  It is part of the human condition going back to Adam.  To err is h...  Read More

I’m grateful for the honesty of the Word of God.  One of the strongest proofs of Scripture being “God-breathed” is the way its heroes are portrayed.  Abraham, the “Father of the Faith,” was a flawed man who had his wife lie about their relationship to protect him from possible harm by foreign kings.  “Tell them you are my sister, lest they kill me in order to have you for their own.”  That happene...  Read More

Well…that was an interesting day!  It was a Sunday like any other Sunday until it wasn’t.  I’m happy to say both Keith and Janese are fine, though that was a scary moment.  I can’t believe Janese up-staged Monty’s prayer of prasie like that.  No, contrary to rumor, no one was “slayed in the Spirit.”  If you don’t know what I’m talking about…watch the recording of Sunday morning’s service.  I’m gla...  Read More